Although it's unlikely you were holding off on your next-gen console purchase until the Blu-ray vs HD DVD war was settled, this piece of news may still be of interest to you. Warner has applied for a patent on a disc that can hold HD DVD, Blu-ray and standard DVD content via different data layers. "From the standpoint of a manufacturer, it is disadvantageous to have to manufacture and distribute three different types of disc formats to satisfy consumer demand for one product, such as a motion picture," says the patent application accurately.
Technology blog has more details.
Via VNUNet
