Things aren't looking good for HD DVD across the pond. It seems that it is being outsold by Blu-Ray 4:1 in the UK.
Of course, the EU in general is rather insignificant in the format war as a whole, as HDTV adoption is almost non-existent in the region. The market is fairing a little better in the UK compared to mainland Europe, but even there it is still pitifully small.
How's the format war going across all territories? Blu-Ray is consistantly outselling HD DVD 2:1 in NA, and it is reported that Blu-Ray has over 90% market share in Japan, a claim backed up by the sales rankings of Blu-Ray and HD DVD products on Amazon.jp. Also, we must remember that HDTV adoption in Japan is much higher than it is in the States, so that number could be far more significant that the sales ratio for NA.
Overall, things aren't looking so good for HD DVD.
Not to mention the fact that Blu-Ray should be the winner, and many have predicted it all along, as Gizmodo so succintly put it back in 2004, "Blu-Ray is not only technically superior to HD DVD, it has a far stronger corporate backing, and has demonstrated the ability to have more content available to push the format."
This statement still holds true today. The format is technically superior to HD DVD, is supported by just about all CE manufacturers except for Toshiba (compared to HD DVD which is really on backed by Toshiba), and has far more content available on the format, due to the exclusivity of major film studios like Sony Pictures, Fox, Disney/Buena Vista, and Lionsgate.
