Destructoid has gotten word from an inside source (and confirmation - thanks Liqideos) that GameStop/EB Games will no longer be taking HD DVDs or Xbox 360 HD DVD players as of tomorrow.
Ever since Warner announced it was switching to Blu-ray exclusively, the bad news hasn't stopped piling on for the HD DVD camp. If any of you HD DVD owners out there are thinking about jumping ship, I suggest you do so immediately.
Otherwise, it'll be too late to flip your movie collection for a decent amount of money if you wait much longer. Alternatively, you could always hold on to your fully-functional, yet non-supported high-def movie and use it to upscale DVDs. I'm just saying.
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8:45 PM on 02.18.2008
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I definitely won't be switching the Blu-Ray any time soon though. The format hasn't matured enough and the blue boxes are so damned ugly.
It appears that Toshiba is officially going to announce in a few hours that they’re stopping production of HD DVD players and discs, so this decision makes sense.
The PS3 isn't at a place where I'm willing to buy it yet--needs games I actually want to play. But, it would certainly be my Blu-Ray player of choice at this point because it's the only one that is currently updatable.
It's nice to know that early adopters of both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are screwed now considering that first gen Blu-Ray players are incompatible with the newer profile's features and Blu-Ray didn't have the foresight that HD-DVD did to require ethernet ports and onboard storage for future updates.
"I'm just happy to see the format wars come to an end. Now I can buy my Blu-Ray player and not have to worry about it failing."
Hopefully you buy a PS3 and not an early stand alone...The early stand alones can't be upgraded.
I'm with you 100%. I got my HD-A2 player when it was $98 at Wal-Mart. I probably wouldn't have HD otherwise, not because I can't afford it but because it doesn't have the value to me at a higher price considering how little I watch DVDs.
It will now take me a hell of a long time to buy a PS3 because if I didn't have much value for HD players over $100, I sure as hell am going to have far less value on a $400 player that I have effectively been FORCED into buying now for HD media. No, thanks. My HD DVD player is also an excellent upscaler. I'll stick with that.
I will definitely hit up GameStop, though.
What the fuck are you talking about!?
And if you're on drugs, how come you're not sharing!?
But seriously, no need to beat a dead horse. With the exception of wanting a heads-up on cheap, obsolete hardware, we really don't need more news like this.
Its all over, well it has been for awhile now really
considering all the formats sony tries to shove down peoples throats (and trust me there are MANY) some of them have to work. law of averages and all...
You'll be pleased to hear "mini Blu ray" is on the way
i have a PS3 and the 360 with HD add-on
luckily, i saw how things were headed and focused on Blu-Ray for my collection
but I'll be keeping my HD-DVDs around a bit longer until some of them are no longer HD exclusive
(what can i say, i like the movie 'Stardust')