The rdjam site recently had an e-mail campaign to encourage Warner to release HD DVD titles even if the IME isn't ready for Blu-ray. In other words, they were begging for preferential releases.
Here's Warner's response to one person:
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First of all, thank you for your support of Warner Bros. and for our films in the new HD DVD format, as well as the existing SD DVD format. As you have pointed out in your note, there have recently been on-line discussions claiming that Warner Home Video is holding titles back from the marketplace in the HD DVD format due to plans in BD, and that this is now a company policy. Regardless of the source of this information, it is not true.
Warner Home Video is releasing titles in both high definition formats, and where possible we try to release a title simultaneously in both formats. But this is not always the case, and in fact since we released our first titles in April, 2006 there have been some titles that have been released in HD DVD before BD, and some that have been released in BD before HD DVD.
There are many factors that determine the timing for the release of a motion picture in DVD, HD DVD, and BD. We currently have released more titles in HD DVD than any other studio, and we are anticipating a very exciting schedule for the rest of 2007. In the month of January 2007, we released 4 new titles in HD DVD.
We hope you will enjoy our upcoming HD DVD releases, including two of our best movies from last year (and both recognized with multiple Academy Award nominations), THE DEPARTED and HAPPY FEET, which will be released in February and March 2007, respectively.
We also expect to announce shortly some title plans for April and May. The titles will be quite a thrill for all HD DVD owners and supporters.
Best regards.
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Doesn't really mean they aren't planning on catching up with BD and are going to slow down on HD DVD + BD releases because of the logistics of this catchup.
All it says is they won't be holding back HD DVD because of BD. They can choose to simply not prepare anything.
Gary