Sony Calls Current Blu-ray/HD DVD Format War a 'Stalemate

unger814 writes "Sony CEO Howard Stringer says that Blu-ray and HD DVD are currently in a 'stalemate' and is 'playing down the importance of the battle.' Stringer addressed a crowd at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y cultural center Thursday, where he said that 'it was a matter of prestige' which format wins. Stringer pointed to the switch by Paramount from producing movies in both formats to only HD DVD as a turning point. 'We were trying to win on the merits, which we were doing for a while, until Paramount changed sides,' Stringer said."

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Re:Hmm

[samkass]

Blu Ray never gained momentum, for that matter, neither did HD DVD. However its looking more and more that HD DVD is slowly gaining momentum. Paramount Switch, 100$ HDDVD players.

HD DVD has stopped falling further and further behind, but they're not exactly in the same ballpark with Blu-Ray yet. Blu-Ray still outsells HD DVD 2 to 1, Blu-Ray discs tend to be cheaper, and the player cost doesn't seem to be that big a deciding factor right now. There are still more PS3's out there than all the other HD DVD or Blu-Ray players combined.