Drewlius
01-05-2008, 04:43 AM
From http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/
The question we find ourselves asking is "what does Michael Bay think?" Warner Bros. Entertainment today announced (http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/boost-for-blu-ray-warner-bros-will-release-high-def-titles-exclusively-in-that-format/) that the company will discontinue releasing its movies on HD DVD (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/tag/HD-DVD/) beginning in May of this year in favor of Blu-Ray exclusivity. The decision comes as Warner Bros. CEO Bary Meyer airs concerns that "The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger." In other words, if one format doesn't win out soon, a newer format could dominate them both. Digital downloads, perhaps? Maybe Michael Bay was right (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/12/06/michael-bay-says-ms-is-fixing-the-format-war/) after all. Whatever your position in the format war (we're happy with our DVDs, thanks), this represents a big blow to HD DVD, and rumor has it that Warner Bros. received a hefty chunk of change in exchange for Blu-Ray exclusivity.
So, starting this summer, your 360 HD DVD player might be feeling a bit lonely (except for the fine films from Paramount and Dreamworks (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/08/20/paramount-dreamworks-animation-drop-blu-ray/), of course). We're guessing you'll still be able to pick up Warner Bros. movies off of Video Marketplace (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/tag/video-marketplace) though.
The question we find ourselves asking is "what does Michael Bay think?" Warner Bros. Entertainment today announced (http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/boost-for-blu-ray-warner-bros-will-release-high-def-titles-exclusively-in-that-format/) that the company will discontinue releasing its movies on HD DVD (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/tag/HD-DVD/) beginning in May of this year in favor of Blu-Ray exclusivity. The decision comes as Warner Bros. CEO Bary Meyer airs concerns that "The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger." In other words, if one format doesn't win out soon, a newer format could dominate them both. Digital downloads, perhaps? Maybe Michael Bay was right (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/12/06/michael-bay-says-ms-is-fixing-the-format-war/) after all. Whatever your position in the format war (we're happy with our DVDs, thanks), this represents a big blow to HD DVD, and rumor has it that Warner Bros. received a hefty chunk of change in exchange for Blu-Ray exclusivity.
So, starting this summer, your 360 HD DVD player might be feeling a bit lonely (except for the fine films from Paramount and Dreamworks (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/08/20/paramount-dreamworks-animation-drop-blu-ray/), of course). We're guessing you'll still be able to pick up Warner Bros. movies off of Video Marketplace (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/tag/video-marketplace) though.