Posted by Jay G. on 06/11/06 18:11

On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:05:56 GMT, Roy L. Fuchs wrote:
>
> However, the FIRST to market, despite any delays they may have had
> getting there will always get a jump on the competitor.

True, but it didn't help Betamax ultimately, nor did it help the Sega
Dreamcast. Plus, it doesn't help to release a product that is less than
finished. Firmware upgrades are nice, but that's something people are used
to doing for PCs, not consumer electronics.

Personally, I think studio support will be a much larger factor in deciding
the winner; although that doesn't exclude HD DVD from winning, since
studios are fickle.

-Jay

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