Don't go up in arms, don't feel like this is the end of the world. Was the news today a blow to bl-ray, absolutely. Do we still have 4 major exclusive studios, yes. Are neutral released movies still going to sell more on BD, yes they will. Just relax. Paramount was initially HD-DVD exclusive anyways. Hopefully this move will help us that back BD. You already have seen Fox step up. That is great news for us. This was just one move by HD-DVD and they needed it cause their format was dying fast. All it takes is Warner to go exclusive or Universal to go neutral to counter this. This is not the end of the war or time to sell the BD players. We are winning, they are losing. When your backed in a corner you have to play desperate as they did. So everyone just relax and enjoy your BD movies and let this all play out. Sony will not let us down, they never do...

RELAX??? this just prolongs things forever, i happen to like movies from universal and paramount, well sorry but i do not have a ton of money to support both formats. why should i buy either format now, what a joke

Don't go up in arms, don't feel like this is the end of the world. Was the news today a blow to bl-ray, absolutely. Do we still have 4 major exclusive studios, yes. Are neutral released movies still going to sell more on BD, yes they will. Just relax. Paramount was initially HD-DVD exclusive anyways. Hopefully this move will help us that back BD. You already have seen Fox step up. That is great news for us. This was just one move by HD-DVD and they needed it cause their format was dying fast. All it takes is Warner to go exclusive or Universal to go neutral to counter this. This is not the end of the war or time to sell the BD players. We are winning, they are losing. When your backed in a corner you have to play desperate as they did. So everyone just relax and enjoy your BD movies and let this all play out. Sony will not let us down, they never do...



Yes i agree and sony and bluray are now going to get serious...We will now see sup $300 and maybe $200 bluray players before christmas...we will see another price drop on the PS3 too....

Sony is in this to win...

RELAX??? this just prolongs things forever, i happen to like movies from universal and paramount, well sorry but i do not have a ton of money to support both formats. why should i buy either format now, what a joke

Yea Im with this guy. Paramount could have gone Blu Ray exclusive and dang near killed this thing. This will drag it out and cost ALL consumers in the HD area. Its GREAT news for HD DVD but not for consumers... just gonna drag out this war. But at the same time at least prices will continue to drop much quicker than if there was just one format.

the players could cost 5 dollars, fact is theree will be alot of good movies missing

Yes i agree and sony and bluray are now going to get serious...We will now see sup $300 and maybe $200 bluray players before christmas...we will see another price drop on the PS3 too....

Sony is in this to win...

...and you think that HD DVD camp is just going to sit on their hands and not continue?

CEDIA is going to be VERY interesting as their are more announcements coming from both sides.

The bottom line is as long as there are two formats, it's not a good thing. The market can't and won't support them both, and therefore both will become niche products and/or die off completely if this war continues. The only one that wins in this scenario is Microsoft and their HD-lite download scheme, and every consumer that has already purchased either a Blu-ray or HD DVD player loses.

Sony will not let us down, they never do...
I almost believed him until I read the last line. Need we list all the Sony letdowns? :D

I don't care how many exclusives BD has over HD-DVD or the reverse. The war is bad and Paramount just made it much worse.

Shrek OR Simpsons. Bourne OR Die Hard. Transformers OR Spidey. Knocked Up OR Superbad. Yeah, that's gonna go over really well with J6P.

I don't have a player for either format yet, but I was buying BD movies. At this point, I'm waiting for combo player announcements/price drops. I would not be surprised to see the list price of the upcoming Samsung combo player fall before it's released.

Seriously folks, the wording isn't the best, but the idea is in the right place.

This isn't life or death. Kick back with your favorite alcoholic (or non-alcoholic in my case) drink and enjoy the show.

Anyone on either side who thinks that the movers and shakers haven't been working hard lately are seriously out of touch. If news like today's sets you off (on either side of the fence), you might just want to stop reading this board until after the holidays, because I can guarantee we're going to see more moves one way or another before this year is out.

This only prolongs the war and its really sad. I thought the war will end soon. So much for that hope. So long HDM ....nice knowing you and say hello to LD for me. HDM ...good luck getting lost in obscurity and that little niche.

Yes i agree and sony and bluray are now going to get serious...We will now see sup $300 and maybe $200 bluray players before christmas...we will see another price drop on the PS3 too....

Sony is in this to win...

It's a Microsoft funded blow no doubt but this Christmas is going to be fun.

