Yeah, it was all downhill for HD-DVD after Warner Bros. jumped ship. What’s Japan like today? Have they canceled everything in favor of massive celebrations?
(Trivia Time: Originally, the text in this comic was simply going to be the lyrics from the chorus of “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by The Who. Artwork for the last panel would have been something about a person weeping over his expensive HD-DVD player.)
This is good news! I’ll get a hd player eventually. I don’t really feel sorry for all those early HD-DVD *cough*Betamax*cough* adopters. You were an early adopter. You chose wrong. Tough beans.
Sony has led the charge for many, many formats and crazy schemes over the years. The difference with Bluray is that this time there’s a ton of other companies following them. So yeah, let’s hear it for Bluray!
Wow. I just got back from the Blu-Ray festival! Sony held a huge festival in every major city in Japan! I was in Takayama and won a free Blu-Ray player!
Blu-ray won?
Yeah, it was all downhill for HD-DVD after Warner Bros. jumped ship. What’s Japan like today? Have they canceled everything in favor of massive celebrations?
(Trivia Time: Originally, the text in this comic was simply going to be the lyrics from the chorus of “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by The Who. Artwork for the last panel would have been something about a person weeping over his expensive HD-DVD player.)
Hooray!
This is good news! I’ll get a hd player eventually. I don’t really feel sorry for all those early HD-DVD *cough*Betamax*cough* adopters. You were an early adopter. You chose wrong. Tough beans.
I have a PS3, so I guess I win…? First the HD-DVD, next: the Xbox brand.
except last time sony led the charge for betamax, so whats the lesson here?
If at first you don’t succeed try try again.
Sony has led the charge for many, many formats and crazy schemes over the years. The difference with Bluray is that this time there’s a ton of other companies following them. So yeah, let’s hear it for Bluray!
You know what would be great though? If the “Universal Media Disk” played on MORE THAN ONE SYSTEM!
Wow. I just got back from the Blu-Ray festival! Sony held a huge festival in every major city in Japan! I was in Takayama and won a free Blu-Ray player!
BUT IT’S JAPANESE REGION ONLY