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Warner Bros on Friday announced that it would exclusively back Sony's Blu-ray high definition format and drop HD DVD releases at the end of May.
Warner claims that it initially supported both HD DVD and Blu-ray to provide consumers with a choice. The company now believes, however, that the move led to consumer confusion.
"The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger," the company said in a statement. "We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers."
The decision slightly increases the value proposition of the PlayStation 3, which of course supports playback of Blu-ray movies in addition to games.
As it currently among the big five movie studios, Sony, Disney, and Warner now back Blu-ray, while Universal and Paramount back HD DVD.
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FT.com / Companies / Media & internet - Paramount in HD DVD blow
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Paramount in HD DVD blow
By Matthew Garrahan and Mariko Sanchanta in Las Vegas
Published: January 8 2008 02:49 | Last updated: January 8 2008 02:49
Paramount is poised to drop its support of HD DVD after Warner Brothers’ recent backing of Sony’s Blu-ray technology, in a move that will sound the death knell of HD DVD and bring the home entertainment format war to a definitive end.
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so now Paramount, Newline and Warner Bros. is going Bluray only aswell
Warner claims that it initially supported both HD DVD and Blu-ray to provide consumers with a choice. The company now believes, however, that the move led to consumer confusion.
"The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger," the company said in a statement. "We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers."
The decision slightly increases the value proposition of the PlayStation 3, which of course supports playback of Blu-ray movies in addition to games.
As it currently among the big five movie studios, Sony, Disney, and Warner now back Blu-ray, while Universal and Paramount back HD DVD.
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FT.com / Companies / Media & internet - Paramount in HD DVD blow
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Paramount in HD DVD blow
By Matthew Garrahan and Mariko Sanchanta in Las Vegas
Published: January 8 2008 02:49 | Last updated: January 8 2008 02:49
Paramount is poised to drop its support of HD DVD after Warner Brothers’ recent backing of Sony’s Blu-ray technology, in a move that will sound the death knell of HD DVD and bring the home entertainment format war to a definitive end.
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so now Paramount, Newline and Warner Bros. is going Bluray only aswell
