Well, it’s official. Toshiba has mercifully euthanized the HD DVD, making Blu-Ray the only High Definition format in town. This is good news for anyone simply waiting for the other shoe, or any shoe for that matter, to drop so we can get on with our lives. We all knew this format war would shake itself out, and it’s fallen in favor of Blu-Ray. There are people who say HD DVD was the better format, but how do you expect to win with such a generic name? They should have picked something slick and nonsensical, like Fire Whip or Virtu-Laser, and I bet they would have moved more than 1 million units.

Either way, you’ve gotta be happy for owners of Playstation 3, who’ve had a rough year of mediocre games and unfulfilled promises. If nothing else, they’ll still be able to use their PS3 to watch movies.

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