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Re: HD-DVD fails at CES, everyone cheerfully looking forward to 2 formats... by Siskel and Ebert 01/07/2006, 8:49pm PST
Fussbett wrote:

Nickerson said that while many compare the DVD format wars to the battle a quarter century ago between the Betamax and VHS formats, another analogy might be more useful.

"The (video) games industry since the early 90s has had two or three incompatible formats and it hasn't slowed the adoption of game platforms," he said.

Great. :(


Betamax had virtually no exclusive content to make it worth getting a Beta deck as opposed to a VHS deck (Sony didn't own any movie studios at that point). Gaming consoles live or die based on exclusive content. If the Xbox didn't have Halo it probably wouldn't have made it; GTA3 and (God help us) Final Fantasy X sold a lot of PS2s. What are the two HD formats offering in terms of exclusive content?

Blu-ray Exclusive Titles: 20th Century Fox - 20 titles, Sony - 20 titles, Lion's Gate - 10 titles, Disney - 10 titles

HD DVD Exclusive Titles: Universal - 10 titles, Warner Bros. - 9 titles

Both Formats: Paramount - 10 titles, Warner Bros. - 15 titles


I guess Stephen Nickerson is expecting people will buy HD DVD drives in addition to Blu-ray so they can have all those hot exclusive titles from two studios, just like a bunch of people bought Gamecubes for first-party Nintendo games. If HD DVD drives were retailing for a hundred bucks I could sorta see that. As it is I don't see anyone dropping $500 for an HD DVD player when they can get a PS3 for (probably) the same price and get most of the same movies on Blu-ray with more exclusives.
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Microsoft and Intel side with HD-DVD. Format war looming. :( by Fussbett 09/27/2005, 6:23pm PDT NEW
    The format wars are hotting up. NT by February's Fussbett 09/27/2005, 8:29pm PDT NEW
    Re: Microsoft and Intel side with HD-DVD. Format war looming. :( by Vietcong (Vietnam mode) 09/27/2005, 8:56pm PDT NEW
        Re: Microsoft and Intel side with HD-DVD. Format war looming. :( by Souffle of Pain 09/27/2005, 9:21pm PDT NEW
            Re: Microsoft and Intel side with HD-DVD. Format war looming. :( by corax 09/27/2005, 9:50pm PDT NEW
                Re: Microsoft and Intel side with HD-DVD. Format war looming. :( by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 09/27/2005, 10:50pm PDT NEW
                    Porn by Motherhead 09/30/2005, 2:57am PDT NEW
                        Re: Porn by I need clarification 09/30/2005, 12:09pm PDT NEW
                Re: Microsoft and Intel side with HD-DVD. Format war looming. :( by Fussbett 09/27/2005, 11:30pm PDT NEW
    Why I don't care. by Oom Shnibble 09/29/2005, 12:51pm PDT NEW
        Re: Why I don't care. by Fussbett 09/30/2005, 12:05am PDT NEW
            Maybe I'm being dense here but... by Oom Shnibble 09/30/2005, 11:13am PDT NEW
                A little short-sighted. by casual observer 09/30/2005, 11:27am PDT NEW
                    Re: A little short-sighted. by Oom Shnibble 10/04/2005, 1:56am PDT NEW
                        Re: A little short-sighted. by casual observer 10/04/2005, 2:17am PDT NEW
    HD-DVD fails at CES, everyone cheerfully looking forward to 2 formats... by Fussbett 01/07/2006, 5:12pm PST NEW
        Re: HD-DVD fails at CES, everyone cheerfully looking forward to 2 formats... by Siskel and Ebert 01/07/2006, 8:49pm PST NEW
            Final verdict: check back on this "format war" in about 5 years to see who won. NT by Creexul :( 01/07/2006, 11:14pm PST NEW
 
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