Who Needs DVD, BLU-RAY or HD DVD when this is just around the corner?

[Words Of Wisdom]

shams said:

KruzeS said:

Entroper said: Right now you can buy a 1 GB flash card for 10 bucks, so flash memory is definitely closing the gap.

I'd expect read-only storage to be cheaper than that, but that's just a guess. Anyway, your point still stands, the gap is definitely closing.

I guess thats the point - R/O devices are MUCH cheaper, easier to make, use less power, etc.

There is a good chance this technology can be extended to work with R/O devices.

Look at the DS - games are now coming out that use... 4GBit? No question this will just keep scaling up, by the time the DS is phased out we could see 64Gbit titles.

On a mass scale, creation of these devices (R/O) isn't much more pricey than optical media. It might be an issue for movies though - its one thing selling a $5 chip for $50 (games) - its another selling 20c (disc) for $10 (movies).

In the future, I think people may lean towards these mediums if the issue of privacy can be solved.