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%).

[HD-Greek]

Originally Posted by Blackraven

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%).

HD-XE1 has only launched in Germany and U.K.In my country(Greece) and other countries only HD-E1 has launched...... And 1 week ago also launched the Xbox 360 add on..........

[Liquidswar]

Another nail in the coffin for HD format is online movie rental stores like netflix and blockbuster. I'm a blockbuster customer and I can rent any blu-ray movie online. This cements my use of the ps3 for blu-ray movies, and the increasing demand for blu-ray rentals will require blockbuster.com/netflix.com to increase their warehouse stock. After renting my first blu-ray movie from blockbuster, I became a fan right away and have purchased 3 movies since.