Stringer Plays Down Importance Of Blu-ray vs HD-DVD War
Posted by x3sphere at November 9, 2007, 12:48 pm
Latest in the ongoing Blu-ray vs HD-DVD format war? Sony CEO Howard Stringer, speaking at an event in Manhattan, said that Blu-ray is in a “stalemate” with competing format HD-DVD, essentially foreseeing a situation where there are no clear winners.
It’s a difficult fight. We were trying to win on the merits, which we were doing for a while, until Paramount changed sides.
Furthermore, Stringer played down the importance of the whole battle, stating that it was “mostly a matter of prestige whose format wins out in the end.”
Sony CEO Sees ‘Stalemate’ in Disc Fight [Forbes]
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I hate how every single high ranking employee in most gaming is an old fart like get someone younger in there dont have to be like 16 would be cool but get somone around 30 who knows what people want and doesnt just think about the money. If you build it right they will come.
Also who does this guy think hes kidding.