U.K. Retailer Woolworths to Drop HD DVD Movie Format

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 28, 2008 - 1:31pm.

London - Large U.K. retailer Woolworths has announced that it will no longer carry HD DVD format movies in its stores as of March, opting instead to feature only Blu-ray titles. The company said that Blu-ray titles outsold HD DVD titles by ten-to-one over the holiday period. "The main reason is the success of Sony's PlayStation 3 machine. Because it plays Blu-ray discs, there are over three quarters of a million homes in the UK that can view the new high definition format," Woolworths DVD buyer Steven McGunigel told The Retail Bulletin. "While we're disappointed by Woolworths' decision, it is extremely early to spot which format will eventually win," Oliver Van Wynendaele, European assistant general manager of Toshiba's Consumer Products Division, told GamesIndustry.biz.

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