Star Wars to be Blu-ray Exclusive?

There have been rumors before that the Star Wars trilogies would be appearing on the Blu-ray disc format. But looking at the Amazon.com website it can be seen that there are two pages up for the Blu-ray version of the film trilogies (one for each trilogy) but no equivalent can be found for HD DVD.

There is no current release date for the films and in the availability section it simply says that, "we will e-mail you when this title becomes available". Still if Amazon, of all retailers, have pages up only for the Blu-ray version could they know something we don't?

If it does turns out to be true then Blu-ray and PS3 fans could be celebrating soon as this could be "a catalyst that triggers even larger adoption rates for Blu-ray over HD DVD".

[btkadams]

if star wars is blu ray exclusive....
well you know what im gonna say..

[jahcure]

Well starwars is produced by 20th century fox and well..we know this is one of the exclusive blu-ray supporters.

[LoydX-mas]

But doesn't Lucasfilm have the actual control of the release of these films, not Fox?
If I remember it took FOREVER for the original trilogy to come out on standard DVD.(Because Lucas himself wanted them to be cleaned up)

-I support HD-DVD but this is a series that would make me buy a Blu-ray player!

[Leathersoup]

I've purchased all the starwars I'm going to in my lifetime. Too many versions/formats. I'm done.

[Phlapp]

LOL George Lucas is the Master at selling people something they already have. Stand by for the individual film Blu-Ray releases, then the box set trilogy with 'never before seen' footage, then the Dolby True-HD version, then the Widescreen Dolby True-HD Blu-ray with 'never before seen' footage in a different box then.....

(You get my drift)

[Bigmac573]

teh 360s iz finnishid!

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Seriously, there are other movies besides Star Wars, right?

[Kyur4ThePain]

This has NOTHING to do with the 360, so fu(k off.

[TheExecutive]

i think he was joking... seriously though.

[Leathersoup]

The Xbox 360 is not married to HD-DVD folks. If HD-DVD does not succeed they can always put out a Blu-ray player for it. Seriously. I thought that was one of the better ideas in their design. They weren't forcing a format.

[Why o why]

@Leathersoup How much do you think that will cost ms bruva. suppose they could drop hddvd like they did the 1st xbox

[Leathersoup]

It's a separate piece of hardware. If the HD-DVD format fails altogether, it wouldn't make sense for them to continue making a player for that format, would it.
Designing a Blu-Ray player to function with the Xbox360 wouldn't exactly be a difficult thing to do.

[San anto]

"If HD-DVD does not succeed they can always put out a Blu-ray player for it."

After all the stuff theyve said about blu-ray i cant see them swallowing their pride and come crawling back.

[Phantom_Lee]

Fox = Blue Ray only....
is this even new?

[kmis87]

No.

[Lord Anubis]

well, there's a lot of star wars fans out there. HD version would go well with them. So the studio is FOX?

[shysun]

Im one of those fans.I can't wait for these movies.:)

[ITR]

Um duh!?

Fox is on board with BR.

New content? Probably not. (Unless they include Droids or Ewoks cartoons)

I mean every episode already comes on 2 DVD's.
One for the movie and one for all the extra's.

I have SW on LaserDisc..never owned a player but I like SW stuff.
I still want the VHS copies.

I might buy these just for the hell of it.

Fox where the hell is the SW TV series!???

[tethered]

"Fox where the hell is the SW TV series!???"
Ever heard of "jumping the shark?"

If they ever made a Star Wars TV series it would for sure end all coolness left in the Star Wars realm.

I believe there was an Ewoks TV series at one time. Didn't last long.

Edit:
Crap! I did a quick search and its looking like its in the making.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/...

[ITR]

The TV series is suppose to broadcast at 720p.

I'm still hoping for 3 more movies.

Though I would love a stand alone movie with Boba Fett and the bounty hunters.

[CaliGamer]

What are you looking for specifically because I am looking to get rid of them.

