Cheerfully ignoring the fact that they were part of the problem, Paramount says “We are pleased that the industry is moving to a single high-definition format, as we believe it is in the best interest of the consumer”. Paramount goes blu:

http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2118265320080221
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080221/media_nm/bluray_dc_1

Retailers seem to be getting rid of their HD DVD stock quickly. I noticed today that Dick Smith Electronics is selling its HD DVD titles for $10 each. Apparently JB HiFi was doing the same but my local JB HiFi has already expanded the blu-ray section into what was the HD DVD section with nary a HD DVD to be found.

The latest PS3 firmware (version 2.20) enables BD-Live support for blu-ray titles making it the first Profile 2.0 player in the wild:

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/25/hands-on-with-the-ps3-2-20-update-and-now-we-wait/

Also adds support for LTH recordable blu-ray discs:

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/25/sony-slips-lth-blu-ray-recordable-disc-support-in-2-20-ps3-updat/

Latest PS3 firmware update adds DTS-HD Master Audio decoding. For anyone looking for a blu-ray player, it’s pretty hard not to recommend the PS3:

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/15/ps3-firmware-v2-30-is-out-new-ps-store-and-dts-hd-ma-now-yours/