They’ve been sitting on the fence for a while, dipping their toes in the water to see if it’s to their liking. Well, today they finally jumped in.

Fox has announced that they will begin releasing films, television shows, and other programming once Blu-ray hardware is available.

“Blu-ray is a superior high definition technology that is a full step forward in the evolution of consumer packaged media,” added Mike Dunn, President Worldwide, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. “For consumers, the release of our films on Blu-ray will provide in-home entertainment beyond anything they have imagined. On the business side, the advanced functionality, picture quality and data capacity at a competitive manufacturing cost along with ‘room for growth’ as new consumer usage options are developed, fully realizes the promise of a next generation format and represents the future of home entertainment.”

This is great news for the Blu-ray camp, who now have about half of Hollywood (by volume of movies) behind them, and very strong support from consumers electronics and computer manufacturers.

Personally, I can’t wait to get Star Wars on BD-ROM and watch it on my new PS3! (When the time comes.)

Link: Home Businesswire -
20th Century Fox to Support Blu-ray Disc Format