Monday, September 4, 2006

By The Newz Czar

TOKYO, JAPAN – While the world prepares itself for the new media standard war between HD-DVD (Toshiba) and Blu-Ray (Sony), a new standard was announced by the Glico Food Corporation called Super-Duper-Pocky-Display-DVD (SDPD-DVD). The new standard relies upon a DVD style media that is made from a crunchy wafer dipped in chocolate.

It is unknown exactly how this third standard will effect the already bitter presale war between Toshiba's HD-DVD players and the Sony PS3, however Glico announced that they have their own player which should cost about $150US, far undercutting the other two standards. Hajime Misosori, spokesman for Glico said, “Our standard not only offers the best video quality yet, but is delicious as an afternoon snack for the busy movie-lover on the go”.

No studios have yet been attached to the new format, however Mr. Misosori stated that several studios have “shown an interest”. While no base price per disk has been mentioned yet, it is believed that the delicious video media will probably be priced low since people will have to replace every disk they consume.