Warner Bros go Blu-ray exclusive !

Doesnt Sony own rights to Blu-ray? Surely it would be impossible for MS to offer a Blu-ray add on for the 360 if it has to go through Sony first?

edit: beaten above.
 
Wiki has been updated already!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:HighDefShare.svg

The future is bright, the future is Blue :D
I would defy the most ardent HD-DVD fan to say, looking at that chart, that the future is not so rosy for their format. (Also bear in mind the 2 companies in Red only switched a few months ago to HD-DVD exclusive).


rp2000
 
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Just hope that WB bring Batman Begins to Blu-Ray soon.

Probably won't but you never know with the next one coming out this year :)
 
Was it ever announced how long Paramount/Universal were contracted to be HD-DVD exclusive for? I imagine they'll too want to start supporting Bluray at the earliest opportunity now.
 
mmj_uk said:
Was it ever announced how long Paramount/Universal were contracted to be HD-DVD exclusive for? I imagine they'll too want to start supporting Bluray at the earliest opportunity now.
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18 months I believe - I think they have just over a year left on the deal - its around that time frame anyway
 
mmj_uk said:
Was it ever announced how long Paramount/Universal were contracted to be HD-DVD exclusive for? I imagine they'll too want to start supporting Bluray at the earliest opportunity now.
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I believe the deal was for 18-24 months exclusivity from Paramount/Universal. They must be gutted around now.


rp2000
 
It was 18 months. Their reasons for switching was because HDi was a finalised feature on HD-DVD as opposed to the unfinished equivalent on Blu-ray. The moment Universal or Paramount announce that they're going neutral then the war is truly over.

I'm fine for now as I stuck to HD-DVD because it has all the classics.
 
gord said:
What about all of the players then?

Samsung
Sharp
Pioneer
Panasonic
Philips
LG
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Anyone will be able to license the Sony/BD technology. But you have to admit it won't "look good" for Microsoft to have to license it. None of the above companies are embroiled in a console (or any other really) war with Sony, so they have no "face" to lose as such.


rp2000
 
While there is no doubt HD-DVD is a damn fine format I'm so glad this has happened, it's only a matter of time now until Blu-ray is confirmed as the winner and its nice to see a studio going by what the public are actually putting the most support behind for once, you can't argure with the blu-ray to hd-dvd sold ratio.
 
Good to hear, now hopefully 'The Ultimate Matrix' boxset will get released on BD which i've been waiting for since the HDDVD one was released.
 
Kainz said:
It was 18 months. Their reasons for switching was because HDi was a finalised feature on HD-DVD as opposed to the unfinished equivalent on Blu-ray. The moment Universal or Paramount announce that they're going neutral then the war is truly over.

I'm fine for now as I stuck to HD-DVD because it has all the classics.
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And also the $150 million dollars (allegedly) could have helped, it was announced mid august so March/April 2009 ish they will become neutral unless another "deal" happens.
 
msmalls74 said:
And also the $150 million dollars (allegedly) could have helped, it was announced mid august so March/April 2009 ish they will become neutral unless another "deal" happens.
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I wonder if there is some sort of get out clause in case Bluray became the dominant format? $150m is not a lot compared to the revenue they could lose over the next year or so if they remain HD-DVD exclusive.
 
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