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Video Games and the Hi-Def Format Wars

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the something-to-think-about dept.

Pika the Mad writes "Reuters has a concise but interesting article up about how video games will help decide the format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD. According to industry analysts "What Sony and Microsoft decide to announce publicly or to dealers at E3 next week will be key." So this year's E3 could very well be a deciding factor in how you view your movie library for years to come."

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  1. I still watch Beta by nurb432 · · Score: 3, Funny

    So i doubt it will have much of an impact on me.

    Though i might upgrade to one of them fancy color tvs i keep hearing about sometime this summer.

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    ---- Booth was a patriot ----
  2. Re:I will vote "no comment"... by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    By buying a Nintendo Wii-volution.

    Be vewy, vewy qwiet, we'ah hunting video fawmats. Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh!

    KFG

  3. Games deciding DVD Format? by coop535 · · Score: 4, Funny
    I call shenanigans!

    This was the first month I bought a game on DVD format instead of the 6 CD package. For the past year they've been charging a *premium* for the DVD packaging.

    Who REALLY CARES what format the consoles select? It's a closed system most certainly DRM'd to the nuts. It'll be at least five years (after they make up their minds) before I see any games in a hi-def DVD packaging.