I can see Sony releasing a $200 player, massive promotions, you name it.

This was the kick up the backside needed to go forward all guns blazing.

I almost believed him until I read the last line. Need we list all the Sony letdowns? :D

Let me help you a little:

Betamax, HiFD, MicroMV, Minidisk, ATRAC, SDDS ,MMCD, DIVX, PDD, UMD....

:p

Seriously folks, the wording isn't the best, but the idea is in the right place.

This isn't life or death. Kick back with your favorite alcoholic (or non-alcoholic in my case) drink and enjoy the show.

Anyone on either side who thinks that the movers and shakers haven't been working hard lately are seriously out of touch. If news like today's sets you off (on either side of the fence), you might just want to stop reading this board until after the holidays, because I can guarantee we're going to see more moves one way or another before this year is out.

+1

Let me help you a little:

Betamax, HiFD, MicroMV, Minidisk, ATRAC, SDDS ,MMCD, DIVX, PDD, UMD....

:p

Another misinformed individual :rolleyes:

I hope the forum mods got a good nights rest last night. those poor souls.

Don't go up in arms, don't feel like this is the end of the world.

I am just speaking for myself...but I never do about a hobby...it is just that...a hobby.

Don't go up in arms, don't feel like this is the end of the world. Was the news today a blow to bl-ray, absolutely. Do we still have 4 major exclusive studios, yes. Are neutral released movies still going to sell more on BD, yes they will. Just relax. Paramount was initially HD-DVD exclusive anyways. Hopefully this move will help us that back BD. You already have seen Fox step up. That is great news for us. This was just one move by HD-DVD and they needed it cause their format was dying fast. All it takes is Warner to go exclusive or Universal to go neutral to counter this. This is not the end of the war or time to sell the BD players. We are winning, they are losing. When your backed in a corner you have to play desperate as they did. So everyone just relax and enjoy your BD movies and let this all play out. Sony will not let us down, they never do...

:D :D winning? this is not a contest. If you are exclusive BD supporter enjoy it. This is not aboout winning or losing this is a previlege to us consumers. I hope both format stay forever.

Peter
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Neutral format supporter

The bottom line is as long as there are two formats, it's not a good thing. The market can't and won't support them both, and therefore both will become niche products and/or die off completely if this war continues. The only one that wins in this scenario is Microsoft and their HD-lite download scheme, and every consumer that has already purchased either a Blu-ray or HD DVD player loses.

BINGO!

I hope the forum mods got a good nights rest last night. those poor souls.

What I want to know is what rock did all these people climb out from under?

There are fanboys posting on the BD side that I didn't even know were members until a few hours ago. My ignore list is getting more plentiful by the second.

I almost believed him until I read the last line. Need we list all the Sony letdowns? :D

Me I almost cried.............when I read the last line....:D :D :D

Anyway you slice it this just isn't good news for Sony. I forsee bad PS3 sales at Christmas time this year. Sony really needs to put something together here...and fast.

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:D:D

So, i left to see superbad with my buddy and couldnt help but having my mind wander about this.......so i come home and log onto my laptop and as i predicted BD fought back asap with the fox announcement.

I was bumming about Paramount, heck who wouldnt be....but seeing those Fox titles which had been MIA is like getting a new exclusive studio in and of itself.

I was worried, but if Disney and Sony react to this similar to Fox (not saying Fox is reacting to thi sbut it is quite a coincidence, eh) Then i will be very happy.........Independence Day, 28 Days Later, I Robot, Die Hards......not to mention the ambitious once a month of BD-J catelog releases.......

I was ready to sit on the fence if BD didnt fire back.....Fox has, and that makes this a little easier to deal with....If we hear something from Disney or Sony soon i will be happy.

I agree with most of what the OP said. This move does irritate me, because I wanted to see the format war end quickly. However, I'm choosing to look at it this way: I've already bought into BluRay, and I won't have the option to buy into HD-DVD for another year (hey, I have other hobbies too!) If Paramount is okay with not getting my money, I'm okay with not getting their movies for the forseeable future. No hard feelings-- I already have most of my Star Trek stuff on DVD, so I can live without the rest of it. Paramount is essentially saving me money, at least in the short run.

Meanwhile, what money I do spend on movies will now be going to Sony, Fox, WB, and Disney.

