Warner goes Blu
For those few that are under a rock you should know Warner announced Friday they were going Blu-ray exclusive and bringing their little dog New Line along with them too. In response the HD-DVD consortium canceled/postponed their CES conference, most likely stuck in a “WTF!” moment.
The details are here in this Variety article. The internet speculation is already running rampant with rumors of Toshiba closing up HD-DVD shop and letting Paramount out of their exclusive deal. As crazy as this format war has been nothing would surprise at this point. Putting fanboy ties aside those that actually want HD Media to succeed can at least finally let out a sigh of relief as this format battle seems to be coming to a close. And those sitting on the fence can actually jump in now.
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If Sony really wanted to use this news to their advantage, they would quickly slip a rebate coupon for a free dvd remote into every PS3 box leaving the warehouses. Their lowest priced system is still one of the best priced, full featured Blu Ray players out there. If they advertised it as such with a promo geared towards movie fans it could really help them out.