[fenderputty]

I can't wait for them to come out.

[Premonition]

With sony saying they will market the PS3's other features to the adult audiance i dont see why this wont move some systems later on.

[Bathyj]

Also they might have been slow to come to DVD but Fox has said they're not waiting it out this time, They're committed 100% to BR. These movies will look great too since they were all created digitally (1-3).

Who would have thought the Clone Wars would settle the Format Wars. Now hurry up LotR and Matrix, stop dragging it out.

[ITR]

Matrix Trilogy is going HD-DVD.

This is why I want a dual player.

The new Bourne movie is going HD-DVD as well.
Which means thats another trilogy I want on HD-DVD.

[LoydX-mas]

George Lucas controls the release of all his movies, not FOX.
They may want him to release it, but these movies are his to decide when and which format to distribute on.
My guess is that he will wait until this war has been decided

[kmis87]

8.2 I think you're right. Lucas will, by my estimation, wait until the install base is bigger and BDJ 2.0 is finalized so that he can do all the crazy extra features his CGI obsessed brain can dream up.

[ITR]

8.2 your right.

GL will decide when, where, what format and for how much.

Remember how long he waited on the DVD sets of the orig trilogy!?

[drtysouf21]

wanted movies in High Def is Lord Of The Rings!

[tethered]

And that would not be Blu-ray.

yet.

We will see where this goes. A lot of people agree with you on LOTR.

[TheExecutive]

yeah that is a great trilogy... is that coming out on BR?

[drtysouf21]

I have a PS3 for Blu-Ray and X360 with HD-DVD add on!

[kmis87]

LOTR is New Line, which would be dual format.

[LoveHateTragedy]

Yup.

[BlackIceJoe]

I got to say if this is true this will make me happy and would spend over 100 for the movies and am sure that would be for only 4,5 & 6 and not even counting the other three which I only need these three any way. Plus I would love it if would come with both the new SW versions you can buy on DVD's plus the ones you could see at the movie theaters.

Plus if there could be some thing that some people would like to see added I think would have to be Christmas version added but that will never happen.

[Bill Gates]

"You guys are about to get "OWNED" when HD-DVD takes over the next format. You just wait and see. All you FONY fanboys are gonna eat your words. The PS3 will NEVER do 1080p at 60fps. Blu-ray is going to FLOP. All you SONY sheep are blind lemmings."

See you on the "green" side....hahaha

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA.......hah ahhahaha

People relax i'm being sarcastic.

EDIT: Yeah I'm still laughing at you dipsh!ts.

[LoydX-mas]

Got some anger issues, do you?
Why not try and let it all out.

[bung tickler]

LotR _)===D~~ STARWARS

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

Still not LOTR though.

That's New Line Cinema...they, so far, haven't released much. They do own Passion of the Christ...which I think would be even more impacting in HD. Don't bash it...it's a freakin' really well made movie.

I think Star Wars and LOTR will decide this war...not Walmart...

[Phantom_Lee]

they said they are going to carry both..

Im waiting on Spider-man 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean...

[The Karate Kid]

My system has a built in Blu-Ray Player =)
My system has a built in 6 in 1 memory stick reader
My system plays 98% of all my playstation 2 games
My system just looks better with the Shiny Piano Black Color
My system has free online play!!!!!!!!!!
My system wont overheat or breakdown on me every 6 months =)
My system will soon have Rumble & Six Axxis support
My system will support playstation home (The Ultimate 3-D online gaming experience)
My system always had HDMI output support =)

My system has all of these *GREAT* games coming out

Metal Gear Solid 4
Final Fantasy 13
Uncharted Drakes Fortune
Gran Turismo 5
Heavenly Sword
Lair
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Killzone 2
Racthet & Clank Destruction Tools
Warhawk Online
God Of War 3
Singstar Online
Devil May Cry 4 (Superior Version)
Grand Theft Auto 4 (Superior Version)
Tekken 6

O and yeah my system will play STAR WARS ON BLU-RAY!!!!!!!!!

