Sony has said it expects to release 100 titles produced this year under the new generation Blu-ray video format to compete with the HD DVD rival format.

Meanwhile, Warner Bros. (Time Warner) also announced plans to launch similar Blu-ray movies with Sony. Lionsgate Entertainment, an independent studio, also said it will release 40-50 Blu-ray movies.

In 2007, Sony plans to release 100 Blu-ray movies images 1 However, on January 8, the HD DVD support group said the format is growing stronger than ever, and expects revenue from HD DVD movies in 2007 in North America to exceed. $ 600 million figure.

Both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats offer many times more storage capacity than the current generation of DVDs.Each format is supported by a group of different producers and studios.