Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses

TOKYO--Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. This decision has been made following recent major changes in the market. Toshiba will continue, however, to provide full product support and after-sales service for all owners of Toshiba HD DVD products.

"We carefully assessed the long-term impact of continuing the so-called 'next-generation format war' and concluded that a swift decision will best help the market develop," said Atsutoshi Nishida, President and CEO of Toshiba Corporation. "While we are disappointed for the company and more importantly, for the consumer, the real mass market opportunity for high definition content remains untapped and Toshiba is both able and determined to use our talent, technology and intellectual property to make digital convergence a reality."

[Brian5247]

Thank you, Toshiba. Congratulations, Sony.

[Khaqan]

This will allow Paramount and Universal to go format neutral.

@ (below) I meant that Paramount and Universal will go neutral right away and later on they will go exclusive.

[Brian5247]

How could it go neutral if HD-DVD is dead? They will both support Blu-Ray 100%

[Method]

/facepalm

How can you go neutral/exclusive to something when there isn't any other competition?

[CaliGamer]

I think he made a mistake, no need to give the guy a hard time.

[longtimegamer]

This could be the final Nail in HD-DVDs Coffin.

[freakyzeeky]

Mark my words... MUAHAHHAHAHAAAAA!!!! *cough, cough* HAHAHAAA! :o)

[Brian5247]

Sony deserves it.

[TheExecutive]

Now that one of the major dominoes has fallen this generation it will be very interesting to see what happens with the ps3 sales in the next few weeks... I expect it to be analogous to one of the heavy hitters releasing (MGS, GT, FF) we shall see though.

[INehalemEXI]

I guess Sony was not playing when they dub the PS3 future-proof. :D

[Expy]

Nice to see a dying format finally meet its maker.

[DraconWolfX]

It's maker was Toshiba. I'm pretty sure the format was pretty familiar with its maker.

[shelbygt33]

I own 7 HD-DVD's.
4 of them were the dual disc (dvd on one side, hd on the other) - so no big loss there.

Of the remaining 3, they are format exclusives and I have been enjoying them in HD for a long time now, with no waiting.

I got a HD add-on for $150 used back in the day. I don't feel ripped off or sorry or anything else. My investment has already paid for itself in my eyes.

(I also own 15 BluRay movies - so I guess I sorta helped the format war, too!)

[gEnKiE]

Crazy.....that all i got to say. RIP HD-DVD. Good job Sony. Knew ya would pull through. :)

[kevin1122]

it is definitely nice to see that it is finally over.

[Euphrate]

Look content at your Ps3, ps3 owners!

[CaliGamer]

Since day one, got my PS3 and never looked back. Haste makes for mistakes and patience brings great rewards in the long run.

[Euphrate]

Me too XD!

[coolkev99]

What's patient about buying a PS3 on day one?

[xhi4]

when people used to go "blu-ray is going to lose because it failed with betamax, umd, mini disc n all", "blu-ray is going to lose because microsoft supports hd-dvd", "hd-dvd is going to win because toshiba puts the hd-dvd discs in all of it's laptops"..crap like that

and I used to just think oh dear.

finally.........victoryyyy!! lol

[deeznuts]

Don't forget "hd dvd will win when it hits $xx.xx because it's all about price" ignoring HD DVD was always cheaper and was still losing. Or, "HD DVD will win because of porn, just like VHS" ignoring the fact that porn industry has changed since 1982.

[moparful99]

Its funny that people use porn as a deciding factor whenever more people view porn online quicker, more discreet, and usually free if not cheaper.... Only reason it was so big back then was because internet was in its infancy and not as widely adopted as it is today.... But I will admit that if videos like girls gone wild whent hd then that might have helped some... But this format war is officially over and now everyone is throwing the "Digital Download will be the death of blu-ray." But not every consumer in the nation is clawing hand over foot to have a streaming digital download setup. Hell dvds are still selling stronger then blu-ray. But with everyone slashing prices on dvds to 3 and 4 bucks a pop it seems like the industry is pushing blu-ray... Who watched attack of the show tonight? They are moarning hd-dvd and still saying that it was the better format and trying to push it as the superior format... I dont know if they were being sarcastic or being sincere but it just shows you how deep this battle was entrenched... Sweet victory for blu-ray.

