Rainbird said:
starcraft said:
Rainbird said:
Starcraft, just because we haven't seen any real benefit to the blu-ray yet, doesn't mean developers can't use the blu-ray for what it offers. Afterall, all that extra space can easily lure a developer who knows their vision and can tell that they need this extra space. So if it is true that R* have plans to "fill a BD", it is perfectly reasonable to assume it wont be on the X360. About the multiplatform games, it's true that they aren't "restricted" by the DVD, but I'm sure that some of the games would have been different on some levels because they weren't restricted by space. But then again, you can never showcase a console by showing games that are multiplat, because the developers usually strive to make the games look and feel the same on both consoles. EDIT:
Good one about PGR4, I had completely forgot about that! http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/30/bizarre-confirms-pgr4s-cities-comments-on-dvd-constraints/ |
I think so far Blu-Ray's lower read speeds have hindered rather than helped PS3 games. It is dicussed extensively in this thread: http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=22092 |
I still feel convinced that with the right streaming system and placing of files on the BD, the BD drive read speed is not enough to counter a minimum of 25 GB of available space. But this of course only makes sense if you plan to use all that space. |
But to counter the read speed issue, many devs are having to put the same data (duplicated) on various parts of the disc to make it easier to access.
Whats the point in having extra space if your only using it to counter a lower read speed? All that does is cost developers money.
At the end of the day, Blu-Ray simply isn't delivering the longer, better games it was promised it would. All it is doing is increasing game prices.
