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Everyone should just be glad they threw in the towel now, instead of fighting a losing battle. Though what exactly did they get for that $2.7 million Super Bowl ad?

It bears saying again: the PS3 having Blu-ray playback, while Xbox 360 required a separate add-on for HD DVD, was just killer. And when the HD DVD camp had a chance to make noise (Paramount/DreamWorks) they barely made a whimper.

One question still has to be answered: what are all the BD and HD fanboys going to do with their free time, now that the war is over?

@CassilineKnight

Well put. It just seems like the Blu-ray camp wanted it more.

I'm format agnostic (I own and enjoy both), and thought HD DVD had the better chance of coming out on top (fewer replication barriers, combo discs, cheaper hardware). But Toshiba missed more than one opportunity to offset Blu-ray's better studio backing. Why they didn't FLOOD the market with Paramount and DreamWorks library titles when they went red is beyond me. No automatic HD DVD player in Xbox 360s to match PS3's BD function was killer too.

It's over folks, don't kid yourselves. With plenty of players and discs still in stores, Toshiba can't concede just yet ... that's retail suicide.

But the fat lady is screaming.

It's a quote from Animal House ... which is only on HD DVD ;)

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Ah, to actually enjoy HD ... I'll quit playing Lotto if I win, Engadget staffers!

"Spartans, lay down your weapons!"

"Persians! Come and get them!"