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Big storm brewing: Blu-ray HD-DVD stalemate over by 2008

Posted Dec 17, 2007 at 9:46AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: gaming accessories, Piers Harding-Rolls, Sony, Toshiba
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In light of analyst Piers Harding-Rolls' earlier statement about consoles acting as multi-media hubs being the major factor for 2008, Richard Cooper, also an analyst, projects that the stalemate between HD-DVD and Blu-ray will also end next year.

The deciding factor in the Toshiba-Sony format wars will be one key player shifting the scales. Cooper didn't mention which studio it could be, but here's his full assessment:

Next year we expect to see shifting alliances, and with such a delicate stalemate, it's only going to take one major player to swap sides and the market will shift seismically. We believe this will happen over the course of 2008, with major players moving to format-agnostic or format-exclusive positions. Both formats must start to make an impact on the HDTV viewer next year if hi-def is to become more than just a niche market – we have seen hardware prices drop in 2007, but the battle over content in 2008 will be the year this storm breaks.


Cooper suggests that either camp should capture the market and its consumers "who are beset with confusion and apathy" by enlightening them on the significance of high definition.



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# Sony is evil.Khjar 2007-12-17 12:13
Sony planned the Ps3 all from the beginning...

-"Got to get the Ps3 on the market! With no games! Force them to buy blu-ray movies!"- and it worked.

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# ???Constantinecy 2007-12-17 12:30
I think your proplem is jealousy...Go buy a ps3 and feel the difference..

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# excuse me /v/irginackeejag 2007-12-17 13:17
4chan is calling. it wants its meme back.

there are games on the ps3 and next year will be an even better year. BUT, this topic had nothing to do with consoles aside from the fact that the ps3 is the cheapest blueray player on the market. it is what is boosting the sales of BR. that format is winning now and i have a feeling sony could finally win a format war this time around. consumers are a bit stupid, HD-DVD still has DVD in it and doesnt sound too new. BR sounds so..."futuristic" and blue is one of the most common favorite colors. i know it sounds dumb but very few consumers make technological purchases based on stats. its all about what is most flashy and new.

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# [Updated] Ultimate Head-to-Head Grudge Match.AoxomomoxoA 2007-12-17 15:35
(Just for your reference) If a game is released on PS3 about one year later than on X360, almost no one buys the PS3 version because the (PS3) game is ancient then (1 year is considered extremely old in gaming world); moreover, millions of people already own the same game for PC or X360 (they obviously don’t buy again); Therefore, PS3 versions of Bioshock and some other games are total ‘jokes’ (no one buys these ancient games).



[ Top X360 Exclusive Games ]

* Gears of War (90 points): Graphics! All you do is hide-shoot-hide-shoot-hide-shoot-(repeat this 9999 times more)

* BioShock (85 pts): Graphics & atmosphere! The entire game is only 10 hours long; no big reasons to replay

* Project Gotham Racing 4 (75 pts)

* Forza Motorsport 2 (70 pts): All those various customization is only for lifeless idi+ts

* Halo 3 (80 pts): It has almost same gameplay as the 3 year old Halo 2. Terrible and highly pixelated graphics in close proximity

* Burnout Revenge (70 pts): At first sight it looks fantastic, but once you played it for 1 hour then it gets extremely boring

* Dead or Alive 4 (50 pts)

* Mass Effect (40 pts): Its graphics is even much worse than the 2 year old game, Perfect Dark Zero; Horrible frame rate very frequently; the gun fight is terrible and laughable (just compare with any shooter game)

* Command & Conquer 3 (45 pts)

* Eternal Sonata (20 pts): ROFL

* Saints Row + Prey + Quake 4 (this ‘Joke Value Pack’ includes 3 games: 10+10+10=30 pts): Terrible frame rate all the time (LMAO) and X360 versions have bland graphics (ROFL); the multiplays are jokes, right? (LOL)

* Dead Rising (70 pts)

* Lost Planet (70 pts): If only a few things were right, this deserves 90 pts

* Crackdown (20 pts): Crap down!

* Blue Dragon (90 pts if your mental maturity is ten): or 20pts



[ Top PS3-Lonely (Only) Games ]

* Warhawk (90 pts): Technologically and graphically mind-blowing, because the map is ridiculously huge, ground combat is terrible, but the air combat is groundbreaking; this is the real bomb so far, a lot of X360 fanbots I know are mesmerized by this game

* SingStar (20 pts): Ok, this new PS3 release is lame! The graphics is suitable for PS2 console

* Unreal Tournament 3 (45 pts): Terrific graphics with atmospheric layout; balanced map design, weapons and many more; seriously, the soldiers (characters) move around as fast as the hedgehog, Sonic!!!; really, the moving speed (of ground soldiers) is a joke (this takes all the fun); if the developers reduce the walking (running) speed then this is 10 times better than the similar game called Halo 3.

