IGN: Sony Announces Blu-ray Launch Date

"February 28, 2006 - Sony announced that it will launch Blu-ray disks in North America on May 23rd, less than three months from now. On this day, Sony will make eight titles available from its two major movie studies, Sony Pictures and MGM.


The eight titles are: XXX, Resident Evil Apocalypse, 50 First Dates, The Fifth Element, A Knight's Tale, The Last Waltz, Hitch, and House of Flying Daggers.

A second set of titles will follow a few weeks later on June 13th, and will include Robocop, SWAT, Stealth, Species, Legends of the Fall, Terminator, and Kung Fu Hustle.

On the May 23rd launch date, the only available Blu-ray player expected to be available for purchase will be the Samsung BD-P1000. Sony and Pioneer expect to have players available soon afterwards."