A new rumor is circulating around that the matter of half a billion dollars prompted Warner Bros to exclusively back the Blu-ray format. Apparently, Warner was only willing to go exclusive to HD DVD if FOX was doing the same but Fox was paid an undisclosed amount to remain exclusive to Blu-ray and Warner Bros had no choice but to accept $500 million to go Blu-ray exclusive from the BDA.
"According to a trusted source that was close to the negotiations, Warner and FOX were working on a deal to go Exclusive to HD DVD as recent as last week. Our source tells us that Warner was only willing to go to HD DVD if FOX would go with them. Their thinking was if they just went to HD DVD by themselves, it would not end the format war. Early this week FOX was paid an undisclosed amount to remain exclusive to Blu-ray. With the FOX deal falling through, Warner had no choice but to accept the BDA's $500 Million offer to go Blu-ray exclusive. We do wonder if FOX was just playing the HD DVD side, while having no intentions of ever switching."
500$ MILLION!
BUT in an intervie warner president says :NO PAYOFF WERE MADE!!!
NO PAYOFFZ!!!!
whatever the case no one may truly know..but if the president has said NO then i think it a no..?
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