The kids haven't even gone back to school yet, but the warring sides in the next-gen DVD battle are already thinking of Christmas, which both Sony and Toshiba et al see as critical for giving an edge to their respective Blu-ray and HD DVD formats.
Best guess for a winner is nobody. Players are still too expensive, and consumers are still too confused and worried about obsolesence to commit to a format. Says Craig Kornblau, president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment:
