So if Halo moves to PS3 the 360 is dead?
These studios are not going bluray only. They just stopped being HD-DVD only. Oh no!
[LOL] hd-dvd is totally dead
- Thread starter Darmok & Jalad
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So if Halo moves to PS3 the 360 is dead?
These studios are not going bluray only. They just stopped being HD-DVD only. Oh no!
It was NEVER winning, ever.
too bad sony was fucking retarded and decided not to put IR in the PS3 like EVERY OTHER CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ITEM THAT HAS REMOTE CONTROL.
I mean that's just really fucking dumb.
When the dust settles I may break down and buy blueray.
Are you retarded? HD-DVD came out in March 06, Blu-Ray in June 06. From The release of Blu-Ray, HD-DVD outsold Blu-Ray until Feb 07, which marked the first month Blu-Ray outsold HD-DVD (100:98.7).
GlassShadow
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When all the other majors are only releasing on blu-ray and HD-DVD has no exclusivity or any draw cards (apart from misguided fanboi rage about codecs)...who do you think is going to be winning the 'sales' in a format war?
This is like all the games companies release only for the PS3 and MS saying ok we'll release our games no longer just on the 360 but also on the PS3. It's obvious to see which format will win.
edit: Or if you want the even more obvious. The HD-DVD camp when even buying companies can't retain exclusivity...whilst the other camp gets exclusivity for 'free'...joke yet much?
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That will never happen.
although id like to see a standard format, id really REALLY like to see a combo so at least the movies wont have to be repurchased. if the players can have their firmware updated to the new blu-ray or whatever standard if thats even possible, thatd be nice too
cause im not shelling out cash for another player, fuck that, especially a 600 dollar hybrid
ill just pirate em
cause im not shelling out cash for another player, fuck that, especially a 600 dollar hybrid
ill just pirate em
there are a few out but theyre all nutsy fuckin expensive
both the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players actually use a violet laser, so it seems. the reason combo drives are possible im guessing. im not 100% on that.
GlassShadow
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It was an example you could relate to, calm down before you have a data overflow (oh wow i crack myself up when i'm tired).
to lgbr:
The only blu-ray player I know of that can be updated properly is the PS3.
There was even a Total HD concept by Warner that was shelved (had HD-DVD on one side and Blue-ray on the other side) after Paramount shifted to HD-DVD. Rather ironic that the switch to HD-DVD in someways accelerated a shift to Blue-ray for Warner.
for now.
You don't think that will be the next step?
go buy an HDDVD player than.
I bet you won't
HDDVD player sales have just come to a screeching halt
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At one point in 2007, Sony had bought all the blue laser diodes to put in their PS3s. Sony had all the raw blue diodes in the world.
Of course, nobody stopped producing blue laser diodes just because Sony had bought them all. In fact, production of diodes probably increased in response.
As far as I remember though, all HD-DVD players were supposed to come with a mandatory ethernet port for firmware updates + online content (mine does, I remember reading that they were all supposed to)
so what would stop toshiba or whoever from just being like "okay, fuck it, fag-ray wins, but we'll at least thank the people that supported us by flashing their firmware to read blu-rays as well as HD-DVD"
that would be fucking so amazing
but of course they wont
theyll release their own blu-ray player for the amazing low low price of 400 dollars!