@Laoldar,

I've been following the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray battle as well and here are some numbers I've found from a CNET article posted on August 15th. According to the article an estimated 3.7 million high-definition discs have been sold lifetime, including 2.2 million in Blu-ray and 1.5 million in HD DVD through the end of July 2007.

If these numbers are accurate it shows that the format wars are still in their infancy and that there is every chance that either one or both formats could still fail or possibly be relegated to a niche status like the laserdisc. I agree with you that DVD is not going away anytime soon and I believe DVD will still be the dominant format for this entire generation of video game consoles. It's just speculation on my part but I believe that neither format will truly take off until both parties come together and work on a single disc solution.

@welshbloke, your points are well written, but I hate it when people say HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray is an industry vs Sony thing when it isn't. HD-DVD is the Toshiba format, not an industry accepted format by any means and no less proprietary than BD. If anything, Blu-Ray is the industry format as nearly every consumer electronics manufacturer supports Blu-Ray Disc. However, many manufacturers are increasingly supporting both formats.

Paramount's decision certainly extends the HD wars. I wonder what was the true financial incentive that got them on board, as limiting your media content to one part of the consumer base is never the way to optimize profits.

Up to publishers to ensure PS3 version of games are up to snuff.