[bootsielon]

Whoever wrote about two hours ago that Toshiba wasn't dropping the HD-DVD business is a freaking moron

[Lord_Mike]

Yay its over, Transformers on Blu-ray finally. Can't wait, still haven't watched it yet. I was just waiting for the right time for my purchase.

[CaliGamer]

When I was young, but the movie was really a let down to me. I wanted to see more transforming action and less Shia LaBeouf.
Now Rambo on BD I will get, that movie was SWEEEEEEEEEET, so much action the last 1/3 of the movie, it was almost too much.
But, yet, it will be good to have all your favorite movies on one format regardless of what you like, we all win brother.

[Wereturd]

Looks like Castro has resigned over the HD-DVD announcement.

NOT A GOOD DAY TO FOR THE REDS!!!!

[Tru_Blu]

LOL, the red domino's are falling fast!

[Tru_Blu]

.

[resonate]

At least now we can have one unified format and end this war once and for all.

[kingboy]

Wow!! it`s finally over now

[Peekay]

Here's to a new Era of High Definition Viewing on Blu!

[camelio]

IT IS DONE

[-EvoAnubis-]

Made me laugh. Bubbles for you.

[Boomer]

I'm glad it's done. I'm very happy to see blu win this thing. Imho, this wouldn't have happen to HD-DVD if microsoft would have integrated the HD-DVD player into the the 360. It may have forced it onto the buyer but HD wouldn't be dead either. MS really let toshiba down.

[coolkev99]

Possibly, but it would have been way way to risky for MS. They weren't in a position to recover if HDDVD failed. At least Sony already had the VG market locked up at the time.

[nomad117]

The bourne series!!!!

[CaliGamer]

That was the S**T, probably get it if they have a good box set. Man the possibilities with all the space on these BD is endless. Movie and gaming nirvana, can't wait.

[nix]

they are far better! especially the bad a$$ carlos! (which is not at all in the movies)

but i like the movies too.. the best car chases on screen. q:

[TheExecutive]

absolutely, I love the series and will buy them day one!

[Rattles]

.

[hardmetal]

Everyone: Playstation 3...YOU are responsible of hddvd's fate and for this you are grounded to be here,there and everywhere for long long long time not only as a bluray player but also as a media center that plays blu-ray games,blu-ray movies and on-line.

Playstation 3: As you wish. I just do what my family has been doing all the time.

[Rybnik]

Yes. The day has finally arrived. Goodbye HDDVD, good job Toshiba for cutting your losses instead of dragging this out further. This is good for all parties in the long run...but obviously benefits Sony ENORMOUSLY!!!

Transformers will be here soon!

This is an historic article as it (should) be the final grounds on which for one side to gloat over the other. FINALLY we will be back to discussing games only.....Ah who am I kidding, there will prolly be another 20-40 articles posted here displaying opinions on the implications of this for 360 and PS3. But hey, for those of us sane non-fanboys, there will truly be no reason at all to join in on such retarded "aftermath" articles. Alright, rant over.

RIP HDDVD, Long live Blu-ray, the new physical standard for HD content.

[noprin]

it`s finally over
now I can sleep

[CaliGamer]

Snake, now that its over you can dream about your glorious CQC and knocking random guys out by grabbing their genitals and squeezing really hard. Sweet dreams my friend, sweet dreams.

[CaliGamer]

Have a choice to either use it to view the HD-DVD movies they have and upscale old DVD's, or find a museum really quickly to sell it to. LOL. Kidding, or am I?

