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High-Def Adult Movies Coming to Blu-ray

by Tim Stevens on January 11, 2008 at 12:36 PM

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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Tags: Blu-ray, HD DVD, HdDvd, Porn, Sony

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