http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/-t1.htm Talk about anything to do with the Sony Brands and Products Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:52:33 GMT 10 http://i43.servimg.com/u/f43/11/43/69/76/hound112.jpg http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/-t1.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/the-dark-knight-on-blu-ray-is-slated-for-december-9th-t813.htm WARRIC Blu-ray.com states that Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the summer blockbuster hit ‘The Dark Knight‘ to Blu-ray on December 9th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This two-disc special edition will be Warner’s first BD-Live Blu-ray title, as well as come with a digital copy of the film. Video will be presented as 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. Extras for this release include: Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene Batman Tech - ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:52:33 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/the-dark-knight-on-blu-ray-is-slated-for-december-9th-t813.htm#895 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/the-dark-knight-on-blu-ray-is-slated-for-december-9th-t813.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/sony-make-in-game-ad-deal-official-t545.htm WARRIC As alluded to earlier, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have officially announced their in-game advertising deal with IGA Worldwide. Says Justin Townsend, IGA Worldwide CEO: PLAYSTATION 3 is undoubtedly the prime opportunity for the in-game advertising industry. Through this partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment, IGA can provide advertisers with a large and valuable global user base of 16-35 year old consumers with disposable income. With ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:00:01 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/sony-make-in-game-ad-deal-official-t545.htm#608 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/sony-make-in-game-ad-deal-official-t545.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-sales-up-300-t655.htm WARRIC Through the first half of the year, consumer spending on Blu-ray titles is up $200M or 300% from the same period last year. Studios, such as 20th Century Fox, are seeing approximately 8% of title sales in the Blu-ray format, with the expectation that it could rise to as much as 12% by the end of this year. Lori MacPherson, General Manager for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, North America commented, “I think people are becoming pickier on what they spend their money on, ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:03 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-sales-up-300-t655.htm#719 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-sales-up-300-t655.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-revenue-breaking-1-billion-this-year-t583.htm WARRIC While research firms chime in on the rate at which Blu-ray is being adopted worldwide, a handful of studio executives have suggested that Blu-ray revenue industry-wide could break $1 billion in 2008. During the Home Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles, presidents at Warner Home Video, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Universal Studios Home Entertainment all agreed that the $1 billion mark ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:50:09 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-revenue-breaking-1-billion-this-year-t583.htm#646 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-revenue-breaking-1-billion-this-year-t583.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/paramount-launches-blu-ray-support-site-t561.htm WARRIC I guess now that Paramount has opted back in to the Blu-ray business, they intend to do it right. Recently Paramount launched this support website, promoting their Blu-ray releases as well as featured news about Blu-ray including player news. The video player appears to be not quite ready - will be interesting to see what video content they add! Great to see that Paramount is taking this all very seriously. Via: paramountbluray Sony Genaral Disscussion Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:46:01 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/paramount-launches-blu-ray-support-site-t561.htm#624 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/paramount-launches-blu-ray-support-site-t561.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-adoption-outpaces-dvd-t557.htm WARRIC People are starting to become very familiar with Blu-Ray, and are jumping on faster then when DVD’s came out. Most of this is because of the Blu-Ray drive being place inside of the Sony Playstation 3 Console. Stefan A Baustert, CEO of Singulus states: “This means that the orders for Blu-ray in the first year of the dual layer technology already by far exceeded the volume at the start of the DVD eleven years ago with 17 machines,” said Stefan A Baustert, CEO of Singulus. Since Blu-Ray ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:10:05 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-adoption-outpaces-dvd-t557.htm#620 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-adoption-outpaces-dvd-t557.