Warner Bros. will continue supporting HD DVD until May 2008. However, after that time, the studio will be exclusively Blu.
[Via Engadget HD]
Warner Bros. will continue supporting HD DVD until May 2008. However, after that time, the studio will be exclusively Blu.
[Via Engadget HD]
Reader Comments (97)
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 6:58PM Uraeus said
Agreed, finally a decisive step. I think Sony's decision to make the PS3 a convergence device was the right decision and with Blu-Ray now getting this extra boost to its already significant lead the positive feedback loop this setup gives the PS3 will strenghten. More people will buy the PS3 to watch blu-ray movies, ends up also buying some games. More PS3 units sold means more and better games. More and better games means more people buy the PS3 to play games, ends up also buying some movies. And the loop continues.
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:18PM (Unverified) said
lolz i just posted this as a comment in the predictions must have read it the same time
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:18PM (Unverified) said
WHAT GOOD IS STEEL WITHOUT THAT HAND THAT WIELDS IT? I gave this to you. Such a waste. Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe.
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:24PM (Unverified) said
Fantastic. Someone please kill off HD DVD so I can get Heroes on my PS3 :)
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:33PM (Unverified) said
PLEASE let this end the war, the sooner more consumers adopt the format the sooner the prices will drop to DVD levels.
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 7:44PM (Unverified) said
*laughs at the 40% failure rate of the 360... everyday*
Reply
Posted: Jan 5th 2008 2:21AM (Unverified) said
*laughing at toshiba for canceling their press conference and at bill gates for being an arrogant nerd. Irony when paramount dropped blu ray, caught everyone off guard, now warner caught everyone off guard*
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:37PM Tparsons5150 said
I thought they were Blu-Ray Exclusive already,. well it's good to hear that they are for Sure LOL
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:40PM captainsamus said
As much as I hope that this will end the war...
1. It'll still be another year or so.
2. I expect Microsoft/HDDVD Group to do something else insane, such as buying another studio off, which will further prolong the war.
Reply
1. It'll still be another year or so.
2. I expect Microsoft/HDDVD Group to do something else insane, such as buying another studio off, which will further prolong the war.
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:43PM (Unverified) said
Good stuff. This made my day. I feel sorry for the people who bought HD DVD players. Unfortunatly that player might become useless within the year.
So Blu now has 80% of the big name movies exclusively.
I'm really curious what Toshy has to say about this.
Reply
So Blu now has 80% of the big name movies exclusively.
I'm really curious what Toshy has to say about this.
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:44PM (Unverified) said
What's that? Silence? Where are all the 'Warner got paid off...' articles quickly popping up after this announcement?
There aren't going to be any because Warner did this on their own.
Reply
There aren't going to be any because Warner did this on their own.
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 7:29PM (Unverified) said
You know. Reguardless and outside of the console wars, I thought Microsoft paying Paramount to make HD-Dvd exclusive was the most bastardized underhanded thing I ever heard. Next to the $40 million dollar GTA4 exclusive content deal. When I hear news stories like that, I don't care who has the better console, all I care about is how stupid these decisions are. Creativity shouldn't be up for sale. You make something because you want to make it, not cause someone tells you too.
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:45PM (Unverified) said
MS said if Blu wins, they will support them, and:
If you can't beat them, join them.
Reply
If you can't beat them, join them.
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:51PM (Unverified) said
Just came over from xbox360fanboy to say congrats, guys.
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:55PM Wonderflex said
Thanks. We can use all the good news we can get sometimes.
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 5:06PM (Unverified) said
I'm not one to brag, I'm just getting tired of studios not releasing the big titles because it hasn't been unanimously decided yet (thus starting over the cycle and screwing the consumer).
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 6:48PM (Unverified) said
its nice that not everyone is a mindless fanboy on both sides of the fence... and yeah!! wanted to get the matrix on blu ray sice i heard blu ray existed!!
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:54PM (Unverified) said
So how long until Microsoft releases a 360 Bluray player add-on? :P
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:55PM (Unverified) said
hell yeah. Finally I can get transformers on Blu Ray! That would be really funny if Bill Gates does announce the rumored XBOX360 w/ HD-DVD internal at CES this week.
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 4:57PM (Unverified) said
Transformers is still a Paramount movie, so no. But maybe it's just a matter of time?
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 11:20PM linebeginstoblur said
Remember, Sony didn't make the PS3 a Blu-ray player so you could have a hi-def movie player. The primary reason was for extra storage space for games. If Microsoft makes future 360 games on HD DVD, that doesn't mean that the 360 will flop. Sony only influenced the HD format war, not depended on it.
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 6:16PM (Unverified) said
That's not going to happen with Apple's Steve Jobs on the Disney board.
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 5:01PM (Unverified) said
finally a big step in the right direction! this format war helps no one, end it now! all studios kill hd-dvd's support worldwide!! One format means more for everyone. more money for companies, and more movies at lower costs for consumers!!
Reply
Posted: Jan 5th 2008 2:31AM (Unverified) said
...now if we could do the same about video games and kill of the wii and the 360 and only release games on the ps3. wouldnt that mean more game sales? haha
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 5:02PM (Unverified) said
Does somebody have a list of the studios Warner Bros. owns/ is over?
