| Bodhesatva said: This is a very big deal for the format wars, and a moderately big deal for the console wars. If and when this begins to have an effect on Blu Ray adoption, I expect 1-2% of people who would have otherwise bought a 360 to buy a PS3 instead. |
If it becomes necessary (which is now likely), it won't be long before MS releases a Blu-ray add-on drive for the 360. They've mentioned before that it wouldn't be difficult for them to do.
I own both HD formats and a similar amount of films on both, and this news makes me sad. I really do prefer the HD-DVD format for a number of reasons, and I think that it offered the best future for physical HD media. This announcement will likely come to be seen as the death knell for HD-DVD, barring any substantial craziness yet to occur, and I think that is unfortunate. I will miss the format if it dies off completely.
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Hates Nomura. Tagged: GooseGaws - <--- Has better taste in games than you. |
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