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Netyaroze on 22 March 2010
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meatloaf73 said:

I read an article last month talking about Sony's push to Smart Phones, but the biggest hurtle was Windows Mobile (Microsoft). Although MS could block out Sony, the article seem to think that MS would welcome Sony and Sony's money. Im now kinda thinking that any application from Sony for Windows Mobile, will aslo deal with the BluRay problem at the same time. Sony doesn't own BluRay, but it is the leader in the BluRay association and does stand to make some money from MS if they go BluRay. Secondly, the BluRay application for a xbox720 will be reviewed from the BluRay Association, hence, Sony will know exactly when the 720 will be released. This is a huge problem for MS. It's not gonna happen, BUT if Sony wanted, and was ready, it could launch the ps4 tomorrow and MS wouldn't know a thing. Sony was caught like this last time and they fell a year behind and still haven't made back the 5Million consoles lead.

Solution would be a 64G ultra speed HD SD type card. Which could be expanded to 128G card if needed. The problem is that currently they are too expensive to put games on. But this will change...... memory becomes cheaper and cheaper every day, so wii have 2 years for it to fall in price.

 

Do you have a link to the article ? I would really like to read it. It makes no sense to me. Because Sony already makes smartphones since 2004 and MS had always problems with the mobile OS market. And they have a relatively small marketshare.  I would really be interested in the article to read what the exact reasons were. 

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MS and Sony may be rivals on the console market. But they are partners in a lot of other markets. And the rivalary isr real but with lot less emotions then people think. Ofcourse there is the press but this is for us the customer its a show. Both companies want just one thing: money. And every decision is based on money. Some may involve company politics. Like pushing the own technology. But just because that results in more money later. They give a shit about feelings like hate and anger. Some individuals may have feelings like that but the company as a whole is emotionless and like a robot not like a human. 

 

MS wont go DD only because its stupid there are enough people without a permanent Internet connection and people like me which HATE downloaded content. DD only wont be an option. Millions of potential customers all over the world would be forced to buy the other product and MS knows that 

 

DVD probably not because 3D and high res textures will take even more space then today. Bluray maybe joerc made an interesting point with java use but if MS has no other (better) option then maybe. HD-DVD is possible though but eventually MS wants also Bluray playback the role will be bigger in the future especially with 3d. Adoption was slower because the need for space isnt as big as in the past but its there,and growing. Maybe the next technology will take even more time for the takeover. They will need definetly something bigger then DVD (propriatary bluray format) Problems with the DVD just started yet and will be bigger soon and much bigger next gen. Technology is progressing and its the same like saying 640kb ram are enough for everone.

 

The use of bluray in the nextboy will be determined by the popularity of Bluray movies in the future. The progress in technology will make sure that they need atleast 20-25gb discs next gen.