i think it pretty obvious that they can't stick with dvd9 do you think they will throw a faster bluray player in it?
nextbox media solution
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That is one possible angle to go. Might be a smart way too. I personally would love it if all consoles made the switch to using USB drives for their games. Easy for consumers to bring their games and the publishers could determine the size of the USB drive they need when they ship the game, helping to reduce any costs that might be associated with the technology. This will allow us to basically eliminate load times too due to it's extremely fast read times (even sticking with USB 2.0 over 3.0 if they so choose). USB 2.0 has a max read of 488Mbps. The PS3's Blu-Ray drive has a read speed of 72Mbps (on the first layer. Slower after that). Blu-Ray has announced future drives with a read speed of 288Mbps and has a theoretical max read speed of 400Mbps. So even sticking with USB 2.0 would still be blazing fast compared to using Blu-Ray. The other option is digital distribution where you can just download your games to your HDD. While this is possible, I think it would still segment those who don't have high internet speeds from getting the console, so I doubt they ONLY go that route. It will most likely be a dual solution, where you can download games if you so choose or still buy a hard copy. The biggest problem is game developers want to push for digital because they don't have to worry about losing money in the used game market, while consumers want a physical copy specifically so they have the option to sell it. My idea is really a pipe dream however. I doubt Microsoft (or any console maker) would be progressive enough to forgo an optical drive altogether and simply use USB drives. No matter what the benefits. To many people use their console as their media player too.i think it pretty obvious that they can't stick with dvd9 do you think they will throw a faster bluray player in it?
keabrown79
[QUOTE="keabrown79"]That is one possible angle to go. Might be a smart way too. I personally would love it if all consoles made the switch to using USB drives for their games. Easy for consumers to bring their games and the publishers could determine the size of the USB drive they need when they ship the game, helping to reduce any costs that might be associated with the technology. This will allow us to basically eliminate load times too due to it's extremely fast read times (even sticking with USB 2.0 over 3.0 if they so choose). USB 2.0 has a max read of 488Mbps. The PS3's Blu-Ray drive has a read speed of 72Mbps (on the first layer. Slower after that). Blu-Ray has announced future drives with a read speed of 288Mbps and has a theoretical max read speed of 400Mbps. So even sticking with USB 2.0 would still be blazing fast compared to using Blu-Ray. The other option is digital distribution where you can just download your games to your HDD. While this is possible, I think it would still segment those who don't have high internet speeds from getting the console, so I doubt they ONLY go that route. It will most likely be a dual solution, where you can download games if you so choose or still buy a hard copy. The biggest problem is game developers want to push for digital because they don't have to worry about losing money in the used game market, while consumers want a physical copy specifically so they have the option to sell it. My idea is really a pipe dream however. I doubt Microsoft (or any console maker) would be progressive enough to forgo an optical drive altogether and simply use USB drives. No matter what the benefits. To many people use their console as their media player too.i think it pretty obvious that they can't stick with dvd9 do you think they will throw a faster bluray player in it?
mythrol
Arn't USB flash memory sticks much much more prone to data corruption? Although the other added benefit though is saving game saves etc onto the same game like the old cartridge days?
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