Martoo said:People who are defending blu ray are idiots.
The simple fact remains. If PS3 went with DVD, XBOX360 would be dead and we'd all, EVERY ****ING ONE OF US, would have a PS3 in our homes right now. CHEAPER, LAUNCHED EARLIER. Oh noez!! Games might come in two discs or three? Holy ****ing shit you have to get out of your chair once every 13 hours?!?!?!!? GAME BREAKING.
Guys, wake up. Blu ray doesn't mean crap besides us all sitting here waiting for our console to be released. Shit, in reality, I'm not even waiting for a PS3. Blue ray has priced it out of my budget.
Sorry, but I think you're wrong.
I think developers are going to run up against the space limitations of DVD9 sooner rather than later, especially for free-roaming games where disk swapping would be awkward. I also suspect MS' response will be to start prepping a new $400 console for release in the next three to four years, with a higher-density media drive and whatever other hardware improvements they can manage while still breaking even (or even turning a slight profit) on each unit sold. X360.5, in other words.
Between Cell and Blu-Ray, I think that the PS3's going to be viable for longer than that. I wouldn't be surprised if it's decently supported for a good 7-8 years - Sony seems to be aiming for a long lifespan for the machine. Paying an extra $100 up front for that kind of added lifespan is more than acceptable to me. (Of course, this is all conjecture, and I could end up being totally wrong, too. It'll be interesting to look back on all these posts a few years from now, after this drama's actually played itself out.)