Over a Crunchgear they posted a poll showing that people consumers are likely going to skip the HD physical format and go straight to digitally delivered content. This doesn’t really surprise me much. I knew Blu Ray would win the format war a year before HD threw in the towel. It was very simple to forsee really. First, Sony included the new hardware player into their latest gaming system. The logical progression for consumers purchasing a PS3 was to buy Blu Ray discs. The second nail in the coffin of the HD DVD format was the partnerships with Disney. Kids love Disney. Parents want to buy their kids Disney movies. I think you get the picture. Let’s not forget that it’s not just Disney, but the pantheon of other media outlets merged into the media juggernaut. Combine this with a gaming station and you have the formula for instant win. Read the rest of this entry »