Warner go Blu-Ray exclusive

thecremeegg · 4 Jan 2008 at 20:46

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSN0432340820080104

Good boost for the blu-ray camp!

FrankJH · 4 Jan 2008 at 20:57

That is HUGE news imo

20% of DVD sales in the US are Warner - and they are going BR exclusive by May 2008 (with delayed releases of HD-DVD until then)

I think HD-DVD will really start to struggle now

thecremeegg · 4 Jan 2008 at 21:03

Well Blu-Ray has over 70% exclusive hollywood content - surely that is enough to win a war? Just paramount to go really, though they've been bribed so could be a while

Margaret · 4 Jan 2008 at 21:13

Blu-Ray Matrix boxset please.

Surfer · 4 Jan 2008 at 21:16

^^^ what he said

a Matrix trilogy bluray boxset would be awesome

vintage-x · 4 Jan 2008 at 21:18

Wow I didnt expect this. I would have though it would have gone the other way personaly considering all the releses they had on hd-dvd last year.

This is good news for the blu.

I buy films on both formats but I would prefer blu-ray to win.

the_dead_parrot · 4 Jan 2008 at 21:20

OH my word!!! There have been rumours for months but I never thought it would happen... Looks like things could be over quicker than expected, I own both blu-ray and HD-DVD but it is now getting to the point where I am worrying about buying into a dying format.

I like blu-ray but I just wish it was region free, I would do anything for lost season 3 on blu-ray for our region and it seems like nearly all new release are restricted. I just wonder what would be happening now if universal hadnt gone exclusive.

Scythe · 4 Jan 2008 at 21:39

Good news! I just bought a PS3 about 2 days ago to play Blu-Ray mainly as I don't see HD-DVD winning.

badbob · 4 Jan 2008 at 21:40

What about Fox? (Star Wars)

vintage-x · 4 Jan 2008 at 21:45

badbob said:
What about Fox? (Star Wars)

Blu-ray exclusive

thecremeegg · 4 Jan 2008 at 21:45

Fox are Blu-Ray exclusive

FrankJH · 4 Jan 2008 at 21:46

badbob said:
What about Fox? (Star Wars)

I cant see why LucasFilms would release on a significantly smaller fan base now, it wouldnt make financial sense to focus on hd-dvd now

Lucas own the rights - he can chose totally which way to go

HEADRAT · 4 Jan 2008 at 22:00

Battling formats suck, why-o-why do the industry do this to us

HEADRAT

FrankJH · 4 Jan 2008 at 22:29

HEADRAT said:
Battling formats suck, why-o-why do the industry do this to us

HEADRAT

Surely that post is around 8 months late?

(after all this announcement should help stop the battle quicker?)

hiroofheroes · 4 Jan 2008 at 22:35

This may be enough to persuade more people that theyre not gambling by buying a blu ray system. I expect ps3 sales to explode on the next pricedrop.

Secret_Window · 4 Jan 2008 at 22:52

just as well I am dual format, still quite a surprise!

Memphis · 4 Jan 2008 at 23:15

This format war is pathetic. I don't care who wins now.

Dolph · 5 Jan 2008 at 09:59

Dual format, don't care

Given my HD-DVD player cost me -£100, the definitely applicable phrase is "Am I bovvered?"

Raider · 5 Jan 2008 at 10:03

haha if only Paramount had stayed Dual-format, then Blu-Ray might have been totally dominant. This just makes things even more complicated.

I'm still dual-format atm, but I want a single format so I can buy one single high-quality HD player!

Dolph · 5 Jan 2008 at 10:06

Raider said:
haha if only Paramount had stayed Dual-format, then Blu-Ray might have been totally dominant. This just makes things even more complicated.

I'm still dual-format atm, but I want a single format so I can buy one single high-quality HD player!

The answer, of course, still lies in dual format players. Solve all the problems in one fell swoop, as well as allowing studios to benefit from the increased capacity of BR when it's needed, and the much lower production costs of HD-DVD when it's not.

There is no technical reason why this can't be done, it's just stupid corporate politics.