TVPrediction: Blu-ray has the upper-hand in format war

[-Damien-]

http://www.tvpredictions.com/smith2011307.htm

So, what happens next? From all of the sources of information I have, it appears that Blu-ray has a slight lead in current sales, after being behind last year. With the large number of Blu-ray models now in the market, and the huge lead in announced titles, it is almost inevitable that Blu-ray will be outselling HD DVD over the next six months at least. But this is not the whole story.

Last summer, HD DVD had a clear shot at dominance, with great looking titles from Universal and Warner Bros. and a player that was half the price of the only available Blu-ray player. While HD DVD convinced many of the early adopters, it didn’t really close the sale with the average consumer.

Now it is Blu-ray’s chance to win the format war, but to do so Blu-ray has to make the most of this window to expand their customer base. I predict they have six months to get the job done. Under this scenario, the tipping point will be Universal announcing support of Blu-ray, if that happens.

[wetowel]

If bluray has the support of Universal, its alllll over for HD-dvd. Just a matter of time.

[Terikan]

Is universal in any way affiliated with microsoft?

[phranctoast]

kind of.
msnbc
nbc/universal.

[P51-SN95]

Is universal in any way affiliated with microsoft?

Microsoft is not tied to HD-DVD in anyway other than offering the HD-DVD add on drive. They are not on the board of directors of HD-DVD or anything like that. And throw in the fact that microsoft keeps saying they may still support Blu-ray....

So it really makes no difference if Microsoft and Universal are affiliated

[mcav]

The format war - which I am pretty sure has already been won by Blu Ray - will be 100% over if Blu Ray gets Universal Studios support.

That will be the absolute final nail in the coffin for HD DVD.

[Zoibie]

Universal has already release one Blu Ray movie

http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=51811

[Keesie]

Universal has already release one Blu Ray movie

http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=51811

If you read the entire topic...you will find out what is the truth about that movie...