Squilliam said:
MikeB said:
Rock_on_2008 said:
So if Microsoft released a Blu-Ray disc XBox 360 this could take care of the storage space restrictions of the DVD format increasing storage from 8.5GB per game disc to a huge 50GB per game disc. But Microsoft would have to pay money to Sony because of Sony owning control of Blu-Ray format. Sony invented Blu-Ray format. |
Yes, also the developers of the 360's best selling game Rockstar stated they will require more storage for their future games. Non linear open world games certainly aren't suitable for disc swapping. BTW, a 360 DVD disc can hold no more game data than a few hundred megabytes less than 7 GB, not 8.5 GB. Microsoft is in a bad position right now, on the one hand developers demand more space and are making sacrifices for their current games, but if they do this the current install base may become upset, as they would need to buy yet another upgrade (like harddrive, Wi-Fi, XBox live subscriptions, etc). But they swallowed unaccpetable hardware issues and poor support handlings before Microsoft execs may think... If the Blu-Ray announcement is correct as well as Microsoft isn't lying to its customers maybe they are planning a new (reliable) 360 compatible console and release that as a new product line? |
Dont worry, they'll just make the game smaller to fit. You can complain all you want but they will try to make as much money as possible. Take 2 isnt out of financial strife yet. |
I hope future 360 games will come on Blu-Ray, this would widen the potential of future multi-platform PS3 games as well (not only in terms of storage, but in terms of sustained predictable streaming potential as well).
At least consumers wouldn't have to deal with disc scratching for their future games anymore. Maybe two versions can co-exist, some games and Blu-Ray movies only supported on the high end version. Many 360 owners bought multiple 360 consoles, I know someone who's Elite died after having experienced several 360 premium failures before this. He has a big 360 games library, bought a HD DVD drive and would probably upgrade to a more reliable 360 console with internal Blu-Ray drive.
