The really funny thing about it is that Bay is a big fan of ultra-special editions, with special features out the wazoo. The Pearl Harbor 4-disc set is one example.
Ironically, all the cool special features like the director's commentary, the Transformers HUD overlayed on the film, and the seven days of special Transformers downloads accessible through the disc, AREN'T EVEN SUPPORTED by current Blu-ray players! Since an ethernet jack isn't mandatory, and are extremely rare on BD players, none of the online features would have worked, and the other features aren't supported by crippled 1.0 BD players.
The mandatory interactivity spec of HD DVD actually benefited him in bringing his director's vision of Transformers to the home. If there had been a Blu-ray version, it would have been just like Warner's 300 - totally devoid of the special features that Bay places such a high value on.
And by the way, the picture is reference quality too!
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TrentD @ Oct 23rd 2007 3:23PM
The really funny thing about it is that Bay is a big fan of ultra-special editions, with special features out the wazoo. The Pearl Harbor 4-disc set is one example.
Ironically, all the cool special features like the director's commentary, the Transformers HUD overlayed on the film, and the seven days of special Transformers downloads accessible through the disc, AREN'T EVEN SUPPORTED by current Blu-ray players! Since an ethernet jack isn't mandatory, and are extremely rare on BD players, none of the online features would have worked, and the other features aren't supported by crippled 1.0 BD players.
The mandatory interactivity spec of HD DVD actually benefited him in bringing his director's vision of Transformers to the home. If there had been a Blu-ray version, it would have been just like Warner's 300 - totally devoid of the special features that Bay places such a high value on.
And by the way, the picture is reference quality too!