As the next generation format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD continues to rumble on, Pocket-lint sat down over email with Ken Graffeo, excutive vice president, HD DVD Strategic Marketing for Universal, the only studio to singularly back Toshiba's HD DVD format from the start.
Is HD DVD going to win over Blu-ray? What does the future hold? How does the company feel about Paramount and Dreamworks coming on board? And will it ever release Blu-ray movies?
It's almost time for the ASUS ROG Ally X to be revealed, and these leaked renders already provide a look at the device and its specs.
Is it running the same Windows OS? Because that is the biggest issue with the current Ally.
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is this the one with the switch2 chip inside.?
this is Intels first try at the format
probs not though, as it's $799. so not good for switch actually
Well thats nice considering Ive heard it consistently performs worse when it really shouldn't.
Now if only Lenovo would do the same for the legion go
Yet another leak for the ASUS ROG Ally X points towards as much as 8 hours of battery, but how does that compare to the competition?
Honestly, I really like this updated version. But it doesn't solve the biggest flaw that the original had for me: the Z1 Extreme APU. Yes, it's an extremely powerful part, but it is not part of AMD's Adrenalin driver update program, so it's dependent on Asus for driver updates. And unfortunately, Asus doesn't have a stellar record of support for their devices.
Up to 8 hours basically just means the least demanding games. AAA gaming at highest wattage would probably be about 2-3 hours which is good compared to just about 1 hour with the current ally. The OLED Deck can do about 2-3hrs.
Nope. The only improvements I want to hear is better customer support. Otherwise, I can't be bothered.
universal answers questions like a company that's wearing a brand new 150 million dollar money hat. funny how the interviewer didn't ask about that?
So, basically Universal is being SMACKS about the format war... That's nice. I just own't support Universal now. Fine with me. I mean, look at it this way... Blu-ray "as of right now" has this biggest install and fan base and consumer base. < Notice I said "RIGHT NOW" Universal obviously doesn't care about 64% of the market, cause that's what the ratio is to HD-dvd right now ... 64%, that leads me to believe Universal only cares about the big pay off and not the consumers who buy their movies. Or would be willing to buy their movies. I don't care who they support and when... I just want them to be honest is all. That's what we asked of Sony, right? To be honest... well, they have been as of late. I expect these companies to not insult our intelligence any longer. Universal will not get a dime from me on dvd - HD-dvd or Blu-ray "even if they decided to support it" now.
Their loss
HD DVD is going to win - the writing is on the wall. Blu-Ray can't compete with the prices.
Since years the price always wins.