I actually think that this format war may last longer than others, or may end up yielding no true winner. The move from VHS to DVD was kind of a natural one, as VHS was pretty messed up and DVDs are easy to use. Blu-Ray and HD-DVD aren't natural improvements, they're a visual improvement upon a technology that has- in the grand scheme of things- just recently been accepted by the masses. And from the sounds of things, not a lot of people who aren't gamers or geeks in some way are rather uninformed or indifferent towards both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.
I will say, however, that even if there isn't a "winner" per se, I'd be surprised if Blu-Ray doesn't turn out to be more successful than HD-DVD, and the PS3 is a major factor in that. Though I do have a lot of difficulty choosing between watching Blu-Ray Casino Royale or playing Resistance...Â
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