A comment in reference to the Blood Diamond HD release. Posted by BBHTGuy in another forum:
(i am not format bashing in this post. i hope this is not seen as that, i am just frustrated with the way my format of choice has been going of late...)
i feel that blood diamond is "policy making" for WB's HD disc plans in two ways.
one, "blood diamond" is huge concerning WB's extensive support of extras for high profile releases. we all know many A+ titles are not on BD (grr) because BD cannot support those features. nonetheless, WB appears to have moved on, and given up on BD-J. WB seems to be indicating that hi-def exclusives are important, and i hope we can finally count on them, and not be happy to have them.
i for one am glad WB is finally delievering on some of those promises we heard over a year ago, even if they are not being fulfilled on my format of choice (BD).
second, i feel WB is finally tired of waiting on BD's long-touted BD-J interactivity. what this means for BD on a whole, I do not know. it has been no secret who WB was really behind, and i wonder how long WB will release discs for an inferior hardware base? (as much as it pains me to say it, BD is really beginning to look bad for the consumer. BD supporters, like myself, have been forced to look elsewhere for full featured discs and players.)
i do not know what this means for the big picture, but i do know this:
BD fans do not benefit from getting skimpy discs.
(again, the consumer who only supports BD loses out.)
before you flame me, i do support both, but i am just tired of BD's promises that seem to mean nothing.