Film director Michael Bay, who most recently headed up the blockbuster Transformers, doesn't like the fact that his movies aren't available in Sony's Blu-ray disc format. Back in August, Paramount Pictures (which is the studio behind Transformers) decided to back the rival HD DVD format exclusively, with the exception of certain Spielberg films.

On his own official forums, Bay answered a fan's question about why Transformers isn't available in Blu-ray by slamming HD DVD backers Microsoft and the format itself. Bay believes Microsoft simply wants both high-def formats to fail and is only backing HD DVD to prolong the battle so digital distribution can take over.

"What you don't understand is corporate politics. Microsoft wants both formats to fail so they can be heroes and make the world move to digital downloads. That is the dirty secret no one is talking about. That is why Microsoft is handing out $100 million dollar checks to studios [to] just embrace the HD DVD and not the leading, and superior Blu Ray. They want confusion in the market until they perfect the digital downloads. Time will tell and you will see the truth," he wrote.

This is not the first time Bay has voiced his displeasure with HD DVD. Shortly after the initial HD DVD exclusivity announcement he actually threatened Paramount that he would not make Transformers 2. Then, a day later, he backtracked: "Last night at dinner I was having dinner with three Blu-ray owners. They were pissed about no Transformers Blu-ray, and I drank the Kool-Aid hook, line and sinker. So at 1:30 in the morning I posted -- nothing good ever comes out of early a.m. posts, mind you -- I overreacted. I heard where Paramount is coming from and the future of HD and players that will be close to the $200 mark, which is the magic number. I like what I heard."

Considering his most recent comments, it looks like his original feelings about HD DVD are closer to his real views, Kool-Aid notwithstanding.

Thanks to Kotaku.