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2:26 PM on 01.16.2008, Jim Sterling

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Porn drops HD DVD, backs Blu-ray: Call for the bell, this one's over photo

#Blu-ray #HD #Sex

As if the annoying hi-def format war wasn't already entering the end phase, today's news that adult film studio Digital Playground has decided to abandon HD DVD and stick solely with Blu-ray has to finally hammer a welcome nail in the coffin of this battle. While it was confirmed false that Paramount had dropped HD DVD, a far more crucial loss has occurred -- pornography is considered a crucial key to success in a format war, and HD DVD has lost a big source of those valuable, valuable breasts.

Sony used to have a hardline stance against porn on its formats, but recently allowed Digital Playground to start releasing titles on Blu-ray. This has turned out to be a most prudent move as the supplier of fine adult arts has deemed the success of BD far more important than HD DVD. This leaves the suffering format with just Universal and the aforementioned Paramount.

Unless the new Indiana Jones is turned into a hardcore gangbang session, things aren't looking too good.

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BlackDove

Hahahahahaha.

Dexter345

I'm glad there's starting to be a clear winner. Now I feel secure enough to drop some money on a PS3.

Clockwork

That's it. Blu-ray wins, no contest.

Rainbowblack

Now I can throw away my Cheggit and bootytorrents subscription. such burdensome things i tell you!

Colette Bennett

Yes! Vagina now comes in crystal clear definition!

Tragic Hero

I thought only suckers paid for porn these days?

Eschatos

Nice picture.

Rainbowblack

@ blackdove,

If thats not your avatar,then it should be lol

Jim Sterling

Tragic Hero:

And you don't think there are millions of suckers out there? :-)

Tragic Hero

Touche Mr. Sterling...touche...

big filth

I <3 Porn

RoMeRtHeGaMe

Hmm..... looks like HD is done for.

RICHARD BLOCKER

Behold! The 30 year karmic beta-max revenge cycle is complete!

Aurain

HD-DVD was never a serious contender, It's inferior, it's not even debatable that it's equal to Blu-ray. People who want to watch HD Films wont want a shit player, and PS3 is pretty much the best HD Film device going, and cheap for it too. So yeah. Stuff that HD-DVD.

13thDragon

What is that picture from?

For, uhhh, research I have to do for a project, uhhhh....yeah.

MrSadistic

Someone needs to Rule 34 the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray war.

Huangism

who pays for porn or movies noobs

Y0j1mb0

You know your done for when the Porn moves on.

Kif

Aurain: 0/10. Obvious troll is obvious

And seriously, anyone who buys HD porn is just flat out weird.

mix

Awesome,

Now I can get Cosplay Coatroom Antics on Blu-Ray!

I would have also thought that the Internet would be dwindling sale or porn movies...hrm.

corneliuscack

i don't think free porn supports blu ray yet. :D

nicojay

High definition porn is horrid.
Every rash, wart and STD in crystal clear vision.
Great if you're into that.

mix

My avatar, wtf my girl is GAWN!

Kif

The day I can download Backdoor Sluts 9 on the XBL Video Marketplace is the day I can say neither HD-DVD or BR matter.

Emrah

Pornography *was* a decider before people had broadband internet.. No, let me rephrase, before people had internet. Now we have internets, lots of them.

CaffeinePowered

Somewhere in a bunker, Hitler is crying and about to shoot himself

blehman

Shit. Now I have to get a BS3.

TheBrain

Yeah, it is really a marginal industry compared to blockbuster films at this point. Still an interesting development and it certainly doesn't help HD-DVDs chances.

SLiFE

Emrah stole my comment.

Yeah, pr0n is much happier with her new bf, interwebs.

Guagloves

KA-BOOM!

deiga-the-semivaliant

I want to mention that Harry Knowles of 'Ain't it Cool News' proclaimed that HD-DVD was going to win due to the support from the Porn industry. Of course, the page in which he mentioned so has been edited, but I do remember reading it.

So.... what now?

kariomart

Looking forward to seeing acne and herpes in hi def!

tgammet

Well not sure what you mean by the Indy referrence, but as far as I know that's a Spielberg picture and he has a clause in his contract that HE picks what formats his films go on. He chose to put Close Encounters on Blu-Ray and so far that's the only film of his that's come out in HD. The chance of Indy 4 going on HD DVD is very slim to nothing as he is vocal about disliking the format.

NightDehumidifier

Wait wait wait wait wait, do we really want to see porn in HD? Let's be honest, porn has always had a nice natural blur on its stars and their actual appearance. If we'd be watching porn in HD we'd end up seeing shit we are not ready to see. Women you've been jacking off for years will now be seen in a new light, what with herpes dimples, breast implant scars, c-section scars, penises, unremoved umbilical cords, dried semen stains from the last shoot, wrinkles, cankles, skin cancer marks, knife wounds, bullet wounds, second degree burns, bruises (off set related activities) and other unusual shit. You guys can jack off to that shit.

13thDragon

ProTip : Do NOT GIS "two uzis and a pink bikini" at work.

king3vbo

BluRay winning CONFIRMED

winojesus

fuck it man, the only porn on HD will be that glossy american shit.
Personally i prefer a nice low res image of a chick being turned into an airtight vacum, while looking like she is melting and clearly in immediate danger.
I don't want to see the self mutilation scars/needlemarks on drugged up runaways in my mastabatory aides!

NihonTiger90

Bye-bye, Hd-DVD.

Also, who's the chick in the pic?

covah

man, sony made a format that actually may stick, imagine that. betamax, mini disc, and umd can all stay in the corner crying though.

AndyCat

I love my high def porn! I'm seeing things i've never seen before, labias, flabias, and flip flaps ...mmmmmmmmmmmm

XerxesTWD

Well, if there is one thing I want to see the imperfections of, it's the women I jerk off to.

HD porn is a stupidass idea.

infinity

@AndyCat

chappelle's show reference ftw.

blehman

lol @ 13th dragon

Like, seriously, I can't stop laughing at that.

Monte

Ya, Porn wasn't actually a big factor in the war to begin with... only reason people thought it was was because porn is popular and because it helped decide the VHS beta war. But the only reason it gave victory to VHS was because video porn wasn't avaible on the personal level so their was a HUGE market for it... however, with internet today, porn is very easily available and as such their is not nearly as much of a market

So ya, blu-ray getting Porn is not that big of a deal... thought still, it's one less point for HDDVD, and at this point, HDDVD could use every point it can muster... Still, Porn on Blu-ray, no big deal; call me when Paramount or Universal annouce their return support to Blu-ray and their enevitable exclusivity

Holiday

Yeah man, what exactly are you gonna see in Blu-Ray you aint gonna see in HD? For that matter how much better than VHS?

corneliuscack

ROAST BEEF!

DV2FOX

Now they'll get a recopilation of BD-ROM PORN collections XD...please WENDY WHOPPERS COLLECTION IN BLURAY GLORY!!

ShadowXOR

Do people seriously buy porn on disks? I never even got a porn DVD let alone this. I don't think I want to see most of these people in HD.

Hitogoroshi

Game Set Match

moot button

yes, but is it art?

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