Paramount To Exclusively Support HD-DVD

Ain't this some shit! Today Paramount has announced that they will no longer be putting out films on Blu-ray and will exclusively support HD-DVD. I really hope someone gets their ass fired over this decision. This is absolutely mind boggling. Blu-ray is out selling HD and major retailers have expressed a strong preference for Bu-ray. The price difference between the two players have been greatly reduced over the last few months, thus eliminating the cost advantage of HD. Now this freakin' war that should never of happened will only continue. They really are just delaying the inevitable...Blu-ray is going to win. The exclusivity start Aug 28th with Blades of Glory and will continue with Transformers and Shrek 3. Now films like Next, Face/Off, and Top Gun that were going to be released on Blu-ray are cancelled. The press release attributes the decision to "an extensive evaluation of current market offerings, which confirmed the clear benefits of HD DVD, particularly its market-ready technology and lower manufacturing costs." I read reports however that it's b/c they have been paid $150 million for their support. However this HD deal does not cover Spielberg directed movies. Those will be released on both formats. On the same day as this shitty news Fox and MGM have listed 29 more films that will be released only on Blu-ray by the end of the year. I guess I better go buy up what Paramount Blu-ray films I can.