Japan: First Blu-ray Disc / DVD Hybrid Announced

Posted by max On December - 20 - 2008

PonyCanyon a subsidiary of Fuji TV in Japan announced the first commercial ever Blu-Ray Disc / DVD featuring the Japanese drama “Code Blue” in a full special Box.

It sure took long enough to happen, but one of HD DVD’s biggest benefits has finally made it over to the Blu-ray side. Yep, we’re talking about a Blu-ray / DVD hybrid disc, with a single-layer of Blu on one side and a standard DVD on the very same side (as in, not a “flipper” disc).

Not surprisingly, the action’s going down first in Japan, with Code Blue emergency helicopter doctor Blu-ray BOX (yes, seriously) as the first hybrid title. There’s no word on when (or if) this technology will make it to US soil, but the sooner the better — nothing like a little inbuilt backwards compatibility to ease the mind.

This dual side disc (Blu-Ray 25GB and 8 GB DVD). We are very happy to finally get the chance to be able to acquire one of these multi-formats disc however we just hope to get better contents soon!