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minus-squarebooly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoFor what it’s worth, that particular format war, the format backed by more porn studios (HD-DVD) actually lost to the one with less porn backing (Blu-ray). Personally I think that the PS3 tipped things over the edge.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThat’s too bad, porn companies generally have pretty good taste in tech. Also: Disney and Fox were both impressed by the extra DRM (BD+ and region coding) that the Blu-ray Disc format provided on paper. So it came down to DRM and the PS3.
For what it’s worth, that particular format war, the format backed by more porn studios (HD-DVD) actually lost to the one with less porn backing (Blu-ray). Personally I think that the PS3 tipped things over the edge.
That’s too bad, porn companies generally have pretty good taste in tech. Also:
So it came down to DRM and the PS3.