As expected (below), Toshiba has announced that it is dropping support for the HD DVD format backed by the DVD Forum. Engadget blogged the press conference live from Tokyo, though there wasn't much to it....
In case you were wondering:
Q: How many HD DVD players and recorders, exactly, did you sell? A: 600,000 players in the US -- 300,000 of which were Xbox 360 HD DVD drives. 100,000 units were sold in Europe. And about 10,000 players and 20,000 recorders in Japan. So about 730,000 units worldwide.
There's a Toshiba press release, and a longer story from AP in Tokyo.
