Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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@mike
"blue ray is sony's...sure other companies support it but it is not their system/product...that's like saying xbox isn't MS but also EA and ubisoft...or Camery isn't just Toyota..but exon and shell and the tire company etc."
1) Think about what you just said, and how stupid it sounds. When MS posted that 1 billion dollar loss, did ubisoft or ea shareholders wince? When toyota becomes the largest auto mftr in the world overtaking GM, does that effect Exxon or shell, or Goodyear? When you see the world Blu Ray, there is no trademark after that...which was filed by sony, same w/ hd dvd. Theres a big difference between being the biggest/heaviest supporter and being the only person behind something.
2) Did i even mention that i didn't know about dreamcast? read into the context of what i wrote, it was dumb of him to even bring that up. Dreamcast was a system that just didn't have the thrust to take off in the market like n64 or ps2. and no, i dont care to read about dreamcast a system thats been dead for 5 years or so.
3)Umm...look at the two formats, one of the reasons that hd dvd gets more features, well...their players are running a finalized spec w/ internet connectivity. Why do you think that sony, fox, and disney weren't releasing too many movies in the last few months? waiting for october.
@Daniel
Ohhhhhhhh daniel my brother...
Thank you for listing just about every good game that ever game out on Xbox. I almost forgot about them. But, how many of those were exclusive titles that would make people want to buy a Box. I mean, even looking @ the GTA series, those were great games for the Box, but it must of been a bit inconvenient that both games came out a year later than the PS2 version.
Anyways, back to your main argument, can you please explain to me how Blu ray looks more promising? Is it the price (the price delta between HD and Blu is getting smaller and smaller as the months pass by). Is it the selection of choices of stand alone players that you have...Toshiba and...Is it the movie catalogue? Or Maybe the storage capacity of blu vs hd dvd. Please, enlighten me...because there really isn't anything that is more promising about them, unless you're looking to copy movies and absolutely HATE the BDAs extra layers of DRM.
And next time, i'll be sure to take notice that i'm talking to a tech guru that knows about all past , present and future tech. Going all the way back to "VHS v.s. Beta (Toshiba v.s. Sony)" [cough cough, VHS was developed by JVC]