Just don't buy movies. Instead of spending $200 on a Star Trek box, get the $200 HD-DVD player instead. Then rent and have the best of both worlds, and be the one laughing all the way to the bank when the studios yank the chain again and claim they're only releasing new titles via cable VOD. I did it, and I'm happy with it. Buying movies (whether they come in a blue case, a red one, or simply black) is a sucker's game, anymore.

Everybody has to take a chill pill........

It's not that this is the end of the world for all us BD Lovers - however it does dampen the spirit a little bit. I'm thinking that my MI-3 and Shooter will one day become a collectible items on e-bay and I could possibly retire rich! :p.

However, let's not forget that almost all BR players provide for upscaling....now given that I will not be able to count hair on Nicole Kidman's chin...but who gives a $hit?!? - I love Nicole for who she is, not because I cannot see every pore on her skin :D. I will continue to buy good titles from Paramount/Universal or whoever may defect the BR Camp - they will sadly not be in Hi-Def.

Everybody has to take a chill pill........

It's not that this is the end of the world for all us BD Lovers - however it does dampen the spirit a little bit. I'm thinking that my MI-3 and Shooter will one day become a collectible items on e-bay and I could possibly retire rich! :p.

However, let's not forget that almost all BR players provide for upscaling....now given that I will not be able to count hair on Nicole Kidman's chin...but who gives a $hit?!? - I love Nicole for who she is, not because I cannot see every pore on her skin :D. I will continue to buy good titles from Paramount/Universal or whoever may defect the BR Camp - they will sadly not be in Hi-Def.

Count me in, we have good upscaling player anyway so if it is not in both format no problem I will just buy the sd dvd instead and it is also cheaper.

This sucks for everyone who hoped for an end to this ridiculous format war. I will continue to only purchase Blu and hope that sales figures push studios to one side or the other. Neutral wont be a real option for me until dual players reach the $150 price point. I cant afford 4 players to use on my 2 TV's.

If this annoucmenet brings down Panasonic BR players prices (1.1 Spec of course).Then that Panny will sit next to my shiny HD-A2

Rob

I hope Disney gets busy as well.

I'm not panicking...just disappointed that an end to this nonsense was within sight, but is now out of sight for the foreseeable future. That being said, I will continue to support Blu-ray exclusively.

This Paramount is good news to Blu-Ray consumers....we're looking at cheaper movies and players soon...very soon. hell no I'm selling my blu-ray players...

If you are planning to sell your player because of this news, then I feel sorry for you. This is nothing...Sony will be around for a long time even after we died.

I agree, I'm not planning on buying an hd-DVD player. Ill just pick the titles up on DVD if I have to. I already have 11 BR titles and I buy one about every week. I cant buy every title that comes out and I don’t rent. Even if one big movie comes out like Transformers on HD-DVD there will be something I can pick up on BR just as good (like spidy 3).
Its absolutely retarded that any movie house pics a side right now because many people are like me.. oh well.. I wont buy your movies. At best Ill rent them on dvd, up scaling works great.

If for some traded reason BR fails in 10 years, Ill still have all of the movies IN HD that are just as good as HD-DVD and a player for them (ps3) so it wont matter.

The end is nigh!

The bottom line is as long as there are two formats, it's not a good thing. The market can't and won't support them both, and therefore both will become niche products and/or die off completely if this war continues. The only one that wins in this scenario is Microsoft and their HD-lite download scheme, and every consumer that has already purchased either a Blu-ray or HD DVD player loses.
Watch them stick the consumer witrh DRM!!!!!

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Sony will not let us down, they never do...

I mean no disrespect by this question but I just have to ask, how old are you and how long have you followed consumer electronics?

I'm surprised how easily people are swayed. I've read post of people selling all of there gear because of one announcement. I agree with the initial post, this website is really worked up over this. It's one studio. I'd worry if it was Disney. BR still has a nice selection, especially from Disney...CARS, Toy Story, Ratatouille, Incredibles, NEMO, all of these are sure to look spectacular. Transformers was huge and I was planning on buying it myself, but I'm not dump my PS3 because of one movie. It's so easy to go neutral that I don't see this all so horrible. So if you thought about going neutral, you can do so and not have to worry about reading the new thread that just popped up while reading this, you know those about Paramount exclusive. Blue Ray has more upside than a downside. If you go neutral then great, you'll never have to worry about this crap and just continue to enjoy High Def which is the most important. I haven't gone neutral simply because I thought HD DVD would die,but hey I just may take a look and might end up picking up a Toshiba player sooner than later. They are pratically given them away anyhow, can you imagine by Christmas time. Universal has some good flicks that can't go unoticed and we atleast know there will be dual format players, hell theres one out now. It's LG generic looking thing for a whopping grand, but thank god Samsung will be releasing something a bit more polished.
Why is it there has been 3 gaming consoles out for a long time and they have been able to co-exist. Consumers simply purchase there preference, sure there are some exclusives to those consoles but that is just the way the river flows these days.
Downloads.....they have long ways to go. Look at HD on cable and satelite, it may look descent, but no where near the PQ you see on HD DVD or BR, can you imagine some compressed crap coming through your 90-100 inch screen. CE can't even get HDMI straight, Apples ITV movie downloads don't even look as good as SD DVD. What about AUDIO. I can go on forever.

