Comments on: Rumor: Gates to announce next Xbox at CES http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/02/rumor-gates-to-announce-next-xbox-at-ces/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:43:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Boss Kelvin http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/02/rumor-gates-to-announce-next-xbox-at-ces/#comment-554094 Boss Kelvin Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:09:55 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/02/rumor-gates-to-announce-next-xbox-at-ces/#comment-554094 Just days before CES 2008, Warner Home Video has announced that they are going to stop supporting HD-DVD and support the Blu-Ray format exclusively. There are rumors that this decision was made after Sony paid Warner 1.8 billion dollars to sign an exclusive contract, one of the largest payoffs yet (the second largest being 150 million to Paramount and Dreamworks to go HD-DVD exclusively.) Warner's official response, however, was: "In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year" it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. and Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. After August 2007, Sir Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony said that the Blu- Ray format was in a stalemate. "It's a difficult fight. We were trying to win on the merits, which we were doing for a while, until Paramount changed sides," Howard Stringer told the AP. Blu-Ray was winning the HD format war in North America and Asia, but not Europe, until the Dreamworks/Paramount buyout. Many consider this new Warner Home Video buyout to be the end of the format war completely. Just days before CES 2008, Warner Home Video has announced that they
are going to stop supporting HD-DVD and support the Blu-Ray format
exclusively. There are rumors that this decision was made after Sony
paid Warner 1.8 billion dollars to sign an exclusive contract, one of
the largest payoffs yet (the second largest being 150 million to
Paramount and Dreamworks to go HD-DVD exclusively.)

Warner’s official response, however, was:
“In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will
release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc
format beginning later this year” it was announced today by Barry
Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. and Kevin Tsujihara, President,
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group.

After August 2007, Sir Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony said that the Blu-
Ray format was in a stalemate. “It’s a difficult fight. We were trying
to win on the merits, which we were doing for a while, until Paramount
changed sides,” Howard Stringer told the AP.

Blu-Ray was winning the HD format war in North America and Asia, but
not Europe, until the Dreamworks/Paramount buyout.

Many consider this new Warner Home Video buyout to be the end of the
format war completely.

]]> By: John http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/02/rumor-gates-to-announce-next-xbox-at-ces/#comment-552470 John Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:25:37 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/02/rumor-gates-to-announce-next-xbox-at-ces/#comment-552470 Personally, I would merge the two routes. Wander the tradeshow floor hopped up on peyote. Personally, I would merge the two routes.

Wander the tradeshow floor hopped up on peyote.

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