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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
Yeah, because it was a good excuse to raise the base price. They did not lower the price of new release DVD, just added a more expensive BD. However they want to justify it, by bundling and adding "extra value", they made sure that forever the price difference from new DVD compared to new BD is $5. Add another $5 for the 4K.
It guarantees that DVD never dies out, and I think that is the ultimate goal.
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I don't think so. Before there was 4K or digital copies were a big thing, movies came out on Blu-ray and Blu-ray always cost more than the DVD release. They continue to do so. CDs always cost more than cassettes. Hardcovers cost more than paperbacks. I don't expect the superior format to cost the same.
And as mentioned, big new releases go on sale for $15. It looks like the typical MSRP is $24.99. Considering thirty years ago new releases on VHS cost roughly the same, that just doesn't seem outrageous to me.