This is a follow up to a blog I wrote last week about the war between Blu-ray and HD DVD. On Monday, Best Buy advertised a HD DVD player for the Xbox 360 for only $50. This huge reduction in pricing comes the same day Microsoft announced it would stop making the player for its gaming system.
Toshiba admitted defeat last week by saying it would no longer make or market any players supporting that format. This announcement came four days after Wal-Mart said it would stop selling HD DVD and players by the end of June.
This is a huge blow to Toshiba and it will be interesting to see what kind of affect it will have on the company in the coming months. Sony on the other hand will enjoy increased profits and sells. With Microsoft's announcement that it will no longer make the HD players for the Xbox 360, it might help increase sells of the Playstation 3.
This is a great site to keep you up-to-date on the format war. http://formatwarcentral.com/
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