Paramount denies defection to Blu-ray

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via Computer and Video Games (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=178864)


Paramount Pictures has shot down reports that it is to follow Warner Bros. Entertainment and ditch the HD DVD format in favour of Blu-ray.

It emerged at the weekend that Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively on Blu-ray starting later this year.

Perhaps a case of Chinese whispers, this was followed by news that Paramount Pictures is poised to follow suit. However, the company has denied this is on the cards.

"Paramount's current plan is to continue to support the HD DVD format", a spokeswoman for Paramount said earlier today, reports Bloomberg.

Just as well really. HD DVD would have been sent reeling from that double-whammy.

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This "denial" could be true, if Paramount waited until next week to drop support for HD-DVD. We'll just have to see how it plays out.

I cannot honestly believe they would stick with HD-DVD much longer. Especially considering they have first hand knowledge of how much money they once earned on Blu-Ray sales. If HD-DVD sales doesn't come close to that, I suspect they will soon drop it; exit clause or not.