Blockbuster has announced that it will throw its support behind Blu-ray discs. The movie rental store decided last year to run a trial of HD DVD verses Blu-ray. The result may not be as surprising as you think: Blu-ray sales far outpaced HD DVD sales. From a business perspective, the decision to support Blu-ray was quite easy.

Now, the question to be asked is, will Blu-ray win the battle? The showdown is very similar to the old VCR versus Betamax. We all know why the VCR won the battle, so the next question to be asked is, will a certain film industry decide to support Blu-ray? If that happens, I can already hear the church bells tolling the death of HD DVDs. Not to mention, that those of you who actually spent the obscene amount of money on a PS3 just got a little reassurance that your investment may not have been too badly wasted.

Obviously it’s too early to see a clear-cut winner, but the ramifications of Blockbuster deciding on Blu-ray may quell the rise of HD DVD and propel Blu-ray into the future.

Via [Arstechnica]