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coolestguyever on 12 February 2009

That sounds swell! As long as its no more than the usual $59. I'm not paying $89 for a game since it comes with a movie.



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KBG29 on 12 February 2009

I have been hoping for this kind of stuff for a long time. The first go at this was the Stealth/Wipeout on PSP.

Can't wait to see what they try it with first. I think it will be a good idea to have it set like this;

Movie - $24.99
Game - $59.99
Hybrid- $79.99

This way it gives people options. If you want the game and not the movie or visa/versa you can go that route, but if you want both you have an option to save a few bucks by getting them both on one disc.



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izaaz101 on 12 February 2009

Sounds like a good idea, since there's plenty of space. However, I would think that they would have to charge extra, but not the combined price of a movie + game, since packaging/shipping costs go down. It might start off expensive initially, say $80-$90, but as Blu-Ray builds up steam, it could decrease to like $70.



CDiablo on 12 February 2009

Stranglehold Special Edition for the PS3 has Hard Boiled BR packed in. I've never seen it in stores though.



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1337 Gamer on 12 February 2009

Keep it $60 and i bet software sales go up. That is assuming that they release good movies on the back.



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Tyrannical on 12 February 2009

Is blu-ray even big enough? First generation blu-ray movies were on a single layer 25gb discs, and the quality was inferior to HD-DVD. How much of the 50gb disc is a movie going to take?



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Fei-Hung on 12 February 2009

Why wouldn't it fit? How much space does an average game take up considering 99% of them can fit into a dvd. 25GB + 10GB still leaves 15GB. And saying a game is 10GB is being generous isn't it?



Tyrannical on 12 February 2009
Fei-Hung said:
Why wouldn't it fit? How much space does an average game take up considering 99% of them can fit into a dvd. 25GB + 10GB still leaves 15GB. And saying a game is 10GB is being generous isn't it?

Well if a PS3 game only needed 10GB, then blu-ray was a bit of a waste.

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Fei-Hung on 12 February 2009

@tyrannical because 90% of games are multiplat and not designed to take advantage of the BD. games like mgs4, ff13, ffv13, gt5 and other upcoming games will utilise more of the BR.

space is not an issue since new BRs are being finalised that can hold over a 100GB. the sony 500GB, panasonic, tdk and pioneer have also completed their 200GB+ BRs.



Fei-Hung on 12 February 2009

also, you forgot it wasnt a waste since in the film industry it has proven to be a succcess. as the prices drop, the more its marketshare will grow. WE jan it had a 48% increase over dvd sales during a time of recession with its current price, more devs and film distributors are taking advantage of it. if you own a BR player with a decent movie like transformers, you can take advantage of the cool BR features.