If I had one I would have been trying to get rid of that thing months ago, but that wouldn't happen to me because I research my products before I buy and the Blu-Ray in the PS3 just seemed like a very good bet. Who doesn't like the increased storage that BD offer? Only a fool, thats who.

Innovation, ain't it great.

[gano]

Its nice to know that not everyone can be bought. Every yr u move forward not backward, for those who understand that congrats.

[Marceles]

...or a pawn shop

[Anything but Cute]

The format war officially comes to an end Tuesday Feburary 19, 2008.

I don't know why that earlier report saying otherwise really ruined my day. Now, I can go to bed.

[Ghoul]

VICTORY

[jayblings]

You guys hear that..listen..its silence..i don't hear you xbox fan boys talking now..hows it feel to spend 120 bucks on a hd-dvd paper weight? Halo 3..err 2.5 looked great on dvd..can't wait to see what the real Halo 3 looks like through a blue ray

[Ghoul]

hehe true

suddenly the front is silent :)

[dexterwang]

And there we go... the official end game

Came much faster then anyone would expect, but the nails are finally enough to hold the corpse in the coffin

[whateva]

yeah because it's hard to hit a target thats underground lol

[PeterGriffinSays]

We can all kick back, relax, grab a couple sodas, and chill. This battle is finished. HD-DVD put up a good fight. The fact that Toshiba is going to continue to help current owners with their products is actually exceptionally decent. However, so long and farewell, cause Blu-Ray is here to stay.

[coolkev99]

I was already kicked back, relaxed, and chillin. Cuz I really couldn't care less what format won.

[ta1snake]

Fare well. Finally the war is over.

[Xbox is the BEST]

to buy some Blu

[UnblessedSoul]

Lol victory is ours

[Euphrate]

And others who were the soul of the *format war*, if it ever was...

[Rybnik]

He has been really suspiciously absent these last few weeks...Wonder if he got a PS3 sooner than expected?

[Euphrate]

Playstation 3 rules...

[dexterwang]

Goodbye
Jia Jiang
Au revoir
Auf Wiedersehen
Adiós
Saiyonara
Arrivederci
Anyo

You fought hard, rest in peace

[ChanDangle]

SH***********TSS WEAK!!!!!!

[NoxiousD]

thank god!! now toshiba please go away!

[Zip]

Farvel HD DVD :)...

Lets just hope that Sony will continue to increase and upgrade its quality.

[NoxiousD]

it's simple toshiba! Don't mess with Sonhy. Look what happened! i wanna see tears lol a lesson well learned.

[kevin1122]

I wonder where that guy named cdzie something went, i remember him being very certain hd-dvd had this in the bag.

[chrno6]

yeah and I wonder where cookie15 went too...he just disappeared recently.

[Filanime03]

guys i have a feeling the reason why all those HDDVD fanboys are gone at the same time bcoz its only a one person.

[Skerj]

They likely won't admit flat out that they were wrong, I've heard the "oh well Direct Downloads will take over so BluRay's win is temporary" argument lately.

[Iron Man 2]

This does not surprise Dark Sniper,HD DVD was dead the day it was created,Dark Sniper feels sorry for all those poor Xbox 360 owners who bought the obsolete HD DVD add-on,Dark Sniper does Blu,do you?

$niper

[Gazman]

So long HD-DVD the new Betamax

[ApocalypseShadow]

devastating megaton bomb has landed and decimated the unbelievers.

don't worry sony fans and ps3 fans.our shiny black protective shields will protect us from the fallout.it is the unbelievers and the wicked fanboys of FUD who have been swept away.those who saw the light and repented have been saved from the folly that is hd-dvd.now they must be saved from that other devil of RROD that has led the sheep astray.........

hahahahaahahhaaha!!!!!

the wicked said hd-dvd was the better buy.
the wicked said that when hd-dvd prices drop,bluray would get destroyed.
the wicked said bluray should have been taken out of ps3 and replaced with dvd.
the wicked said that sony will lose because they included bluray.

