Michael Bay Talks Blu-Ray Superiority

Michael Bay, a high supporter of Blu-ray who was crushed when Paramount forced his Transformers movie to released on HD-DVD, posted his thoughts on Warner going Blu-ray exclusive.

"Well another studio down. Maybe I was right? Blu ray is just better. HD will die a slow death. It's what I predicted a year ago. Now with Warner's down for the count with Blu Ray. That makes it easier for Wal-Mart to push Blu Ray. And whatever Wal-Mart pushes - wins. Hd better start giving out those $120 million dollars checks to stay alive. Maybe they can give me some so I can give it to my Make-A-Wish charity, just to shut me up. Have faith people Transformers will come out in Blu-ray one day!"

Faith we will have. First day that comes out, I'm picking it up for myself.

[Via Shoot for the Edit]

Transformers On Blu-Ray In the UK?

User MattYandell of the GameTrailers forums stumbled upon something interesting while browsing through Woolworths in the United Kingdom the other day.

Then he saw it, Transformers on Blu-Ray DVD. Since we know at the moment, it's an HD-DVD exclusive, he asked the lady at the counter what was going on. She told him they have it on Blu-Ray but it's not in stock at the moment.

Could this be the real deal or error in display casing combined with a dumb clerk? One thing to note is the "2-Disc Special Edition" and the fact that the box next to it is a bit different. I wouldn't think a Blu-Ray would need two discs.

[Via GT Forums]

Transformers: Windows In Disguise

Destructoid found a nice little easter sort of egg today in Assassin's Creed, the recently released stealth game from Ubisoft Montreal.

Seems one of the windows happens to look like Optimus Prime. It also looks like a truck though. Bottom line, if your a fan, it's Optimus.

[Via Destructoid]

Michael Bay Still Loves Blu-Ray

Due to an exclusive deal for Paramount to become an HD DVD exclusive, meaning no Blu-Ray, Transformers was not able to be released on that format.

When Michael Bay first heard, he was outraged and threatened to stop production of the upcoming Transformers 2.

So far, the HD DVD sales of Transformers have broken records in less than a week. Michael Bay still seems to pick Blu-Ray over HD DVD though:

"It's short-sighted and it has delayed consumers' moving to HD (home video)," he told USA Today. "As a director, my critical eye is that Blu-ray is where my money is. Consumers are smart, and they are going to wait it out."

The HD DVD exclusive Paramount deal expires in less than two years. Perhaps we can see Transformers be bundled with a Transformers 2 Blu-Ray disc upon it's release?

[Via PS3 Fanboy]