[Pheneus]

If you thought you could see the boxes around the snowspeeders on DVD in all their brutality, just wait till you see them at 1080p *shudder*

[ITR]

This why they have to keep re-touching the movie.

[NoUseMerc]

just imagine all the crazy extras they will fit onto the Blu-ray

[MaximusPrime]

[quote]There is Bad news on the horizon for X-Box 360's HD-DVD Drive owners as Peter Moore told Rachel Konrad on a recent trip to Japan while entering negotiations with Pioneer. Microsoft's Xbox corporate VP of worldwide marketing and publishing Peter Moore told Japanese site ITmedia that the imminent release of the Blu-ray Xbox 360 peripheral could appear for the system before Christmas. Moore admitted that Microsoft's opinion on HD-DVD as the Next Generation format winner is bleak with the worst-case scenario being a repeat of the Beta vs.VHS war of the '80s. Moore also added Microsoft is giving the consumers the most cutting edge technology out there and In this moment in time Blu-Ray is that.

As per usual Peter Moore couldn't help but have a go at Sony and the PS3 "However, he suggested that whatever the outcome of the HD-DVD/Blu-ray war, the Xbox 360 can adopt the dominant format since its uses an external drive. He also suggested that it's a weak point for PlayStation 3, saying Sony's system is stuck with only 1 format. Microsoft announced the Blu-Ray peripheral will connect to the Xbox 360 using one of the system's USB ports. Moore once again confirmed that the Blu Ray add-on for the Xbox 360 is only for watching movies, and there are currently no plans to use it for games, nor are there plans to release an Xbox 360 with an internal Blu Ray drive. [/quote]

HDDVD is doomed right from the start. Star Wars is perfect for bluray. Can't wait for it.

As for xbox360 fanboys, you want bluray? better blow another $500 on it. (yep you will be spending more than how much you spend on PS3)

[The Real Joker]

If Microsloth decides to put out a external blue ray player, it will be 199.99.

[San anto]

does this mean they will open their eyes, chuck dvd9 and invest in blu-ray?

[Andronix]

I remember back in 1999. DVD was hot, new and beautiful and everybody was asking when Star Wars would be released.Then Lucasfilm released a statement that it wouldnt be for years (2005 as it turned out)

The thing is. Star Wars is a mega franchise, and Lucas wants to wait until there are loads of owners of Blu-ray so that the Star Wars products break sales records.

A 4 year wait? why wait? The regular DVD aint so bad!

[Dreamworker]

it could be a surprise waiting for all star wars fans on the end of the month is 30 year anniversary. I think lucas is not supporting one system if he releases star wars now then he will choose both systems. A rumor is out star wars movies are coming back in theaters in 3D.

[zonetrooper5]

MS already stated long ago that they will support whatever format will win. Think about it, HD-DVD could win in a sense, MS can block Blu-Ray players from being supported on Windows Vista, that is one big market right there. However, that is very doubtful.

I kinda got over Star Wars ages ago, it used to be good but it kinda got lame after a while. I'm waiting for whatever format to win before i spend money on either HD-DVD or Blu-Ray.

[solidt12]

I already own all of the Star Wars movies on DVD. But I still can't wait to see how the HD remastered versions will look.

[Kratosnake]

Andronix, The new trilogy (I, II, III) is all shot digitally, so the transfer will be as smooth as can be.

As far as the original trilogy: they're all cleaned up already, it's just a matter finding the sweet spot for a clear tranfer.

So yeah.. we're not going to wait long, take my word for it.

[Bonsai1214]

mm.. yoda fight in 1080p.. or even the first scene of ep. 3 in 1080p.. oh man, that would be so intense

wouldn't m$ have to pay sony a loyalty every time they make and sell and blu-ray player then? (if they choose to make one)

[Sly]

Forget about the previous versions of the star wars series. This is the true exlusive worth viewing.