PS3 didnt kill HD-DVD?

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/02/20/ps3-hd-dvd-killer-title while I agree with some of his points- I still think that: PS3 having BluRay showed the studios %26 shops the staying power of BluRayIt lead to higher sales for BluRay disks- this must have been important the death of HD-DVD was the result of strong backing for BluRaythe inclusion of BluRay into PS3 half-hearted backing for HD-DVDetcPS3 didnt kill HD-DVD?
Blu-Ray's victory is in large part due to the PS3. Blu-Ray standalone players haven't even reached a million yet so the 10+ million PS3's that have been sold are the reason for why Blu-Ray movies always outsold HD-DVD by a large margin. This is why companies like Warner Bros., Netflix, Blockbuster, and BestBuy have gone exclusive to Blu-Ray more movies were being bought on Blu-Ray by a large margin and that is mostly due to the PS3.PS3 didnt kill HD-DVD?
Yes, PS3 did kill HD-DVD.Studios/retailers realized PS3's selling potential as a BR Player vs Stand Alone BR players, which sold less then PS3s. PS3 is the logical choice for consumers, if they decide to buy a BR player.
PS3 DID kill HD-DVD
Yes the PS3 was a major factor in the death of HD DVD.I mean there are over 10 million Blu Ray players in homes now, that has to make some sort of impact....
but video did kill the radio star
[QUOTE=''M8ingSeezun''] Yes, PS3 did kill HD-DVD.Studios/retailers realized PS3's selling potential as a BR Player vs Stand Alone BR players, which sold less then PS3s. PS3 is the logical choice for consumers, if they decide to buy a BR player. [/QUOTE] Agreed!
Well, Sony did a very smart thing, by making the PS3 the cheapest, most efficient Blu-Ray player on the market, thus hitting two markets at the same time: gamers and movie-watchers, which aren't mutually exclusive. It's ironic really, if you go to any major retailer and look at the prices, you'll see that most standalone Blu-Ray players are about $500-$600, while the cheapest PS3 is only $400, which really leads you to wonder what's going on here. Nevertheless, it seemed to work for Sony, since Blu-Ray is the undisputed winner of the format war.But a large part of it was HD-DVD's half-hearted defense; Toshiba did not fight tooth and nail to beat back Sony, nor did they pressure Microsoft to help them out. Microsoft's Xbox 360 might've been able to make a difference, but what with Xbox LIVE allowing downloads of HD content, it could be supposed that most Xbox 360 gamers were not interested in HD-DVD the way Sony foisted Blu-Ray on it's PS3 users.
Sony is the main reason BD didn't get slaughtered. HDDVD players were all much less costly than stand alone BD players.
[QUOTE=''Chutebox'']Sony is the main reason BD didn't get slaughtered. HDDVD players were all much less costly than stand alone BD players.[/QUOTE]Sony is the reason Blu Ray exists. I dont think they wanted to throw their lamb to the wolves.
its really cause bluray slips of your tounge much easier than HDh DVeDh!


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bluuuuuuuuuuuray~

[QUOTE=''doobie1975'']but video did kill the radio star[/QUOTE]
I had that stuck in my head all day.

Corporations killed HD DVD. The consumer had no real choice in deciding who should win.

Don't EVER use the inquirer. They are the most unreliable place out there. They are like blogs.
[QUOTE=''skrat_01''][QUOTE=''Chutebox'']Sony is the main reason BD didn't get slaughtered. HDDVD players were all much less costly than stand alone BD players.[/QUOTE]Sony is the reason Blu Ray exists. I dont think they wanted to throw their lamb to the wolves.[/QUOTE] A lot of companies actually.

[QUOTE=''EuroMafia''][QUOTE=''skrat_01''] [QUOTE=''Chutebox'']Sony is the main reason BD didn't get slaughtered. HDDVD players were all much less costly than stand alone BD players.[/QUOTE]Sony is the reason Blu Ray exists. I dont think they wanted to throw their lamb to the wolves.[/QUOTE] A lot of companies actually.
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It is actually a Sony led consortium. Sony are pretty much the key player.

And yes, the PS3 killed HD-DVD.
[QUOTE=''EuroMafia''][QUOTE=''skrat_01''] [QUOTE=''Chutebox'']Sony is the main reason BD didn't get slaughtered. HDDVD players were all much less costly than stand alone BD players.[/QUOTE]Sony is the reason Blu Ray exists. I dont think they wanted to throw their lamb to the wolves.[/QUOTE] A lot of companies actually.
[/QUOTE] yes, philips developed the blu-ray technoligy with help from Matsushta, Pioneer, Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp and Samsung.
ofcourse it didn't.. why would you think that? it helped..
The corporations destroyed HD-DVD.
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[QUOTE=''EuroMafia''][QUOTE=''skrat_01''][QUOTE=''Chutebox'']Sony is the main reason BD didn't get slaughtered. HDDVD players were all much less costly than stand alone BD players.[/QUOTE]Sony is the reason Blu Ray exists. I dont think they wanted to throw their lamb to the wolves.[/QUOTE] A lot of companies actually.
[/QUOTE]Sony lead the charge, and as raynimrod put it Sony is the ' the key player'