…hd-dvd vs. blu-ray — the winner is?

i’ve been saying it since day one of owning a ps3, which just happened to be the day ps3’s were released (got really lucky on circuitcity.com). eventually, no matter how long it took… blu-ray would win. if for no other reason than the fact that it’s built into the ps3. granted, the ps3 started off really slow, but it’s picked up, and will continue to do so as more and more console-specific games are picked up, which in turn will catapault sales of ps3’s, and consequently will raise the already 2-1 ratio that blu-ray movies are purchased over hd-dvd movies.

well, if you didn’t see the news (or don’t care), warner has gone to blu-ray exclusivity. due to this, in a specific opt-out clause that paramount had built into their contract (if warner went blu-ray exclusive, paramount can get out of their hd-dvd contract), it’s being reported from many many many sources that paramount is days away from declaring a move from hd-dvd to blu-ray. and now, just today, i’m reading that universal will follow suit when their contract with hd-dvd expires at the end of january.

so, for those of you who have been (wisely) sitting on the fence before making the jump into hd movies, it’s fairly safe now to go with blu-ray. even if, and this is a big if, paramount and universal don’t jump ship as fast as has been reported, it’s only elongating the death of hd-dvd. the writing has already been on the wall… the war will eventually tip to blu-ray. i do believe it’ll happen sooner rather than later however, especially with the recent warner announcement.

[h/t: engadget]