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-sales-up-351-t459.htm WARRIC one of the reasons movie studios are hoping consumers adopt Blu-ray is in order to offset continually declining DVD sales. Since they plateaued three years ago, DVD sales have slowly decreased. The first quarter of this year was no different, showing an overall drop in DVD sales of 1.2% from Q1 2007. However, Blu-ray sales saved the day - just as studios have hoped they would - and when combined with DVD sales resulted in an overall increase in sales of 1% over last year. Steve Beeks, president ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:19:30 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-sales-up-351-t459.htm#504 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-sales-up-351-t459.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/new-blu-ray-player-lets-you-record-tv-on-your-psp-t443.htm WARRIC Still waiting on that promised ability to transfer Blu-Ray's from a PS3 to a PSP. In the meantime, I'm going to point out something you're never going to buy, and a situation you'll most likely never find yourself in, but is interesting nonetheless. At least on a trivial level. Above is Sony's BDZ-A70 Blu-Ray recorder, which lets you watch TV, then record that TV onto a Blu-Ray disc. And also a PSP. I know, you can do that already in a less-than-legal sense, but having it officially embraced ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:54:25 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/new-blu-ray-player-lets-you-record-tv-on-your-psp-t443.htm#488 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/new-blu-ray-player-lets-you-record-tv-on-your-psp-t443.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/interview-with-sce-engineers-reveal-bd-live-firmware-plans-t440.htm WARRIC People love firmware updates on the PS3. Why? They continue to add new functionality. While the most-requested feature, in-game XMB, still has not arrived, the latest update (2.20) included a number of new features, such as support for BD-Live, the latest Blu-ray disc profile. The interview notes that the PS3 is much more powerful than standalone Blu-ray players on the market, and that the "performance gap" won’t get smaller any time soon. Because of this, Blu-ray discs can differentiate ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:01:02 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/interview-with-sce-engineers-reveal-bd-live-firmware-plans-t440.htm#485 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/interview-with-sce-engineers-reveal-bd-live-firmware-plans-t440.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/sony-preps-tvs-with-built-in-blu-ray-t435.htm WARRIC Disc players, laptops and the PS3. They’ve all got Blu-Ray now, but Sony’s not satisfied. The Japanese megacorp wants its HD discs in TVs too. Speaking at a conference in Taipei, Sony’s president and chief operating officer Ryoji Chubachi said he wanted to more than double Blu-Ray’s market share, and the solution is to put the discs in more products. "Integrating an HD LCD TV with BD recording functionality" is one way of boosting Blu-Ray’s presence in the living room, the ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:54:43 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/sony-preps-tvs-with-built-in-blu-ray-t435.htm#480 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/sony-preps-tvs-with-built-in-blu-ray-t435.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/watch-blu-ray-on-your-psp-with-latest-ps3-update-t417.htm WARRIC Despite no mention of the feature on the official Playstation Blog or press release, PC World is reporting that the Playstation 3's next update, firmware 2.20, will include support of Portable Copy. Portable Copy will give Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable owners the ability to buy a Blu-Ray movie, insert it into their PS3 and download a standard res version to their PSP. While this would be pretty exciting news the fact that Sony has yet to mention it will be on this ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:23:33 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/watch-blu-ray-on-your-psp-with-latest-ps3-update-t417.htm#461 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/watch-blu-ray-on-your-psp-with-latest-ps3-update-t417.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/sony-enhances-blu-ray-offerings-t416.htm WARRIC Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is targeting April 8 as the date it will release its first batch of Blu-ray Disc titles that can be connected to the Internet for more bonus materials and features. The musical spoof "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" and the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi thriller "The 6th Day" will be the studio’s first two BD-Live titles. Their release coincides with the launch of a new software update for Sony’s PlayStation 3 that makes the game ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:19:13 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/sony-enhances-blu-ray-offerings-t416.htm#460 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/sony-enhances-blu-ray-offerings-t416.