Universal dropping HD DVD exclusivity

BAM........BAM........THAT IS THE SOUND OF ANOTHER NAIL IN THE HD COFFIN.........IT WILL BE GOING THE WAY OF THE BETAMAX AND RCA VIDEODISC ANY TIME NOW.

[Post edited by mrwag on Jan 10, 2008]

The article contradicts itself. At one point it says they have ended HD-DVD exclusivity, then it goes onto say they only support HD-DVD. So which is it?

Henning why write a piece of crap like that? Daily Variety is not a reputable source? Wait until the Studio itself writes a press release, before you add your own dose of speculation to a piece of fluff.

Seriously, this site kinda annoys me that any ounce of speculation gets published. It's as bad as reading one of Eklunds post regarding Hockey Trade Rumours.

Yeah, this is a bit of a wasted post. I expect confirmed things in that left column...this just threw out any credibility which I would have had for anything I see there in the future.

Speculation isn't news...it's just a new thread.

It doesn't exactly contradict itself. It says Universal's commitment to being exclusive is over (has been fulfilled). In other words, they're not obligated to being HD DVD exclusive any longer. After the Warner news, that's a significant piece of news considering Universal may be considering a move to Blu sooner rather than later. The headline of this article is wrong, though. The Variety piece never says their "dropping" HD DVD exclusivity, only that they don't have to remain exclusive now if they so choose. On the other hand, as no official word has yet come from the studio, the headline is definitely misleading.

[Post edited by CroweDawg1121 on Jan 10, 2008]

omg, some writers will reword anything to get some one to read their crap... and thats what this whole article is.. Trying to sound like a switch in sides, and then state that nothings changed at all, this is not reporting new findings, its just trying to spread or help start rumors. their are howerver other companies looking for reporters like this, its those papers that say's batboy was found in a cave, and bigfoot lives in my backyard, or aliens abducted my gold fish.

[Post edited by Thor99 on Jan 10, 2008]

Again, I wouldn't consider the original article to be misleading at all. It's not the author's fault if the reader runs with what they read and interprets it to mean more than what it does. The article said Universal's commitment was over. No more, no less. They have no more commitment. That doesn't mean they switched, and the article said nothing to that effect. There's nothing untrue in the article at all. And as I said, I don't blame Variety for posting this because honestly, just knowing for certain that Universal is no longer contractually obligated to HD DVD is news right now in light of recent events. Blame Henning for the headline, not the original author for being misinterpreted.

[Post edited by CroweDawg1121 on Jan 10, 2008]

HD downloads. Hmmm.

If they're smart, they'll look seriously at that. With the ridiculus production problems and costs associated with Blu-ray, there's never been a better time to bring HD downloads to the world.

How ironic it would be if Universal announced they would be going "download only". It's amazing to me that in this day and age, the next big format technology is a physical disk! How quaint.

With all the rumblings about downloads, I can't see the Blu-ray format lasting 10 years the way DVD has.

Problem is, there are a lot of people out there who actually like collecting those shiny little discs, myself included. I don't doubt that downloads are a viable solution to HD content in the future, but I don't see them wiping out physical media altogether. If that was going to happen, LP's and CD's should have been gone a long time ago...but they're still around. LP's are more of a niche now, but you get my point. People are always going to want the feeling of ownership that they can only get through holding something in their hand. Heh...your post kind of reminds me of Back To The Future Part II. "You mean you have to use your hands? That's like a baby's toy". LOL Guess we're not far off from that future after all.

[Post edited by CroweDawg1121 on Jan 10, 2008]

I want ET!! Either new 'collector's triple diip' edition and/or HD DVD!!