Capcom laments DVD capacity - Lost Planet 2 compromised

[joeorc]

johnsobas said:
yea if 360 went HDDVD they would be way way behind in market share and would have lost way more money. Not exactly win/win. The only people that it helps is Sony.

see that's the big problem, you say lost market share, an would have lost way more money would be a non win win, let's just examin that

one the xbox360 released before the PS3, so if HD DVD was installed right from the get go inside the xbox360 there would have been a jump start for Toshiba to have a much stronger relation, and more leverage to the movie production companies to go with HD DVD instead of Blu-Ray because a year's head start would have granted HD DVD more sales installbase. the same way it also helped the Blu-Ray format because of the PS3 being released right off the bat even though in 2003 Blu-Ray was first released to the consumer in Asia it was not released to everyone and was mainly for recording instead of used as a movie playback format until the Blu-Ray founder's decided one the spec's in 2004 for movie standard's for HD optical disc distribution. back than Blu-Ray was the favored format but If Microsoft would have gone with HD DVD for one Microsoft's IHD control scheme would be the main software for HD TOPSET BOXES instead of BD-java that Blu-ray player's and recorder's use.

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Not only that but many of the developer's game's designed would have less of a problem with storage issue's for their project's IF HD DVD was used from the get go

this just boil's down too Microsoft knew there would be some risk both way's , though HD DVD would have been a much more of a risk, just like it was for Blu-Ray with more of an upfront cost for the unit but over time it prob. would have been a better over all choice even if Microsoft and Toshiba did not come out on top with HD DVD it still would have been an over all better solution in the long run over time than HD DVD for optical disc distribution cost's to developer's.

less cost's to your developer's and publisher's from 3rd party will make sure they are happy.

think about this for a sec.

not all game's for the PS3 need a DL-BD50 they can use a single sided single layer BD-25

even when Blu-Ray was first released that single layer BD-25 was cheaper than a DL-DVD 9 the cost per GB was cheaper it was not the same with BD-50's Though, but that right there would have reduced production cost's for developer's for the xbox360 because a single layer HD DVD disc is 15 GB it would be far cheaper than a DL-dvd 9, but it was a greater risk for sale of your unit because it would have slowd the sale's number's but it would have been reduced over time due to scale of production cost's being further reduced, but it would have cost upfront more but overtime the offset of the benefit's could have weighd heavy in their favor if Microsoft would have went with HD DVD. even IF like I stated Even IF HD DVD would have lost the developer's for 3rd party for the xbox360 would have been better off for a production cost reduct for their game's , yes that may not help out Microsoft money wise as much in the short run, but in the long run it help's make cost reduction for the developer's cost go down. an that's a good thing software sell's unit's and Microsoft's has sold ton's of software and will continue to do s.

Though the limitation of DVD will have more of an effect on some developer's project's, not all but some and those developer's would have liked I would gather if the xbox360's disc had 15 GB for a single disc. that would have made it cheaper.

instead of multi-disc project's.