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-rental-gets-serious-in-japan-t400.htm WARRIC tarting march 19th (tomorrow!), Japanese rental chain TSUTAYA will begin offering Blu-ray discs for rent at ten shops in big cities across Japan. The service will include rental at TSUTAYA bricks and mortal shops and at its online TSUTAYA DISCAS shop. The aim is to have Blu-ray available at every store nationwide by the summer. TSUTAYA's the biggest rental chain in Japan, so for Blu-ray, this is a pretty big deal. I'm curious: Is it possible to rent Blu-ray elsewhere, Japan or not? Sony Genaral Disscussion Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:23:31 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-rental-gets-serious-in-japan-t400.htm#444 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-rental-gets-serious-in-japan-t400.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/universal-officially-announces-swap-to-blu-ray-t374.htm WARRIC We know - for the last few days we've been more like "Blu-Ray Fanboy" than "PS3 Fanboy". You can't really blame us, though. Today is a big day for the High-Def DVD industry and one of the PS3's main selling points is Blu-Ray playback. So, with that said, we'll continue to cover the various announcements and industrial tectonic plate-shifting that occurs after an announcement like this morning's. Craig Kornblau, President of Universal, has made a public statement ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:08:05 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/universal-officially-announces-swap-to-blu-ray-t374.htm#418 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/universal-officially-announces-swap-to-blu-ray-t374.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/netflix-chooses-blu-ray-disc-t350.htm WARRIC Online movie rental company Netflix announced today it is switching exclusively to Blu-ray Disc format, following the decision by four of the six major movie studios to publish high-def movies only in the Sony-developed format. Below is the press release with the announcement: Netflix, Citing a Clear Signal From the Industry, Will Carry High-Def DVDs Only in Blu-ray Format BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 11 -- With the industry now having picked a winner in the face-off between the two competing ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:38:32 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/netflix-chooses-blu-ray-disc-t350.htm#394 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/netflix-chooses-blu-ray-disc-t350.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/netflix-blu-ray-has-the-advantage-t329.htm WARRIC Washington, D.C. (January 24, 2008) -- NetFlix CEO Reed Hastings says it appears that Blu-ray has the advantage in the high-def disc format war against HD DVD. In an investors call yesterday following release of NetFlix's fourth quarter report, Hastings added that consumer adoption of Blu-ray will "accelerate" if the format can maintain that advantage. "The milestones to watch for are Blu-ray player prices falling below $200, and Universal and Paramount also announcing their ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:37:38 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/netflix-blu-ray-has-the-advantage-t329.htm#373 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/netflix-blu-ray-has-the-advantage-t329.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/porn-drops-hd-dvd-backs-blu-ray-t320.htm WARRIC As if the annoying hi-def format war wasn't already entering the end phase, today's news that adult film studio Digital Playground has decided to abandon HD DVD and stick solely with Blu-ray has to finally hammer a welcome nail in the coffin of this battle. While it was confirmed false that Paramount had dropped HD DVD, a far more crucial loss has occurred -- pornography is considered a crucial key to success in a format war, and HD DVD has lost a big source of those valuable, valuable ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:19:50 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/porn-drops-hd-dvd-backs-blu-ray-t320.htm#364 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/porn-drops-hd-dvd-backs-blu-ray-t320.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/why-microsoft-will-never-release-a-blu-ray-player-accessory-t318.htm WARRIC Will I be able to rock out to Celine on my Xbox 360? As a result of the CES jaw dropping announcement that Warner Bros. will be going exclusive to the Blu-ray format, it appears that the new disk format 'stalemate' between HD DVD and Blu-ray has all but ended. Warner Bros. is the current top seller of home movies, and content is always a deciding factor in any format battle. The latest development in the high definition disk format war also impacts the console wars as well. Microsoft ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:44:06 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/why-microsoft-will-never-release-a-blu-ray-player-accessory-t318.htm#362 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/why-microsoft-will-never-release-a-blu-ray-player-accessory-t318.