Seventy-five movies to be released on Blu-ray in Japan - Blu-ray Forum

marzetta7 · 08-29-2006, 04:22 PM

Seventy-five movies to be released on Blu-ray in Japan

http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=4513

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Posted by Amber Maitland
29 August 2006 - US Movie studios have finally announced which films they will be releasing on Blu-ray discs in Japan.

More than a dozen studios, including Disney, Sony, Paramount, Warner Bros., and Fox, will first release about 75 movies on Blu-ray later this year.

The lineup will include Sony’s “The Da Vinci Code”, and Disney’s “Chicken Little”.

Blu-ray is backed by Sony and Panasonic and is supported by Hitachi, Sharp, Pioneer, Samsung, Apple, and Dell; the discs feature much more storage capacity than rival format HD DVD.

With the new releases, plus the addition of Universal, which has previously not released Blu-ray titles, about 80 percent of high-def films will be on Blu-ray discs.

Umm, did they let something slip???? Is Universal going Blu-ray as well?

ProvenFlipper · 08-29-2006, 04:30 PM

Typo maybe? Or is the addition of Universal coming on Thursday? Thursday can't come fast enough for me... Luckily Germany is hours ahead of the US, so I should be able to get the news as soon as I wake up.

phranctoast · 08-29-2006, 06:18 PM

I so hope this isnt a typo. this would kick so much ass. This was my biggest issue with blu ray (figuring discs on par with hddvd was on the horizon). Now I can buy slither. woot

phloyd · 08-29-2006, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by phranctoast

I so hope this isnt a typo. this would kick so much ass. This was my biggest issue with blu ray (figuring discs on par with hddvd was on the horizon). Now I can buy slither. woot

Yeah, and Doom!

mainman · 08-29-2006, 06:49 PM

Universal? Man I really hope so.

marzetta7 · 08-29-2006, 07:09 PM

Ok, here is another "typo" in another article. Man, do these news people know something we don't? The suspense is killing me!

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/92727/ho...ds-bluray.html

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More than a dozen studios announced in Tokyo yesterday that 75 films would be added to the Blu-ray roster, including The Da Vinci Code and Chicken Little, although only two of these, Warner and Paramount, also plan releases for HD DVD, alongside Universal which has until now eschewed Blu-ray.

If I keep seeing this, I'm venturing to say that Universal will be in the Blu-ray camp and this is the big announcement for Thursday.

zombie · 08-29-2006, 07:11 PM

Please be true. Please be true. Please be true.

If Universal is joining Blu-ray this year I'm putting the brakes on my HD DVD purchases.

ProvenFlipper · 08-29-2006, 07:32 PM

The end of the year could be very exciting... The acquisition of Universal, the launch of BD50, and full studio support of VC-1 (except Sony), could all be major factors in this format 'war'. I'm beginning to get excited! This could be my greatest christmas ever.

shido · 08-29-2006, 08:04 PM

I hope this news about Universal is true. I want Jurassic Park on Blu-ray.

movies3 · 08-31-2006, 03:56 PM

oh i hope so!!! i want universal to make blu-rays so bad!!!

BTBuck1 · 08-31-2006, 04:08 PM

please say i wont have to have any red cases in my collection!

Uni

Uni

Uni

Universal on Blu Ray 4tMf'N Winz0rxz!

11ONe11!!

Psiweaver · 08-31-2006, 10:02 PM

Very interesting typos there. Though it doesn't look like todays press release says anything about universal coming over to blu-ray.

takezo · 09-09-2006, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marzetta7

Seventy-five movies to be released on Blu-ray in Japan

http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=4513

Umm, did they let something slip???? Is Universal going Blu-ray as well?

Blu Ray is exclusive to big Japanese companies such as Mitsubishi (known more for their cars in US and Europe, however they are slowly making a presence in US electronics market with HDTVs, and Air conditioning units), Matsushita ( Panasonic elsewhere else), and of course Sony (self explanitory).

If Universal wants to release HD movies in Japan, it has to be Blu-Ray.

If Sony sells it's out it's projected 2 Million Units of PS3's, which I beleive is a peice of cake. HD-DVD will go the way of the dodo bird. (extinction)

theknub · 09-09-2006, 04:27 AM

hate to break it to ya... but mitsu displays have been big in the US for a long time. had my first (well my dads) big screen, was a mits, in '95. so if they're just making it known, they are well known

vick vega · 09-09-2006, 02:42 PM

I made Univeral an offer if I won that Mega Millions andthey accepted, I didn't win but they flinched!

Psiweaver · 09-09-2006, 10:44 PM

haha nice vick.

08-31-2006, 04:08 PM	#11
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	please say i wont have to have any red cases in my collection! Uni Uni Uni Universal on Blu Ray 4tMf'N Winz0rxz!11ONe11!!

09-09-2006, 02:42 PM	#15
vick vega Banned Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	I made Univeral an offer if I won that Mega Millions andthey accepted, I didn't win but they flinched! Last edited by vick vega; 09-09-2006 at 09:38 PM.

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08-29-2006, 04:30 PM	#2
ProvenFlipper Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:901 Trading Score:1	Typo maybe? Or is the addition of Universal coming on Thursday? Thursday can't come fast enough for me... Luckily Germany is hours ahead of the US, so I should be able to get the news as soon as I wake up.

08-29-2006, 06:18 PM	#3
phranctoast Power Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Long Island, NY;psn:phranctoast Blu-ray collection:78	I so hope this isnt a typo. this would kick so much ass. This was my biggest issue with blu ray (figuring discs on par with hddvd was on the horizon). Now I can buy slither. woot

08-29-2006, 06:49 PM	#5
mainman Senior Member Member since:Jan 2006	Universal? Man I really hope so.

08-29-2006, 07:11 PM	#7
zombie Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2004 Trading Score:865	Please be true. Please be true. Please be true. If Universal is joining Blu-ray this year I'm putting the brakes on my HD DVD purchases.

08-29-2006, 07:32 PM	#8
ProvenFlipper Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:901 Trading Score:1	The end of the year could be very exciting... The acquisition of Universal, the launch of BD50, and full studio support of VC-1 (except Sony), could all be major factors in this format 'war'. I'm beginning to get excited! This could be my greatest christmas ever.

08-29-2006, 08:04 PM	#9
shido Active Member Member since:Aug 2006	I hope this news about Universal is true. I want Jurassic Park on Blu-ray.

08-31-2006, 03:56 PM	#10
movies3 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2006 Location:KY Blu-ray collection:5 Blu-ray reviews:56	oh i hope so!!! i want universal to make blu-rays so bad!!!

08-31-2006, 10:02 PM	#12
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	Very interesting typos there. Though it doesn't look like todays press release says anything about universal coming over to blu-ray.

09-09-2006, 04:27 AM	#14
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	hate to break it to ya... but mitsu displays have been big in the US for a long time. had my first (well my dads) big screen, was a mits, in '95. so if they're just making it known, they are well known

09-09-2006, 10:44 PM	#16
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	haha nice vick.

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