, ▁cit ing ▁low ▁demand ▁for ▁HD ▁DVD ▁and ▁the ▁faster ▁growth ▁of ▁Bl u - ray , ▁and ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁format ▁in ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁system ▁Play Station ▁ 3 ▁( PS 3 ), ▁among ▁other ▁reasons . ▁T os hib a ▁ended ▁production ▁of ▁their ▁HD ▁DVD ▁players ▁and ▁dis cont in ued ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁format , ▁while ▁the ▁HD ▁DVD ▁movie ▁release ▁schedule ▁concluded ▁by ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁HD ▁DVD ▁was ▁dis cont in ued , ▁Bl u - ray ▁became ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁high - definition ▁optical ▁disc ▁format . ▁However , ▁sales ▁figures ▁suggest ▁that ▁DVD ▁is ▁in ▁no ▁immediate ▁danger ▁of ▁disappear ing . ▁All ▁standard ▁DVD s ▁will ▁play ▁on ▁existing ▁Bl u - ray ▁players , ▁making ▁the ▁switch ▁to ▁Bl u - ray ▁much ▁easier ▁than ▁the ▁switch ▁from ▁V HS ▁to ▁DVD . ▁Moreover , ▁some ▁labels ▁are ▁cutting ▁back ▁on ▁Bl u - ray ▁Disc ▁releases ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁DVD - Video , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁low ▁sales ▁do ▁not ▁justify ▁the ▁more ▁expensive ▁Bl u - ray ▁Disc ▁format . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁hardware ▁vend ors ▁are ▁en han cing ▁their ▁Bl u - ray ▁players ▁with ▁Internet ▁connect ivity ▁for ▁subscription - based ▁video ▁download s . ▁ ▁C B HD ▁▁ ▁China ▁Blue ▁High - definition ▁Disc ▁( CB HD ) ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁This ▁format ▁is ▁based