Come on people digital distribution is never going to work.
For movies with 1080p res and 7.1 audio would take up around 20gb on average, just think how long a 1gb demo through Xbox live takes to download.. Games are going to be around the same size, and unless you have a super super fast internet connection this will never work for the average consumer.
The only thing plausible with digital distribution would be streaming video. Unfortunately you will never have...
Your mad because your HD-DVD collection is worth shi_t like your comments. This will be the fastest your wrinkled old ass will witness a new technology disappear form the face of the earth. Toshiba and Microsoft are the ones to blame for letting Sony out bid them.
Toshiba and Microsoft wont be going bankrupt, but this guarantees Sony wont either. You been around for a loooooong time and witness formats come and go, but where not in the 80's anymore.
Where the Blu-Ray bags.
This is a huge victory for Sony and PS3.
And if HD-DVD won these threads would be filled for days of Xbox HD-DVD fanboy insults. This announcement was yesterday and if your under a rock for the last 2 years this victory is huge, why cant PS3 and Sony fans be very very happy to silence all of the Shi_t talking I had to read... Deal with it because Sony just won their Super Bowl.
This is huge victory for the PS3. HUGE HUGE HUGE.
This was a format war, and war is war. Microsoft and Toshiba both where counting on HD-DVD to win, and should of countered Sony's offer. Microsoft of all the back stabbing companies knows this game the best. Where's you balls now Microsoft when HD-DVD needed you the most.
BTW Microsoft and Toshiba offered WB 400 million, so Sony whipped out there coc_ks and won the Format WAR, huge for Sony and the PS3.....
If WB went HD-DVD only Sony would have big problems in 2008, including there gaming devision. PS3 and Blu-Ray have a very promising future.
You must of bought the wrong games, like what TruthBTold said do some research.
What kind of bandwidth will you need to download a 20GB HD movie or game with true 1080p and 7.1 uncompressed digital audio. Digital distribution is stupid, this will not happen any time soon. How long does it take to download a 1GB demo through Xbox live???? Thats my point, I'll pay the extra $5 for the hard copy.
You will never get a full 1080p HD moves with true 7.1 digital sound with Digital distribution. Well not anytime soon, think about how long it takes just to download a 1GB demo through Xbox live. HD movies with all the extra content reach almost 20GB. Keep dreaming.
This is so huge for PS3, I really thought PS3 was in hot water for 2008.
Sony will for sure win the format war, but what really confused me is why Microsoft let this happen. Sony will also win the console war, because no matter what people say the Xbox 360 really needs a larger format to replace the current DVD 9 drive, and Blu-Ray is Microsoft only choose. On top of that developers need to really start papering for Blu-Ray being the next-gen format for future consoles drives, and PS3 will start being the industry primary SKU when developing cross platform games. ...
Once that contract was singed WB is now Sony's bit_ch. HD-DVD just need to move on.
Sony will for sure win the format war, but what really confused me is why Microsoft let this happen. Sony will also win the console war, because no matter what people say the Xbox 360 really needs a larger format to replace the current DVD 9 drives leaving Blu-Ray Microsofts only choose. On top of that developers need to really start papering for Blu-Ray being the next-gen format for future consoles drives, and PS3 will start being the industry primary SKU when developing cross platform games...
Sony will for sure win the format war, but what really confused me is why Microsoft let this happen. Sony will also win the console war, because no matter what people say the Xbox 360 really needs a larger format to replace the current DVD 9 drive, and Blu-Ray is Microsoft only choose. On top of that developers need to really start papering for Blu-Ray being the next-gen format for future consoles drives, and PS3 will start being the industry primary SKU when developing cross platform games. ...
Perfect she's waiting for me.. 8====>
Awesome
HA HA Microsoft didn't see that coming.....
For the last couple of weeks around christmas Xbox live has been running like shi_t, why do you think Microsoft will give every gold member a free downloadable game. And Microsoft wants to start digital distribution, I cant image trying to download a 20gb movie or game through Xbox live. LOLOLOLO never going to work...