High-Def Adult Movies Coming to Blu-ray
If we've learned anything in the past week it's that pollsters get it wrong sometimes -- way wrong. So, despite most people calling the high-definition format war for Blu-ray (including ourselves) some still had hope for the underdog format thanks to one thing: porn. Now that advantage seems to be going away, with a few major adult studios pledging to support both formats equally.
It's long been held that Sony didn't want adult filth polluting its pristine Blu-ray format, and for that reason the adult film industry embraced the HD-DVD format early on. This reminded many of the VHS vs. Betamax format wars in the 80's, where Sony didn't want porn on its format then either, leaving many nudie aficionados with nowhere to turn but VHS. The rest is history.
However, Sony seems to be easing its moral misgivings this time, with Digital Playground and Hustler announcing they will be releasing films in both formats. Yes, the majority of high-def porn is still on HD-DVD (or direct for download online), but surely more will be coming to Sony's format in the very near future, leaving HD-DVD's future looking that much more bleak.
From www.t3.com
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ascatal @ Jan 12th 2008 12:03AM
good to see sony is not gonna shot itselfin the foot this time by not allowing Porn to be put on its product
Ernie Bornn-Gilman @ Jan 30th 2008 3:20AM
second paragraph, first line: colluding.
What? You might mean polluting, you might mean diluting. But "to conspire, become part of a confederacy" ? ? ?
This is notice that you need a dictionary more than you think you need one.
Steve Jackson @ Jun 25th 2008 7:27PM
Vivid has begun releasing all adult DVD titles simultaneously on Blu-ray.
That means about 1 titel per week
http://www.homemediamagazine.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=12921
And at http://www.adultbluray.com there are already 96 Adult blu rays on sale but only one gay blu ray