Now that warner has gone Blu-ray and also New line cinema is HD DVD over?
There is no way HD-DVD can survive now, with only 2 major studios on board (Paramount and Universal). It will be interesting to see if this makes Universal go neutral, but I guess that depends on what kind of deal they have with the HD-DVD camp. Paramount are of course stuck with HD-DVD for the next year or so after signing their exclusive deal back in the summer.
I am sure Sony had something to do with this, but then it does make sense for WB as 300 on BluRay far outsold the HD-DVD version, even though the HD-DVD version had more extras.
Because new line has gone Blu-ray we can expect Gears of war movie exclusively to Blu-ray.
Here a some links covering the format war etc.
N4G.com : Official statement: Warner Bros to back Blu-ray DVD format exclusively
N4G.com : Warner -- Soon The World -- Is Exclusively Blu...
N4G.com : Rumor: Warner Paid $500 Million To Go Blu-Ray
N4G.com : Warner: No Payoff for Move to Blu-ray
N4G.com : Michael Bay on Warner Going Blu
N4G.com : Pie Charts Show True Impact of Warner’s Move
N4G.com : Blu-ray Standalone's Outsold HD DVD players in December despite $99 Sale
N4G.com : HD DVD Is Dead: A Look At The Near and Long Term
N4G.com : Sony's Blu-ray seen winning DVD format war
onAXIS: Gears of War Movie Going Blu-Ray Exclusive