The Australian PlayStation 3 launch shouldn't be ignored! Why? Blu-ray, we guess. See, over twenty companies in Australia have thrown their support behind the next-gen format advertised in blue, including the retail giant JB Hi-Fi. In addition, at least in JB Hi-Fi's case, this support is exclusive. Meaning you won't find any HD-DVD movies in the store.Says marketing director of JB Hi-Fi Scott Browning: "Blu-ray is the only format that has the ability to tell the whole story, with the most comprehensive offering on the market. With seven of Hollywood's leading studios accounting for the vast majority of 2006's home video sales, among the 170 plus companies globally that support Blu-ray Disc, it makes sense that content will be king when it comes to Blu-ray...Indeed this is the reason that we have decided to only stock Blu-ray products at JB Hi-Fi."
If you guys down under really have the urge to buy a movie from Universal, though, you can always pick up the DVD versions. The PS3 plays those just fine, too! Any way you look at this, it's good news for Sony and good news for Blu-ray.
