Warner: We're Staying With HD DVD and Blu-ray Options

[Xbox-Scene]

Warner: We're Staying With HD DVD and Blu-ray Posted by XanTium | September 12 22:00 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From tvpredictions.com: [QUOTE] The Los Angeles Times reported this week that Warner has received a "lucrative" offer from HD DVD supporters to back HD DVD exclusively in the format war. Paramount last month stunned the industry by announcing that it would support HD DVD exclusively. (Four major studios back Blu-ray only.) But Sanders tells TWICE that Warner will "remain committed to both for the time being." "We're talking to both sides and it's crazy right now," he said. "We'll see how the fourth quarter plays out. The consumer is still kind of divided, and we still believe that we should offer the content in both formats. Now, we will watch the marketplace very closely, and see how it plays out, but for now we are supporting both." [/QUOTE] [FS] tvpredictions.com

[Software2]

Of course they're doing both right now... they haven't made the announcement yet!

[elmo_sni]

they will be swayed to the dark side... err the HD-dvd side

[Muzzakus]

Just kill one off already dammit. Paramaount obviously stuck their neck out trying to get momentumn for the one standard, just follow suit and give us peice of mind so we can take the plunge as good consumers. Consumer confusing is holding HiDef back, everyone loses. If HD-DVD is cheaper giving the same (some argue better) results, the choice is obvious.

Muz

[davinator456]

What he means is "We are waiting for bluray to make an even better offer"

[Verity]

Just kill one off already dammit. Paramaount obviously stuck their neck out trying to get momentumn for the one standard, just follow suit and give us peice of mind so we can take the plunge as good consumers. Consumer confusing is holding HiDef back, everyone loses. If HD-DVD is cheaper giving the same (some argue better) results, the choice is obvious.

Paramount got something on the order of $100-million for switching to HD-DVD exclusively. That simply indicates that these "Hi-Def" disc formats are both selling so poorly that Paramount stands to make more from Toshiba's bribe money than selling discs in either format.

Warner probably wants more, and is probably playing Sony against Toshiba to boost up their bribe even more than Paramount's.

[tummybanana]

oooooh so close.......but warners do have a soft spot for hd dvd, now with the 51gb disc ratified the bd camp doesnt really have anything to crow about size wise...they love to go on about the 200gb bd discs but i have my doubts
roll on the triple layer hd dvd/dvd single sided discs.......hd dvd ftw!

This post has been edited by tummybanana: Sep 16 2007, 01:06 PM

[Eddie_the_Hated]

We need the format war to make HD movies & players more affordable, however in the end

Format Wars = EPIC FAIL

I'll wait till they price cut each other down into the hundreds before I even think of making the jump.