HD DVD
was dealt another major blow today. According to CNN, Wal-Mart has
decided to phase out HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray. Starting in June, the retailer will only stock Blu-ray titles and movies in its Wal-Mart
and Sam's Club stores.
National discount retailer Wal-Mart announced Friday that it had decided to only sell Sony's
Blu-ray hi-definition movie discs, and will phase out Toshiba's competing HD-DVD formatted discs over the next several
months.
Wal-Mart said that by June, its 4,000 Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores would sell only Blu-ray discs and Blu-ray hardware
players. Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD-DVD format are not compatible.
"We've listened to our customers, who are showing a clear
preference toward Blu-ray products and movies with their purchases," said Gary Severson, Wal-Mart's Senior Vice President of Home
Entertainment in a statement.
With Wal-mart going Blu-ray, I think its safe to say that the format war is truly over.
Without the support of the nation's largest retailer, there is little chance of HD DVD making a comeback. If you'd like to read more,
the entire article can be found here.
