Why Blu-Ray is bad for the PS3

[Nick]

Kamahl said:

naznatips said:
There is no denial in my statement Enos. Chill. Sony promised that blu-ray would be used to increase game content and length. It has not. In fact, the PS3 has the shortest games of the generation so far. All you are listing are graphics and sound effects, which have nothing to do with game content or length.

 

@Nick: First of all, since when is 15 hours short? second, game lenght is NOT a valid point here, i've already said many times that the time a game lasts doesnt necessarily mean it will last more. You are all forgetting that models and textures take up a lot more space on a disc and that's where R&C is doing it right. Now this brings the question, how do you know R&C would only last like 8 hours without blu-ray? How do you know that with a DVD it wouldn't look as good cause they didn't have the space to put the high res models? You don't.

 it's amazing that the original point was "blu-ray isn't necessary" yet the only reason that you can give is length, which is not as important as textures, models, audio and video when talking about space in a disc. It's not even close.

 

This is exactly the point.  Game length is entirely valid as we're talking about games.  For some reason your argument, about graphics not being possible without the extra space of BluRay, is just silly to me.  I've yet to see anything put on a BluRay disc actually surpass anything being done on Xbox.  For that reason BluRay isn't necessary at all.  Games are being made without it and they're still amazing games.  How can those games exist if BluRay is "necessary"?  And if they're using all of a games disc for textures, models, audio and video which you say is a more important use of space than game length... then you appearantly think you're on a movie forum and not a gaming forum.

 Oh yeah and if I put $60 down on a game and I can beat it (first time through) in only 12-15 hrs, not only is that short... I'm a little disappointed. 

 You're making an argument for something that WILL happen in the future, but isn't happening now.  At some point a better media will be necessary, but right now it's not.  I'm sure games will make major use of BluRay's space.  Lets wait for that day, I'm guessing MGS4.