It looks like Toshiba will discontinue their HD-DVD line as Blu-Ray has the backing of major studios as well as Netflix and Blockbuster to distribute their disks exclusively. That sucks I bought a HD-DVD before last Christmas.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/hd_dvd_format_dead.php
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So wait, PS3s play blue ray...erm, blu-ray...right? Hmmm...
Yeah, but didn't Xbox 360s have HD-DVD?
[shrug] You can still buy Beta-Max tapes and players.
phattonez wrote:Yeah, but didn't Xbox 360s have HD-DVD?
You can buy the player but it's not built in like the PS3.
It's really a shame too, because HD-DVD has better data stability, but Sony marketed them to death by convincing morons that blue-ray was "badass".
Well they had to. If HD DVD became the standard imagine what that would do to the PS3 in the long run.
Beldaran wrote:but Sony marketed them to death by convincing morons that blue-ray was "badass".
...Well, what else were thye going to say? "Well...HD has bettter data stability...and Blue ray isn't any better...but...still buy blue ray!" ?
...:P If Blue ray dies, then Their PS3 loses One of its main pillars. And seeing as how they never hyped it as a game playing console...they would be very, very screwed.
...or...it could push them to put som eeffort into making really good games. It's a toss up.