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As of February 19, 2008, Toshiba of Japan issued a statement saying that:

TOKYO–Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders.

Direct link to Toshiba Japan website press release.

Looks like Sony’s gamble to equip the PS3 with a Blu-Ray player got lucky.  It is DEFINITELY going to pay off for Sony in the long run.

I guess Sony got lucky with their gamble to integrate the Blu-ray into the PS3.

If you’re thinking about picking up a next-generation player in the next year, don’t be tempted to buy a closeout HD-DVD player, even if it’s cheap.