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09-06-2006, 02:27 PM
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HUGE SURPRISE: UMD-VIDEO PRICE REDUCTION LEADS TO 10X SALES
Pardon the all-caps title, but this is HUGE NEWS for the PSP scene.
Posted on Sep 05, 2006 - 04:15 PM by zmcnulty As you know, we here at PSP-Vault have been following the tale of Warner Home Video's 980 yen (~$8.50 USD) UMD-Video sale in Japan. Warner Home Video first announced the UMD-Videos would be available for a limited time. Then, last month, they removed the limitation and said the UMD-Videos would be available at the same price indefinitely, at which point we speculated that increased sales were the logic behind this move. Well, it seems we were right. Today, Gpara carries an announcement from Warner Home Video that states that after they reduced the retail price of the UMD-Videos to 980 yen (~$8.50 USD), the company moved over 10x as many units. It's a shame that it has taken so long for companies to realize this, but let's all celebrate -- this announcement is a victory for the UMD-Video format, the PSP, and especially us consumers. Hopefully word of Warner Home Video's success will spread to other companies in the industry. Link Not a big surprise, considering it's the price that kept most people fom buying the movies.
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09-06-2006, 02:30 PM
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Too true, it just didn't make sense for em to cost that much considering the format and lack of extras.
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09-06-2006, 02:32 PM
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I've never even contemplated buying a UMD video before. What was the original price and this is a Japan only thing right?
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09-06-2006, 02:35 PM
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09-06-2006, 02:41 PM
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Uh oh. UMDs on the slippery slide to the bargain bins.
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09-06-2006, 02:54 PM
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I thought all the major movie studios were offically dropping UMD and sony was going to try the memory stick thing?
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09-06-2006, 03:06 PM
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With Sony, who knows anymore.
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09-06-2006, 06:29 PM
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NOW IN CINEMAPHONIC QUADROVISION!
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09-06-2006, 06:31 PM
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Perhaps this will cause them to change their model.
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09-06-2006, 07:09 PM
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09-06-2006, 07:16 PM
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NOW IN CINEMAPHONIC QUADROVISION!
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You did not say that, don't make **** up.
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09-06-2006, 07:20 PM
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Would I lie to you?
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09-07-2006, 03:48 AM
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so... what is the meaning of this? DS's doom is near?
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09-07-2006, 04:15 AM
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Man, how uber is that??
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