Hybrid products unlikely to end DVD format war

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Hybrid products unlikely to end DVD format war


Fox:

"By the end of the first quarter, the format war is over," he said, noting Sony's recently released PlayStation 3 game console with a Blu-ray drive had boosted sales.

"I'm selling 70,000 discs a week. Sales are doubling every week. ... Average PS3 owners buy 6 discs," he said.

Disney:

"It's very, very hard. I understand it's twice as hard to make a dual mode disk and twice as expensive," said Walt Disney Co.'s (DIS.N: Quote, Profile , Research) Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment president Bob Chapek, noting he would never make a dual mode disk.

Lionsgate:

Lionsgate Entertainment (LGF.N: Quote, Profile , Research) studio director Steve Beeks also ruled out producing dual mode disks. "If we end up with one format and diminish the confusion that consumers will experience, we get to the end game more quickly," he said.

Clearly, all will go neutral next week.

Gary