.jayderyu said:
LOL, this isn't irony. This is the way the universe works. It's always has been and always will be. In all sorts of business everywhere. Barnum and Bailies circus trounced by Circus De Soliel. Big Wood radio boxes by crappy transistor radios of Sony. TSR D&D by WotC MtG. Nintendo & Sega by Sony PS1. MS & Sony by Wii. The non contender that appeals to the consumer convience WINS. Ok yeah it is Irony, but one we should stop being surprised by and expect. |
Also, it's a myth that getting rid of the other guy is the way to win a format war. DVD-R vs DVD+R both won, not by getting rid of the other side, but by hitting the mainstream market. Getting rid of HD-DVD did not do that. It just showed the industry shut out support for that format. The public did not decide they preferred blu-ray. They simply had the option to choose taken away.
But they wouldn't have chosen either. The reason is stagin. Movie film has always been HD (4000x3000), but films were always statged so that people far in the back of the theaters could still see things (like staging for plays, only you have the option of close-ups).
This was the same for TV shows, and people watching far back on their couches.
HD has not change that paradigm. Again, it's about distance, not resolution. Everything relevant is shown to be visible. It's still visible in SD, so putting it in HD won't matter. This is why most viewers don't see the difference. The parts they need to see are still visible no matter the format.
It does help when you can't stage something that way, like sports. But sports games aren't released on blu-ray, as far as I know.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
