Sincerly,
Sodagod @ Modern Warfare 2 Forums

this one is not a BETAMAX vs VHS fight, it is a transition like some mentioned of VHS to CD/DVD
it will take some time but it is coming … the DVD will not die soon enough.

but as people want more and more – in terms of contents (to some!) & quality – size will matter, with 300GB PLUS Blu-rays or any other future format, Games & Movies will reach new heights, soon 3D will make another comeback.

A blu-ray will be the solution when speaking of better image quality, higher level multi-channel sound for various languages, extended contents or even movie / tv series compilations.

i’m not going after blu-ray because i’m a techno geek .. but because it is practical & i still don’t understand the thing some complains about the price.

hey blu-rays are almost same price to DVDs online !!! & if i need to buy a collection, cost less !!!

the player is another issue, yet we can see some 100$ players around the net & the PS3 as a blu-ray player is AWESOME with all other features, not forgetting it has a great software lineup that only biased other fanboys cannot see.

like i said several times on similar blogs / forums … it’s all a matter of taste & capacity to afford.
i like movies & if i need to buy it on blu-ray for a couple of dollars more .. & i can afford it .. so what!

DVD will not die, i don’t feel i need to replace my collections, they are upscaled on my PS3 & older movies even if they are good, were not made to be distributed on high capacity media so no big difference when re-released on blu-ray (remastered ones too!) , as long as newer movies or documentaries are concerned it’s another issue in itself … HD resolution is still bad compared to original shooting resolution, so the better they can keep it, the better it will be to my eyes!

now, those who are used to modded consoles / cinema ripped movies / radio ripped songs, (not pinpointing anyone!) & who compare price with what they used to get (steal i mean here) .. they can feel the difference & sure they don’t care about the quality for they don’t have any considerations about other people’s work! they can continue with their ripped content & no need to comment on this post for they don’t buy such stuff!

sorry for a long post & being somewhat harsh …but the truth is DVD is good, Blu-ray is better .. someday something else will be best. SONY brings new technology to the consumers like any other companies. Mr Tretton is too over-zealous about it but not completely wrong.

don’t forget, with just one PS3 – i had to move to HD TV, HD Sat, Blu-ray, etc … etc … read my former post!

to this…

cheers!

The average-joe is just uneducated on blue-ray or they dont own an HDTV. Its not just the collectors, film fanatics but also audio/video enthusiast or anyone wanting to show off there HDTV and Surround sound system. There are people who buy it for commentaries, added film footage, extra features but also just for the picture quality and sound. Most my friends in college who were average buyers would re-buy the same film, if there was added features or footage.

When more people start owning HDTV’s they will phase out dvds.. Anyone that says up-converting a DVD will look just as good needs there head checked. I know you didn’t say that, but thats always a common weak statement which has been proven wrong. Even by the average joe.

Second, I do agree with you that Special Features are included so that movie companies can meet a certain demand. However, that says nothing of the amount of demand present for these features. I would assume that the cost of making multiple versions of a DVD or Blu-Ray, one with Special Features and one without, would be more costly to the movie industry than it is just to make the features and therefore it is more cost effective for them to include those extras on every disc. I would also add that I don’t ever remember DVD’s being released without Special Features, I’m pretty sure since their introduction they’ve come with extras so I’m not sure that there is any data to show whether or not people prefer on or the other. I guess the only way we could compare is the sales figures between “Collector’s Editions” and regular editions of movies or games for that matter….and I think we both know how that would turn out…

Third, I do have to concede on one part and that is that I do enjoy bloopers and also music videos from the soundtrack. However, I NEVER stated that it is impossible to enjoy any part of the Special Features, I was only trying to aim my statement towards Director’s Comments and things of that nature.

Lastly, I never really wanted to start an argument with you to begin with. I was simply making a statement of my opinion on the matter and that I don’t think Special Features would be a driving factor in sales between Blu-Ray and DVD. I am not, however, one to back down from a challenge and therefore when your responded I felt the need to stand my ground. Anyway, it has been a good debate and I bid you farewell as I will not return to continue. I hope there are no hard feeling because I was only having fun (It is only in my nature to debate, I don’t feel that strongly about the issue that it is something I needed to persuade you on).

right. The average person dosen’t buy a Blu Ray for special features but like it or not the film fanatics still count in the survey, you can’t count out XBOX 360 fanboys on a survey of what console is more popular becasue their addicted to the 360 in the same way you can’t count out people who are film fanatics in this one,

Their still consumers. Who buy. Surely someone who took a course in economics would know that you have to take all factors into account. Also just becasue you took a course in economics dosen’t make you akeen to never making mistakes in that field, you could have a fricken PHD your still gonna get something wrong as your human like me and everyone else so please don’t take it too hard becasue i’m only trying to suggest a way to better you could possibly be wrong.

The real question here is why is it reported as news that sony’s C.E.O is saying that it’s best for the games industry that sony does best? He’s the fricken head of the company of course he’s going to say something like that Jack Tretton wouldn’t say “oh yeah microsoft are tons better, without them the gaming industry will crash and burn” becasue he owns sony, it’s in he’s job description to promote sony as much as he can.