One of the things Sony is doing to prepare Blu-ray for the format war with HD-DVD is to make digital masters of all its films in high definition. That way, when Blu-Ray hits the market, Sony will have a large library of films that they can release on BD-ROM media. Sony hopes to have a large choice of movies right from the get-go, and this is the way to do it. With a major format war brewing between Blu-ray and HD-DVD, Sony would be wise to prepare as many of its movies as possible. Sony owns Columbia Tri-Star and now MGM as well, giving it quite a library. In the looming format war, however, a large library might not be enough.

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