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"Iron Man" Release Brings Down Paramount's Servers

Posted by kdawson on from the super-hero-effect dept.

secmartin writes "Shortly after the release of Iron Man on Blu-ray on October 1, people started complaining of defective discs; the problem turned out to be that all the Blu-ray players downloading additional content brought down Paramount's BD-Live servers, causing delays while loading the disc. Which really makes you wonder what will happen when they decide to shut down this service in a couple of years."

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  1. I bought Iron Man on Tuesday by future+assassin · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    in DVD format. Put in into my $50 Toshiba player and wathced it with 0 problems. Long live the DVD format. BluRay what? $300 players LOL!

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    by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*
  2. Re:Sony could have learned from Microsoft by mgblst · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You are a dickhead. There is no reason this video couldn't just play if it had a problem contacting base. Sure I can't read slashdot when it is down, but it doesn't freeze my whole computer. Sure, i can't go to the ATM when it is down, but it doesn't force me to stay there until it is back up.