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Evolving Blu-ray Format Will Leave Some Behind

Posted by kdawson on from the pioneers-and-arrows dept.

Reservoir Hill writes "Blu-ray may have taken a commanding lead in the next-generation format war, but Betanews is reporting that early supporters of Blu-ray will be left out in the cold when the Blu-ray Disc Association introduces BD Profile 2.0, expected to arrive in October. Unlike HD DVD, which from the very beginning mandated features such as local storage, a second video and audio decoder for picture-in-picture, and a network connection, the companies behind Blu-ray took a different approach to keep costs down. 'We should have waited another year to introduce Blu-ray to the public, but the format war changed the situation,' said one developer. Representatives at the Blu-ray booth at CES said that the PlayStation 3 is currently the only player they would recommend, due to upcoming changes to the platform. Asked if they were concerned about a backlash from early adopters who supported the format from the beginning, one representative said: 'They knew what they were getting into.'"

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  1. Yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    those niggers knew what they were getting into.

    No tears.

  2. What about the Blue Gums format 2.0? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Those bluegummed niggers need an update, STAT!

  3. NIGGERS RULE SLASHDOT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    overthrow the niggers~

  4. The Blu-ray format didn't need to evolve by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Niggers are what need to evolve. Evolve into real people.

    If only evolution weren't a sham.

  5. So basically, HD-DVD deserved to win by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Welfare helps Blu-ray, the nigger of all formats, to beat its superior.

    Remind you of anything? Like REAL LIFE MAYBE???

  6. Sony's Microsoftian tactics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    They really stuck it to you niggers with that PS3 thing, didn't they?

  7. Evolving White Race will leave some behind by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    like guess who?

  8. Warner's historic decision by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What a bunch of scumsucking niggers!

    I mean, GOLLY!

    Gawrsh!

  9. Without PlayStation3, Blu-ray wouldn't exist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And without slavery, niggers wouldn't be in America.

  10. HNA vs. Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    HUGE NIGGER ATTACK wins!

  11. "They knew what they were getting into"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Couldn't you say the same thing about the USA and its nigger problem?

  12. If Wii had supported HD-DVD... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It would have been twice as expensive and half as successful. I'm glad the people at Niggertendo didn't make this grievous error.

  13. going against the grain here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    personally, i love niggers