June 20: Launching the world's first Blue-ray movies

Sony Pictures' announcement on June 13 said that the first movies compatible with Blu-ray player will be released on June 20.

They are movies compatible with Samsung and Sony's Blue-ray player devices, including: " 50 First Dates ", " The Fifth Element ", " Hitch " and " House of Flying Daggers ". Other similar Blue-ray movies will be introduced in the next few weeks.

Sony is currently in a fierce battle between the Blue-ray standards that it supports and on the one hand is HD DVD standards supported and developed by rival firms.

If Sony, Samsung, or companies support Blue-ray standards for the release of films that apply the technology, rival companies will also release movies that incorporate HD DVD technology. However, according to Toshiba's disclosure, the number of orders for HD DVD players is only 10,000.

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