Will nextbox use blueray?

[binary solo]

eggs2see said:

binary solo said:
None of the above.

All I'm willing to predict is that they won't be using DVD.

I doubt they'll go to 100% DD for games. I don't think the interwebs is well enough developed in all countries to handle DD on that scale, and despite the pace of innovation I think there will still be a lot of countries lacking in the necessary infrastructure by the time nextbox comes out. Certainly here in New Zealand (not a big market I accept) a DD only nextbox within the next 3 or 4 years would fall flat. The transpacific cable that feeds the internet between the USA, NZ and Aussie is already bursting at the seems and holding down connection speeds and data limits. A 2nd cable is in the works, but it hasn't even begun being laid. In 10 years we will definitely have the infrastructure to handle it. So I think the next nextbox (and any other console brands that are still around) will be DD only.

Whether MS lead the way into mass adoption of that holo disc thingy, or uses what will be the pretty cheap blu-ray medium by then I can't really predict. I think whatever way PCs jump the next box will jump.

Are you sure about that cable? Last i heard it was nearing completion

It was in our news media last week and a consortium of companies who do not have any ownership stakes in the current cable are looking to raise the capital to carry out the project. So as far as NZ is concerned it's still some way off.

I can never write about laying cable without getting a smirk on.