Blu-Ray it is! HD-DVD follows Beta…
Toshiba has all but officially pulled the plug, as they stand to lose “hundreds of millions of dollars” on the HD-DVD format, which has lost overwhelmingly to Blu-Ray in every market the two competed in. It still remains unclear whether or not Blu-Ray will ever take hold of the market and encourage consumers to adopt the format, but it’s all their’s for the taking.
I know there’s quite a few people who have waited for this to come down as official to adopt, so here it is. Word to the wise, though, either purchase a Playstation 3 or wait until Blu-Ray moves to 2.0.
Sony played it smart to put it in their gaming consoles and going after studio support. The “informed” public decided that the half finished standard that costs twice as much was the better option.