BluRay Disks expand to 400GB !

BR Disks now in 400GB with 16 Layers. Will we ever need that much space?

http://n4g.com/industrynews/News-166263.aspx

WOW!! I wonder what MGS4 would have been like if Hideo had 400gigs?

umm, the more the merrier???

WOW!! I wonder what MGS4 would have been like if Hideo had 400gigs?

bigburd

the exact same but no load times lol

This could make way for game compilations as well as bigger games. I will depend on how well the developer utilizes it.

Also, it can eliminate some movie boxsets.

WOW!! I wonder what MGS4 would have been like if Hideo had 400gigs?

bigburd

You do know they have non blu ray discs that are can hold 1 TB plus right?

More space isn't going to mean better graphics either, so it doesn't really matter.

Too bad ps3 is first gen Blu ray, capable of only reading 4 layers.ds360fn

Too bad ps3 is first gen Blu ray, capable of only reading 4 layers.ds360fn

Wow, too bad the article clearly states that this is compatible with all existing blu-ray players, so yeah, good job there.....

I can see Final Fantasy XIII being on a 100GB quad layer disc."

Oh lololololo, what a sh!t site.

I really don't think bigger disks will make games any better at this point in time. we do have hard drives to install to. eventually most of the disk will install to it. for one main reason, read speed.

as it stands right now, rachet and clank lags every time im in the game menu looking at items, everytime i switch weapons i heard my drive speed up.

so just imagine how slow a 400mb or greater disk is going to be.

and if you check prices, 100 dvd's are actually cheaper than a couple blue ray disk. these bigger disks might actually save game develepors like sony money however as they can make there own disks..so for this gen of consoles i really don't think a bigger disk is going to help at all.

imagine how long the game play would be with 400GB of space. wow... games prices would probably jump up cause of the more time it would take to create a game.Sk8ter_213

well the average 10 min cut scene took about 30 seconds to load. this was for a 50gb disk i believe. so times that by 8 and you get 4 minute load times, no thanksmachiavell8x8

[QUOTE="ds360fn"]Too bad ps3 is first gen Blu ray, capable of only reading 4 layers.maverick_76

Wow, too bad the article clearly states that this is compatible with all existing blu-ray players, so yeah, good job there.....

Backwards

According to the Japanese company: "Since the optical specifications of the objective lens…are the same as those for the existing BD discs, it is possible to maintain compatibility between the new 16-layer optical disc and the BD discs."

So this means you can probablypop one of these big-boys into your newly purchased Blu-ray player and still access all the large space optical goodness when released.

Pioneer has promised more information on the new technology at the Symposium on Optical Memory and Optical Data Storage 2008, which sounds thrilling, on the 13 July.

end of story.

Source:http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/pioneer-unveils-400gb-blu-ray-disc-416837

dammit! lil too late.. kojima woulda filled that oh well it will be of use soon enough im sure someone will try to out do mgs4 im sure FUNK i love ps3 technology...

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BR Disks now in 400GB with 16 Layers. Will we ever need that much space?

http://n4g.com/industrynews/News-166263.aspx

Asim90

Yes,because once they crack bluray the file will take up a ton of space!!! lol

[QUOTE="ds360fn"]Too bad ps3 is first gen Blu ray, capable of only reading 4 layers.maverick_76

Wow, too bad the article clearly states that this is compatible with all existing blu-ray players, so yeah, good job there.....

it says its theoretically compatable. and blu lens lasers could read the discs. they aren't actually blu ray discs and why dont you fools do a search for holographics discs. the have a demonstrated 3.9 terabyte capacity

100 gig bluray disc for FF13 wow that would be the most expansive RPG i can't wait.sphinx-shadow

it wont be the most expansive it would be the most EPIC GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yah FF13 will have more cut scenes than mgs4 did, should be a pretty good game, or it better be lol

im debating if is should play all the previous FF games first tho, i think ive only played one or 2 of them :( prob take me till 2012 to finish them all

It seems like video game technology is increasing exponentially. Cant wait to see what the future has in store.MaForce

Lol maybe inside the game gameplay?

^^ that would be rad..
im alos dying for Final Fantazy 13 D: cantw ait for it.