There was a need for DVD after the long-enough life of the VCR. There is no such need leading us from DVD to either of these new media formats. Compare the completely linear VCR tapes with the features that are utterly commonplace with DVDs, and then tell me the same difference exists in this situation.

You know what? The next leap isn’t in the format so much as it is in the recording method. There’s a correlation between framerate, sharpness, and perception of motion relating to those two factors. I think that, at this point, razor sharpness isn’t going to mean a fucking thing if you’re still pulling this motion-blur, 24 FPS bullshit. In fact, i think the sharper you go from here, the more obvious you make the framerate movies are shot at.

Think about it. SHARPER format. Motion BLUR. Spot the incongruity. It’s like Wagner trying to play the part of the reporter, but still assuming he can control the reaction of the reader. Some things just don’t work together that well.

The movie industry isn’t exactly jumping on this concept, so i think it’s fairly reasonable to say that these new formats are, truly, completely worthless. Especially in a console.

Then there’s the “Oh great, let’s rebuild our entire fucking library” aspect of the format, which also detracts from its value. Especially in a console.

Then there’s the way the studios are handling this bullshit, which means that even if you ARE interested in this abject fucking idiocy, the rational option — the ONLY option — is with dual-format players; not single-format players, and therefore not with consoles.