Typically, the HD DVD group has dismissed the idea that a PS3 console can be accepted as a stand-alone Blu-ray player. However, in this particular case, leaving the PS3 in the figures benefited the HD DVD group, as most European PS3 owners bought it for games and not Blu-ray, and so would not buy movies, dramatically lowering the overall attach rate.
"The stakes are high, so it is understandable that each camp wants to portray their product in the best light," Frank Simonis, chairman of the BDA European Promotions Committee. "However, to deliberately mislead the market by misrepresenting the facts is inexcusable. Coming into the critical holiday season many people will be making important purchasing decisions and these need to be based on sound information, not spin and hype."
Of course, with the little interest the masses of consumers in Europe are showing in either format, the two camps might as well be just arguing amongst themselves for now.
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Pocket-Lint.co.uk