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PS3 won't help Blu-ray uptake, says Time Warner

Time Warner CEO Richard Parson has dismissed any effect the PlayStation 3 may have on the adoption of Blu-ray as the next-generation movie format.

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Time Warner CEO Richard Parson has dismissed any effect the PlayStation 3 may have on the adoption of Blu-ray as the next-generation movie format.

While Sony believes the its new home console will help adoption of Blu-ray over the rival HD-DVD format, the media and communications giant has told news.com that it sees the PlayStation 3 as a games machine first and foremost.

"Do I think that the game console platform is really going to drive the conversion [of Blu-ray]? I don't think so," said Parsons, CEO and Chairman of Time Warner.

"People get those things to play games, not watch movies," he added.

Time Warner supports both of the next-generation movie formats with releases from Warner Bros. Entertainment.

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Matt Martin joined GamesIndustry in 2006 and was made editor of the site in 2008. With over ten years experience in journalism, he has written for multiple trade, consumer, contract and business-to-business publications in the games, retail and technology sectors.