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Woolworths drops HD-DVD sales from its shops |
Listed in: PS3 Tags: gaming accessories, Sony, Toshiba, UK
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A rumor has been circulating on the net that Woolworths will be dropping HD-DVD. Well, it has been confirmed that the retailer will no longer be selling HD-DVD movies in by March this year.
Although they will continue to sell HD-DVD movies online, this might be a major blow to the HD-DVD camp considering Woolworths is said to be the biggest retailer of the new DVD formats in the UK.
The company pointed out that this decision was made after Blu-Ray discs outsold HD-DVD by a ratio of ten-to one over the last holiday season. A feat that some have attributed to the popularity of the Sony PlayStation 3.
Euro assistant general manager of Toshiba's Consumer Products division Oliver Van Wynendaele believes this isn't the case saying that this move by Woolworths was very disappointing and that the HD-DVD format is still as strong as ever:
While we're disappointed by Woolworths' decision, it is extremely early to spot which format will eventually win. We have been hugely successful in expanding the number of consumers owning HD-DVD players.
UK consumers can now pick-up an HD-DVD player for less than GBP 150, around half the cost of other HD formats. HD-DVD has always enjoyed greater software sales per player than any other HD format. In fact, HD-DVD owners have already bought around 3.5 movies each, compared to less than one movie sold per Blu-ray device.
Regardless, there's no denying that Blu-Ray is indeed emerging as the market leader in the format wars. We'll keep you guys posted on any developments regarding this issue.
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When will this eroneous logic seize to be implemented on anything that has to do with blu-ray and the ps3?
Ok so the ps3 attributed in an extent to these sales what about the HD-DVD addons on the 360? Ok they are less than the ps3's but still atributing to HDDvds sales!
On the same line of logic we can atribute the success of the 360 to Microsoft's bribing habit...thus gathering all those good exclusives! But nobody talks about that right?
I believe its time for people to realise that Blu-ray won. Who helped it win and why is of no use to be brought up every time sales figures come out... Same applies if HD-DVD had won...
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I wonder when it will be the "right time" and not "extremely early" for Toshiba. When HD-DVD is in the grave? :)
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-> http://www.answers.com/topic/woolworths-group?cat+biz-fin
As usual, substitute plus signs with equals
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When was HD-DVD ever strong???
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so what you are saying is that woolies is lying??
er, why would woolies lie???
wake up and smell the coffee beans....hd-dvd is a dead format!!!
they should rename this guy comical allie...even he wasnt this deluded!!! lol
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-> Well, then I guess his statement IS true. HD-DVD is still as strong (or weak, depending upon how you look at it) as ever. :)
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