Originally posted by the Bear:
[b][u]Blu-Ray Confirmed PS3 Disc System[/u
August 5th, 2004 (12:00am) - Sony has confirmed that they will use
Blu-Ray Disc technology for the PlayStation 3. This announcement
came at press conference held by the Blu-Ray Disc Founders (BDF),
who also announced that they are in the process of finalizing the
read-only version of the Blu-ray Disc format (BD-ROM).
Blu-Ray is an evolution of the DVD format, designed to hold approx.
five times as much as information on a disc of relatively the same
size. Single-layer Blu-Ray discs can store up to 27Gb of data, a
great leap over 4.7Gb on a standard DVD. The read-only version
favored by Sony can hold up to 23Gb.
Since, Blu-Ray Disc systems easily feature DVD playback, it is
expected that DVD playback and PlayStation 2 backwards
compatibility for the PS3 wont even be much of a concern. The
Blu-Ray Disc System will not harm its planned inclusion. Not only
this, but Sony also has plans to equip the technology into an
upcoming version of the PSX, in order to provide a platform for
videogames and high-definition movies. By doing this, Sony hopes to
give a jump-start into the market for this new storage
format.
(Source: Gamersmark)[/b]
good news then. hope the games will pack a whole lot more punch
than the xbox2.
imagine playing playboy mansion with real
footages.......hmmm......