Two words: Star Wars. Fox and Sony should go kneel at George's altar ...and don't think it isn't being considered. If those titles could make it to stores in time for Christmas consumers will buy a Blu-ray player and the DVD version of Transformers.

I'm surprised how easily people are swayed. I've read post of people selling all of there gear because of one announcement.

Oh, don't take these posts too seriously. People are just letting off steam because they are disappointed. We thought this war would come to a happy conclusion by Christmas. Earlier today I was ready to give up on high definition entirely. However, tomorrow I will probably preorder a ton of Blu-ray titles. Blu-ray still enjoys greater studio support.

Who's behind this? Probably MS. They are indeed trying to kill both formats. Not just Blu-ray folks... both... of... them. I say screw 'em.

Dan

I heard this today from my best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who heard it at 31 Flavors last night that Sony will be dropping the price of their 80GB PS3 to $299 next week.


;)


Speaking of which, there goes that movie to HD-DVD. I'm excited about the Die Hard set coming. That will be mine for sure!

i don't understand any of the doom and gloom predictions.

this news sounds great to me. if the result is an enterprising ce maker steps up with a dual format player that isn't insanely priced i'll pick that up and call it a day.

war over.

The war was not good for SA-CD nor DVD-Audio.

Retailers do not want a format war. Manufacturers (for the most part) do not want a format war. It is never good for business.

Paramount's decision is completely insane because they know no one wanted the war to continue.

I still say it reeks of Microsoft back door meddling. They have the cash and Sumner Redstone is an old, feeble, greedy man.

Heres a list going back to 1970 of Paramount films...
When you subtract any Speilberg film, or titles already released, your not missing a whole lot. Sure theres a few gems in there... Star Trek, Friday the 13th etc, but I'll live.

