Digital Playground has moved from
neutral to Blu in the format war. Given
recent events, it's not a surprising turn, and the studio's Blu-ray library that debuted with "Pirates" will swell to nine movies
by January 11 in February. Coming to the roster are: "Island Fever" 3 and 4, "Babysitters," "Jack's Teen America 3," "Jesse Jane: Sexual Freak," "Hush," "Contract Star" and "Jesse Jane Pink." Studio founder Joone (yeah, only one name) does not credit any picture quality issues in the decision, and even said there was no difference between the two formats. The real reason was consumer demand -- specifically PS3 owners. No mention of how the titles might leverage interactive features, although we're willing to, uh, review sample discs.
[Update: Some commenters noted that we had our dates wrong, as it's "Pirates" that comes out on January 11, while the rest of the titles will be available in February. Thanks, everyone!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Devils Advocate @ Jan 8th 2008 12:48PM
Another HD-DVD talking point completely obliterated.
FrankTheCrank @ Jan 8th 2008 1:41PM
Bluray FTW!
My prediction was a week off. I had predicted HD-DVD would be dead on 01-01-08...I was off by a friggin week!
Ben Grimsbo @ Jan 8th 2008 4:26PM
Hm, still being sold in stores...
Still has Paramount behind it as of today.
Yes... It looks very dead.
eric @ Jan 8th 2008 12:50PM
noooooooooo! I Want my HD DVD porn!
eric @ Jan 8th 2008 12:55PM
actually i just checked the D.P. website... the press release states 9 discs coming to blu-ray and they did not say they were dropping support for hd dvd and it said february 11th, not january 11th...
RowdyReptile @ Jan 8th 2008 1:04PM
News Flash: Gamer nerds love porn! Haha, sweet, February 11th is my birthday.
Patrick @ Jan 8th 2008 1:13PM
Yea! Porn on the PS3! Much better than playing games on it.
max @ Jan 8th 2008 1:21PM
can i have a porn game?
Izzy @ Jan 8th 2008 1:52PM
Leisure Suit Larry in 1080p !
max @ Jan 8th 2008 1:21PM
i love my pornstation
TrentD @ Jan 8th 2008 1:21PM
I love the headline. Pervy PS3 owners.
Big Sam @ Jan 8th 2008 1:47PM
I can't say it enough, I never want to see porn in HD. The less detail the better.
Cesar Cardoso @ Jan 8th 2008 2:13PM
But really looks like a lot of people wants porn in HD. Or even more interesting, looks like a lot of people ACTUALLY ENJOYS porn in HD.
Heh.
keith @ Jan 8th 2008 2:49PM
Then go back to VHS.
Geoffrey Sperl @ Jan 8th 2008 3:56PM
VHS or Custer's Revenge on the Atari 2600 (talk about lack of detail!)
Sean @ Jan 8th 2008 1:48PM
There are porn games on 3DO :)
DevilMan @ Jan 8th 2008 2:07PM
This is NOT new we knew this a few weeks ago even before the Warner bribe by Sony.. No biggies but must be alot of perverted crapstation 3 owners out there that want to see the goosebumps on hairy balls haha with $$$ burning holes in there pockets. Freaking silver spooned rich bitches that have $$ to blow on a crapstation 3 haha PERVS!!!
SolidOni @ Jan 8th 2008 2:26PM
Ok I read this and....although it will be difficult I, SolidOni, will take the challenge of reviwing these new features that digital playground offers. ALL PRAISES TO THE PORNSTATION!
Sam @ Jan 8th 2008 3:35PM
"PS3 owners demand porn ..."
Who the hell have YOU been polling, Engadget?
James @ Jan 8th 2008 3:56PM
Porn games, huh? Think of the things you could do with the Wiimote.
av8or @ Jan 8th 2008 10:13PM
you're obviously not familiar with rule 34, already been done lol
Chris @ Jan 8th 2008 10:49PM
You edit the post to admit that you goofed on the dates, but you don't edit it to reflect that nothing in Digital Playground's press release said anything about dropping HD DVD.
No wonder you're nicknamed EngadgetBD.
eric @ Jan 9th 2008 12:29AM
this site is obviously going blu... that's why they didn't edit the story... why? because if they said anything good about hd dvd, the blu-ray.com people will nuke this site with crappy comments... DP has 9 blu-rays on the slate, but 20-25 hd dvds available now... i already own 9 dp releases on hd dvd... and i like every one of them... :D ... I can't wait for teen america 4 & 5 to be released on HD DVD!
Tom @ Jan 8th 2008 11:06PM
Market penetration... heh...
TheMallrat @ Jan 9th 2008 2:27AM
It clearly states in the article linked “Digital Playground now plans to support both formats “until there is a clear-cut winner,” according to company founder Joone, who spoke with CE Pro last month.”
Engadget just keep losing creditability.
gearyt @ Jan 10th 2008 8:31PM
Naw, Its not about the picture quality
Its about the sound !!!.
Yeah, Non Compressed surround sound !!