Breaking: Paramount/Dreamworks go HDDVD exclusive

This is indeed breaking news. So far this year, Blu-Ray is outselling HD-DVD 2 to 1 - so it was starting to look distinctly bad for HD-DVD; available content seemed to be more of a factor in sales than price.

It may have cost $100 million to Paramount and $50 million to Dreamworks in promo deals to swing this - nevertheless a nice move from HD-DVD on the exclusive content side. (or are these high $$$ promotional deals just Blu-ray counter propaganda?). I don't know, but think about those 5 free discs with each player and you can imagine how a deal might get cut with a studio...

Blu-Ray, it is your move now: figure how much this factor will change the race and act soon! May be it is time to role out a Blu-Ray promo deal with Universal...LOL!

We have to laugh but some execs are probably ready to jump out a window after this latest announcement...whilst others may have just landed a big bonus!

I bet HD sold it's soul with the 'exclusive' studio releases and is getting a much lower cut
Seems HD knew it was behind and had to act desperate
Maybe I'll have to get both players, damn
and as for purchasing - I only own 5 discs
including the 4 disc planet earth (stunning on BR)
netflixs all the way for HD/BR

Whatever format [HD-DVD?] the porn industry goes with will be the winner. And I am serious about this!

Go check out the latest news on the format war on engadgethd.com Seems blu-ray is already fighting back.

This is great news.... but I think this will just polarize the playing field and make people wait to buy (seeing who will win) and in the end STUPID dual players will come down in price.

It's cheaper to make HD-DVD's and the equipment is more available.. hence the porn industry changing (Couple of producers that Sony won't let use their pressing facilities) their backing from Blueray to HD-DVD...