If you are not familiar with the HD-DVD/Blu-ray war then you most likely don't watch movies much. Those who have both formats know that HD-DVD is the technological superior. Much of the reason for the lack of features in Blu-ray is due to the fact that Sony rushed its format out the door early because HD-DVD was already coming out before them and Sony didn't want HD to have a six-month lead in movie titles.

Sony already knows about failed product launches, the Sony Beta tape format was superior to VHS back in the 70s but lost out due to price factors, less recording time, and not understanding what consumers really wanted. And yes, contrary to rumors Sony did allow porno tapes to play on their players although there was definitely a larger selection of titles in VHS format.

Sony has promised Disney that porn films will not show up in Blu-ray which is one of the reasons that Disney picked that format. In fact, Disney's Robert Iger is constantly railing against HD and likes to bruit about the notion that Blu-ray discs outsell HD. The reason they do is that most consumers have no clue of all the features that are lacking in Blu-ray compared to HD. So it looks like the consumer will get the shaft again as two companies battle out their formats in the marketplace.

It's no foregone conclusion who will win, there are so many titles in both formats that it very might well turn out that consumers will need to buy players that can play both formats.