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Paramount, Universal to Be Free if Toshiba Drops HD DVD
That's according to the Wall Street Journal, which cites a person "familiar with the situation."
Warner Bros., which announced before CES that it would be halting HD DVD production in May, would also immediately freed from any agreement.
We've already seen reports of HD DVD titles on Blu-ray in the wild, as our friends at EngadgetHD are showing a retail listing for Transformers on Blu-ray. It's a rumor, so take it with a grain of salt, but we know that director Michael Bay is happy.
Last August, Paramount and Dreamworks switched from providing their movies on both formats to HD DVD exclusivity, with a reported $150 million payout from Toshiba and crew.
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Long live HD DVD!!
Responding to your own posts Jason?
I suspect Jason was investigating some reported problems with comments… which is what I’m doing as well.
So the rumor mill has decided that Microsoft will have a Blu-Ray add-on for the 360 by May. (And yes, I’m still testing, but so far haven’t had any problems posting comments.)
That would make more sense and wouldn’t be nearly as funny.
Well, Jason *does* get lonely so it could be he was just talking to himself… 
about time the world turns Blu! Finally I can watch my own movie on my PS3 in HD!
I really DO want Heroes Season 1. I’m just saying.
William Wallace: “FREEDOM!”
Well I want Heroes Season 1, too. I’d take Firefly and Serenity on Blu-Ray too, thank you very much.
I think the whole debate has been a waste of time. I knew who was going to win before it started and everybody else did to even though the didn’t want to admit it.
Blu-ray, what does that make us think of, oceans, beach, the sun, marine life, it subjects beautiful images, thoughts and memories.
HD DVD, well you tell me, pretty much nothing except HD DVD, how did they expect to even compete with a title such as Blu-ray with that simplistic name that projects nothing. People need to think marketing when they come up with this stuff.
I’m just hoping the “Heroes: Season 1” is one of the first discs Universal ports over ...