Both HD-DVD and BD are bound to drop in price over time (at least in the US and some other countries). Both formats have a high level of corporate push behind them. Laserdisc became the standard in Japan over VHS due similar corporate support.

And, even though I believe Blu-ray Discs are superior to HD-DVDs, I don't have a lot of hope that either format will "win." For a while I believed that Sony would kick Toshiba's ass with the Playstation 3, but they're bungling their next game system left and right. So, I have no idea anymore. If BD fails to win then I'm fairly certain that neither format will. In other words, I'm beginning to think that there's a chance that they'll exist side by side for the entire life of the other format to some degree. The only reason Beta failed so miserably was the fact that its technology was proprietary. Both BD and HD-DVD are open technologies with wide support.

Either way, I still intend to purchase a PS3 simply for the gaming console aspect at least (I'll share the cost with my girlfriend

). I might wait before buying any kind of movie library though. I also don't know if I'll wait a few months and hope the PS3's price drops or if I'll buy a "launch" system.