Official comments from Target are expected by the end of the week to settle the mess.
Source:
Major Nelson
Quote:Can you say desperate?
..Sony purchased end aisle placement for Blu-ray products and decided to call it "exclusive."
Quote:LMAO!!! I guess they are really desperate to get an edge.
Turns out, the only news that really happened was Sony purchased end aisle placement for Blu-ray products and decided to call it "exclusive."
The Target in my area has the worst selection of blu-ray and HD-DVD. The section is the same size as it was when the formats launched. 15 movies in each format is not a selection. Clearance price 5th element and get some new movies!
There's a new version of 5th element in blu-ray going to up the video rate and audio plus add heaps of extras.
Originally posted by xtago:- This is true.
There's a new version of 5th element in blu-ray going to up the video rate and audio plus add heaps of extras.
This is still bad for HD DVD.
Through the holiday season Target will carry only the Sony BluRay standalone with a very visible endcap display and will expand its BluRay software selection.
They will have a few 360 AddOns in-store but they will be "hidden" at the bottom shelf of one of their glass cases. They will also have a few movie selections for HD DVD. They won't carry the standalone HD DVD players in-store.
Not a good deal at all for HD DVD. Target might as well be exclusive.
What Toshiba and HD DVD should do IMO is to try to get a similar deal with Walmart. Now that will ruffle the BDA's feathers.
Target has a lot of aisles. Sony would have to drop a lot of cash to get space on all of them. Nothing is stopping HD from buying the opposite end cap.