MikeB on 15 October 2007
@ HappySqurriel
The Gamecube's optical format was just Panasonic's abandoned alternative to DVD ... Although it could read standard DVDs the challenge of reading the discs prevented piracy for years
I often use this and UMD as examples to point out Blu-Ray disc is here to stay. Often it was argued before the PS3's release that Blu-Ray would fail due to HD DVD kicking its arse. Now we of course know that's not even true by a long shot, but even if HD DVD would have won the movie format war with the PS3, Blu-Ray disc's future is ensured for many years to come (Sony is also one of the biggest movie studios, so movie content even in worst case scenarios is IMO pretty much ensured as well).
