Brandon sez, "Over at Audioholics, Clint DeBoer has posted a very compelling list of why the next-gen DVD formats are already dead in the water. All this time I've been worried I was gonna need to replace my DVD collection next year, but now I feel a little more secure in my Versatile Disc investments. His number 2 reason:"
Format Wars Don't Sell Players
The only reason Sony's Playstation, Microsoft's Xbox and the Nintendo GameCube can sell so well simultaneously is because of the prevalence of excellent software titles. People want to buy the hardware just so they can play the software. This is not a format war – it is choice, just like Chevy and Ford (and just like the gaming systems, some people have one of each). The high definition DVD formats, however are really just the same source material packaged in two different wrappers- not to provide choice, mind you, but because the two camps simply are too greedy to combine forces, and not innovative enough to drive two truly separate products successfully. Take careful note – a format war is NOT competition, it is a hindrance and the bane of high definition DVDs.
(Thanks, Brandon!)
