Originally posted by: Johnboy3434

Originally posted by: lordjedi
Looks like the format war could be coming to an official end even sooner than we thought:

http://thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents

O_O

WEEKS?! Holy crap! Well, that settles it. I'm putting a PS3 on my Santa Claus list. As soon as the HD-DVD honchos throw in the towel, no more newly-released DVDs for me.

EDIT: I just realized while browsing Wikipedia: with the exception of the Dreamcast (which didn't make it to the endgame like its competitors), the PS2 was the weakest of the sixth generation consoles, yet it sold far away the best. Now, the PS3 is the most powerful of the seventh generation consoles so far, and it's getting its ass kicked. What's up with that? [/Seinfeld]

I'll tell you what's up. With the PS2, developers were making games like crazy because it was easy to code for. With the PS3, it's very powerful, but it's also extremely difficult to code for. Couple that with the Wii consistently outselling everything and developers are more likely to code a game for the Wii, XBox 360 (which is essentially just a fixed hardware PC), and then the PS3. The PS3 just doesn't have that many games that are worth playing. It's biggest claim to fame right now is that it's the best Blu-ray player on the market...and it's got a game console built-in.

EDIT: And if you check out the bits today, you'll see that now even Walmart is going Blu-ray exclusive. The only thing left, really, is for Toshiba to make the official announcement that HD-DVD is dead.