I know where you are coming from, and I don't believe that BluRay alone makes the difference. There are too many factors that determine gaming dominance. Personally, i see current perks to the xbox 360 even though i own a ps3, but for me, bluray is a good thing for the ps3. I believe in the technology.
Thanks for your exceptional update. ;)
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Regardless of anything else, i am just glad the truth has been released on n4g. It's good for people to be educated correctly about the gaming systems instead of spewing false information.
It's more than just changing a disk. As games become bigger, and immense roaming capabilities more prevalent, changing a disk is not only a hassle for the user, but it's a hassle for the developer. Re-duplicating much of the data from the first disk becomes inevitable, and in turn, a rather convoluted and incomplete solution.
Great post VirtualGamer--a little long, but well thought out. Edit: I liked how you were unbiased at the end regarding competition.
i can't beleive how many people stormed this post laughing and screaming about how ps3 sucks because of this, even though it's obvious that the article is not true. There are pounds of links and users stating otherwise, and far more conclusively as well. The truth becomes unfounded when people choose to ignore facts.
I don't think the actual gamers need to try and justify bluray. Enough Developers have already said it's justified. A few developers, however, have said it's not needed, but that doesn't make it unjustified. If those unconvinced developers think it's unneeded, they don't haft to use the extra space, but the developers that believe it's needed, can. That is enough to justify bluray. If some developers believe it's needed, then it's justified. The rest don't have to use the space. It hurts no o...
Most people forget the whole thing with using 2 disks. Just because you have a dual layer disk that is almost 9 gigs, doesn't mean that two disks will give developers twice the space. Unfortunately, when you use a second disk, you have to re-copy a lot of the data from the first disk. The only thing you can remove from the first disk are things like movies, music, and sounds, but only if they have no plans of returning. You can't remove levels or worlds. That would just be a huge hassle. Imag...
I am not completely sure why the 120 GB Xbox drive would cost less. Bear in mind, however, that the ps3 is using a SATA 2.5 inch, 1.5 gbps drive. It's possible that the Xbox 360 is using a pata or sata 3.5 inch drive, which would make it cheaper. It's hard to say. I know i can buy a 150 GB 2.5 inch sata drive from newegg for under 75 dollars though, but that's not the best HD either. Pretty cheap though for upgrading your PS3.
The other components could be many things that we aren't pr...
You guys are getting way too worked up about a possible price drop. I think sony may issue a price drop, but i cannot guarantee it either. No matter how much technical jargon people speak, this comes down to sony making a business decision, and no one can guess what a room full of suits will do at the end of the day. Anyway, it sounds as if some xbox fans do not want a price drop. lol...you must really hate sony if that's how you think. I can't wait till the xbox drops price.
If the 360 has a pricecut, i will be buying the core model. I already bought a PS3 because it's my console of choice.
I wish sony would not have discontinued the 20 GIG. The reason is that if a $100 price cut were to occur, then people could have owned a PS3 for a mere $399. It would have been nice for people that didn't need the features of the 60 gig, which in my opinion, are very few. IMO, Other than wifi (which you can still achieve), nothing warranted buying a 60 gb when ...
Elite, thanks for the info, but this sony fan could care less about sales. I never remembered caring what the ps2 sold even when it was on top. I care more about games, and honestly, sony has the games i want. That's just me.
this just proves the point: quality and accurate gaming news is damn near impossible to find anymore. Too many sources and too much bias.
You are saying it's not a problem using DVD, but the developer is saying it is. I take his word over yours. It makes no sense that you are trying to disprove what he is sayig when he is the one that made GTA vice city.
Technically, if quad layer DVDs happen, then so can Quad layer Bluray. BLuray using dual layer now. And by the way, MGS4 might end up using a full 50 Gigs. That's something significant.
THis is going to be a biased comment because i never liked splinter cell. I played it for ps2, xbox, and computer, but i just don't like it; however, I find this new's article ridiculous. Here is my reason: all these developers are lying to us. Not just ubisoft, but others as well. Here's why: I read articles from developers saying, "well, this game would not be possible on the ps3." Then i turn around and read articles that say "such and such a game would never be possible on ...
THis is going to be a biased comment because i never liked splinter cell. I played it for ps2, xbox, and computer, but i just don't like it; however, I find this new's article ridiculous. Here is my reason: all these developers are lying to us. Not just ubisoft, but others as well. Here's why: I read articles from developers saying, "well, this game would not be possible on the ps3." Then i turn around and read articles that say "such and such a game would never be possible on ...
it's not always about the initial result--it's in the delivery, and PS3 is slowly showing that it's hear to play ball.
This article is about a ps3 with a bad power supply, or so it seems, and the steps taken to replace the machine. I said power supply because that pop seems to be indicative of that. This article is not about the console war. When they say PS3 die, they mean the actual console, not it's reputation and sales. I am not too sure if people are even reading the whole article or at all. Anyway, this shows typical quality customer service--nothing great and nothing bad. That's the way customer should...
Theoretically, this HD could have been backed up easily. PS3 uses a 2.5 inch SATA HD--SATA standard 1.5Gb/s i believe. Even though desktops usually use a 3.5 inch sata drive, the ports are the same on the hard disks. Any SATA disk can be plugged into a SATA enabled motherboard. You can then extract needed information off the disk. However, i am not sure what the data would look like raw like that. I am sure you could figure out the game saves and such. Also, you can plug in a USB external Har...
There are enough good games coming out for the PS3 that we do not need to sweat every single would be game. Furthermore, Namco is still planning to make many games for the PS3, so that's not bad news. If every prediction for game sales came true then we would all own a lot more games. I don't think this article warrants a bash session.