The reason it needs to be decided soon is because according to surveys, most consumers are waiting to see which formats wins before stepping into the HD disc arena and with DVD sales dropping off, movie studios want/need to get people buying into HD. This is why a single format needs to be settled upon, to get consumers to commit. The longer this stand-off continues, the longer it will take consumers to buy into the HD disc market wholly.
This is why titles sales are most important right now, to show strong numbers and coax other consumers into the market. Strong sales = more confidence by those waiting. Who has the strong sales of titles and total HD playable devices (irregardless of "dedicated player" spin, BOGOS, and any other bloody excuses)? Answer that and you might have the one which comes out on top.
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JimC @ Dec 22nd 2007 10:36PM
The reason it needs to be decided soon is because according to surveys, most consumers are waiting to see which formats wins before stepping into the HD disc arena and with DVD sales dropping off, movie studios want/need to get people buying into HD. This is why a single format needs to be settled upon, to get consumers to commit. The longer this stand-off continues, the longer it will take consumers to buy into the HD disc market wholly.
This is why titles sales are most important right now, to show strong numbers and coax other consumers into the market. Strong sales = more confidence by those waiting. Who has the strong sales of titles and total HD playable devices (irregardless of "dedicated player" spin, BOGOS, and any other bloody excuses)? Answer that and you might have the one which comes out on top.