Archive for the tag "Blu-ray"

Tretton: “PS3 drove the Blu-ray format to victory and now the Blu-ray format is poised to return the favour”

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in E3 2008, PS3, Sony | No Comments »

Speaking at the ongoing Sony E3 conference at the Shrine Auditorium in LA, SCEA CEO Jack Tretton just said that, "PS3 drove the Blu-ray format to victory and now the ... Read more..

110,000 PS3s sold in Ireland

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Europe, PS3, Retail, Sony | 2 Comments »

This siliconrepublic piece on the uptake on Blu-ray in Ireland reveals that the PS3 has sold 110,000 units in the country. It's not often we get numbers from individual European territories, ... Read more..

Rumour: MS to announce 360 with Blu-ray tomorrow

Sunday, June 8th, 2008 Posted in Blu-ray, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 5 Comments »

Crunchgear is reporting that tomorrow at 9am PST (4pm BST) Microsoft announce a Blu-ray-touting 360 for pre-Christmas release. The site also claims that the new SKU's price will be less than ... Read more..

Wal-Mart drops HD-DVD

Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in America, Blu-ray, HD-DVD, Retail | No Comments »

Surely this means the end? Wal-Mart is to completely drop HD-DVD players and movies by June. You can't get much more final than that. The company officially announced its intentions ... Read more..

UK retailer Woolworths drops HD-DVD

Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in Blu-ray, HD-DVD | No Comments »

Another nail for HD-DVD's already groaning coffin arrives in news that major UK high street retailer Woolworths has dropped the format following slow Christmas sales. Blu-ray will be the only ... Read more..