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F.Y.E backs Blu-ray, will special order HD DVD for customers

Retailer Trans World has said it will will be giving more catalog room to Blu-ray titles than HD-DVD and they plan to only order key new releases on HD-DVD. They say they don't want to be biased but this seems to be the direction that high-def production is going. However they have said they will special order non key HD-DVD titles if a customer requests so. Trans World Entertainment Corporation is a chain of entertainment media retail stores, with 800 F.Y.E stores.

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KS19856707d ago

We should bring flowers to the grave

zambrota6707d ago

Toshiba initially decided to drop Hd dvd from the very start.

It was MS who poked into into this war.

I feel bad for those 300,000 hd dvd owners with add-on

KS19856707d ago

Can the people who bought the HD-DVD add-on for their 360 sell it back?
That is if they don't want to keep it.

Blankman6707d ago

I feel bad for toshiba and i feel bad for the rest of the backers. I feel bad for those who bought the stand alone players. I don't feel bad for those who bought the 99 dollar hd-dvd players cus that was jst stupid. How anyone didnt see that as a going out of business sale is beyond me. Those who were aware knew the risks and they can't be dissatisfied with their product thus they warrant no pity. i dnt feel bad for any 360 owner no matter what the case may be. Most of them are such die hard msoft **** ryders that no matter what happens they will keep rooting for msoft. Msoft shat all over their faces with faulty 360's that red ring about every other day and they jst wipe it off and present their faces 2 be defaecated on some more. HD-DVD is dead and they all knew it was dead from day one but because microsoft was backing it the put their face in there and guess what happend... Next time your 360 red rings on you xbots you should consider wiping your eyes too and taking a look at what the ps3 is offering...Sure the games library isnt there yet but the catalogue of games hitting this yr can't be touched. From MGS4 to FFXIII and all the other goodies inbetween.

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OC_MurphysLaw6707d ago

thought this topic was dead? ....at least it should be.

zambrota6707d ago

when Toshiba releases an official confirmation of stopping the production of Hd dvd

good or bad news whatever it is can be posted as long as it comes from a legit source and in the TECH section

OC_MurphysLaw6707d ago

Format wars and console wars go hand in hand. I just kinda like to read about real gaming news vs the hourly fanboy flamebait better known as disc format news that seems to get posted over and over and over and over.... just gets old.

KS19856707d ago

Hey, let the fanboy have there say if you want a good laugh.

whoelse6706d ago

To make the victor more sweeter and to warn 360 owners NOT to buy the HD DVD add-on!

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BigBoy20006707d ago

I'm afraid the hd-dvd format is seeing the last of its days, God rest it's inferior soul.

NoxiousD6707d ago

LMAO!!!! it was a failed concept from the start. Everyone knew that.

chfthnder266707d ago

please explain to me how it was a failed concept from the beginning it has 1080p video playback, 7.1 audio which really isnt needed and it has more features than bluray so please explain yourself, but oh u know wut u dont have to cuz i already know wut your going to say and that is it has 50gigs of storage so the f**k wut they are not even taking advantage of that extra space and hddvd does more with less

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Top Racers Need Top Gear – Introducing the Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition Controller and Headset

Omar writes: "With the Horizon Festival coming to breathtaking Japan, you’ll need the essential gear to prove you’ve got what it takes to become a Horizon Legend as you cruise, drift and explore an open world full of spectacular driving experiences. That’s why we’re happy to announce the newest Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset collection, featuring inspired designs from Forza Horizon 6. The bright cyan and lime colorways celebrate the Horizon Festival’s recognition of iconic cars and hit music, with special features that are sure to impress any collector."

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Killer2020UK45d ago

Oh my, that is one gaudy design

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EasySMX D05 review

You can get Hall effect controllers slightly cheaper, but you'd struggle to find as feature-rich a package without some heavy, heavy sales.

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"It's Just So Lame" - RTGI Modder Thinks DLSS 5 Is Impressive But Shares AI Slop Sentiment

Pascal Gilcher calls DLSS 5 impressive but shares the "AI slop" sentiment, explaining the likely tech behind it and why he dislikes it.

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CrimsonWing6971d ago

I fail to see how this is AI shhhhlllloooop. Looking at the different games they showed, this has made many of them look far better.

isarai_lee71d ago (Edited 71d ago )

It's AI slop because it ignores the artists intent and changes the details ESPECIALLY when it comes to character faces. The scariest part of it is introducing it as the next stage of DLSS, a feature where the current iteration already has controversy surrounding it and for quite a lot of games cannot be fully disabled. So reasonably the precident is already set for what path this could take, and it's not good

blacktiger71d ago

In case you didn't watch the video then let me point just one part. It overrides the lighting. Then the question of what is the point of ray tracing cost and so on. Many of the lighting deletes shadow, including shadow on the face like eyes even chin.

Chard71d ago

Why stop at art when it comes to human input - why not just have AI play the game for us, remove human input altogether

theshizer71d ago

If you don’t like it, just don’t enable it. Personally I think it looks great from the videos I have seen.

isarai_lee71d ago

And what about when you can't? Cause there's plenty of games where you cannot fully disable dlss already, i mean we're well into an era where it's a major crutch for developers to cover up their cut corners, why would this be any different?

blacktiger71d ago

You are playing with people's money and allow Nvidia to scam you.

In case you didn't watch the video then let me point just one part. It overrides the lighting. Then the question of what is the point of ray tracing cost. This is all lie to raise the cost of the graphic card.

Andrew33671d ago

Making characters look more realistic not ok because we want the developer to decide on how the game was intended to look. - Internet

Change entire game through mods thus changing how the developers intended the game to be is ok. - Internet

isarai_lee71d ago

Something consumers can do to a product after they have purchased it, entirely optional and can always be undone with a fresh install

VS

The leading gaming hardware manufacturer making this the next iteration of the main AA/Upscaling technique that is heavily relied upod by modern devs and is not optional in most games.

Not at all the same but nice try

jwillj2k471d ago

At the moment you need 2 5090’s just to get an image on the screen so this is all vaporware until proven otherwise.

Andrew33671d ago

The good news is you can just not use it as well.

Christopher71d ago

It's all about choice in the end. But, I would say that calling it 'more realistic' is quite a stretch. It looks like AI art, and that's rarely realistic.

Urrakia3471d ago

All the comments I see are reminding me of how we got to the current state of gaming when microtransactions were first introduced: "It's completely optional guys, we promise! If you don't like it just don't buy it!"

I think we all know how that ended up.

Popsicle71d ago (Edited 71d ago )

I had the same exact thought the first time this was brought up in a separate article about a week ago. Took me straight back to the conversations surrounding “horse armor.” Just don’t buy it they said. Years later, many IPs I previously enjoyed are so infected with monetization schemes that I don’t even consider purchasing them anymore.

DLSS 5 and the like are the same thing wrapped in a different package. History rhymes but many of us never learn from it.

blacktiger71d ago

Biggest Scam. Overrides lighting and shadow. So why keep Ray tracing? It's all a scam to raise graphic card. We now see Nvidia with Microsoft downturn anything against them. Sony is next!