What is the official price for Blu-Ray software?

[Rob20]

And how does it compare with HD-DVD. With dvd's ranging from £20-25, though generally £20 for single, I was wondering what the official rrp was for Blu-Ray discs.

[mremulator]

Originally Posted by Rob20

And how does it compare with HD-DVD. With dvd's ranging from £20-25, though generally £20 for single, I was wondering what the official rrp was for Blu-Ray discs.

Well... most titles are £17.99 in Blockbuster. However, online price seems to be between £14-£22, so £17.99 as an average seems about right.

[HugoFJH]

Seems like there is a bigger difference depending on how successful the film was (Im guessing) than the price of a similar dvd

Some hd-dvd and blu ray are £10 and yet others are around £30 but I would agree that street price average is around £18 and on the net its about £14/15 for both types

[Rob20]

Yes, but what is the offcial RRP for discs? not what shops on the high street or online charge, but what the studios set.

[Sonic67]

RRP is no longer allowed in this country as it suggests price fixing. It also discourages competition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suggested_retail_price

[Monkeyspoon]

Prices vary from each studio. I tend to find that Fox are the most expensive and around £24. Most other studios are about £18.

[Rob20]

Fair enough. Odd though, that PS3 games have a rrp of either £39.99 for first party, £49.99 for third, yet Blu-Ray/HD-DVD discs can't do the same.

[PlexShaw]

Sony have set the SRP for their PS3 titles as £39.99. What third party publishers choose to set the SRP for their titles at is up to them - it's not actually set at £49.99, but most publishers seem to be opting for this price point (probably because it keeps the price in line with their Xbox 360 titles).

Blu-ray and HD-DVD are different beasts entirely. What you're effectively saying is no different from asking, say, "Why can't all DVD's have the same SRP?" - it's just not going to happen.

As others have said, the movie studios set the SRP for their titles on Blu-ray or HD-DVD and it is not a matter for the Blu-ray Disc Association or DVD Forum.

[RGP]

They had XXX in my local BB for £12.99p, but some are in there are upto £23.99p.