Many places over here have stopped to carry DVDs and, correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure all the major studios have stopped selling them; my comment is entirely referring to the used market where Blu-Ray can be $3-$4 more expensive but it doesn’t have to be if you look around. I’ve bought many films on BD for $2 or less on eBay.
Plus, I assume the article is largely taking about the western market (most likely the US in particular) where the situation is similar. Blu-Ray players are much more expensive, so the cost of entry is higher. I’ve never heard of them requiring an internet connection to work, though, that’s certainly a point against them. I only ever used the various game consoles with BD drives to watch BD discs and have never encountered such limitation (then again they were connected to the internet most of the time regardless).
Many places over here have stopped to carry DVDs and, correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure all the major studios have stopped selling them; my comment is entirely referring to the used market where Blu-Ray can be $3-$4 more expensive but it doesn’t have to be if you look around. I’ve bought many films on BD for $2 or less on eBay.
Plus, I assume the article is largely taking about the western market (most likely the US in particular) where the situation is similar. Blu-Ray players are much more expensive, so the cost of entry is higher. I’ve never heard of them requiring an internet connection to work, though, that’s certainly a point against them. I only ever used the various game consoles with BD drives to watch BD discs and have never encountered such limitation (then again they were connected to the internet most of the time regardless).