Is Paramount switching sides already?

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LordTheNightKnight said:

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Kasz216 said:
Yep. HD-DVD's only real hope in my opinion is switching to a computer format or some other format not in the home movie buisness.

There is this part in the OP:

Sir Howard Stringer, chief executive of Sony, on Monday held out an olive branch, saying the company would be “open to dialogue” with the HD DVD camp to “grow the market”. The move came as new figures showed that Blu-ray had opened up a decisive lead over the rival home entertainment format.

Sir Howard said: “We are not going to push people around. We’ll talk to anyone ... we have a lot of work to do to grow the market. We’ll be systematic and open to dialogue at all times.”

I say they should just hammer out a truce. HD-DVD has had some revenue, even if less than blu-ray, anda truce would allow both sides to use that to push hi-def in general to the mainstream.

A Truce when Bluray controls 70% of the market? Not happening.

A truce simply means a cease fire. If they can get Universal and Paramount on board, and Toshiba to stop manufacturing players, then the fight will be over.

QFT. I think in this case, the truce will be Toshiba manufacturing BD players.

Nah, they'll probably produce dual format players for a while.

This is why Toshiba's postponed conference is so important. What are they going to do, if anything?

I think they're waiting to see what Universal and Paramount do. If they stay HD exclusive for the time being, Toshiba will kepp selling HD DVD palyer, but if they both go Blu (neutral or exclusive), then Toshiba will go dual format.

Come on. Just two options? Use your imagionation.

What if they do something else in the hopes of wooing studios, instead of merely being reacitve?

no need to prolong war