[UPDATED] Toshiba Nails Coffin Closed on HD-DVD

Accepting defeat can be hard. Some people get quiet, some people yell, some people eject the goddamn Smash Bros. disc and unplug everyone's stupid controllers -- not that we'd know anything about that. Companies take it a different way though.

For instance, Toshiba's announcement today that they are no longer supporting the HD-DVD format. If I found out that I'd be losing "hundreds of millions of dollars" because I bet on the wrong pony, boy would I be sore. You'd never know though, as so far they've stayed mum. Microsoft's reaction is much more entertaining:

"We do not believe the recent reports about HD DVD will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace. As we've long stated, we believe it is games that sell consoles and Xbox 360 continues to have the largest next-gen games library with the most exclusives and best selling games in the industry."

While this writer certainly agrees with Microsoft's statement that, "....it is games that sell consoles...." that doesn't mean the ability to play the victorious high-def format doesn't help. We must say though, there's quite a few standard-def dvds in our collection....and zero high-def (though our t.v. is most certainly of the large and high definition variety.) Either way, the (high-def) format war is over and we can't say we're surprised with the victor. Now go make some f'ing games, Sony! Enough with the cross-media items! (I'm looking at you, PSP!)


[UPDATE]: Though it's quite likely that the statement will come tomorrow (or even today) from Toshiba officially, right now they're saying (in the third person):

"The media reported that Toshiba will discontinue its HD DVD business. Toshiba has not made any announcement concerning this. Although Toshiba is currently assessing its business strategies, no decision has been made at this moment."

Oh, in case you were wondering, "Currently assessing its business strategies" should probably be read as, "CONFIRMED." Don't you just love the way huge corporations respond comparably with sperm whales at the beach sometimes?