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/hands-on-with-ps3-blu-ray-profile-11-and-resident-evil-ext-t284.htm WARRIC This past Tuesday, Sony released the latest Playstation 3 firmware upgrade highlighted by much-coveted Blu-ray Profile 1.1. Rushing to download the firmware isn't of much use until January 1 when the first Profile 1.1 Blu-ray Discs arrive in stores. That is, unless you get one of the discs early. Which is exactly what we did with Resident Evil: Extinction. I was a bit stressed for time last night so providing a full review of Resident Evil: Extinction is still a couple days off. I did ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:15:36 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/hands-on-with-ps3-blu-ray-profile-11-and-resident-evil-ext-t284.htm#324 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/hands-on-with-ps3-blu-ray-profile-11-and-resident-evil-ext-t284.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-outsells-hd-dvd-in-us-for-first-9-months-t220.htm WARRIC LOS ANGELES, - Blu-ray DVD titles outsold rival HD-DVD titles by almost 2-to-1 in the first nine months of the year, but analysts expect additional HD-DVD support and new hit releases to "transform" the high-definition DVD battle score in the fourth quarter. Home Media Research, a division of Home Media Magazine, said Tuesday total U.S. sales of Blu-ray discs, using a Sony-backed technology, totaled 2.6 million units from Jan. 1 through Sept 30, versus 1.4 million HD-DVD discs ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:34:29 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-outsells-hd-dvd-in-us-for-first-9-months-t220.htm#251 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-outsells-hd-dvd-in-us-for-first-9-months-t220.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/rumour-warner-bros-going-blueray-only-next-year-t277.htm WARRIC Theres rumours warner bros will only be supporting the blueray format next year. i will find out more info soon so stay tuned. Sony Genaral Disscussion Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:03:31 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/rumour-warner-bros-going-blueray-only-next-year-t277.htm#315 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/rumour-warner-bros-going-blueray-only-next-year-t277.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/is-it-the-right-time-to-buy-into-blu-ray-t253.htm WARRIC In the run-up to Christmas, the fight between Blu-ray and HD DVD is being fought largely by retailers. Finally we're seeing a broader selection of high-def disc players, and that's driving down prices. The question is this: is now the right time to buy a high-def disc player? Buying into Blu-ray Blu-ray is certainly the more expensive of the two competing formats. The almost blanket lack of BD Profile 1.1-compliance hasn't affected online prices too much either. Sony's debut BDP-S1E ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:42:08 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/is-it-the-right-time-to-buy-into-blu-ray-t253.htm#285 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/is-it-the-right-time-to-buy-into-blu-ray-t253.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/hitachi-working-on-100gb-blu-ray-discs-t198.htm WARRIC Just when you thought 50GB of data storage was enough, Hitachi has to waltz in and offer double that amount with a new prototype four layer Blu-ray disc. Normally, you'd need a different optical head to read from a disc of this type, but that doesn't seem to be the case with this one. That is, if need be, Hitachi says it will play in regular Blu-ray drives that exist now (which includes our lovely PS3). Well, there is a catch. All Blu-ray players would have to have their optical heads ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:44:17 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/hitachi-working-on-100gb-blu-ray-discs-t198.htm#227 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/hitachi-working-on-100gb-blu-ray-discs-t198.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-sweeps-europe-winning-4-to-1-against-hd-dvd-t179.htm WARRIC Sales figures of Blu-ray movies in Europe have slowly been on a steady rise. Just recently, the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced that their disc format's sales has surpassed HD-DVD titles by a 4-to-1 ratio... which means, for every HD-DVD title sold, four other Blu-ray titles are purchased. This announcement also comes with the revelation of stand alone Blu-ray players also catching up to the HD-DVD players in sales. The current sales figures of Blu-ray movies has now made other ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:51:56 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-sweeps-europe-winning-4-to-1-against-hd-dvd-t179.htm#207 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-sweeps-europe-winning-4-to-1-against-hd-dvd-t179.