but as you can see,the mart,pog,bladestar,firstnight, jason,bloodmask(cashes in on negative sony news),sony 4 u-the real deal-top gamer-elite gamer(same freakin person),the round peg(cashes in on negative sony news),pimp daddy,cdzie,mesh,wageslave,gno the,etc.,have all been swept away in the holocaust.

no stone will be unturned,no cave will be protected,no shelter untouched by the mighty bluray and cell processor.

toshiba will live,but the devil that was hd-dvd will be cast out and thrown into the abyss............OR THE NEAREST LANDFILL.......

awsome man!!.just awsome!!my 60gig purchase just got that much sweeter.what was that fans of hd-dvd?ps3 gamers don't buy any games?

well,look what we did on this day feb. 19,2008.sucks to be on the losing side.

megaton............bombs have been dropped..............

[Saint Sony]

For the movie industry this is great news.

To PS3 gaming, nothing changes.. you still have to do the damn annoying 5gig installation with some games. Thanks to slow blu-ray.

[AdamBombastic]

Thats your counterattack to Sony's victory in the format war??? HaHa!!! Thanks for the laugh man! It speaks volumes about the state of the industry and how quickly momentum is shifting when you have to dig so deep to find anything remotely negative to say about the PS3 right now.

[Blademask]

1. RROD
2. Batteries
3. Charged for Peer to Peer
4. HD-DVD paperweight
5. Multiple Discs (like its ff7 or something and not the year 2008)

Have some shame. Understand that the end is near.

ALl MS is going to do is shoot itself in the foot once it tries to brag about sales again. Either PS3 outsells it due to their 'shortage' or.. it outsells it even when its in 'stock'. Going to be interesting to see how they play it.

[carl ps3]

AT LAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) It shouldnt of started in the first place!!!
:-/ waste of time and money.

[Lumbo]

Horray, finally no more DVD related news on N4G \o/

[Wozzer]

Owned!!

[Matsuiichi]

HD DVD has died, now it just needs to rot away in its grave. Farewell, adversary (I would say worthy, but it was never a worthy opponent to start with).

Congrats, Blu, I always had faith in you, and now I can be sure to see all my favorites in High-Def. What a wonderful world it is! ^^

[flOw]

Ok, now I'll buy a ps3...

[Xakep]

It's a trick!!

[Kaz Hirai]

HD-DVD shall join this list:
N64
Dreamcast
Xbox
Gamecube
Xbox 360

What do they all have in common, Sony Soldiers? That's right. King Kaz CRUSHED them!!!

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

[whitesky]

roflz

[PSWe60]

Hey Kaz, you forgot the Sega Saturn

[Kaz Hirai]

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

[PSWe60]

LOL!

[Jen5en]

Gandalf: And so ends HD-DVD, son of DVD...

[nix]

Yo listen up here's a story
About a little guy that lives in a blu world
And all day and all night and everything he sees
Is just blu like him inside and outside
Blu his house with a blue little window
And a blu corvette
And everything is blu for him and hisself
And everybody around
Cos he ain't got nobody to listen to

I'm blu da ba dee da ba die...

I have a blu house with a blu window.
Blu is the colour of all that I wear.
Blu are the streets and all the trees are too.
I have a girlfriend and she is so blu.
Blu are the people here that walk around,
Blu like my corvette, it's standing outside.
Blu are the words I say and what I think.
Blu are the feelings that live inside me.

I'm blu da ba dee da ba die...

I have a blu house with a blu window.
Blu is the colour of all that I wear.
Blu are the streets and all the trees are too.
I have a girlfriend and she is so blu.
Blu are the people here that walk around,
Blu like my corvette, it's standing outside.
Blu are the words I say and what I think.
Blu are the feelings that live inside me.

I'm blu da ba dee da ba die...

