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Sony Set to Market Blu-ray as Winner of Format War

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the self-serving-prophets dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Citing the recent sales numbers, Sony exec David Bishop is claiming that the high-def format war can officially be declared over. With a movie sale ratio of almost 2:1 Blu-ray discs are being declared the victor over rival HD-DVD by Blu-ray supporter Sony. 'And yet while all agree that it was a strong month for Blu-ray, opinion is split on whether the surge in sales is an indicator of stronger user adaption of Blu-ray compared to HD DVD, or simply a reflection of the larger number of new Blu-ray titles that hit the market over the month -- 25 new Blu-ray titles were released in January, compared to just 11 titles on HD DVD for the same period.'"

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  1. Well, it worked for Bush? by Lord_Slepnir · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Remember when Bush declared "Mission Accomplished" and the end to all combat operations in Iraq? And how since then, there's been very little combat operations and the country has been a bastion of democracy?

    Yeah, I'm thinking the same thing.

  2. Sony is Displaying Bush-eque Triumphalism by Luscious868 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sony declaring Blue-Ray the winner in the HD format war is a little like Bush's "Mission Accomplished" banner on the deck of the aircraft carrier during his speech after the initial invasion of Iraq. It's way, way to early to be anointing a victor here.

  3. Console War is Over! by AbsoluteXyro · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Hey guys, the Console War is clearly over! The Wii is outselling the PS3 2:1