It seems that Sony are one step closer to realizing their vision of a Blue-ray tomorrow as Universal, one of the world's largest music companies has pledged to back the format, and use Sony's Blue-ray disks for future music releases. Sony is at present in direct competition with Toshiba who are developing HD-DVD disks. Each has their own pros and cons, certainly for gaming it could be argued that the Blue-ray disks are a clear winner down to their sheer size, but on cost-effectiveness, the torch must be handed to Toshiba.
Sony will be launching PS3 next year with a fully capable Blue-ray drive, although it's still a long battle ahead before we have a clear winner in the next-gen DVD wars but one thing is certain, there can be only one.
The backing by Universal Music, whose talent roster includes Elton John, Mariah Carey and U2, is of little surprise. The company is listed as a member of the Blu-ray Disc Association on its website.
Blu-ray is expected to be introduced by Sony in its next video-game console, the PlayStation 3, by spring 2006. Devices that run Toshiba's HD-DVD are expected to be in stores by this fall.
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