HD-DVD: Screwed Again

Rumor has it that the Sony and Toshiba - result camps have once again failed to agree on a standard for next generation DVD products . The original remnant of August deadline has come and gone — and without the promise of joint development from the Blu - ray and HD - videodisk camp , we ’re looking at another massive Betamax vs VHS battle ( although let ’s face it , we all know that porn will REALLY be the deciding agent here ) .

Both sides have been on a tenacious summer vacation since May , and at summertime pack they chose up sides and decided that it ’s just too recent to negotiate a unified data format . Gee , thanks for all the hard work hombre . The battle forrader wo n’t be good for anyone ( particularly us ) . This month Sony partnered up with twentieth Century Fox , Lion ’s Gate and Universal Music to throng a wallop for Blu - ray . Plus , rent ’s not leave the PS3 — which will definitely be using a Blu - ray drive . That ’s go to sting . About the only thing Toshiba can really sport is an HD - DVD intersection they present last January at the atomic number 58 and programme on marketing by destruction of twelvemonth . They also cozied up to Bill Gates to together with arise a PC HD - DVD driving , which they design on selling in the next few months — but not in the Xbox 360 .

Toshiba , Sony give out to unify DVD format[Daily Yomiuri ]

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