| binary solo said: ^ Not only that but which PS3 game developer is going to be idiot enought to put a game on a 100 gig disc IF PS3 (i.e. the ONLY machine capable of running said game) can't handle it,? The OP is being disingenuous by saying that they were thinking of getting a PS3 once it becomes even cheaper still, because they like some of the exclusive games. Yet they are going to never buy one now because it might not be able to play BR movies in future? I think of one thing we can be absolutely certain: EVERY PS3 game made from now until the end of time will be able to be played on today's PS3. So stop worrying/making excuses already and start saving ur pennies, or get that second job (and now with the price cuts it only needs to be a part time job). Either that or be genuine about your true intentions regarding console ownership for this gen. BTW movie studios would be almost as stupid to put movies onto >50gig discs. given the capabilities of the current install base (not limited to PS3). Just like the article says VHS tapes developed longer play capability which older VHS machines weren't able to handle, but AFAIK not a single movie was ever released on VHS in long play mode. If this is the reason someone uses to justify not getting a PS3 then it's pretty clear they never intended to get a PS3 in the first place. Seems odd that people feel the need to justify not buying something like this. Normally you need a reason to justify the spending of money on luxury goods, not the other way round; does this reflect the rampantly consumerist culture we've become? |
The funny thing is, you are judging the discs as if the GB are the same as a DVD GB. Also Earth was supposed to ship on a single quad layer blu-ray disc, but since not EVERY blu-ray player could be upgraded they decided not to.(Technically every-blu-ray has the capacity to be upgraded through firmware, but a very small margin, around 5% of the BR players are not internet combatible).
You can fit 4.5 hours of 1080p content on a single layer DVD. So 300 minutes. A single DVD holds 120 minutes of 480 content, and a DL disc(which most movies come on now adays) holds 240 minutes. 50 GB disc holds 9 hours, or about 600 minutes.
Now one is going to want a 9 hour movie, or even a 18 hour movie in contrast to 100gb disc, but thats not what we are doing.
Language packs, movies will come with up to 10 languages, and subtitles etc. They will come with comentary, and even different versions of a movie, from european release, to theatrical, to uncut, to cut. Stuff like that adds up pretty quickly. What about seasons of shows? Normally they come on more then 1 disc. Why put something on 2 single layers if it can fit on a 50 gig? It costs more, and it also costs more to put it on 2 50 gig discs then 1 100gig disc. 13 one hour episode seasons, 26 half hour seasons, and include stuff like special features etc? Why waste money on 2 50 gig discs, when for a fraction more put it on a 100gig disc? All current BD players can read them... Except for that small percentage without BD live, though there is a return and get a new one for those models(They take the BD live incombatable models, salvage drive and produce newer players).
