Effects of Dual-format Player/Disc Support

[Blubaru]

Originally Posted by joshd2012

Like I mentioned before, the combo players removes any need for any studio to produce on other formats. The player will play both regardless, so Universal will have a disc that works for 95% (after 5 years - my estimate) of players out there without having to start producing on Blu-ray. Are they really going to bend over for that 5%? My guess is no. Same the other way around though. Is Lionsgate or Disney or Fox going to start making HD DVDs for the 5% of the market that doesn't own a player capable of playing Blu-ray movies? Hell no.

That's all assuming that the combo players are actually successful. Even with a combo players out there you will still see people buying much more blu-ray movies than HD-DVD.

In the end HD-DVD will still fail. I believe that even with combo players you will still see Universal switch to blu-ray because blu-ray will become the norm.

I don't believe that the combo players will succeed. Even if it does it will become a niche product much like the DVD/VHS combo players.