Or a list of the big movies coming soon to blu as a result of this?
Reply
Or a list of the big movies coming soon to blu as a result of this?
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 5:22PM (Unverified) said
Time Warner owns
-HBO
-New Line Cinema (Lord of the Rings anyone?)
-TBS
-Warner Bros
Reply
-HBO
-New Line Cinema (Lord of the Rings anyone?)
-TBS
-Warner Bros
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 5:08PM (Unverified) said
So wait, it's a good thing for limited consumer choice and a monopoly? So much for prices coming down or additional features being added... but yay we get to laugh at 360 people! Great!
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 5:32PM (Unverified) said
No, it's a good thing that consumers don't have to buy two lines of players just to have the ability to own any HD movie they want.
Has there been a price or monopoly problem with DVDs?
What will happen is when Blu-ray finally becomes the standard, every other hardware company will hop on board to start manufacturing them, and prices will fall that way.
My only hope is that actual Blu-ray movies will fall in price this year. I'd really love to see a $15 standard similar to DVDs one day, but I'd be accepting of even a $20 MSRP sometime this year.
Reply
Has there been a price or monopoly problem with DVDs?
What will happen is when Blu-ray finally becomes the standard, every other hardware company will hop on board to start manufacturing them, and prices will fall that way.
My only hope is that actual Blu-ray movies will fall in price this year. I'd really love to see a $15 standard similar to DVDs one day, but I'd be accepting of even a $20 MSRP sometime this year.
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 5:33PM (Unverified) said
yes i agree, i would have loved if there was betamax and vhs, laserdisc and dvd... i love buying two players for all my favourite movies
have u not heard of competition between companies.. just because wb, disney and sony are all on blu ray doesnt mean they all love each other, they all still want people to buy their movies over other companies movies, so prices will be dropped... look at dvd, one format and low still prices...
Reply
have u not heard of competition between companies.. just because wb, disney and sony are all on blu ray doesnt mean they all love each other, they all still want people to buy their movies over other companies movies, so prices will be dropped... look at dvd, one format and low still prices...
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 6:38PM (Unverified) said
@Non Hippy Hippy
I don't think there ever was a Laserdisc / DVD war. Pretty much as soon as DVD came out, Laserdisc was dead. When Laserdisc was huge around the early 90s. Everyone and their brother wanted Laserdiscs that were the same size as normal CDs, but the technology didn't exist until about 2 years later after Laserdisc finally became popular.
My mom though was an early adopter of Laserdiscs though, she has some from like 1984 when it was new technology. But yeah, around 1992 (or whenever Terminator 2 was a new movie) that's when Laserdisc really picked up speed. But everyone wished they weren't so big and small like CDs without the flipping the disc over aspect of Laserdiscs. So when DVDs happened, Laserdisc died fast.
I would agree this is more along the lines of VHS vs Betamax though. The announcement of Warner going Blu-Ray only is a huge kick in the nuts to HD-Dvd. As soon as Batman Begins is on Blu-ray, it's bought. Maybe the first Matrix movie too... I just try to pretend the second and third movies never happened.
Reply
I don't think there ever was a Laserdisc / DVD war. Pretty much as soon as DVD came out, Laserdisc was dead. When Laserdisc was huge around the early 90s. Everyone and their brother wanted Laserdiscs that were the same size as normal CDs, but the technology didn't exist until about 2 years later after Laserdisc finally became popular.
My mom though was an early adopter of Laserdiscs though, she has some from like 1984 when it was new technology. But yeah, around 1992 (or whenever Terminator 2 was a new movie) that's when Laserdisc really picked up speed. But everyone wished they weren't so big and small like CDs without the flipping the disc over aspect of Laserdiscs. So when DVDs happened, Laserdisc died fast.
I would agree this is more along the lines of VHS vs Betamax though. The announcement of Warner going Blu-Ray only is a huge kick in the nuts to HD-Dvd. As soon as Batman Begins is on Blu-ray, it's bought. Maybe the first Matrix movie too... I just try to pretend the second and third movies never happened.
Posted: Jan 5th 2008 7:10PM (Unverified) said
i think you are confused between "monopoly" and "standards". But then again, so is microsoft.
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 5:15PM IshimaruKenta said
The second after this posted, I swear you could hear the cries of a thousand HD-DVD fanboys :( qq buddies, but next time, choose the superior format, yeah?
Reply
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 5:49PM ComicShaman said
I wouldn't say that, unless you don't plan to live for more than a decade at most. Formats come and go, after all.
Still, good news.
Reply
Still, good news.
Posted: Jan 4th 2008 5:28PM (Unverified) said
yes yes, ps3fanboy's prediction came true. it was quite obvious that warner was going to go blu-ray exclusive.
Reply
Sorry, you must be logged in to leave a comment.
Featured Stories
The most popular posts
in the last 7 days
- Vita 'UMD Passport' won't be offered in US 220 comments
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning review: A tempting fate 153 comments
- David Jaffe leaves Eat Sleep Play, layoffs hit developer [Update] 108 comments
- Don't call it a remake: Final Fantasy X is a 'remaster,' to be clear 95 comments
- Battleship movie adapted into FPS by Double Helix 93 comments
