I am not making this up. Sony actually let this happen.
From cnet.com.au:
"The first Blu-ray (BD) disc drive for desktop PCs is here, but be warned -- it won't play commercial BD movies.
Bautista is optimistic that [the] issues will be resolved "soon", and says that despite not being able to play commercial content, the drive is still useful as a "storage device", particularly for those looking to create and distribute their own high-definition home movies on BD-R and BD-RE discs.
The Sony BWU100A has a write speed of 2x and will be available this month for AU$1399."
I usually put some kind of sarcastic comment here, but I don't really need to do that today, don't you think?
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