Universal
has finally responded to reports that they were ending their exclusive HD DVD contact. According to a recent article by heise.de, the company has stated that they've not ended their
contract nor do they plan to support Blu-ray. Translated from German:
After representatives of the Blu ray advocate had
maintained Pioneer, universal Home Entertainment had stepped out of the exclusive contract with the Hp-DVD-camp and/or its largest
representatives on the hardware side Toshiba, announced themselves now to Wayne borrows to word, Executive Vice President Commercial
operation the Studios. In a statement opposite it communicated heise on-line that this rumor was “completely wrong” and universal will
not change the sides, in order to support in the future the competition format Blu ray Disc.
With Blu-ray dominating the
market, it wouldn't surprise me if Universal was testing the water. For now though, it appears that they're sticking with HD DVD. If
you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here.
