IGN: Blu-ray may have won the format war, but with HD DVD now soundly dispatched, an old foe refuses to retreat. Standard-def DVD still has plenty of fight left in it. In fact, there are plenty of ways in which the SD format is -- dare we say -- a better choice than Blu-ray.
Heresy, you say? Listen... We aren't trying to assert that DVD has better picture quality than Blu-ray -- that would be absurd. And of course there are cool features, like BD-Live, that seemingly give Blu-ray the edge. But when you really take an examined look at the big picture, Blu-ray isn't for everybody.
There are hardware complexities, product availability issues, and most importantly -- especially in hard economic times like these -- Blu-ray is significantly more expensive. Taking all that into account, it's easy to imagine a scenario where the majority of casual home video consumers will remain devoted to DVD for quite some time.
But is DVD really better than Blu-ray? Here are some reasons why we think so. Take a look, and let us know what you think in the comments.
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
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A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
Those of us with 1080p HDTV's have moved on.
Weak reasons considering its a IGN article.
1. It's Cheaper Than Blu-Ray - Irrelevent, you pay for quality and new tech.
2. Mo' Technology, Mo' Problems - Blu-ray player > HDMI >HDTV. The more people that have Blu-ray players, the easier it will become to take discs with you.
3.You Already Own A Ton of DVDs - Which are playable in Blu-ray players, so don't have to always be replaced, unless you want HD, unless...
4. Up-Conversation Really Works - Except, it doesn't come close to HD quality.
5. You Can't Get That on Blu-ray - "Yet". The library of Blu-ray titles is already bigger than DVD was at its point in its life.
6. Blu-ray is A Stop-Gap - And digital distribution is a pipe dream.
only the bums without 1080p tv's
think dvd is better
its all blu for me
Blu-Ray >> DVD