We're often criticized at Kotaku HQ for being too hard on Sony (or Microsoft or Nintendo or Crecente). It all depends on the message board or slobbering fan site you're visiting. Other times we're in Sony's pocket, Xbox fanboys, or totally gay for Nintendo. Whatever suits your personal gaming agenda, we're there to fuel your fanboy fire.
But sometimes Sony just makes it so easy to stand hands-on-hips, admonishing them for every minor press blunder. Today's is "first Blu-Ray drives won't play commercial Blu-Ray discs". LOL!
[Sony product manager] Bautista says that one of two reasons for this is the fact that commercial content is encrypted with [HDCP], which can only be decrypted using a HDCP-compliant graphics card that offers DVI or HDMI connections. Since there are currently no PCs for sale offering graphics chips that support HDCP, this isn't yet possible.The second reason... is that BD playback software that can decrypt HDCP isn't "released as a saleable item yet". Today, the only HDCP-supporting BD playback application is the OEM version of Intervideo WinDVD BD that's bundled with Sony's VAIO VGN-AR18GP notebook. The AR18GP also offers an HDCP-compliant HDMI connector, which makes it capable of playing commercial movies without issue.
And it's $750! ROFL. Oh, Sony. Will you ever learn?
P.S. Yes, the PLAYSTATION 3 will play Blu-Ray movies.
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