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madskillz on 22 January 2008

HD DVD's not dead ... yet.

Fending off continued speculation that Universal is mulling a switch from HD DVD-exclusivity, Universal Studios VP (and HD DVD Promo Group Co-Chair) Ken Graffeo says that the studio has no plans to make any changes in its high-def strategy.

In a just-published interview with BetaNews.com, Graffeo termed reports that Universal is wavering in its support of HD DVD as "unsubstantiated," saying the studio has "no plans to make any changes."

Source: http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Universal/Universal:_No_Plans_to_Abandon_HD_DVD/1392



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epsilon72 on 22 January 2008

I suspect though that they will say this right up until the day before they stop being exclusive.



Aj_habfan on 22 January 2008

Warner said the same.



akuma587 on 22 January 2008

Warner definitely said the same.



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PooperScooper on 22 January 2008

"by the way guys all the movies you can by on HD-DVD we'll be out on Blu-ray"

Not a very smart move on their part if they are going to change



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rocketpig on 22 January 2008

I keep trying really hard to care about this format war but for some reason, I just can't.

Maybe it's a calcium deficiency.




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Munkeh111 on 22 January 2008

Wow, I'm shocked, it's almost as shocking as Sony denying there will be a price cut or Konami saying MGS 4 is still and PS3 exclusive (although I do believe the last one)



kingofwale on 22 January 2008

>(and HD DVD Promo Group Co-Chair)

with that title, what do you expect him to say? Geez.



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Quartz on 22 January 2008
Munkeh111 said:
Wow, I'm shocked, it's almost as shocking as Sony denying there will be a price cut or Konami saying MGS 4 is still and PS3 exclusive (although I do believe the last one)

 Exactly what I thought when I looked at the title. :)



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Lampion69 on 22 January 2008

So What? you want them to recognize what? SONY pushed the BD format thanks to the PS3! That s all!
There are now for sure many more BD players thanks to this video game system.
My cousin has a little home video / cinema shop but is a general retailer. And with his competitors he says the same: He doesnt sell much more BD players than HD-DVD players.
And I am not sure companies like Panasonic or Samsung would be happy to see the SONY corp. taking the lead in the market of HD players!
All in all, it s the same problem with UNIVERSAL and PARAMOUNT and the other movie producers, in direct competition with SONY Pictures.
It s now sure that SONY corp is taking a broad lead over the overall movie market, from the format standard to the production. And I don t think it s a good idea for consumers in term of prices, for the other movie producers and for sure the video player constructors... Therefore, we even can t say whether the BD can live for a long time!