Blu-ray/HD DVD Format War: Blu-ray Claims Japanese Territory

In the Japanese incarnation of the HD DVD/Blu-ray format war, it seems Blu-ray has taken control. High definition recorders account for about 20% of retail video recorder sails in Japan, and HD DVD video recorders tend to only account for about one-fifth of that 20%.

Take a look at the chart above and you can see this means that Blu-ray is outselling HD DVD almost 5 to 1. Before everyone gets all heated up though, these numbers can be deceptive. Remember that Blu-ray has been around much longer than HD DVD in Japan (HD DVD only began selling in Japan around November of 2006) and is nearing maturity in its product life cycle. Take a look at Japan-based manufacturers and you'll find much more support for Blu-ray than HD DVD as well. In the end, there is nothing worthy of ammunition for either camp with this release, but may the battle continue anyways.

Via The Register Hardware

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