Paramount, Dreamworks dropping Blu-ray in favor of HD DVD exclusivity

[tbone4690]

Paramount, Dreamworks dropping Blu-ray in favor of HD DVD exclusivity
Posted Aug 20th 2007 1:17PM by Richard Lawler
Filed under: Blu-ray, HD DVD

Affiliations in the HD DVD vs. Blu-ray format war have been pretty clearly defined for nearly two years now -- despite a hybrid player here and some international releases there, most of the players involved have not switched support since the early days. Well that's all about to change, as Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks Animation -- which started off HD DVD only before deciding to go both ways -- have officially announced plans to release movies exclusively on HD DVD, dropping Blu-ray support entirely. This means that hits like Transformers, Shrek the Third and Blades of Glory won't follow Mission: Impossible III as cross-format releases when they debut this holiday season. Paramount has released about 30 movies on Blu-ray so far, but those days have come to an end: apparently cheaper HD players trump a 2:1 sales advantage. We can't wait to see how the Blu-ray camp responds to this.


http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/08/20/paramount-dreamworks-dropping-blu-ray-in-favor-of-hd-dvd-exclus/

Enno don't drop that HDDVD player just yet!

[ENNO]

Enno don't drop that HDDVD player just yet!
Already have :p just because they fav HD DVD wont effect the sales...and with 7 exclusive movie franchises behind blu-ray....im a happy duck:o..IMO this move is to let the wars go on longer for more $ in their pocket

[masterninja]

Man oww man transformers omg.......i was looking forward to owning you on blu-ray this holiday season.......this kind off sucks

Oww well guess i gotta just wait it out...buy more blu-ray movies....i guess,i think im gonna get one more tommorow i saw black hawk down for a nice price....

[masterninja]

BTW how come im reading except for Steven spielberg his films everywhere else doess this mean yaay for me i might still get Transformers on Blu-Ray cause he was producer on it?

Thats all i wanted from them anyway.....:D

[ENNO]

no only movies he directed......but bay is pissed off about this:
"I want people to see my movies in the best formats possible. For them to deny people who have Blu-ray sucks! They were progressive by having two formats. No Transformers 2 for me!

Bay"
http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2299&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

[masterninja]

Hope you didn't mind i edited an a in your first sentence i dont think "by" would get the message across very well.

But damn this sucks Transformers 2 directed by Micheal Bay would have been spectacular as well....

Oww man im so disappointed....oww well few years down the road with Blu-ray a winner.........

Thanks a lot Dreamworks for killing my dream of owning transformers on blu-ray this year....