About two years back, we mentioned how the adult film industry is likely to have a significant impact on which next generation format leads in the format war, however it is not until now that we can see which side this industry is turning clearly towards. At this week's CES trade show in Las Vegas, Wicked Pictures has released the first adult video on HD DVD, with Digital Playground Inc. announcing its plan to release its first adult film on HD DVD also on January 18th. ClubJenna also plans to release its first adult HD DVD title in March, aiming to have 10 out in total this year. While many consumers don't may this is a big deal, the adult industry has been considered to have played a significant role in helping VHS format win back in the early days of VHS vs. Betamax, despite being the superior format, since the adult film makers even had issues getting technical help from Betamax back then.
The adult industries have a number of reasons for preferring HD DVD, with lower production costs being the main reason and better technology support being the next. At the start, neither HD DVD or Blu-ray were willing to help the adult industry with mass producing their high definition films, but eventually some members of the HD DVD camp finally decided to help out. According to Wicked Pictures, they had no success in getting any company to mass-produce its films on Blu-ray, but still hopes to work with the Blu-ray format eventually.
With HD DVD currently leading when it comes to dedicated players, Sony hopes (and expects) to win the market using the PlayStation 3 to boost the number of Blu-ray disc players on the market, since every PS3 effectively doubles up as a Blu-ray movie player. However, even if it succeeds at this, according to ClubJenna Inc.'s president, the PlayStation 3 also targets a younger audience than what it would like.
Ivid! "Bye bye Prude-Ray"? ROFL!!! 
That's one of the wittiest things I've seen you say. 
Seriously, with the billions the industry does, this should really put HD-DVD way out in front. Their sales can significantly impact this arena. Add that to the better 'technology support,' it would be hard to imagine (sticking to the idea of "Keep It Simple") the industry really having anything significant to do with Blu-ray. While people don't like to admit it, the industry has a lot of pull, and since up to this point, we have kind of been in the "doldrums," with everyone hoping someone else will 'take the lead' in terms of commiting to one format over another, it would seem this gives the major 'green light' to the HD-DVD format. 
"A few readers have e-mailed us today about the news that some of the leading porn companies, like Digital Underground and Wicked Pictures, have decided to back HD-DVD for cost and ease of production reasons (see story here at ABC News). 'Porn decided the VHS vs. Betamax format war, so it'll decide the HD format war too.' is the typical comment. Here's why I doubt it: Back in the days of the VHS vs. Beta format war, the only way to watch porn was to visit a seedy adult movie theater or to spool up a Super-8 film. So when cheap, convenient porn on tape finally arrived, it was a HUGE deal, demand was massive and it benefited VHS greatly. The difference today is, cheap porn is already available EVERYWHERE on the Internet and particularly on good old standard DVD. Also, have any of you actually seen naked people in high-definition? Let me tell you, it's often a much better idea in theory than in reality. Porn stars may look sexy as all get out in standard definition, but... well, maybe not so much in HD. You can't hide those plastic surgery scars, stretch marks and a__-pimples in high-def. I'm just saying. Bottom line: Porn companies backing HD-DVD is not insignificant, but I doubt very much that porn will decide this format war."
Source: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/mytwocentsa131.html#ceswrap
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