It’s about that time of year again where the crowds of people pile into little Las Vegas, Nevada and attend CES 2008. We’re always anticipating new stories and information regarding what could transpire during the convention itself and often times we look to pre-CES press conferences for that information. However, this year, don’t expect to hear anything out of the usually loud HD DVD camp. Shortly after the breaking news of Warner Bro’s taking their film library exclusively to Blu-ray, HD DVD ownership announced that it was pulling its pre-CES press conference.
A lot of people have been concerned about which format to purchase due to the long-standing remembrance of Beta vs VHS. People looking for a winner may not have to wait long with incidents like this happening. With HD DVD losing releases as epidemic as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, it seems as though things will take a turn for the worse for said camp.
It may be too early to suggest dumping off that HD DVD collection now, but we’re sure the decision is coming sooner than later this time around.