Inside and outside blu his house
With the blu little window and a blu corvette
And everything is blu for him and hisself
And everybody around cause he aint got
Nobody to listen to

I'm blu da ba dee da ba die...

I'm blu (if I was green I would die)

[Figboy]

teh porn supports HD DVD
HD DVD is cheaper
Microsoft is backing HD DVD
HD DVD has Universal and Paramount
people respond to the name HD DVD

lol.

anyone with a working brain new this format was over the moment Sony said that they were putting Blu Ray players in the Playstation 3 (me and my roommate have been saying that for over two years now, and boy did we get reamed in forums because of it).

if i was a spiteful fellow, i'd hunt down every single thread where i was called an idiot for saying Blu Ray was going to win the past two years, and rub it in their stupid faces.

but i won't.

i'll just sit here smugly, pop in Casino Royale and Blu Ray, and pour out a 40 for HD DVD...

[ryuyasho]

...rent the porn in HD and rip them to Blu, and to make up for the space, rip 3 HDs into a 25Gig Blu...

tanta mierda de Microfock...

[nix]

TO CELEBRATE THE VICTORY.

I BOUGHT A PS3, SONY! q:

[Darkiewonder]

Thanks for the ride. but your stop has hit a wall before you came to a complete hault.

[Blu-ray]

The future is Blu

Bai Bai HD-DVD
http://i27.tinypic.com/4vnw...

[shanezx]

why are all you sony fanboys acting as if Blu Ray had been loosing the format war all along, and they beat HD DVD despite all odds...

Non of you understand that the only reason Blu ray won was because Sony force fed it to the consumers VIA PS3.

However it is good news that this format war is over and it looks like toshiba may go into developing Blu ray players. Good News for everyone, also HD DVD players are going to be very cheap now.

[GodsHand]

Force fed nothing.

Sony never said if you buy are PS3, you have to buy Blu-ray movies. It would be like my vehicle forcing me to use 93 octane, instead on 83. The option is there to use it, if you like. But believe what you want, you are entitled to your opinion.

Damm you Sony, forcing me to use PSN for free, I want to pay for it.

[Anego Montoya FTMFW]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[GodsHand]

Was he trying to tea bag him?

Because Sony did that to Toshiba.

[Anego Montoya FTMFW]

that`s why i posted it.

it`s just a metaphor for how things have been going lately.

lol.

[DanteLinkX]

hd dvd hd dvd hd dvd die da ba de da ba de...... /facedance

Yo listen up: here's a story, About a little format, That lives in a blue world, And all day and all night and everything he sees is, Just blue like him inside and outside, Blue his house with a blue little window, And a blue Corvette and everything is blue for him, And himself and everybody around, 'Cause he aint got nobody to listen: ...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

GOT BLU? 'nuff said

[Jason 360_Niglet]

http://www.riphdvd.ytmnd.co...

[DanteLinkX]

Its kinda sad though :(....but...... jajajjaja

[ScottEFresh]

Glad it's official and Toshiba basically ended it quick for the consumer which is a good thing. Now let's get those BRD prices down so I can start buying lots of movies!

PS ....PWNED!

[zeromyst]

...but the blu corner emerges victorious! Congrats Sony.

[Rims]

Thank god guys! The only thing Toshiba did was waste the consumers money on a dead format.

[bigshynepo]

Way to go, BDA!

Thanks for finally pulling the life support, Toshiba.

[SEAN1617]

hey HD DVD you sucked now your dead, my respects but i never bought any of you, nice one sony! even though sony could careless for us the little people, they are the lessor of two evils M$.

[coolkev99]

hahaha. keep dreamin

[feejo]

Let's revive the beta now.

