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Miniature Blu-ray Discs Announced

A Blu-ray's disc's full 50GB capacity may be rarely used for movie releases, but the density of data that can be packed onto the discs means that smaller incarnations can still store useful amounts of data. Verbatim launched the very first Mini Blu-ray Recordable/Rewritable discs on Thursday, which measure only three inches across but can carry 7.5GB of data.

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BubblesDAVERAGE6883d ago

PSP 2 more then likley will have these then you can fit xbox 360 games on it....xbox graphics on a handled...btw I love my psp remote play makes life better

AznSniper6883d ago

yea i was thinkin about that.....the introduction of mini blu-ray discs can probably mean psp2 will use it

drtysouf216883d ago

this could turn out to be the format for PSP 2.

VirusE6883d ago

But umd is sooooo great as every psp owner will tell you, why would we want to change.....

ThaGeNeCySt6883d ago

because with every generation that passes, a new format MUST be used, no matter what

Marceles6883d ago

lol @ VirusE...i smelled the sarcasm

VirusE6883d ago (Edited 6883d ago )

I love Sony products but I just hate the constant proprietary formats.

ThaGeNeCySt maybe if you subscribe to the Sony corporate news letter

VirusE6883d ago

Right on! My brain is running slow today, forgive me

AznSniper6883d ago

prob psp2 will allow u to play umd and mini blu-ray disc

ISay6883d ago

if the psp 2 had a mini blue ray conceivably you could take that disc and put it directly into any blu ray player meanining blue ray movies would go small to accommodate both formats

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THC CELL6883d ago

great a psp with a cell and blu ray disk should work well

ItsDubC6883d ago

I question the cell's power efficiency for handheld use but hey, crazier things have happened.

VirusE6883d ago (Edited 6883d ago )

Good point dub, the cell is a monster chip and needs tons of power. It would tear some batteries apart! Give it 5 years and then we can talk.

Lord Anubis6883d ago

a single word. MiniCell. A two spu single core system for cellphones. Well at least that was the intention of that variation of cell. I hear they are still working on the project but who knows how much progress they've made. They were moving to 45nanometer technology in early 2008.

dragonZ286883d ago

this is pretty stupid and useless. I don't have/want to say anymore on this subject.

Fux4Bux6883d ago

Hmmm first step towards PSP2 and an upgraded UMD I guess. Doubt we'll see that for a couple years though.

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Top Racers Need Top Gear – Introducing the Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition Controller and Headset

Omar writes: "With the Horizon Festival coming to breathtaking Japan, you’ll need the essential gear to prove you’ve got what it takes to become a Horizon Legend as you cruise, drift and explore an open world full of spectacular driving experiences. That’s why we’re happy to announce the newest Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset collection, featuring inspired designs from Forza Horizon 6. The bright cyan and lime colorways celebrate the Horizon Festival’s recognition of iconic cars and hit music, with special features that are sure to impress any collector."

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Killer2020UK45d ago

Oh my, that is one gaudy design

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EasySMX D05 review

You can get Hall effect controllers slightly cheaper, but you'd struggle to find as feature-rich a package without some heavy, heavy sales.

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"It's Just So Lame" - RTGI Modder Thinks DLSS 5 Is Impressive But Shares AI Slop Sentiment

Pascal Gilcher calls DLSS 5 impressive but shares the "AI slop" sentiment, explaining the likely tech behind it and why he dislikes it.

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CrimsonWing6972d ago

I fail to see how this is AI shhhhlllloooop. Looking at the different games they showed, this has made many of them look far better.

isarai_lee72d ago (Edited 72d ago )

It's AI slop because it ignores the artists intent and changes the details ESPECIALLY when it comes to character faces. The scariest part of it is introducing it as the next stage of DLSS, a feature where the current iteration already has controversy surrounding it and for quite a lot of games cannot be fully disabled. So reasonably the precident is already set for what path this could take, and it's not good

blacktiger72d ago

In case you didn't watch the video then let me point just one part. It overrides the lighting. Then the question of what is the point of ray tracing cost and so on. Many of the lighting deletes shadow, including shadow on the face like eyes even chin.

Chard71d ago

Why stop at art when it comes to human input - why not just have AI play the game for us, remove human input altogether

theshizer72d ago

If you don’t like it, just don’t enable it. Personally I think it looks great from the videos I have seen.

isarai_lee72d ago

And what about when you can't? Cause there's plenty of games where you cannot fully disable dlss already, i mean we're well into an era where it's a major crutch for developers to cover up their cut corners, why would this be any different?

blacktiger72d ago

You are playing with people's money and allow Nvidia to scam you.

In case you didn't watch the video then let me point just one part. It overrides the lighting. Then the question of what is the point of ray tracing cost. This is all lie to raise the cost of the graphic card.

Andrew33672d ago

Making characters look more realistic not ok because we want the developer to decide on how the game was intended to look. - Internet

Change entire game through mods thus changing how the developers intended the game to be is ok. - Internet

isarai_lee72d ago

Something consumers can do to a product after they have purchased it, entirely optional and can always be undone with a fresh install

VS

The leading gaming hardware manufacturer making this the next iteration of the main AA/Upscaling technique that is heavily relied upod by modern devs and is not optional in most games.

Not at all the same but nice try

jwillj2k472d ago

At the moment you need 2 5090’s just to get an image on the screen so this is all vaporware until proven otherwise.

Andrew33672d ago

The good news is you can just not use it as well.

Christopher71d ago

It's all about choice in the end. But, I would say that calling it 'more realistic' is quite a stretch. It looks like AI art, and that's rarely realistic.

Urrakia3472d ago

All the comments I see are reminding me of how we got to the current state of gaming when microtransactions were first introduced: "It's completely optional guys, we promise! If you don't like it just don't buy it!"

I think we all know how that ended up.

Popsicle72d ago (Edited 72d ago )

I had the same exact thought the first time this was brought up in a separate article about a week ago. Took me straight back to the conversations surrounding “horse armor.” Just don’t buy it they said. Years later, many IPs I previously enjoyed are so infected with monetization schemes that I don’t even consider purchasing them anymore.

DLSS 5 and the like are the same thing wrapped in a different package. History rhymes but many of us never learn from it.

blacktiger72d ago

Biggest Scam. Overrides lighting and shadow. So why keep Ray tracing? It's all a scam to raise graphic card. We now see Nvidia with Microsoft downturn anything against them. Sony is next!