While the news was already technically broken on Saturday by NHK, Toshiba has today held a press conference to tell the world that HD-DVD is being dropped. Toshiba will no longer develop, manufacture or market HD-DVD, bringing the shipping of hardware to retailers to a gradual halt by the end of March. The format war ends today with the much-signposted victory for Blu-Ray. This is obviously great news for PS3 owners (as well as would-be PS3 owners who were sitting on the fence about Blu-Ray).
We suspect we'll hear from Universal and Paramount before too long regarding their schedule for Blu-Ray releases. Finally we can expect to see films like
Serenity and TV shows like
Heroes on our favourite Hi-Def medium. Obviously, we'll keep you up to date with any announcements these studios make. The "war" is finally, officially, over. How does that make you feel?
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
2-19-2008 @ 10:10AM
Michael said...
i just want to know if i can buy Transformers on Blu-Ray now. Rumors are that it is coming but i want a date.
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2-19-2008 @ 10:17AM
Tim Parsons said...
of course it is now that HD-DVD is Officially DEAD , hopefully soon.
2-19-2008 @ 1:26PM
SSG said...
maybe I should buy a ps3
2-20-2008 @ 6:03AM
mji245 said...
could this day get any better wow ps3 reaches 10.5 million units sold universal are bringing their titles blu-ray and toshiba drops hd dvd but guys digital downloads are u kidding me why should i waste my whole broadband on 1 movie do u know a hd movie takes atleast 14 gb?lol rent a blu-ray film for just $5 blu-ray is awesome everyday lots of ppl buy a blu-ray player and yes the future is blu like it or not hd dvd fans u lost we won
2-19-2008 @ 10:15AM
Taz said...
Finally one HD format remains.
Maybe now the real challenge will start as Blu Ray starts to make inroads into the DVD market.
Luckily I bought a PS3 because it seemed to offer a good balance of features in one box. My fix of HD films have been rented so far, maybe time to start collecting.
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2-19-2008 @ 1:44PM
The Aggie CEO said...
not quite.........
stil have HD Downloads..........
but most people will pick Blu-ray over that because of HDD sizes, BD is more stable than a HDD, and more features.....
2-19-2008 @ 4:17PM
The Aggie CEO said...
not quite.........
stil have HD Downloads..........
but most people will pick Blu-ray over that because of HDD sizes, BD is more stable than a HDD, and more features.....
2-19-2008 @ 10:15AM
Redhawk said...
I Want Serenity on Blu-Ray now!:D also.. transformers, but not as much=D
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2-19-2008 @ 10:46AM
Skemo said...
Serenity on Blu-Ray would be pure win
2-19-2008 @ 4:12PM
Phizzy said...
This one agrees.
2-19-2008 @ 10:16AM
watcher said...
Good to see Toshiba taking a real look at the situation. It's over. Let's move on and enjoy our Blu-ray movies. Sony took a huge gamble molding blu-ray drives into the PS3 and now it's about to pay off.
I know lots of people who bought a PS2 because it was a game system and Dvd player. I expect more of the same for the PS3. I feel bad for those who invested in HD-Dvd though. Business is a gamble. Someone wins, someone loses every time.
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2-19-2008 @ 10:19AM
Tim Parsons said...
About time, now we can all pont & laugh like that kid on Simpsons at people who actually went with HD-DVD. And to think some people thought it would come back or even survive 2008 LMAO
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2-19-2008 @ 10:19AM
Matt B said...
Bring on the Matrix trilogy and the LOTR trilogy also.
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2-19-2008 @ 6:44PM
MikeG said...
LOTR, definitely!
2-19-2008 @ 10:21AM
NATO_Duke said...
So we can all finally rest knowing that HD-VHS will be on its way soon right?
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2-19-2008 @ 12:02PM
davebo said...
Actually, D-VHS already came and went before bluray and hd-dvd even hit the scene. It wasn't a terrible format, but the whole "rewinding" thing is so 80's at this point.
2-19-2008 @ 10:33AM
Nate said...
Yes the superior format has won. Now once blu-ray technology catches up to what hd-dvd was, we will be in business.
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2-19-2008 @ 10:38AM
Ishimaru said...
'Bout damn time, this "war" was getting ridiculous...
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2-19-2008 @ 10:41AM
DMeisterJ said...
PS3 sales can only go up from here. Good.
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2-19-2008 @ 11:03AM
Wonderflex said...
Matrix? Lord of the Rings? Transformers? Psha - Where is my, "Hotrod," and "Blades of Glory?"
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