Actually, I have been hearing those rumors all over the web myself.

I heard Fox is supposed to start supporting both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.

Word is Fox is dumping Blu-Ray and picking up HD-DVD. HD-DVD strikes back!!!!!!

Once Walmart backs HD-DVD (and it will be very soon), Blu-Ray will be over.

Actually, the only thing keeping Blu-Ray alive is the VASTLY underperforming PS3.

Peter,

It seems like you won't be getting a Blu-Ray player at all, since you don't seem to be running right out and getting one.

You seem to be waiting for prices to drop (like most of us). When this happens, HD-DVD will be the winner and ALL studios will back it. Blu-Ray will be history.

Also, some clown on the first page was talking about Blu-Ray being some revolutionary technology for PC storage. That is LAUGHABLE.

HVD (Holographic Versatile Disc ) is the REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY. Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are a joke compared to it. An HVD disc (which is about the size of a DVD) will be able to hold 1 TB or more!! I thought everyone new about HVD as it has been in the works for years.

Honestly, read up:

http://news.com.com/Group+aims+to+drastically+up+disc+storage/2100-1041_3-5562599.html

@ Mr_Fizzlepop

Thanks for telling us stats that we already know. Blu-Ray is the one doomed, though.

Here is what you left out. Blu-Ray has sold more discs than HD-DVD. We know this. They have sold 1 million and HD-DVD has sold 998,000.
So Blu-Ray has sold 2000 more discs, BUT has 20 times more players on the market. Again, only 2000 more discs sold, BUT 20 TIMES MORE PLAYERS ON THE MARKET. It looks like PS3 owners aren't watching as much Blu-Ray as Sony had hoped.


It is safe to say the studios that don't support HD-DVD see these dreadful attach rates for Blu-Ray, and will soon offer HD-DVD.

It is funny to watch a failing format like Blu-Ray trying to spin things to make it look like they are winning. It is laughable. I suppose it is all they can do, since their days are numbered.

@CryCyy

Hey buddy, keep using your PS3 for both, and see how fast the drive burns out. You will be lucky to get 1 year out of the Blu-Ray drive on the PS3, if you use it for heavy gaming and heavy movie watching. It just puts too much stress on the drive.

Meanwhile, Microsoft was genius in making HD-DVD an add on. This means 1 drive for movies and 1 drive for games. This translates into the 360 drives lasting twice as long.

Anyway, Blu-Ray is just about over now that Walmart is backing HD-DVD. During the Christmas season this year, they will stop carrying Blu-Ray players (not counting the PS3) and Blu-Ray movies. They will only sell HD-DVD players and HD-DVD movies.
The HD-DVD player at Walmart will sell for less than $200. This means it will be at least $400 less than the closest Blu-Ray player (the PS3) at $600.

This, coupled with the fact that Walmart sell 40% of all the DVD players in the country signifies the end of Blu-Ray. It will only exist in the failing, dust collecting, PS3's.

@Film123

Everything I said is true.

Basically, your rebuttal was "prove it", "cheap players won't matter" (LMFAO), "VC-1 isn't better than MPEG-2"(LMFAO again), and "Blu-ray has a "few" porn movies.

As far as the "prove it" goes (your first 2 rebuttals), I didn't think I had to provide links to common knowledge. Everyone knows the PS3 is failing and that 75% of all Blu-Ray players are PS3's. When I say everyone, I mean actual humans, not Sony zombies like you who can't see the truth.

We need zombies like you around, though, so I can take a shit in a box, write Sony on it, and then sell it to you.
You and your ilk would probably buy it, making me a rich man.

Next time you try to rebut something, do a little more than a few "prove its" and a "no sir". Then again, I guess that is all one can do when trying to rebut the obvious.

It has been confirmed these are HD-DVD players coming to Walmart.

This news coupled with PS3's collecting dust in warehouses across the country; Blu-Ray is over.