rafichamp said:
Global PlayStation chief Kazuo Hirai has claimed that Sony was left with ‘no other choice’ than to outfit the PlayStation 3 with Blu-ray functionality.
Speaking to The Guardian at E3 last week, Hirai stated, “Purely from a gaming standpoint there was no other choice for us,” adding, “Why? The capacity of the disc. Last year’s Metal Gear Solid 4 was pushing 50GB as it was. If it was on DVD it would have been a 6 disc set.”
Unsurprisingly, the executive dismissed the possibility of having multiple discs, describing it as ‘hugely inconvenient’ for punters: “The packaging and cost would have been prohibitive and it would have been hugely inconvenient to consumers,” he explained.
“So from a gaming standpoint there was really no choice if you wanted a high definition gaming experience.”
Article Link-------> http://www.psu.com/Hirai--Sony-had-no-choice-but-to-include-Blu-ray-in-PS3-News--a007529-p0.php
Tell me what you guys think. In your opinion, was adding the Blu-Ray drive smart?
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Well he's a liar.
MGS4 did not fill a 50GB bluray, it was around 30GB of data. Of which many GB was wasted on umcompressed audio. They could easily have used lossless compression with no sideffects or audio deterioration and it fit on a 25GB bluray.
