Toshiba is throwing a bona-fide next-gen tantrum as it calls Sony out for its "disinformation campaign" against HD DVD. Among Toshiba's arguments:- We refute all Blu-ray statistics! Though the Blu-ray Association states that Blu-ray out-sells HD DVDs by a 3 to 1 margin, it's only because "new owners of PS3 game console are simply redeeming free Blu-ray movie vouchers given to them by Sony that they have to exchange at retail stores."
- We sold more "real" HD DVD players than Blu-ray! "Toshiba has sold 200,000 HD DVD players in the US, compared to just 30,000 true Blu-ray players."
- Counting PS3 sales isn't fair! "2 million PS3 sales could not be counted because there was no guarantee that people who were buying the consoles were: a) choosing to buy movies with their own money; or b) actually watching Blu-ray movies at all - the vast majority could be using the PS3 to play games on."
[Via Tech.co.uk]
