no HD DVD players will be able to play these discs!
Duff-man says...the winner in this 'format war' will be whatever the porn industry decides- not that I really care. I personally will not buy either until they decide on *one* format. This petty bickering over formats was already partially (or mostly) responsible for the non-acceptance of the competing high-end audio formats (sacd vs dvd-a) - have these people not learned their lesson yet...agree on a format and they will come...split the market and they will wait....oh yeah!
Third-generation HD DVD players are firmware upgradable to support the 51 GB format.
Last I heard, Sony was being devious and including PS3 games in their Blu-ray sales figures. I don't know whether they still do this or not, but it's worth bearing in mind. As mentioned previously, HD DVD is winning by a significant margin in Europe, and for me an NZ$249 HD DVD drive vs a $1199 Blu-ray player was really a no-brainer.
and for me an NZ$249 HD DVD drive vs a $1199 Blu-ray player was really a no-brainer.
sorry to break it to you, but sony released this in a press conference....
Quote: "Sony has announced that sales of Blu-ray titles in Europe are exceeding sales of HD DVD titles by a factor of 4-to-1.
Please link your source. That word "titles" (rather than "movies") may indicate that they're bundling in PS3 games again, so I'd like to read the whole thing.