* Uncharted Drake's Fortune (60 pts): Luscious graphics! but the entire game’s 5 hours long; the gunplay is weak as hell; brain-dead enemies (LOL)

* MotorStorm (80 pts): Top-notch graphics and technological achievement! The maps are too big (if the maps are smaller, then we can see more car versus car actions – this is MotorStorm’s strongest point)

* Heavenly Sword (50 pts): Gorgeous graphics! but the combat sucks a+s; and the whole game’s 6 hours long (and repetitive); no reasons to play again

* Resistance Fall of Man (70 pts): when you look at things closely they are very ugly and highly pixelated; average graphics in general! mindless run & gun garbage

* Ratchet & Clank Future (fantastic! 90pts, if you’re mentally 10 year old): or 30 pts

* Ninja Gaiden Sigma (30 pts): Same as Ninja Gaiden Black (years old!!!)

* Folklore (15 pts)

* Lair (10 pts): LMAO

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# wowKaden 2007-12-17 15:57
You really are an idiot. That is the 2nd time i've seen you post up this nonsense and expect something significant to come from it. This is about HDVD v Blu-Ray formats, NOT GAMES YOU IDIOT.

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# wow.. just wow.wilmheath 2007-12-17 16:56
You take fanboyism to an all new level. I'm really glad you don't have a job at a review site. How long did it take you to type out that long vomitish paragraph. Have you even played any games on the 360?

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# There is no s*****... err, stalemateGodShiru 2007-12-17 17:06
Just HD DVD supporters not knowing when to quit.

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# ...rawrskies 2007-12-17 17:32
Wow, Aoxo's still around. Month after month, and still the shiit continues to dribble from its mouth. I'm almost impressed.

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# It's not who you think it is!Yaz 2007-12-17 19:44
@rawrskies



The guy you're thinking of is AoxomamoxoA, and whether you agreed with his views or not, he never made posts like this.



See this thread;



http://xbox360.qj.net/Juicy-Halo-3-info-discovered-in-GamePro-mag/pg/49/aid/93927



therefore this is some loser who has registered here by changing the middle letter from 'a' to 'o', because he knows people would think he's AoxomamoxoA.



Hence someone could register here as rawskies, rawrskiez, rawrskie etc, and post all kinds of cr@p, knowing that many would think it's you. :|



It's very easy to do, unfortunately. :(

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# Rules 1+2J2Jack 2007-12-17 19:52
BROKEN

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# Wha?GodShiru 2007-12-17 23:52
S.p.o.o.n is a censored word??

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# the rulesackeejag 2007-12-18 01:28
you break them by talking about them.



time paradox

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# I agreeyworob 2007-12-18 05:11
I am not an HD-dvd fanboy, I just hate how greed Sony is. They helped develop HD-dvd with Toshiba and then decided they could possibly make more money if they start a format war. The PS3 was rushed to the market just for the sake of getting a cheap blu-ray player out to compete with HD-dvd. That said, it looks like the only thing that will save HD-dvd is if Microsoft comes out with a new Xbox that has an HD-dvd drive in it. Even if blu-ray proves to be the winner of this stupid format war, Microsoft still wouldn't put a blu-ray drive in their next Xbox because they would have to pay Sony for every console and game that uses that technology. They would be financially supporting their biggest competitor.

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# Shiru is rightRexNox 2007-12-18 06:43
There is no s*****. There's no stalemate, because there's no war. They're both going to exist until 2 hour Hi-Def downloads are ready. And, that's about 10 years from now.

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# ~~~~ 2007-12-18 07:14
Well, atleast sony tried to innovate on the technology.



They just created a better product

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# hahaantbing 2007-12-18 08:15
Notice the "s" wasn't censored. I think they are bleeping the p00n.

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# yworobStealth! 2007-12-18 10:17
are you dumb? Seriously. Sony didn't rush the PS3 into the market in fact they delayed it. 360 was the first console out and they rushed that out since, to get a head start first and besides not adding the HD-DVD on all systems, they had bugs in them. Which caused RRoD. So you need to learn the facts.



@Khjar No they didn't do this on purpose, Sometimes superior hardware takes awhile to get games out. While they were plaining for the future with their system, like they always do, they knew adding the Cell and Blu-ray will benefit them in the long run. And they're right. And i don't see how this really talks about consoles it talks about Blu-ray and HD-DVD so please don't turn this into a flame war.

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# Yeah this isn't the same guyStealth! 2007-12-18 10:25
I remember some fool impersonating me being a complete utter (360)fanboy and being idiotic at the same time. And i believe he was unregistered at the time. And people thought he was me but they are wrong.



Since people have to register now it doesn't matter to me. Even i thought it was him at first but noticed the difference. Anyway its only a matter of time before this impersonator gets banned.

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