I mean, I know that PC gaming will be on DVD for a long time to come, but with Microsoft being on HD DVD's side, perhaps they could help sway the battle by making windows HD DVD exclusive?
HD-DVD disc's are easier for the manufacturer to make it's just a upgrade to their current machinery, blue ray requires all new machines + theres a higher rate of faulty disc's.
HD-DVD disc's are easier for the manufacturer to make it's just a upgrade to their current machinery, blue ray requires all new machines + theres a higher rate of faulty disc's. Random__Guy
Digital distribution will replace hard media word. No, because we focus more on digital data than hard disc media.Vandalvideo
Digital game distribution is doing bad. For steam atleast. It will be along time before people can be convinced to spend the same amount of money for digital instead of the hard copy. People dont understand that its cheaper to make that DVD in the box then let milion of people dl that 5gb movie.
[QUOTE="Random__Guy"]HD-DVD disc's are easier for the manufacturer to make it's just a upgrade to their current machinery, blue ray requires all new machines + theres a higher rate of faulty disc's. Hewkii
PCs don't need HD disks, though. I guess, but a larger cappacity disc might be needed someday.
[QUOTE="Zenkuso"]PC Market doesn't need either format, i mean CDs are just getting wiped out now in the market for DVDs. coolguy1111
No, I have a 6 year old pc with a dvd drive. DVDs were the standard like 4 years ago.
For gaming they haven't been mainstream until 2years ago when you could get all your games on cd or dvd, yes games have existed in both formats but the majority haven't supported both like they do now.
[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Digital distribution will replace hard media word. No, because we focus more on digital data than hard disc media.coolguy1111
Digital game distribution is doing bad. For steam atleast. It will be along time before people can be convinced to spend the same amount of money for digital instead of the hard copy. People dont understand that its cheaper to make that DVD in the box then let milion of people dl that 5gb movie. D2D and the service amazon offer are some of the biggest software distribution methods. Not sure about the overall grand scheme though.
[QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Digital distribution will replace hard media word. No, because we focus more on digital data than hard disc media.Vandalvideo
Digital game distribution is doing bad. For steam atleast. It will be along time before people can be convinced to spend the same amount of money for digital instead of the hard copy. People dont understand that its cheaper to make that DVD in the box then let milion of people dl that 5gb movie. D2D and the service amazon offer are some of the biggest software distribution methods. Not sure about the overall grand scheme though. There are plenty of people out there that dont have the conneciton speed to download 4GB plus. Most people in Australia dont have anything faster than 256K-512K ADSL.
[QUOTE="Marka1700"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Digital distribution will replace hard media word. No, because we focus more on digital data than hard disc media.Vandalvideo
Digital game distribution is doing bad. For steam atleast. It will be along time before people can be convinced to spend the same amount of money for digital instead of the hard copy. People dont understand that its cheaper to make that DVD in the box then let milion of people dl that 5gb movie. D2D and the service amazon offer are some of the biggest software distribution methods. Not sure about the overall grand scheme though. There are plenty of people out there that dont have the conneciton speed to download 4GB plus. Most people in Australia dont have anything faster than 256K-512K ADSL. Learn to not be poor hippies. Yea and FiOs is coming quick, and slow internet is only really an american issue.
[QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"]HD-DVD disc's are easier for the manufacturer to make it's just a upgrade to their current machinery, blue ray requires all new machines + theres a higher rate of faulty disc's. Random__Guy
PCs don't need HD disks, though. I guess, but a larger cappacity disc might be needed someday. nope. that's where digital distribution kicks in.
[QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="Zenkuso"]PC Market doesn't need either format, i mean CDs are just getting wiped out now in the market for DVDs. Zenkuso
No, I have a 6 year old pc with a dvd drive. DVDs were the standard like 4 years ago.
For gaming they haven't been mainstream until 2years ago when you could get all your games on cd or dvd, yes games have existed in both formats but the majority haven't supported both like they do now. Most companies were, however, releasing a CD version, and DVD version.
[QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"]HD-DVD disc's are easier for the manufacturer to make it's just a upgrade to their current machinery, blue ray requires all new machines + theres a higher rate of faulty disc's. Hewkii
PCs don't need HD disks, though. I guess, but a larger cappacity disc might be needed someday. nope. that's where digital distribution kicks in. Thats atleast 10 years off. Youll never get some guy whos a 20 yo male, thats been palying games since the NES, and his idea of getting a game is to go to the store, get some game, collect these games, and even display them, to spend the same amount of money for a download able game that is the same price, without a box, or cd, and no way to display your collection. Steam is a great example of this, its not as successful as people think.
[QUOTE="Zenkuso"][QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="Zenkuso"]PC Market doesn't need either format, i mean CDs are just getting wiped out now in the market for DVDs. coolguy1111
No, I have a 6 year old pc with a dvd drive. DVDs were the standard like 4 years ago.
For gaming they haven't been mainstream until 2years ago when you could get all your games on cd or dvd, yes games have existed in both formats but the majority haven't supported both like they do now. Most companies were, however, releasing a CD version, and DVD version.
Yeah thats what i was basically saying, most companies are stopping the CD versions now however and making DVD the standard now.
[QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"]HD-DVD disc's are easier for the manufacturer to make it's just a upgrade to their current machinery, blue ray requires all new machines + theres a higher rate of faulty disc's. Hewkii
PCs don't need HD disks, though. I guess, but a larger cappacity disc might be needed someday. nope. that's where digital distribution kicks in. People will always want and need to backup their stuff,
[QUOTE="Marka1700"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Digital distribution will replace hard media word. No, because we focus more on digital data than hard disc media.Vandalvideo
Digital game distribution is doing bad. For steam atleast. It will be along time before people can be convinced to spend the same amount of money for digital instead of the hard copy. People dont understand that its cheaper to make that DVD in the box then let milion of people dl that 5gb movie. D2D and the service amazon offer are some of the biggest software distribution methods. Not sure about the overall grand scheme though. There are plenty of people out there that dont have the conneciton speed to download 4GB plus. Most people in Australia dont have anything faster than 256K-512K ADSL. Learn to not be poor hippies. 1. Im not a hippe 2. I find that insulting 3. The average person cant afford that $69+ per month for a 512K+ plan with more than 20GB data transfer amonth.
[QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"] People will always want and need to backup their stuff, hence why hard drives will need to increase in size, not disks. How do you do format / reinstall + hardrives die
[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="Marka1700"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Digital distribution will replace hard media word. No, because we focus more on digital data than hard disc media.Marka1700
Digital game distribution is doing bad. For steam atleast. It will be along time before people can be convinced to spend the same amount of money for digital instead of the hard copy. People dont understand that its cheaper to make that DVD in the box then let milion of people dl that 5gb movie. D2D and the service amazon offer are some of the biggest software distribution methods. Not sure about the overall grand scheme though. There are plenty of people out there that dont have the conneciton speed to download 4GB plus. Most people in Australia dont have anything faster than 256K-512K ADSL. Learn to not be poor hippies. 1. Im not a hippe 2. I find that insulting 3. The average person cant afford that $69+ per month for a 512K+ plan with more than 20GB data transfer amonth. 50$ a month will get 10mb Where you from? I get like 4 for 50$ from comcast
[QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"] People will always want and need to backup their stuff, hence why hard drives will need to increase in size, not disks. How do you do format / reinstall I don't know. perhaps they could do it like Steam where you can redownload it.
[QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"] People will always want and need to backup their stuff, hence why hard drives will need to increase in size, not disks. How do you do format / reinstall I don't know. perhaps they could do it like Steam where you can redownload it. redownload everything, thats insane
[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="Marka1700"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Digital distribution will replace hard media word. No, because we focus more on digital data than hard disc media.Marka1700
Digital game distribution is doing bad. For steam atleast. It will be along time before people can be convinced to spend the same amount of money for digital instead of the hard copy. People dont understand that its cheaper to make that DVD in the box then let milion of people dl that 5gb movie. D2D and the service amazon offer are some of the biggest software distribution methods. Not sure about the overall grand scheme though. There are plenty of people out there that dont have the conneciton speed to download 4GB plus. Most people in Australia dont have anything faster than 256K-512K ADSL. Learn to not be poor hippies. 1. Im not a hippe 2. I find that insulting 3. The average person cant afford that $69+ per month for a 512K+ plan with more than 20GB data transfer amonth. Some people don't appreciate the fine art of hyperboles. *Goes back to eating his breadsticks from Fazoli's*
As far as gaming is concerned, I don't see anything more than a DVD disk being the standard for 10-15 years. What PC gamer hasn't had a game that wasn't atleast a couple disk? Hard drives are getting bigger and cheaper very quickly, and I dont think any hermit has ever complained about having four disk to install a game. Heck, all that extra space is just for cinematics anyways.
[QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"] People will always want and need to backup their stuff, hence why hard drives will need to increase in size, not disks. How do you do format / reinstall I don't know. perhaps they could do it like Steam where you can redownload it. redownload everything, thats insane And when your dealing with 30gb files, costly. Bandwidth doesnt grow on trees.
[QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"] People will always want and need to backup their stuff, hence why hard drives will need to increase in size, not disks. How do you do format / reinstall I don't know. perhaps they could do it like Steam where you can redownload it. redownload everything, thats insane And when your dealing with 30gb files, costly. Bandwidth doesnt grow on trees. It does if you have a wirless network card and a neighbor without protection on his WAN. Or even if he does.................................
[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"] People will always want and need to backup their stuff, hence why hard drives will need to increase in size, not disks. How do you do format / reinstall I don't know. perhaps they could do it like Steam where you can redownload it. redownload everything, thats insane And when your dealing with 30gb files, costly. Bandwidth doesnt grow on trees. It does if you have a wirless network card and a neighbor without protection on his WAN. Or even if he does................................. I guess it could be possible but they would need a hugely massive improvement in bandwidth,
[QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"][QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Random__Guy"] People will always want and need to backup their stuff, hence why hard drives will need to increase in size, not disks. How do you do format / reinstall I don't know. perhaps they could do it like Steam where you can redownload it. redownload everything, thats insane And when your dealing with 30gb files, costly. Bandwidth doesnt grow on trees. It does if you have a wirless network card and a neighbor without protection on his WAN. Or even if he does................................. I guess it could be possible but they would need a hugely massive improvement in bandwidth, Or if they lock it with WPA, or even WEP.
I mean, I know that PC gaming will be on DVD for a long time to come, but with Microsoft being on HD DVD's side, perhaps they could help sway the battle by making windows HD DVD exclusive?braydee1234
pcs will push blu ray since it holds more data and thats the main thing your care about on pcs, you just burn your vidoe files or what ever to the disk and hd lacks space compared to blu ray
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