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War torn streets in SOCOM: ConfrontationWoolworths Group PLC has announced that the company will no longer be stocking HD-DVD in any of its UK stores from March 2008, citing the success of Sony’s Blu-ray technology.
The company observed that Sony's high definition platform outsold Toshiba's HD-DVD by a ratio of ten-to-one over the Christmas period, a factor that is largely attributed to the performance of Sony’s PlayStation 3 console.
As a result, nationwide stores will exclusively sell Blu-ray high definition movies, with HD-DVD neglected to online purchase only.
Woolworths DVD buyer, Steve McGunigel, commented: "Sales figures clearly show that the market is moving towards one format of high definition DVD.”
"The main reason is the success of Sony's PlayStation 3 machine. Because it plays Blu-ray discs, there are over three quarters of a million homes in the UK that can view the new high definition format."
"There is no where near that number of HD-DVD players around," he added.
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woo woo, go woolworths!? i never thought i ever say that! just keep them at a reasonable price please!
not bad but woolworths are a rip-off! Role on HMV :)
This is over. HD DVD camp, just admit you lost and throw down the towel...
psn id: gingo... we will see this more often throughout the year in both UK and US stores and its all because Microsoft rushed their consol out and didnt add an HD DVD plaer to each 1
Go Woolies.
HD DVD can bend over and be r*ped bye Blu-Ray once again.
don't think i've bought anything form woolies for years! just another nail in the coffin for HDDVD
Its about time, this stupid format war is almost ending for all of us. Now we can just focus on having great movies to enjoy watching.
lol raape
Too little too late for MS's new 360.
chelseapaul, HMV are the biggest rip off merchants out there!!!
Pretty obvious, my local woolworths has a blu-ray stand but no hd-dvd stand and its been like that for a few months now.
they know it makes sense !
HA HA HA, things have started to shape up for the Blu-ray. I think we already have a winner for this format war.