This is just information for those who try to follow this "war". Please no flaming/ YAY FOR ***** or something

LOS ANGELES - Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG announced Monday that they will offer next-generation DVDs in the HD DVD format rather than Blu-ray, a move that further complicates the race between the competing technologies.

The move by the two studios will include the upcoming blockbuster "Shrek the Third" and all movies distributed by Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films, as well as movies from DreamWorks Animation, which are distributed exclusively by Paramount Home Entertainment.

"Part of our vision is to aggressively extend our movies beyond the theater, and deliver the quality and features that appeal to our audience," said Brad Grey, chairman and chief executive of Paramount Pictures. "I believe HD DVD is not only the affordable high quality choice for consumers, but also the smart choice for Paramount."

The competition between Blu-ray and HD DVD has kept confused consumers from rushing to buy new DVD players until they can determine which format will dominate the market.


Thats the report. and its validated. Also in the news today. confirmed that microsoft paid 150$mill to viacom *paramounts owners* to make paramount and thus dreamworks animation studio hd exclusively for 18 months. This tho excluded spielberg films as everytime spielberg makes a film he carries the rights to it for all time.

In response to this news, this occured this morning

The director behind such films as 'Bad Boys', 'Pearl Harbor', and the recent 'Transformers' movie is upset by Paramount's decision to drop support for Blu-ray. On a post on his personal web forum entitled, "Paramount pisses me off!", Michael Bay says, "I want people to see my movies in the best formats possible. For them to deny people who have Blu-ray sucks! They were progressive by having two formats. No Transformers 2 for me!"

It appears the accountants who thought the $150M was a good deal didn't take into account that they would lose one of their star directors.

Good or bad move? for consumers? for the company? anyone got a take on this? Makes this war more interesting but damn 2 things would suck. first I may not get transformers on blu-ray.. and second.. whats going to happen to transformers 2... if they let speilberg direct it then paramount loses control over it..

Hrmm..