Darling Lili (1970)
Love Story (1970)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
The Out-of-Towners (1970; also remake in 1999)
A New Leaf (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971, distribution only, now owned by Warner Bros.)
Black Beauty (1971)
Harold and Maude (1971)
The Godfather (1972)
The Legend of Nigger Charley (1972)
Charlotte's Web (1973 film)
Paper Moon (1973)
Save the Tiger (1973)
Chinatown (1974)
The Longest Yard (1974)
The Parallax View (1974)
Death Wish (1974, co-production with DeLaurentiis Productions, first 3 sequels produced by Cannon Films and are now owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
The Conversation (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Great Gatsby (1974)
The Little Prince (1974)
Hustle (1975)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Three Days of the Condor (1975, co-production with DeLaurentiis Productions)
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Bugsy Malone (1976)
The Last Tycoon (1976)
Marathon Man (1976)
King Kong (1976, co-production with DeLaurentiis Productions)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Sorcerer (1977) (co-production with Universal Pictures)
Grease (1978)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978, international distribution only)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Prophecy (1979)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Starting Over (1979)
The Warriors (1979)
Meatballs (1979)
Airplane! (1980)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Ordinary People (1980)
Popeye (1980) (co-production with Walt Disney Productions)
Dragonslayer (1981) (co-production with Walt Disney Productions)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (co-production with Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Reds (1981)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
48 Hrs. (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Grease 2 (1982)
The Dead Zone (1983, co-production with DeLaurentiis Productions)
Still Smokin' (1983)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Staying Alive (1983)
Flashdance (1983)
Trading Places (1983)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Footloose (1984)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (co-production with Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Witness (1985)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985, co-production with Amblin Entertainment)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Clue (1985)
Blue City (1986)
Crocodile Dundee (1986, US distribution)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Top Gun (1986)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
The Untouchables (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
The Accused (1988)
The Presidio (1988)
Coming to America (1988)
Crocodile Dundee II (1988, distribution)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
My Life as a Dog (1988)
The Naked Gun (1988)
Scrooged (1988)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Black Rain (1989)
Harlem Nights (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (co-production with Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Major League (1989, US distribution)
Days of Thunder (1990)
Ghost (1990)
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
The Addams Family (1991, co-production with Orion Pictures)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Patriot Games (1992)
Wayne's World (1992)
Pet Sematary Two (1992)
Boomerang (1992)
Bob Roberts (1992, co-production with Miramax Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Working Title Films)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, co-production with J&M Entertainment)
Addams Family Values (1993)
The Firm (1993)
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Nobody's Fool (1994, co-production with Capella International)
Andre (1994, co-production with The Kushner-Locke Company)
Lassie (1994)
Braveheart (1995, co-production with 20th Century Fox, Icon Productions, and The Ladd Company)
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995) (co-produced with Columbia Pictures)
Clueless (1995)
Tommy Boy (1995)
Congo (1995)
Virtuosity (1995)
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Home for the Holidays (1995, co-production with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment)
Sabrina (1995)
Primal Fear (1996, co-production with Rysher Entertainment)
Black Sheep (1996)
Beavis and Butt-head Do America (1996, co-production with The Geffen Film Company and MTV Films)
Harriet the Spy (1996) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
Escape From L.A. (1996, co-production with Rysher Entertainment)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
The First Wives Club (1996)
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
The Evening Star (1996, co-production with Rysher Entertainment)
The Phantom (1996)
Mother (1996)
The Relic (1997, co-production with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment)
Face/Off (1997, co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
Good Burger (1997) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
Breakdown (1997, co-production with Spelling Films)
In & Out (1997, co-production with Spelling Films)
Night Falls on Manhattan (1997, co-production with Spelling Films)
The Saint (1997, co-production with Rysher Entertainment)
Kiss the Girls (1997, co-production with Rysher Entertainment)
The Rainmaker (1997)
Event Horizon (1997)
Private Parts (1997, co-production with Rysher Entertainment)
Titanic (1997) (co-production with 20th Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment)
Deep Impact (1998) (with DreamWorks SKG)
Saving Private Ryan (1998) (with DreamWorks SKG)
The Truman Show (1998)
The Rugrats Movie (1998) (and its two sequels in 2000 & 2003) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Snake Eyes (1998, co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
Dead Man on Campus (1998) (co-production with MTV Films)
Payback (1999, US distribution, Warner Bros. handed most international territories)
Varsity Blues (1999, co-production with MTV Films)
200 Cigarettes (1999, co-production with MTV Films)
Election (1999, co-production with MTV Films)
The Wood (1999, co-production with MTV Films)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) (co-production with Warner Bros., which handled distribution outside of the USA)
The General's Daughter (1999)
Runaway Bride (1999, co-production with Touchstone Pictures)
Superstar (1999)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) (co-production with Mandalay Pictures)
Angela's Ashes (1999) (co-production with Universal Pictures)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) (co-production with Miramax Films)
Double Jeopardy (1999)
Snow Day (2000) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
Rules of Engagement (2000)
Shaft (2000)
What Women Want (2000, co-production with Icon Productions)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) (with MTV Films)
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) (with Nickelodeon Movies).
Save the Last Dance (2001) (with MTV Films)
Rat Race (2001)
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001, US distribution)
Along Came a Spider (2001)
Down to Earth (2001) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures)
Enemy at the Gates (2001) (co-production with Mandalay Pictures)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) (Based on the video games)
The Score (2001) (co-production with Mandalay Pictures)
Zoolander (2001) (co-production with Village Roadshow Pictures and VH1 Films)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Pootie Tang (2001) (with MTV Films)
Domestic Disturbance (2001)
Hardball (2001)
Abandon (2002, with Spyglass Entertainment)
Orange County (2002) (with MTV Films)
We Were Soldiers (2002, co-production with Icon Productions)
Crossroads (2002) (with MTV Films)
Clockstoppers (2002) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
Changing Lanes (2002)
Hey Arnold!: The Movie (2002) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
The Hours (2002, co-production with Miramax Films)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002, co-production with Intermedia Films and National Geographic Feature Films)
Jackass: The Movie (2002) (with MTV Films)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
School of Rock (2003)
The Core (2003)
Rugrats Go Wild! (2003) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
The Fighting Temptations (2003) (with MTV Films)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
The Italian Job (2003)
Paycheck (2003, co-production with DreamWorks)
Timeline (2003)
Tupac: Resurrection (2003) (co-production with MTV Films)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Stepford Wives (2004, co-production with DreamWorks)
Team America: World Police (2004)
Mean Girls (2004)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) (with Dreamworks SKG and Nickelodeon Movies)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) (co-production with Fox Searchlight Pictures and MTV Films)
Without a Paddle (2004)
Collateral (2004) (with DreamWorks SKG)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) (distribution)
Alfie (2004)
The Perfect Score (2004, with MTV Films and Spyglass Entertainment)
Elizabethtown (2005)
Coach Carter (2005) (co-production with MTV Films)
The Honeymooners (2005)
War of the Worlds (2005) (co-production with DreamWorks SKG and Amblin Entertainment)
The Longest Yard (2005) (with Columbia Pictures and MTV Films)
The Weather Man (2005)
Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) (with MGM, Nickelodeon Movies and Columbia Pictures)
Four Brothers (2005)
Aeon Flux (2005) (co-production with Lakeshore Entertainment and MTV Films)
Sahara (2005)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Bad News Bears (2005) (remake of the 1976 film)
Failure to Launch (2006)
Last Holiday (2006)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Over the Hedge (2006) (distributor, produced by DreamWorks Animation)
Nacho Libre (2006) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
Barnyard (2006) (with Nickelodeon Movies)
World Trade Center (2006)
Flushed Away (2006) (distributor, produced by DreamWorks Animation)
Charlotte's Web (2006) (with Walden Media, The Kerner Entertainment Company and Nickelodeon Movies)
Jackass Number Two (2006)
Dreamgirls (2006) (co-production with DreamWorks Pictures)
Blades of Glory (2007) (distributor, produced by Dreamworks SKG) (with MTV Films)
Freedom Writers (2007) (with MTV Films)
Zodiac (2007) (co-production with Warner Bros.)
Reno 911!: Miami (2007) (co-production with 20th Century Fox , Comedy Central Films and Jersey Films)
Norbit (2007) (distibutor, produced by Dreamworks SKG)
Disturbia (2007) (distributor, produced by Dreamworks Pictures)
Next (2007) (distributor, produced by Revolution Studios, Initial Entertainment Group and Virtual Studios)
Shrek the Third (2007) (distributor, produced by DreamWorks Animation)
A Mighty Heart (2007) (released under the Paramount Vantage label)
Transformers (2007) (with DreamWorks Pictures, Hasbro, and Amblin Entertainment)
Hot Rod (2007)
Stardust (2007)

