Category Archives: Blu-ray/HD DVD

Sony turns the PS3 into a DVR

Hey, remember this post from earlier this month? Looks like I was right pretty much across the board. Sony is launching an add-on for the PlayStation3 that, on top of being a Blu-ray player and gaming console, will make it … Continue reading

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Michael Bay retracts his earlier statement

Earlier I posted a a comment Michael Bay made last night about Paramount’s move to HD DVD: “I want people to see my movies in the best formats possible. For them to deny people who have Blu-ray sucks! They were … Continue reading

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Backlash for Paramount and DreamWorks – and Spielberg is “certainly a supporter of Blu-ray”

Well, it looks like Paramount and DreamWorks are catching a bit of heat from the industry over yesterday’s announcement of their move to HD DVD exclusivity. I’ll start off with an interview Blu-ray.com did today with Steven Spielberg’s spokesperson and … Continue reading

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Well, this is an interesting coincidence

Hot on the heels of the Paramount/DreamWorks HD DVD announcement, in which they were careful to specifically except Steven Spielberg’s films from the HD DVD exclusivity, comes this article on MSNBC. Could Paramount Pictures (VIA) lose Steven Spielberg and the … Continue reading

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Blu-ray / HD DVD cold war turns hot

The BD / HD DVD ‘war’ has been something of a cold war for a while, with both sides probing the other and not much actual shooting going on. Mainly just trading marketing jabs and quotes in the press. Last … Continue reading

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