[SDS Gamerfiend]

It`s funny how you little boys are trying to turn this into a flame war with xbox owners. This has nothing to do with gaming in general. If you wanna flame, go over to the other side for that! I`m glad that one side won! Now I can buy a format and not worry about it dying like others have! I have lost like this before with Sega!!! I`ve been on the fence for a long time and was about to buy a combo drive but didn`t want to waste the extra money on one. What`s funny is, Microsoft will adapt to Blu-Ray too! You guys act like HD DVD was M$`s format. The fact is, that the Xbox 360 isn`t going anywhere! They still have a larger install base and the dev`s will not turn away from all that cash. Now, what this should and will do is increase sum sales for the ps3 since it makes no since to buy a srand alone Blu-Ray player when one can get a ps3 for cheaper. I will be buying a ps3 when Tekken 6 ships! You sony fans Better thank god that they have won this format war because sony was about to go bankrupt in all of their other ventures including the gaming division! That`s why Ken was fired!

[zonetrooper5]

Well done Sony, I may get Planet Earth to watch on my PS3 now. Also, don't try and spin it any other way, Sony did use the PS3 as a trojan horse to get people to buy Blu-Ray movies, it was a good bussiness move which payed off.

HD-DVD could of won but the companies behind that format made quite a few errors. Anyways, gloat away people gloat away but don't break the rules for the comment section or I will delete your comment or ban you from this comment.

[fenderputty]

there is definately a good amount of backpatting going on in here. Torjan horse or not, I'm glad it's over and that blu won. It going to be easier for the formatt to hit audiences and, I get to watch the rest of the movies that I wanted to buy. Also ... we don't need to have any more of these format war articles.

[The_Engineer]

someone sounds a little sour at the outcome, do you really need to mention banning people??

[robbo918]

Rules work both way, the extreme gloaters and the sour grapes individuals. There are a lot of both on both sides. You can't say for a fact that Sony used PS3 as a Trojan horse, yes its plausible, but unless you work for Sony you really don't know that.

[tweaker]

Don't worry Toshiba I still love your TV's.

[WeaseL]

Was Fidel Castro the master mind behind HD-DVD?
Castro steps down & HD-DVD dies, Coincidence?

[TheExecutive]

lets see what happens with the sales of the ps3 now...

[ninja_united]

i chose the right format ¡¡¡ blu-ray ¡¡¡ im not a moron ¡¡¡ yeeess ¡¡¡

[coolkev99]

50/50 chance. Even morons get lucky. ;)

[ryuyasho]

Ken Kutaragi strikes and wins again...

PS1 + CD Player = Victorious
PS2 + DVD + CD Player = Victorious X2
PS3 + BluRay D + DVD + CD + HDD + WiFi = rising Victory >>>>>>

P.S. I own an Xbox(not the 360) and every console that is available since the Atari 2600 just to let you people know...

[darkside]

GAME OVER !!!

[Legionaire2005]

I am more attracted to the blue top of Blu-Ray, just my preference. Since HD-DVD is dead why did they put American Gangster only on HD-DVD and DVD instead of Blu-Ray? The DVD release starts today if anyone wants to pickup a copy.

[resistance100]

I suspect we will see it on blu-ray in the upcoming weeks

[xsteinbachx]

Sings * Ding Dong the Witch is Dead! Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch!*

[WarEagle13]

did they say ps3 wins or blu ray wins? at this point what does the format mean for gamers?

[mistertwoturbo]

PS3 = Blu-Ray Player and Games Machine.

People... Who buy a PS3... can watch Blu-Ray movies...

Now that HD-DVD is dead... Movie studios... Like UNIVERSAL and Paramount... Will release they're movies on Blu-Ray only...

People... who's looking into joining HD entertainment... Will either buy a 360, or PS3... But only one of those systems, can play Blu-Rays as well...

DUH!H!??!?

[WarEagle13]

PS3= blu ray player and sub par game machine

I watch a few blu ray discs on my ps3...(the ones with stuff blowing up and bodies flying around)...Thats great that all studios will use the same format for movies. That was inevitable, and everyone that doesnt agree was being naive.(Maybe now that this is over, Sony can focus on bringing us gamers some decent games(excluding Resistance and COD4, which I perfer 360s online to) and a decent online service...(even if I do have to pay for it.))

