Universal adds U-control tech to King Kong HD DVD
by Richard Lawler 
posted Oct 20th 2006 at 10:03AM
Looks like Universal heard our plea for a little sweetener in its November 14th HD DVD lineup, announcing that King Kong will feature the same U-control features seen in Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift and Miami Vice. Using HD DVD's HDi interactivity layer, viewers can watch behind the scenes footage and cast interviews while the movie plays in the background, and a "My Scenes" bookmarking feature to easily come back to favorite scenes later. Kong will also be a pack-in with the Xbox 360 HD DVD player, which will be the first place buyers can get a copy. We're still holding out hope for more -- like a TrueHD soundtrack maybe? -- but its obvious that Universal sees it will need more than just excellent 1080p picture quality to convince customers to choose HD DVD this holiday season.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Larry @ Oct 20th 2006 11:51AM
This is a really cool update. Considering this title will be rolled out free with the Xbox360 it needs to be top notched. This is the kind of title that people pull out to show people during the holidays.