Microsoft wants both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray to fail according to Michael Bay

Sounds about right to me. Microsoft not to long ago said digital downloads would be the future. Having everything from games to movies and music all available off line with no need for hard copies.

Along with this idea, Michael Bay, Director of Transformers and many other movies again shows his massive support for Blu-Ray.

Could the future be digital downloads? Can the consumer actually move away from the material approach? I doubt it.

Speaking on his website, Transformers director Bay had this to say:

"What you don’t understand is corporate politics. Microsoft wants both formats to fail so they can be heroes and make the world move to digital downloads. That is the dirty secret no one is talking about.

"That is why Microsoft is handing out $100 million dollar checks to studios just [to] embrace the HD DVD and not the leading, and superior Blu-ray.

"They want confusion in the market until they perfect the digital downloads. Time will tell and you will see the truth."

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Storm | December 07, 2007

Hmm, that's a good theory, I'd say. Honestly, though, I don't see Blu-Ray failing atm. I mean, I don't have many Blu-Ray based films or anything, but I do prefer it (from personal experience) as there's lesser scratches and such.
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Guugley | December 07, 2007

There's too many formats now. Why can't companies stick to DVD's? They're good enough, there's no need for all this. Obviously, if Microsoft want their idea to work then they want their competition to fail. Or am I interpreting this completely wrong?
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SS4Gogeta | December 07, 2007

When I see remarks from "insiders" like this I tend to take it somewhat seriously. However the storage space of Blu-ray and HD-DVD make a very formidable foe for Micro$oft. I don't think BD or HD-DVD will fail anytime soon despite M$'s efforts.
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Play ISDF | December 07, 2007

I kinda like having hard copies. If I have to wipe my hard drive and can't back up my data, then no sweat, I still have the game. Also I don't particularly like the idea of having to use like credit cards and whatever to buy games. I just prefer being able to go to the store and buy the damn disk with cash in hand, flog it in my console/computer, and play!
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Final Blade | December 07, 2007

But Digital Downloading sucks, who's really going to download tons of movies that will be close to 8GB size not to mention the speed of the download will play a major factor. DVD's are probably the best things to ever happen, i mean you can download movies to put on a disc's. but to say HDDVD or BD will fail is just crazy.

Idk if he's getting money to say this but i think its not going to happen though.
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  Jeterocks | December 07, 2007
  
  You are really just stupid finalblade.
  
  He isn't saying that HD-DVD and Blu-ray will fail. He is saying that Microsoft want them both to fail so they can sweep in and say "hey look! we were right all along about digital downloads, so come and buy our products."
  
  Michael has already said that he thinks blu-ray is the future and is better than HD-DVD. He even said so in this article. No one is paying him to say this...
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    Final Blade | December 07, 2007
    
    I never stated that he does think both will fail, read my post before making wild claims. MS would be stupid to say that and how does He know thats what there doing. Like i stated before Digital Downloading sucks and if MS really is trying to do this they will just be losing alot of money.
    
    Alot of people don't care for digital downloading. DVD's are best thing to ever been release and people want physical manifestation of movies.
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Red 9 | December 07, 2007

Digital Downloading stinks. I like to have a physical manifestation of my movies, so I can take them to my friends' houses and watch them there, rather than worrying about them having the download or such things.

Blu-Ray is the way to go. More storage allows so much more freedom.
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tidus04 | December 07, 2007

Of course they want it to fail as they want there own products to be profitable and in effect will help towards there own additional sales.