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Warner Bros. Getting More Blu

Warner Home Video is calling it a "titlewave" and it spells nothing but good news for Blu-ray Disc fans.

Blu-ray viewers don't have access to some Warner 20 titles that are available on HD DVD. But with the announcement of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines on Blu-ray Dec. 4, there's hope. The announcement promises "more high-def releases soon" and the Blu-ray of T3 will include an In-Movie Experience, Warner Bros. first picture-in-picture (PIP) BD.

Daniel Silverberg, VP of HD media development for the studio, had this to say:

"We remain hopeful that Blu-ray hardware manufacturers get Profile 1.1 and BD Live (profile 2.0) players into the market place soon and the user base grows in order for us to deliver the same interactive and connected content on all high-def discs regardless of format,".

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darthv726775d ago

They should only make one package for their movies. That being their total hd. It would make users of all formats happy with blue lasers players (hddvd/bluray) as well as red laser players (std dvd) on one disc. Now everybody can buy the exact same sku for the movie and watch it on whatever they choose.

Bleyd6775d ago

That would be too expensive to manufacture.

blusoops6775d ago

it wouldn't be fair for those who ONLY want std. DVD...they'd have to pay a lot more for a feature they wouldn't even use.

cuco336775d ago

And it wasn't working for them. Probably cost since ANOTHER line would have to be done... Basically retrofit a DVD line for HD DVD and add BD line somewhere off of it.

Note that this 'slew' of WB titles on BD are delayed titles that are already on HD DVD and titles like T3 for example was deemed to be delayed to pack in BD1.1 features. Alas, T3 won't have these 1.1 features so who knows why they were delayed in the first place.

RunamukK6775d ago

So is warner on the blu side now where as they were exclusive to hd-dvd?

Rooftrellen6775d ago

WB has always been neutral, and will probably try to really drag out the war as much as possible when a winner is near, since they have their total HD format that they would no doubt love to push for everyone and make money by the bucklet load.

demolitionX6775d ago

what PIP and online features, give me a break, who gives the sh!t??!!!
give me the best picture and best sound quality, i want to the movie not online mumbo jumbo nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wake up people. is the 50BG not enough to put the online material on the disc and be available offine?? i wonder

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio7d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing7d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster927d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit7d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing7d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster926d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."