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Format war. Meh. We cannot think of anything more dull than companies banding together to make us choose. But, there needs to be a winner, right?
According to market research firm Forrester, Blu-ray will come out on top thanks to the PS3. While both formats out in the wild (and HD DVD getting better reviews), early adaptors are few and far in between. Enter the PLAYSTATION 3 with its prepackaged low-end Blu-ray player. Common sense tells us that if Sony is able to meet its projected 6 million PS3 sold target by 2007, the Blu-ray format will have a clear edge. Though, if the Xbox 360's HD DVD add-on is a hit this holiday season, things could look brighter for the rival format.
Forrester states there could be a two-year uncertainty period in which both formats exist side-by-side. In the meantime, buy up those PS3s and 360 HD DVD players! One of them will be a collector's item.
Format Wars, Meh [ArsTechnica]
