Blu-Ray Movie Release Date Announced
February 27th, 2006 4:11 PM | by Christen da Costa | 2 Comments
Sony has set a target release date of May 23rd for the first wave of Blu-Ray hi-def discs to appear retail. This release date coincides with the first available Blu-Ray player by Samsung. First wave titles include: 50 First Dates, The Fifth Element, Hitch, House of Flying Daggers, A Knight’s Tale, The Last Waltz, Resident Evil Apocalypse and XXX. And will be followed on June 13th by: Kung Fu Hustle, Legends of the Fall, Robocop, Stealth, Species, SWAT and Terminator.
Source: press release
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