Why was the decision made to re-release a new edition of the film?
The first version of T2 on Blu-ray was done at the dawn of the Blu-ray format in 2006, when there was a much more limited capability even to just play the film itself. There were only single-layer discs available, which meant much less disc space, as well as primitive picture and sound encoders that couldn’t achieve anywhere near the quality and efficiency of current encoders. There was also none of the major interactive special features -picture-in-picture and internet connectivity, for instance-that we have available in the format today. Blu-ray has advanced and matured a lot since those early days, and we’ve barely scratched the surface of the medium. So we’re able to do a lot more in this new version, like seamless branching of multiple versions of the film and lossless audio tracks. And the dual-layer discs we have now allow for better picture and audio quality while still giving us room for interactive features like games and production information. It’s more bang for the buck, a
