wow.....if this is true....universal has done a good thing read on

[Chris Beveridge]

Honestly, even if it's not true, the perception of it being possible is now out there and those that aren't knee deep in forums about this like here and AVS will write off HD DVD even more.

Case in point; there's a lot going on with the anime side right now because of Bandai Visual's plans. $80 HD DVDs for movies and $40 HD DVD twin discs for 30 minutes of content. It's drawing ire from people just for the price, but they're actively trying to figure out what's going on with the format war since it's creeping into their domain now. We're running a poll of our readers, many of which aren't buying yet, but are stating their preference. It's 86% BD and 14% HD DVD. The comments are generally what many BD folks have been saying since the beginning; the specs look better, there's more hardware support, more studio support and the PS3 is playing a very large factor.

Now, if they hear that there's a chance that the only HD DVD exclusive studio is even looking at BD, and they're already intent on getting a PS3 in the next year, they won't even bother looking at HD DVD since it won't be compatible in their setup.

The writing is on the wall for a lot of people - whether it's true or not.