The Japanese electronics Company Toshiba called the quits and retired from the format war. Sony and their Blu-Ray-Discs seized the crown of the next generation's disc-format. Even Microsoft, who where standing behind the HD-DVD-format, now might consider using the Blu-Rays for their XBOX-gaming-system. A bitter pill for customers who had bought the external HD-DVD-drive for their XBOX 360. Because most sellers don't take them back. Also a quite harsh decision: Even Toshiba refuses to repay their customers for the loss of their high-def-solution and won't take their stand-alone-HD-DVD-players back. Again waiting seemed to have its benefits.