PS3 to use Blue-Ray Discs!

[i l l m a t i c]

After much speculation, Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 will use Blue-Ray discs as the game medium. The PS3 disc drive will have read only support for Blue-Ray discs.

 

Blue-Ray discs can hold up to 25GB per layer of recording, over five times that of a DVD.

 

Thanks to MagicBox...

[Agozer]

At least it's finally confirmed. Anyone remember that thread where we discussed the Blue-Ray technology? (a really long time ago)

Edited August 5, 2004 by Agozer

[Gryph]

I wonder how much space the games will actually use...like 10 gbs max.

[AntiWinner22]

Thus, this means that they will expect consumers to buy Blue-Ray DVDs for the videos. I smell DOOM for PS3 if they don't somehow make it possible to play standard DVDs.

 

Anon.

[Weirdy]

pfffftt!!

 

what they needa do is stop using cheap parts and add some more ram

[Ghosty]

pfffftt!!

 

what they needa do is stop using cheap parts and add some more ram

I Feel The Same, Adn AS For T he Blu-ray, Damn I Can't Be lieve They Are Actrually Gonna Use Them, And If Mr.G Is Right ABout Only Using About 10Gb Max. WHAT A WASTe OF DISK SPACE! And A|How Long Will You Think It'll Take To Be Able To Pirate Some Games, In The Normal Man's Home?

[Gryph]

pfffftt!!

 

what they needa do is stop using cheap parts and add some more ram

I Feel The Same, Adn AS For T he Blu-ray, Damn I Can't Be lieve They Are Actrually Gonna Use Them, And If Mr.G Is Right ABout Only Using About 10Gb Max. WHAT A WASTe OF DISK SPACE! And A|How Long Will You Think It'll Take To Be Able To Pirate Some Games, In The Normal Man's Home?

I was exaggerating and being sarcastic about the 10 gb. But I wouldn't be surprised if no one uses that disk space to its max capacity.

[kurupter13]

good thing i havent bought a dvd burner ill just wait till those blue-ray things are out

Edited August 5, 2004 by kurupter13

[Weirdy]

pfffftt!!

 

what they needa do is stop using cheap parts and add some more ram

I Feel The Same, Adn AS For T he Blu-ray, Damn I Can't Be lieve They Are Actrually Gonna Use Them, And If Mr.G Is Right ABout Only Using About 10Gb Max. WHAT A WASTe OF DISK SPACE! And A|How Long Will You Think It'll Take To Be Able To Pirate Some Games, In The Normal Man's Home?

I was exaggerating and being sarcastic about the 10 gb. But I wouldn't be surprised if no one uses that disk space to its max capacity.

actually, the blue rays are 25 gigs

 

I'm guessing 9gb will be the game and the rest will be encryption

[Skythe]

Or for the little picture used in memory cards to symbolize what game is what.

 

 

Lololololol...no.

[Dynamo]

Dont worry, it will be a matter of time before developers use up all that space of the blu-ray discs (look at the PS2 launch games, how many of them were on a DVD? Only 1, Kessen i think. And even still, how many double-disc PS2 games are there out there?). This will greatly eliminate the need for more than 1 disc which is always a plus

[Prican25]

heres the article from gamespot:

PlayStation 3 to use Blu-ray Disc

Sony hopes the move will help jump-start the market for the new high-storage format.

 

TOKYO--According to Kyodo News, Sony officials announced today that they will use Blu-ray Disc technology in their next-generation console, most commonly referred to as the PlayStation 3. Sony revealed its decision at a press conference held by the Blu-ray Disc Founders (BDF), an organization committed to developing and standardizing the next-generation optical disc format. The BDF also used the occasion to announce that it will finalize the specifications for the read-only version of Blu-ray Discs (BD-ROMs) by September 30.

 

Sony has been investing heavily into Blu-ray product development and was the first company to have a disc recorder on the market. The company had previously hinted that it may use the format in the PS3. Sony's Blu-ray Disc R&D division chief Kiyoshi Nishitani commented in an interview with Asahi PC magazine in March that the company would like to establish ground in the Blu-ray Disc market by adopting BD-ROMs for its "home video game console."

 

The Blu-ray Disc Founders organization is composed of Sony, Panasonic, and 11 other major electronic makers. Like its predecessor, the DVD, the BD-ROM will primarily be used for movies. The companies plan to start marketing Blu-ray Disc playback machines (without recording capabilities) by the end of the fiscal year.

 

Sony is relying heavily on the Blu-ray Disc format, so the use of Blu-ray as the market standard in next-generation media is vital, especially since the company also publishes movies through its Sony Pictures subsidiary. Adopting the Blu-ray Disc for the PS3 should help spread use of the format, similar to what the PlayStation 2 did for DVDs.

 

Early expansion of the Blu-ray format would be ideal for Sony, considering it will have to compete with high-definition DVDs (HD DVD) in the future. Blu-ray Discs can hold 25GB on a single layer and 50GB on the dual-layer discs, while HD DVD discs--which have yet to be released--will hold only 30GB on a dual-layered disc.

 

Sony said it will reveal more details on the PlayStation 3 at a premiere event in Japan on March 31, 2005. The console will also be on display at next year's E3 in Los Angeles.

 

By Hirohiko Niizumi -- GameSpot

[Chaotica]

Can you copy them?

[AntiWinner22]

Can you copy them?

So far... No. They are using Blu-Ray for that fact; that they are incredibly difficult to copy.

 

Anon.

[Ryuken]

maybe a hdd loader will come out for ps3 since it's so hard to copy blue-ray disc