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Toshiba announces withdrawal from HD race in Japan

methane47methane47 Member UncommonPosts: 3,694
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UH OH

Japan is lost.. and Walmart is lost as well.. its only a matter of time

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  • PrecusorPrecusor Member UncommonPosts: 3,589

    Wonder when M$ will drop there HD DVD add-on.

  • SpathotanSpathotan Member Posts: 3,928

    MS already stated they would support Blu-Ray if thats what the people choose. It dosent matter to them either way, all they did was flip a coin and chose one. And im sure Sony using Blu-Ray helped that coin land on their side.

    Glad I sold my 360 HDD player when I had the chance.

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  • methane47methane47 Member UncommonPosts: 3,694

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    What's your Wu Name?
    Donovan --> Wu Name = Violent Knight
    Methane47 --> Wu Name = Thunderous Leader
    "Some people call me the walking plank, 'cuz any where you go... Death is right behind you.."
    <i>ME<i>

  • GameloadingGameloading Member UncommonPosts: 14,182

    I didn't expect the format war to end this quickly.

    I still doubt that Blu Ray will replace DVD.

  • SpathotanSpathotan Member Posts: 3,928

    I still find it funny that people are calling this a victory for Sony. Sony did not create Blu-Ray, its a group. Sony also does not own Blu-Ray, they just support it. So in reality this really wasnt like BETAMAX vs VHS in terms on company ownership at least.

    "There's no star system Slave I can't reach, and there's no planet I can't find. There's nowhere in the Galaxy for you to run. Might as well give up now."
    — Boba Fett

  • SharajatSharajat Member Posts: 926

    Originally posted by Spathotan


    I still find it funny that people are calling this a victory for Sony. Sony did not create Blu-Ray, its a group. Sony also does not own Blu-Ray, they just support it. So in reality this really wasnt like BETAMAX vs VHS in terms on company ownership at least.
    Actually, it is a victory for Sony.  Sony manufactured the first Blu-ray player.  Sony is one of the 18 board of directors of the Blu-ray foundation, and one of the 9 founding members.  Sony currently markets the most widely sold Blu-ray player on the market, and it is safe to say a majority of Blu-ray players bear the Sony Label.  The PS3 nicely plops itself in the middle of the markets letting gamers pick up Blu-ray disks on a whim, and letting hardcore video enthusiasts pick up games, at a decent cost. 

    So yes, this is a victory for Sony, and an egg on the face of M$ and their X-Bot fanbois.    

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