According to various media reports, gaming devices equipped with competing HD-DVD and Blu-ray disc capabilities are shortly due to reach the market and will create an ideal stage for the final play-off.
The logic goes that, Sony’s Play Station 3, complete with Blu-ray disc playing capabilities and set to hit the shelves this year, will compete against Microsoft’s Xbox 360 once the HD-DVD add-on drive is launched later this year.
Given that stand-alone players of Blu-ray discs and HD-DVDs are comparatively more expensive than gaming consoles offering Blu-ray disc and HD-DVD player functions, it is highly likely that the battle for consumer preference will be rigorously fought out within the gaming arena.
Although industry analysts are suggesting that Blu-ray discs have the edge in the race so far, until the competing format gaming consoles hit the market, it is difficult to predict who will be the consumer’s favorite.
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