Well, not so fast! I guess that nothing has happened just yet. Paramount has now denied that they are dropping HD-DVD.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...bU&refer=japan

But, if it's indeed true that Paramount has an out clause in their HD-DVD contract, then obviously this can still happen well before their 18-month window expires. Personally, I thought that Universal was the likeliest of the current HD-DVD studios to go Blu-ray, since there are multiple reports of them touring Blu-ray replicating facilities. As it stands, HD-DVD is still on life support with no one ready to pull the plug just yet.