Sony May Unite Blu-ray Disc, HD-DVD

A news story by PC World is suggesting that Sony may find a compromise to unite the two media formats in an effort to make their customers happy.

“After more than a year of touting Blu-ray Disc as the best technology to replace DVD for storing high-definition video, a top executive at Sony, one of Blu-ray’s major backers, has opened the door to the possibility of unifying the format with its arch rival, HD-DVD.
 
“Listening to the voice of the consumers, having two rival formats is disappointing and we haven’t totally given up on the possibility of integration or compromise,” Ryoji Chubachi, Sony’s president-elect, said at a news conference Thursday in which he discussed the company’s performance and future strategy.”

Chubachi’s comments mark the second time that a Sony executive has signaled the possibility of a compromise between the two camps.

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