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-porn-small-news-could-have-big-impact-t135.htm WARRIC It's been described as a "key milestone" in the Blu-ray Disc's strategic roadmap. Recent news that Infodisc has come online as Europe's first independent Blu-ray disc manufacturer may be shrugged off as dull industry blurb by those not realising the implications of this development. It is in fact very significant, and in time, will have an effect on the consumer, as well as possibly the entire format war on our continent. This news means that the Blu-ray disc market in Europe ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:45:54 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-porn-small-news-could-have-big-impact-t135.htm#160 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blu-ray-porn-small-news-could-have-big-impact-t135.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/dvd-cca-finalizes-download-to-dvd-capability-t156.htm WARRIC US, September 21, 2007 - The DVD Copy Control Association has reportedly finalized an agreement with Hollywood studios, technology manufacturers, and the DVD licensing group that will allow for the development of download-to-DVD movie purchase services. Though the concept of allowing consumers to download a movie file and then burn it to DVD has been around for a while, fears of piracy have led most controlling parties to drag their feet on the option for years. At the heart of this new ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:31:16 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/dvd-cca-finalizes-download-to-dvd-capability-t156.htm#181 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/dvd-cca-finalizes-download-to-dvd-capability-t156.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/300-on-blu-ray-sells-a-ton-300-on-hd-dvd-not-that-much-t79.htm WARRIC According to Time Warner, 300 has quickly become the fastest selling high-def movie of all time, shifting more than a quarter million copies since its release a little over a week ago. The Spartan epic, easily outpaced The Departed and Casino Royale which both took a couple months to hit just 100,000 sold. When broken down between format types, 65% of consumers picked up 300 on Blu-ray, while 300 on HD-DVD accounted for only 35% of the sales. According to the USA Today article, this ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:52:50 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/300-on-blu-ray-sells-a-ton-300-on-hd-dvd-not-that-much-t79.htm#99 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/300-on-blu-ray-sells-a-ton-300-on-hd-dvd-not-that-much-t79.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/bjaposs-wholesale-drops-hd-dvd-goes-blu-ray-exclusive-t28.htm WARRIC Following Target's announcement that they will be supporting Blu-ray, BJ's Wholesale Cub will be carrying Blu-ray discs exclusively, dropping HD-DVD support from its shelves by Q4 of this year. It's clear that Sony's proprietary HD movie format is gaining strong retail support in this format war. If Blu-ray becomes the dominant HD movie format, people may be more inclined to see the value of PS3's inclusion of Blu-ray support. Certainly, PS2's support of the then-fledgling DVD format ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:44:57 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/bjaposs-wholesale-drops-hd-dvd-goes-blu-ray-exclusive-t28.htm#31 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/bjaposs-wholesale-drops-hd-dvd-goes-blu-ray-exclusive-t28.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/paramount-to-offer-more-on-blu-ray-t18.htm WARRIC Many companies have been gearing towards Blu-ray lately, but Paramount will be doing it with greater justification. Paramount Home Entertainment will be shipping several Blu-ray disc movies that will offer more bang for the buck than the version available on HD-DVD. Blades of Glory will be the first movie the company ships that offers more on Blu-ray. The movie will feature the lossless, or uncompressed, soundtrack of the movie with a PCM 5.1 soundtrack. Of course the movie will be ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:17:57 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/paramount-to-offer-more-on-blu-ray-t18.htm#18 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/paramount-to-offer-more-on-blu-ray-t18.htm http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blueray-list-of-films-that-are-region-free-or-locked-t16.htm WARRIC Please note current status: * All reported BD titles from Warner and Paramount are reported as "No Region" discs hence should playable in all players! * Lionsgate have released one disc (Crank) marked with region "1" which cannot be played in non region A players (other Lionsgate titles are not enforcing region codes). * All reported FOX discs are region marked and not playable in non-matching region players. * All Disney titles marked region "A" cannot ... Sony Genaral Disscussion Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:32:04 GMT http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blueray-list-of-films-that-are-region-free-or-locked-t16.htm#16 http://ps3news.forumotion.com/sony-genaral-disscussion-f2/blueray-list-of-films-that-are-region-free-or-locked-t16.htm