• .
  • Video Games
  • Sports
  • Movies
  • Electronics
  • Contests

Daily Game

Video Game News and Reviews, Sports, 3D Blu-ray and Electronics

  • Video Games
  • Sports
  • Movies
  • Electronics
  • Contests
  • Free Games
  • Write For Us
  • Advertise
You are here: Home / Movies / DVD / Sony Paid $400 Million to Warner Bros. for Blu-ray Allegiance

Sony Paid $400 Million to Warner Bros. for Blu-ray Allegiance

February 22, 2008 by Sara Leave a Comment

Sony may have won the high-definition format war of Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD, but it came at a price — and a rather hefty one, at that. $400 million, to be precise.

According to an article in the Globe and Mail, Sony paid Warner Bros. $400 million to entice the movie studio to embrace the Blu-ray Disc format exclusively and abandon HD-DVD. The decision was the first, but not final, nail in the coffin for HD-DVD as a format, and it vaulted Blu-ray into the lead for good, now that Toshiba has announced it will no longer manufacture HD-DVD players.


It’s not unheard of for a technology company such as Sony to purchase another company’s allegiance. In fact, Paramount reportedly accepted millions of dollars from Toshiba and Microsoft to exclusively support HD-DVD late in 2007, an investment that was ultimately undone by Toshiba’s own decision earlier this week to abandon its own format.

Even so, $400 million is a significant sum, particularly if it was an actual payout rather than just “promised royalties.” However, with Blu-ray being Sony’s proprietary format, Sony stands to make millions, if not billions more, even after the reported Warner Bros. payout (which neither Sony nor Warner has confirmed, by the way).

The article in the Globe and Mail has additional context about Sony’s incentive to see Blu-ray succeed, not the least of which was old-fashioned pride after Betamax lost out to VHS. If you’re interested in the high-definition battle, the article is definitely worth the read.

Filed Under: DVD, PS3

Join the Conversation

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

More Articles

Best Slots for Ladies to Play on Women’s Day 2021

Benefits of Gaming For Children

Can You Lose Money On a Winning Bet?

How to be a Better Poker Player

What Is More Profitable For A Person Betting Or Share Market?

The Prospects for The International 10 in 2021

Latest Videos

Drones

Top 3 Professional Drones on the Market

Video game

Video Game Tactics Shown Through Video Tutorials

entertainment 60x52 - Justice League

Justice League

game controller

Copyright © 2002-2021 DailyGame