But...the fact remains...game developers still are making games for all 3 of the systems I own. I don't see the advantage for GAMES not FILM.

I personally hope all 3 consoles sell really well because then we all benefit from the developers cranking out good games. Maybe you own stock in Sony so I can't say for sure why youre so loyal.

btw whats with all the quotations and periods? One period or a comma will do. !DUH!

[ForROME]

THANK THE FREAKING LORD, GOOD BUY HD DVD HEY HEY GOOD BYE!!!

Congrats SONY you are a true champ

[Guardian0fPeace]

Finally, the end of the most stupid product war of all time!! Congrats Sony! Toshiba, maybe this'll be a lesson to you to actually take initiative in rallying support for your products rather than sitting on your lazy butts waiting for someone to walk in and express interest!!

[wallace1000]

Time for blu-ray prices to come down now :-)

[shelbygt33]

And time for BR to implement a FINAL profile, something that HD-DVD had a looong time ago.

[athlon770]

We all know that HD-DVD was pushed to the customers finalized, and that Blu-Ray was a work in progress. Those of us that could look past that point saw the true potential in blue. So I find my self wondering why you felt your remark needed that little quip. HD-DVD lost, Toshiba raised the white flag of failure, Blu-Ray won.

[shelbygt33]

I own BR, as well. I was tired of seeing the BluRay version of a dual-format flick with less features, exclusives, etc. That, and only recently is the spec getting to a point where it outshines it's now-defunct competitor.

This isn't fanbait or anything, merely ME wishing to see BR's content be all that it can be.

I don't see why you felt like I was wrong.

[Bleucrunch]

I looooooove IIIIIIIIIIIII loooooooooooove it!!!!!!

[timmyp53]

.

[rawg]

It's really over and we can go on with our lives. Hopefully the BR manufacturers and movie studios jump in with both feet now, since there's no need to hedge their bets anymore.

[Ps3ShellShock]

now we can get all the movies on BLURAY!! batman begins/transformers/bourne/fac eoff etc etc

its hilarious 2 go back to old threads and just read the stupidness of some of the hardcore HDDVD backers lol honestly...and the funny thing is we are starting to see the same thing with the 360...its only a matter of time

[PSWe60]

Did anyone know that Toshiba makes kitchen appliances in Japan?
Regardless, thank you for giving in.
Congrats Sony!

[freediro]

you can go and cry in a corner!

all your BS posting with just speculation, even when you got Paramount you couldn't win still being pwnd by blu-ray week after week, you cried for hd-dvd to buy a studio but the studios wont take an offer from a dying man! hahaha you product was cheaper but unfortunately not up to par with blu-rays quality!

Your hd-dvd players will never see the like of Dirty Harry, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, E.T., the Godfather, etc while this move propels the like of George Lucas to finally decide to release Star Wars on Blu-Ray, and Pete Jackson to release Lord of the Rings on Blu-Ray!

So go deal with your denial and accept it then go buy a Blu-Ray player!

[shelbygt33]

Warner Studios did. Look at the domino effect it sent off!

[robbo918]

Sony did have a part in it, not just Warner. It was a group effort on behalf of the Blu group, but you are right Shelby it wasn't just Sony.

[TheDarkHado]

Game Over Man, Game Over!- Aliens
Lord of the Rings on Blu Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[robbo918]

LOTR on Blu is going to make me so very happy!

[Scions Wrath]

Blu-hur-ray!!!

[TheDarkHado]

It feels real good to make the right investment choice. I spent 500.00 on a PS3 in july after selling my Xbox 360 and i have not looked back. Long live Blu!

