Blu-Ray Update

12 Feb

It’s been a while since Warner announced their Blu-ray exclusivity, and the war still goes on, with Paramount and Universal clinging onto HD DVD. This week delivers yet more crushing blows to the HD DVD camp, with US mail rental firm Netflix phasing out support for the format, and retailer Best Buy planning to give Blu-ray more shelf space and recommend it to customers over HD DVD. This, along with various European distributors going Blu-ray exclusive since the Warner move, pushes the camp closer to victory – although, the final nail in HD DVD’s coffin is bound to be the loss of Paramount and long standing supporter, Universal Studios.

In: Uncategorized by: Three Speech Feb 12, 2008 @ 5:29 pm

16 Comments

Looks like Blu-Ray is the chamion. Excellent news for us PS3 gamers due to the fact we now dont have to shell out on an HD-DVD player in the future.
ALL HAIL BLU-RAY WeH HaY

Comment by E-ROLE — Feb 12, 2008 @ 5:33 pm
great news! bye bye hd-dvd

Comment by Gastro — Feb 12, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
BR was always going to be hot property and a driver in reducing piracy to the movie companies. So it was inevitable it would win.

Microsoft messed up when they decided to rush the 3fixme out without the HDDVD they semi supported. BR would be dead now if it had acted sooner.

I guess now we know BR is the winner we can stock up on films BUT as were in the UK we get things late or not at all as usual. Where is LOST / WEEDS / Prison Break for us

Toshiba, do the right thing and give up futile efforts now, your only damaging your reputation in the industry as a spoilt brat thats been told NO.

But those with spare $$$$ grab a HDDVD player when theyre nearly free as its a damn fine DVD player dont waste the laser life in your precious PS3.

Comment by komp — Feb 12, 2008 @ 6:18 pm
Good idea on the HD-DVD player, If that format does completely bite the dust, the players are gonna be ten a penny

Comment by TheShirts — Feb 12, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
If any big corporations are reading this that are in the Blu-ray industry, pleease get some one to release a Gits:sac blu-ray. ooo nd even maybe a compilation of Bleach, or ranma, cowboy beebop, all the studio ghiblis. something I can get my teeth into.

Comment by E-ROLE — Feb 12, 2008 @ 7:30 pm
If any corporations are reading No.5 post then please translate it to us

Comment by komp — Feb 12, 2008 @ 8:12 pm
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Pingback by Blu-Ray Update | GameBlews PS3, XBOX 360, Wii, PSP, DS News — Feb 12, 2008 @ 8:37 pm
Toshiba has been reluctant to bow out gracefully. I suppose it’s hard to be graceful when you spend billions of pounds on a new format and get others to buy in on it, then you have to see you baby die a slow death.

Business is Business.

Comment by Savage — Feb 13, 2008 @ 8:24 am
@ komp - LOL

TBH, hailing from a little green isle in the Atlantic, I’ve no idea who Netflix or Best Buy are. But this would appear to be very good news.

Now. Dear Warner Bros, please send me the entire Stanley Kubrick back catalogue on Blu-Ray…

Comment by rooee — Feb 13, 2008 @ 8:30 am
@ E-Role - Studio Ghibli! Nice thought.

Comment by Three Speech — Feb 13, 2008 @ 9:43 am
Oh yes… Imagine Princess Mononoke in glorious HD! I envisage my overdraft getting a damn good rogering when Blu-Ray picks up proper.

Comment by rooee — Feb 13, 2008 @ 10:33 am
Great news another thing to rub in them crap box fan boys faces

Comment by BENNE77 — Feb 13, 2008 @ 2:57 pm
Who can say they helped win the war?. I personally have bought 3 BD films from retail since Ps3 launch. My brother who has a 360 purchased a massive total of 0 HDDVD films. Mind you he does not have the add-on cos if he did for the price he may have well bought a Ps3. So when’s transformers coming to blu-ray?.

Comment by crazyeighty8 — Feb 14, 2008 @ 10:45 pm
Back from Japan!

Actually went to thew studio ghibli museum outside tokyo - excruciatingly drool worthy!

Comment by JohnSketch — Feb 18, 2008 @ 12:01 pm
@ John - What’s the Ghibli museum like? Huge Totoro in the corner?

Comment by Three Speech — Feb 18, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
@threeSpeech

Huge CatBus on the second floor and a 5.5″ tall totoro on the bottom and the giant robot from laputa on the roof!

Will send pictures to you

Comment by JohnSketch — Feb 18, 2008 @ 1:03 pm