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In Reply to: RE: Disaster for Blu-ray : Paramount dumps Blu-ray , and will now exclusively support HD DVD . .... posted by ZS KEKL on August 20, 2007 at 10:50:55

You scooped me ;-)

I wonder what the real motivation was? I can think of a few possible reasons:

Blu-Ray too closely associated with competitor Sony/Sony Pictures/Columbia?

PS/3 demographics not all they hoped for? PS/3's dominance in the Blu-Ray world seems to skew movie selection towards what I'd call "guy movies", and "300" seemed like a perfect fit, but other types of movies? *shrug*

Higher royalties?

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RE: Wow is right - GoingCoastal 14:13:07 08/21/07 (0)
Motivation may have been that BD with a 5 to 1 player advantage and 50% more studio support could only out sell HD 2 to 1? maybe there are worries as to what is going to happen to the PS3 owner dollars once there are desireable PS3 games available?
"I wonder what the real motivation was"--$$$,$$$,$$$ from Microsoft NT - Jazz Inmate 11:52:41 08/20/07 (3)
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"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
- What do you think is keeping some studios blu? - Jack G 13:28:18 08/20/07 (2)
  Remember, Disney helped develoupe HDi for HD DVD.
  Jack
  - oh, and the 2-to-1 pace Blu-ray is outselling HD DVD titles is helping too NT - Jazz Inmate 14:40:49 08/20/07 (0)
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    "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
  - Disney Studios Home Entertainment pres Bob Chapek says it's because of better BD capacity and capabilities NT - Jazz Inmate 14:05:09 08/20/07 (0)
    Consider the resent announcement about Platinum titles from Disney:
    
    "The Platinum titles are the crown jewels of the Disney Studios and we do not take releasing them lightly on any format. The proven Blu-ray technology has allowed us to take our films to new heights, fully utilizing the larger capacity and interactive capabilities for an incredible all-new consumer experience," commented Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
    
    At some point, the HD DVD camp has to face the fact that blu-ray is a superior format.
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    "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
    - http://dvdcreation.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=173248 (Open in New Window)

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