[davez82]

man finally , 1 victory down, 1 more to go

[MrWegman]

The fact that I paid $127 for the HD DVD addon and received 6 free movies plus I purchased 300, Transformers and Shrek 3- which will continue to work years from now- I am not too upset.
I have a PS3 and my future HD movie purchases will be Bluray... I hope as more and more people buy into bluray- the movie prices will come down- I don't like $30 movies- I prefer $20 and under.

[robbo918]

The prices should come down soon and there are already some Blu sales going on. Amazon had one recently if I recall and JR.com has some good Blu prices like $12 for Fifth Element on Blu.

[meepmoopmeep]

awesome, awesome, awesome, great! :)

[cmrbe]

Its excellent to see Tosihiba countinue to support their current HD-DVD userbase. Its very admirable. Perhaps they could work with the Blu group to allow these customers to switch to blu for a small upgrade fee. That would be even better.

If you guys think Sony was doing a good job sofar. Lets see what will happen from now on. Watch out Nintendo and MS.

[whoelse]

Well done Sony! About time Toshiba!

[darthv72]

To end it now instead of dragging it out was a better move than trying to partner with MS. For those who would try a devalue toshiba for making hddvd....dont. They are a great company that have made even greater products. I prefer them to the likes of Sanyo, Samsung and yes even Sony. This is a bad moment in their production life but one that will be overcome by their desire to make the evolutionary upgrades to home entertainment as cost effective and user friendly as possible.

Boy, did that sound like a PR speech or what?

[jinn]

bluray is still trash

[moparful99]

Why do you feel the need to post this? Do you think your comment will magically re invigorate hd-dvd and inspire toshiba to keep going? Completely pointless and immature....

[Pika-pie]

Awesome feeling to be able to purchase blu-ray movies in total confidence!!

[TwissT]

Its over! Sorry Toshiba but the Blu-ray industry is the winner in this round. Besides it would be better for Toshiba to work on better or smaller version of the Cell Processor.

TRANSFORMERS ON BLU-RAY!!!

[Dmack79]

The format war is officially over. I always had faith that Blu ray would succeed in victory. Now what does this mean for M$.

I know what it means for Sony. You can almost here the popping of champagne bottles in celebration.

Way to go Blu Ray! Way to go PS3! Way to go Sony! :D

[Jdash24]

This song came to mind when i first read this headline

enjoy ;)

[ROCCOZILLA]

next in line will be the 360!

[Figboy]

PLAYSTATION 3 FANS won the format wars.

Sony owes us big time for this.

thankfully, games like Killzone 2, Little Big Planet, Infamous, White Knight Story, MGS4, FFXIII, FF Versus XIII, LA Noire, Heavy Rain, Motorstorm 2, Gran Turismo 5, and Resistance 2 are very nice "thank yous."

i'll take those anyday.

[ReBurn]

I'm glad I didn't buy an HD-DVD player.

[psnDevistator356]

Damn! TIME!

[ip_daly]

Hopefully these models will drop in price, even though the competitive pressure from HD DVD has been removed. Sony and the BDA will have to show that they are committed to making Bluray a mass-market format by doing the right thing in terms of standardising the format's players to one "profile" and making them affordable. We also hope that the movie selling prices will not now suddenly increase due to the lack of competition. I don't like paying more for less.

[Big Jim]

For over a year, I spent everyday on the frontlines of the format war, fighting for Blu-ray. Now the war is over, and everyone is celebrating, cheers of victory everywhere. But not me.....I have nothing inside but a vast emptiness. Why? Because I've been fighting this format war so long that I don't know any other way to live than to fight.........now that the fighting is over, what do I do with my life? I'm a soldier now and I don't know any other way to be.....now that peace has come......is there a place for this war veteran in the world?....

[Nadeem]

Blu-Ray WON!!!!!!! WOOT GO SONY AND THEIR PS3! HEY KHAQAN GUESS WHO????

[Alcaponeyou]

HA-HA!