"From the point of view to provide the best service to the consumer one format is better than two. We're open to discussions," Yukinori Kawauchi, general manager in charge of the next DVD format at Sony's Video Group, said in an interview.Read the rest of the article at CNET
Sony wants to avoid next-gen DVD format war

Sony stated that it's open to discussions to create a single next-gen DVD standard instead of both HD DVD and Blu-ray.