In a move that must surely have the folks over at Toshiba smacking their foreheads uttering the word “doh”, Paramount has delayed the introduction of their HD DVD movies. Not only that, but they haven’t given a new release date.

The three titles that were set to debut on May 20th were Four Brothers, U2: Rattle & Hum, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. No big loss, I guess. Personally I don’t care about any of those titles. But the announcement is about more than just the delay of three particular HD DVD titles. It’s about the fact that Paramount has delayed their HD DVD launch. With lots of good press these days about HD DVD, this announcement is a blow to the HD DVD camp. Hopefully for those who have purchased HD DVD players, or plan to, this delay is a temporary one soon to be rectified.

Paramount Delays First HD-DVD Titles