It looks like Warner Brothers had a little help in deciding to go Blu-Ray only in the form of 500 million dollars. Staring in May the studio that had been format neutral is planting its flag firmly in the Blu camp.

Is this the death nail in the HD-DVD coffin? Yesterday to make matters appear worse in the HD-DVD camp they canceled their CES press conference. Uh-oh…To me this says they sure weren’t expecting this news and wouldn’t be able to field questions on its potential impact to the future of HD-DVD.

I seriously doubt they are throwing in the towel just yet…but I am sure we will learn more at CES this week.

So, What do you think, does this mean Blu-Ray will be the winner of the HD format war? If so what can they do to start easing the animosity between the two camps? Who have been going at each other with such disdain.

Maybe they should offer a buy-out program by offering a fair value for your existing HD-DVD player when you buy a Blu-Ray player?

New Line Shifts to Blu-ray Exclusivity to,
 

Following Warner’s lead, sister company New Line has confirmed that it will support Blu-ray Disc high def releases exclusively. New Line has previously delayed their day-and-date new releases on HD DVD due to the format’s lack of region coding, effectively making titles such as Shoot ‘em Up, Hairspray, and Rush Hour 3 exclusive to Blu-ray. Although a 2008 release slate for the studio has not been released, an announcement may be possible at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.