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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