The war was not good for SA-CD nor DVD-Audio.

Retailers do not want a format war. Manufacturers (for the most part) do not want a format war. It is never good for business.

Paramount's decision is completely insane because they know no one wanted the war to continue.

I still say it reeks of Microsoft back door meddling. They have the cash and Sumner Redstone is an old, feeble, greedy man.

Actually, SACD & DVD-Audio died from lack of studio support. Too few popular titles/artists and not enough high-impact advertising to reach and educate the masses. As long as both camps continue to supply hardware and software for the existing DVD format, this "war" could drag on for a very long time. J6P is not going to be compelled to "upgrade" for better picture quality and sound as long as there's a much cheaper and more widely distributed alternative. The sad fact is, most corporate decisions are based on pure, unadulterated greed and an obsession with short-term profit. It's how businesses survive in this economy, pure and simple. The only thing most companies care about when it comes to consumers is how to get them to spend more each year.

Yea Im with this guy. Paramount could have gone Blu Ray exclusive and dang near killed this thing. This will drag it out and cost ALL consumers in the HD area. Its GREAT news for HD DVD but not for consumers... just gonna drag out this war. But at the same time at least prices will continue to drop much quicker than if there was just one format.

You are wrong. This is good for the consumer. Do you know anything about economics? The longer the war lasts, the better off the consumer will be. This is actually good for BR because it will force them to get there costs in line. This will lower the cost of entry and get the J6p's to adopt BR much faster. The war has been good. If we didn't have it, we would all be paying $1000.00 for BR or HD-DVD players and the PS3 would not have a BR drive in it.

We need this war to continue for at least another two years! Paramount is a small fish in the scheme of things. I would be more concerned if WB had gone exclusive. They out right own 40% of the total North American Film library!
Paramount and Universal combined own less than 25%