| thismeintiel said: Again, you seem to be blinded by either your dislike of Blu-ray and/or your love of HD-DVD. Consumers made the choice, not Sony. Just like consumers chose VHS over Sony's Betamax, it's the same for all format wars. It doesn't matter what Sony chose to put out there in the market, without consumer support it would have failed. Like I said, no one had to buy its players or the PS3. They could have bought HD-DVD players and the 360. Yes, some movie studios supported Blu-ray, but HD-DVD had its supporters, too (MS, Intel, Warner, Universal, Paramount). And if Blu-ray had failed, its supporters would have moved over to HD-DVD. However, consumers ultimately backed Blu-ray over HD-DVD. So, really, it's one of those situations where you just need to get used to it. |
Betamax wanted to fight, HD-DVD didnt near the middle of the war, they wanted to combine the discs which would have been superior to both.
http://forums.soundandvisionmag.com/showthread.php?535778-More-Talk-about-Blu-Ray-HD-DVD-Merge-Article
I even brought a link for proof. Sony said no, thus Sony killed HD-DVD why argue the point?
If Ms really supported HD-DVD they would have put it in the 360 it would have been the preferred format for the Americas most likely and then we wouldnt even have this topic... it might even be vice versa.
