According to Home Media Magazine the statistics show that about 38% of hd movies were hd-dvd while the remaining 62% were blu-ray. One suggested reason for the numbers are PS3 sales which despite being poor for a video game console are excellent compared to hd-dvd players (687,000 vs. 175,000). Another suggested reason is that hd-dvd movie releases have slowed to a crawl while new blu-ray titles consistently appear. It’s also suggested that in 2009 blu-ray will become the standard while hd-dvd is seen as a transition format to get us there.

To be honest, ever since they made the 51 Gb triple layer hd-dvd from Toshiba I’ve wondered how blu-ray even stands a chance since new equipment has to be used to produce them. It might just be the preemptive declarations of blu-ray as the winner that have given it a fighting chance.

[Via Dailytech]