| d21lewis said: PS4 won't use Blu-Ray. Name two Sony consoles that use the same media format. That's right! You can't!! |
The CD was old already established technology when Sony used it for the original Playstation. The move to DVD was required to hold enough data for good quality video/audio and extras, it made sense for the PS2 to use this technology to fit more demanding games and to enable DVD movie playback.
The transition to Blu-Ray disc is required as new TV sets have much better quality and high resolution displays (more storage space is needed for games and movies to tap these advantages to the best ability). This time the PS3 is at the forefront of cutting edge technology. It's not riding waves it's creating them.
If there's going to be a PS4 within the upcoming 10 years (1080p HDTVs will probably be standard around then), I think it will have a Blu-Ray drive, also for backward compatibility reasons. Probably a much faster loading version.
