AdventWolf said:
Squilliam said:
What physical medium in say a couple of years time? Hmm, how about digital distribution and catridges! 
Physically an optical drive adds about $100 to the baseline cost of a console when you factor in the required HDD, Ram, packaging and optical drive itself. So much extra stuff has to be added to a console to make up for the deficiencies of the optical drive format. My guess for the next generation they will keep the console simple.
Xbox next Arcade = 10GB of fast flash storage + cartridge media.
Xbox next Premium = 10GB of fast storage + cartridge media + HDD
Xbox next Elite = same as above with optical drive for BC.
The transition to 450mm wafers is upon us! Flash is just getting cheaper. |
That would be tight, or if disks are still used then Microsoft should use bluray since there is suppose to be a good portion
of people that buy the PS3 for the bluray player. Though it might be a little late by then.
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Considering that Blu-ray players are available for around $100 now, it's a little late for that now.
