Paramount, DreamWorks Animation goes HD DVD exclusive
August 21st, 2007 | by Justin Nolan |I’m not gonna lie, the fanboy within me jumped for joy when I heard this news. The lack of exclusive studio support was always pointed at as HD DVDs downfall. The Blu-ray folks were just waiting for the day Universal (the only HD DVD exclusive studio) jumped shipped. Well, someone jumped shipped, and it was Paramount, DreamWorks Animation leaving Blu-ray in favor of HD DVD. Before, Blu-ray fans were only missing out on Universal titles, now there are multiple studios with blockbuster movies you can only watch on HD DVD.
I guess this news is partly bad, too, since it means to “format war” will continue to wage on. While I have both formats, I far prefer HD DVD, as I think most would who have tried both. All we need are some cheaper standalone players, and sales could easily sway back in HD DVD’s favor. Blu-ray has gotten a huge install base boost from Sony’s trojan horse PS3. A video game console can help sway a battle, but it’s ultimately up to standalone players getting into peoples houses. HD DVD already has the upper hand here, as standalone HD DVD player prices continue to drop and be cheaper than Blu-ray. Go on HD DVD, fight the good fight.
4 Responses to “Paramount, DreamWorks Animation goes HD DVD exclusive”
By MrNobody on Aug 21, 2007 | Reply
eh, I don’t really care who wins this battle. I’ve never used either format, but the only reason I was partly in favor of Blu-Ray, was purely for the fact that it had more storage space (and thinner disks), but if HD DVD wins, great. but In my opinion, this is going to be the last format war, so I don’t think it matters all to much (downloading is the way of the future)
By The Great T Run on Aug 21, 2007 | Reply
I agree with this bol…
and besides, all of blockbuster just sealed the deal by taking all HD DVDS off their shelves.
By Justin Nolan on Aug 21, 2007 | Reply
You think that Blockbuster is more important that Paramount and Universal? Those are two MAJOR studios. Saying Blockbuster sealed the deal is like saying Pepsi is going to fail because Regal theaters only carries Coke (just cam back from superbad, which was hilarious).
By The Great T Run on Aug 21, 2007 | Reply
best line ever (of possibly the best movie ever).
You scratch our back and we’ll scratch yours…
Funny you should mention that cause my back is located… hahaha