Transformers' Bay: My Money Is On Blu-ray
Director overshadows Paramount's announcement that Transformers sold 100,000 HD DVDs on the first day.
By Swanni
The studio says that makes it the fastest selling HD DVD of of all time. (Transformers was released on October 16.)
Variety reports that Warner's 300 sold 250,000 copies in the first week, which will still make it the fastest selling high-disc of all time. (Warner releases films on both Blu-ray and HD DVD.)
However, Paramount's announcement was somewhat overshadowed by another controversial statement from Transformers director Michael Bay regarding the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray.
Bay said in August that he might not direct the Transformers sequel after hearing that Paramount would endorse HD DVD exclusively in the war. The director seemed to indicate that he favored Blu-ray.
However, a day later, he retreated from his remarks, saying that HD DVD "rocks."
But USA Today reports that Bay is again proclaiming that Blu-ray is the better of the two formats.
"It's short-sighted and it has delayed consumers' moving to HD (home video)," Bay said, referring to Paramount's decision to endorse HD DVD. "As a director, my critical eye is that Blu-ray is where my money is. Consumers are smart, and they are going to wait it out."
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