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In response to my previous story entitled HD-DVD Add On To The 360: A Success a Digg user, MrFlesh directed me to this story. The sales of Blu-Ray software apparently surpassed those of the HD-DVD for the first time in the week beginning of December 24.

While many have doubted the PS3's ability to influence the war between the HD-DVD and the Blu-Ray, the numbers have their own story to narrate:

Blu-ray sales are up 700 percent since the mid-November launch of the PlayStation 3 and other Blu-ray players from Sony, Panasonic and Philips. According to a recent survey by Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) of over 10,000 PS3 owners, 80 percent indicated they will buy Blu-ray movies and 75 percent said they use the PS3 as a primary device for viewing movies.

So is that decidedly a sign that the Blu-Ray will dominate the markets next year? I think i will stick out my neck and say yes. Not because of the popularity of the PS3 but because they have studios like Disney, Fox, Sony, MGM and Lionsgate releasing content exclusively on the Blu-Ray format.