Sony Pictures officially announced the price structure for the Blu-ray discs, in the process becoming the first major hollywood studio to do so. Blu-ray discs are set to hit U.S stores later this year.
Sony promises to bundle various formats together to give consumers more flexibility and mobility, this move is aimed squarely at marketing the Blu-ray discs.
Price :
Blu-ray discs likely will start showing up in stores by early summer, sources say.
DVD-UMD :
Sony in meantime is offering a bundling concept to DVD and UMD before it migrates to Blu-ray.
UMD or Universal Media Disc is a tiny optical-disc format playable only on Sony's handheld PlayStation Portable (PSP).
Starting March 28, consumers can buy DVD-UMD combo packs of "The Grudge," "Resident Evil," "Underworld," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and MGM's "The Terminator" for just pennies more than Sony typically charges for a new DVD.
A second batch of DVD-UMD combos -- "Ghostbusters," "Mad Max," "The Fifth Element" and "Snatch" -- arrives April 25, with a third wave is slated to come on the market in May.
Price :
A lot of people have DVD players and also have PSPs, and this way for one price they can get one movie and play it back on both formats.
Sony promises to bundle various formats together to give consumers more flexibility and mobility, this move is aimed squarely at marketing the Blu-ray discs.
Price :
- Catalog Blu-ray disc titles will wholesale for $17.95.
- New-release Blu-ray discs will wholesale for $23.45.
Blu-ray discs likely will start showing up in stores by early summer, sources say.
DVD-UMD :
Sony in meantime is offering a bundling concept to DVD and UMD before it migrates to Blu-ray.
UMD or Universal Media Disc is a tiny optical-disc format playable only on Sony's handheld PlayStation Portable (PSP).
Starting March 28, consumers can buy DVD-UMD combo packs of "The Grudge," "Resident Evil," "Underworld," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and MGM's "The Terminator" for just pennies more than Sony typically charges for a new DVD.
A second batch of DVD-UMD combos -- "Ghostbusters," "Mad Max," "The Fifth Element" and "Snatch" -- arrives April 25, with a third wave is slated to come on the market in May.
Price :
- Each DVD-UMD combo is priced at $28.95.
- Sony typically charges $24.96-$26.96 for new DVD releases.
- Titles new to UMD generally list for $19.95.
A lot of people have DVD players and also have PSPs, and this way for one price they can get one movie and play it back on both formats.
