Sony has announced that it is going to ship its first wave of Blu-Ray films on May 23rd.
The first wave will be XXX, Resident Evil Apocalypse 50 First Dates, The Fifth Element, A Knight's Tale, The Last Waltz, Hitch, and House of Flying Daggers.
On June 13, the second wave will hit: Robocop, SWAT, Stealth, Species, Legends of the Fall, Terminator, and Kung Fu Hustle.
Er, so the reason to upgrade to HD is... Vin Diesel? I don't think so. The utter lack of A-class titles (aside from the sublime and underrated Kung Fu Hustle) doesn't exactly make for a compelling case for early adoption.
The first player to be available, we suspect, will be a Sony own-brand - although we have no direct confirmation of this, yet. It is expected to cost upwards of $1000.
Meanwhile, the HD-DVD camp appears to be gearing up for a launch far sooner, with March 28 apparently being the date for titles and players to hit the stores, according to a representative from Toshiba. Tosh's first HD-DVD player will cost $500-800, and will be followed by the release of PC drives in April and consumer HD-DVD writers in May.
No word yet on what the first titles out the door will be.
Excited? Underwhelmed? Let us know your thoughts over in the News Forum.
The first wave will be XXX, Resident Evil Apocalypse 50 First Dates, The Fifth Element, A Knight's Tale, The Last Waltz, Hitch, and House of Flying Daggers.
On June 13, the second wave will hit: Robocop, SWAT, Stealth, Species, Legends of the Fall, Terminator, and Kung Fu Hustle.
Er, so the reason to upgrade to HD is... Vin Diesel? I don't think so. The utter lack of A-class titles (aside from the sublime and underrated Kung Fu Hustle) doesn't exactly make for a compelling case for early adoption.
The first player to be available, we suspect, will be a Sony own-brand - although we have no direct confirmation of this, yet. It is expected to cost upwards of $1000.
Meanwhile, the HD-DVD camp appears to be gearing up for a launch far sooner, with March 28 apparently being the date for titles and players to hit the stores, according to a representative from Toshiba. Tosh's first HD-DVD player will cost $500-800, and will be followed by the release of PC drives in April and consumer HD-DVD writers in May.
No word yet on what the first titles out the door will be.
Excited? Underwhelmed? Let us know your thoughts over in the News Forum.
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