Does the Xbox 720 need Blu-ray to succeed?

[Squilliam]

FPSrules said:

Fernando said:
Well... I don't think it will reproduce Blu Ray discs, but if both Nintendo and Microsoft chose to use optical media, I'm pretty sure that both companies will use a high capacity disc, just like a Blu Ray disc, but with their own tech (just like Nintendo uses 9GB discs, but the discs are not DVD's... the media is called Wii Optical Disc)

But what I really really want is that, at least Nintendo, chose high capacity flash memory or cartridges instead of discs.

Imagine a 25GB memory card... less loading times and no mechanical parts on the console.

 

 there is several problems using cartiages or hardrives for game storage.

1-more expensive to make than dvd's, cd's, blu ray (all cd formats cost the same to make). also the reason why nintendo abandoned cartiages

2-how would it work when mutiple ones are needed

3-yes less loading time, but there probability be no dvd drive since its not needed for game storage to cut on prices

if you ask me, MS will eventually use blu ray. MS doesn't want to lose console sales simpility because their system is incompatailbe with the only HD format on the market.

 

 

By 2011/2012 its not like Blu Ray will be a compelling feature. The people who want Blu Ray would already own the format so its like the DVD capacity on the Xbox 360, pretty much irrelevent to the consoles success.

If they don't use a HDD OR Optical Drive they cut out the two main fixed costs of the whole system and it can scale to an incredibly low cost whilst being much more reliable and they will be able to package it in other consumer electronics.

With a SSD type disk, they will be able to pretty much kill piracy with a lot of assurance if they use a proprietary connecter and physical reselling of pirated media is far easier to prevent than the hacking of the console itself. Also compared to a 4/6x Blu Ray drive it makes the system whisper quiet, with only the fans really making noise.