Paramount will come back to Blu-ray, says Sony
Everybody knows Paramount Pictures has joined the HD DVD camp, but why is it that Sony‘s PR info sheet still lists Paramount Pictures as one of the studios backing Blu-ray? According to Sony, Paramount will come back. Details in the full article!
In an interesting interview with UK site Pocket-lint, Sony‘s home video product manager Rachel Banin comments on why Paramount Pictures is still included in Sony’s press release info sheet as one of the studios backing up the Blu-ray format despite Paramount’s move to the HD-DVD Camp.
According to Banin, Sony is confident that Paramount Pictures will eventually switch back to Blu-ray if the format will steadily grow in terms of revenue. Blu-ray is currently enjoying the support of the majority of Hollywood studios, and Banin also cited the sales ratio of 4:1, in favor of Blu-ray.
“I think that if the progress of the Blu-ray format continues, Paramount will have to come back,” Banin said.
Read the entire interview in the Via link!