Sony and Philips announce Blu-ray players...kinda sorta

As co-developers of the Blu-ray next gen format, it was about time that Sony and Philips "offically" announced their Blu-ray disc players. However, they are still being cagey with the deets. Sony can only tell us that they plan to start offering a Blu-ray DVD player "this summer" while Philips, on the other hand, showed us a picture (above) but wouldn't commit to a date beyond second half of 2006. Come on sissys, Toshiba threw down two players for March supporting their HD DVD format.  More details...pretty please?

[Jo Madre @ Jan 5th 2006 11:06AM]

(tune to 50 cent's Go Shawty)Go Sony! its not your Birthday, and i hate you cuz you hate giving out deets....

[Dolph-GB @ Jan 5th 2006 11:09AM]

"Sony can only tell us that they plan to start offering a Blu-ray DVD player "this summer""



PS3, per-chance?

[TB @ Jan 5th 2006 11:17AM]

How can we expect a PS3, with Blu-ray, in Spring, when the stand alone player can't even be ready until summer.

[Yale R @ Jan 5th 2006 11:31AM]

So, does that mean PS3 is Summer release now instead of Spring-ish? I know, Sony won't say. I am officially in the "wait and see" category for the competing formats.

[PJ @ Jan 5th 2006 11:33AM]

There is no way in HECK that Sony can release that thing in the US this spring. I predict it will release in Japan in late spring (May) and the US in November. Europe? They won't see it until 2007.

[Pip @ Jan 5th 2006 11:33AM]

If you already have a Blu-Ray player from Sony, wouldn't that lower the chance of wanting a PS3 for it?



They will come after the release of the PS3.

[PJ @ Jan 5th 2006 11:34AM]

Ohh...I was talking about the PS3, not their standard BluRay player...my bad...

[JinKazama @ Jan 5th 2006 11:43AM]

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How can we expect a PS3, with Blu-ray, in Spring, when the stand alone player can't even be ready until summer.

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Because if Sony is smart they won't release a player until the PS3 drops. Look at the prices on some of the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players announced...seriously how many average consumers are gonna drop that kind of loot on video player...next to none. Sony knows this so why not get into households with the PS3 and once the popularity of the playback grows start pumping out players.

[Daniel J @ Jan 5th 2006 11:44AM]

Seems like Sony has issued a pressrelease regarding the new Blue-ray player after all. Found it copied here: http://gadgets.fosfor.se/sony-bdp-s1-blu-ray-home-player/#more-945 .

[Galley @ Jan 5th 2006 8:45PM]

Can we please ban the word "deets"? Thank you.

[Glifford @ Jan 6th 2006 8:43AM]

Lets hope the Philips one comes out soon enough!