You knew it was going to happen. Once a couple of the dominos started to fall, a LOT of them would also fall quickly. With the announcement last week about Warner Bros switching to just Blu-Ray and the continuing rumors that APPLE is about to put Blu-Ray players in their desktop computers… other industry companies are following suit.
The Hollywood Reporter is saying that both New Line and HBO have declared they are also going exclusively with Blu-Ray.
A New Line Home Entertainment spokesman confirms reports that the minimajor is following distributor Warner Home Video’s lead in abandoning HD DVD and releasing all future next-generation titles only in the Blu-ray Disc format. And HBO Video president Henry McGee says HBO, too, is “following the same policy as Warner Home Video.”
On top of that, Variety is reporting that Universal and Paramount are on the verge of dropping their deals with HD DVD as well despite the announcement that Paramount made as CES this week to “continue to SUPPORT HD DVD”.
Blu-Ray has won folks. So IF you’re going to get yourself an HD system (and I know a lot of you still have no desire to), make sure you DO NOT take advantage of the big sale the stores will be having on HD DVD systems. Make sure it’s a Blu-Ray before you buy it or all you’ll end up getting is a giant paper weight.
