Did Sony Kill Blu-ray?
This is more of a short update, but if you are watching PS3 sales, you know that the company will have a hard time hitting 600,000 units sold by year end, and there are already rumors that it may have to recall some of the initial systems for problems. This follows battery and camera recalls that have many questioning Sony’s ability to execute right now. Sony just experienced an executive shake-up that may put the company in better shape. When a company has as many problems as it had over the last 12 months, corporate should — and generally does — take the majority of the blame. The interesting thing is that when Microsoft and Sony came down on opposite sides, many assumed that Microsoft wouldn’t even get a vote. No one anticipated that simply by creating a low cost HD DVD accessory, it could change that dynamic dramatically. It shouldn’t have been a surprise, given that those of us who thought Blu-ray would initially win believed it because of projected PS3 sales — and PS3 should h
