Home Media Magazine has reported that overall sales have finally tipped in favor of Blu-ray. As of February 18th, Blu-ray had sold 100 units to every 98.71 units of HD DVD.
The scales tipped in favor of Blu-ray Disc the week ended Feb. 18, according to preliminary data.
Since the inception of both formats, the Sony-backed Blu-ray disc has now sold more units than its Toshiba-backed HD DVD competitor, according to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert data.
Buoyed by a rush of titles this year, Blu-ray has racked up a slight lead in unit sales — 100 units to every 98.71 units of HD DVD — since the inception of both formats, according to First Alert data.
HD DVD has pretty much blown its lead and with Amazon.com stocking 50% more Blu-ray titles, you really have to wonder what's going to happen with the format. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here.
