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Originally Posted by hulk
Blu-ray has a definate advantage over rumoured 4-DVD games coming for the 360. They're definately pushing the boundaries of the medium now.
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How so? Bigger? So what? It's my understanding that while movie content (extras and such) may be pushing the limits of the DVD-9 format, games aren't. And if they are so what? HD-DVD is cheaper and comes in 15, 30 and 45GB flavors, which, I would think would be more than enough to see the gaming industry through it's next cycle of consoles. But Sony wanted to support Blu-Ray, so Blu-Ray they supported even when it's addition drove up the price tag of the PS3. That'll show Microsoft!
Are PS3 games even using the Blu-Ray format? I've seen a lot of shit about Blu-Ray and the PS3 games kind of thrown together in context, but can't remember reading anything about PS3 games using the Blu-Ray format. So...if they aren't...isn't that just adding insult to injury?
"Here, consumer. You won't need this Blu-Ray optical drive to play games and there's a good chance you won't need them for movies, but we're going to slap one in anyway. Now, it will probably drive the price up, up, up, but if you want to play our games...well, you'll have no choice. So, I guess...screw you?"
I think this is one instance where Microsoft got it right, which is great because Microsoft has a tendency to get things wrong.
HD-DVD as an add-on and then
only for movies.