Is the European release of PS3 going to be the Coup de grâce for HD DVD?

[Blackraven]

Originally Posted by gandley

looks like all initial UK PS3 preorders are filled and then some Quite a few vendors are claiming record preorders for PS3. If just each new console owner buys just 1 movie, thats a whole lot of hurt for H-DVD.

I dont think there are many hd-dvd players in the market and most will be the 360addons. Quite a few of us got our players from the usa on import as that worked out quite cheap same with software as HD-DVD titles have only really just become available to buy(ie late last year, so we have been adding sales to the north americam market too).

Yup.

I do admit that it's only the add-on drive that represents more than 90% of all HD-DVD sales in the European continent (or in all PAL teritorries rather).

I mean, how many people have actually bought HD-E1 and HD-XE1 players from Toshiba? Only a handful I assume (like less than 5%).