“Universal said today it will drop its support for HD DVD and instead produce its high-definition films on Blu-ray Disc,” Erica Ogg reports for CNET.
“‘The path for widespread adoption of the next-generation platform has finally become clear,’ said Craig Kornblau, president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures Digital Platforms, in a statement,” Ogg reports.
“‘The emergence of a single, high-definition format is cause for consumers, as well as the entire entertainment industry, to celebrate. While Universal values the close partnership we have shared with Toshiba, it is time to turn our focus to releasing new and catalog titles on Blu-ray,’ he said,” Ogg reports.
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Adam W” for the heads up.]
Yay! This is good news.
The others who shut the barn door after the horse got out will be in tow directly.
Well, obviously.
How do you say Blu-ray in japanese?
Yay! Star Treck on Blu-ray
Serenity on Blu-Ray? Hope so. It will finally be time to move up to a new disc player. Now let’s get Firefly out in HD as well.
In Japanese:
ブルーレイ
Pronounced:
Bu ruu rei
Less talk — more new releases!
Universal’s president for Home Entertainment and Digital Platforms claims that it has “finally become clear” that Blu-Ray is winner. The writing has been on the wall for weeks (they even recently put a fresh coat of paint on that wall, as the original started peeling already…!). To be so myopic and not to see this seriously questions the ability of this guy to make strategic decisions for a studio such as Universal.
I guess it’s always fun for us, Apple fans, to see a business adversary keep making poor decisions one after another (UMG not renewing iTunes, NBC/U pulling out of iTunes, HD-DVD…). If the string of these is long enough, perhaps they’ll force them to finally crawl back to iTunes.
@TSuyaku
You are hilarious!!!
Spelt that way too…
For HD-DVD:
エチヂーヂビヂ
Echi-Di Di-Bi-Di
@ Mac Man
What is hilarious is that you think that was a joke?
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“How do you say Blu-ray in japanese?”
Bru-ray
If they had a conscience, they would offer to swap HD-DVD’s for Blu-Rays. A media conversion of say $5 to $10 per title, and a grace period of 12-18 months (over which the disks could be changed) would seem fair to me. That way people can save for a new player and know that not all of their financial content investment will become obsolete.
If they had a conscience, they would offer to swap HD-DVD’s for Blu-Rays.
A media conversion cost of say $5 to $10 per title, and a grace period of 12-18 months (over which the disks could be changed) would seem fair to me. That way people can save for a new player and know that not all of their financial content investment will become obsolete.
BTW: who reserved my name??
Somebody should get sacked for going with HD-DVD in the first place.
@Mac+ It’s Bru-lay!
Universal… last to the party. Somebody with GE ought to shake up the management at Uni. They’re obviously 5 years behind everyone else!
Obsolete? Think about the poor X-Boxes out there, all alone.
Great! Can’t wait to watch Transformers Blu Ray Edition
once its re-released on this format. Michael Bay will also realize
his blu-ray goal. Hopefully Apple will waste not any time in unleashing new product with blu-ray even as a BTO option – MBP, hint, hint.
I’m sure all those HD-DVD owners would love to get at least something back from Toshiba for this, but it ain’t happening.
When DVD first came out, its big competitor was DIVX (not that DivX; the throw-away kind that you ‘bought’ for a few bucks, and could watch it only once, on a special player). They actually initially had some following, but folded within less than two years. Only those who bought very early were entitled to some $100 refunds (for players). There is a difference between that and HD-DVD; you can still use your HD-DVD player for up-converting ordinary DVDs (and for music CDs, of course).
Either way, let Blu-Ray grow quickly, so that we can buy them for $100 come next holiday season.
Ding Dong HD DVD is Dead. HD DVD is Dead. What took so long?
Can I now get mah freekin Battlestar Galactica on Blu-ray, please?
kthxbye
@John Gee …. you sir are a loser ….
Ooo.. I want Transformers too. Gimme gimme.