What if Mass Effect had Blu Ray or HD DVD instead of DVD9?

Better cut scenes, more music, maybe more detailed, varying environments, more movies. From what ive seen, the cut scenes look like there gonna be in engine, so it probably wont benefit. But the environments, from the screens ive seen, look boring and empty. Needs more stuff in it.coolguy1111

There are no cutscenes in Mass Effect. So it will most likely only need one DVD9 disc. fatzombiepigeon

Better cut scenes, more music, maybe more detailed, varying environments, more movies. From what ive seen, the cut scenes look like there gonna be in engine, so it probably wont benefit. But the environments, from the screens ive seen, look boring and empty. Needs more stuff in it.coolguy1111

The cows seem to think that this could happen any day now. :| I think they fail to realize the development time a game that large would take.cecx

O srry:P I need to get my eyes checked :Pacekall

Better cut scenes, more music, maybe more detailed, varying environments, more movies. From what ive seen, the cut scenes look like there gonna be in engine, so it probably wont benefit. But the environments, from the screens ive seen, look boring and empty. Needs more stuff in it.coolguy1111

No, I'm sick of this.  It'd have the same content.

It'd be the same game.

[QUOTE="cecx"]The cows seem to think that this could happen any day now. :| I think they fail to realize the development time a game that large would take.cakeorrdeath

[QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"][QUOTE="cecx"]The cows seem to think that this could happen any day now. :| I think they fail to realize the development time a game that large would take.FearlessSpirit

[QUOTE="cecx"]The cows seem to think that this could happen any day now. :| I think they fail to realize the development time a game that large would take.cakeorrdeath

Resistance maybe, but Motor Storm does not use the Blu-Ray disc to its highest potential. From the EDGE magazine preview in regards to Blu-Ray:

"Again, it's one of those things - it's a great opportunity like 1080p," says Southern when asked about Blu-Ray. "These things are all here to be exploited. But like PS2 development, as soon as you hit the barriers you've got to spend an awful lot of energy breaking down those barriers." With impeccable timing, programmer Scott Kirkland enters the room. "One of the things Blu-Ray lets us do is get every single version of the game on one disc," he says. "We're pretty set on having one version of the Motor Storm binary for all territories, though, so it's not really going to help us this time. We've got lots of ideas for future products, where we're looking at streaming texture and geometry data from the Blu-Ray into the hard-drive cache, but I don't think Motor Storm is going to push that."

No, I'm sick of this. It'd have the same content.

It'd be the same game.

jvonrader

[QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"][QUOTE="cecx"]The cows seem to think that this could happen any day now. :| I think they fail to realize the development time a game that large would take.-Spock-

Resistance maybe, but Motor Storm does not use the Blu-Ray disc to its highest potential. From the EDGE magazine preview in regards to Blu-Ray:

"Again, it's one of those things - it's a great opportunity like 1080p," says Southern when asked about Blu-Ray. "These things are all here to be exploited. But like PS2 development, as soon as you hit the barriers you've got to spend an awful lot of energy breaking down those barriers." With impeccable timing, programmer Scott Kirkland enters the room. "One of the things Blu-Ray lets us do is get every single version of the game on one disc," he says. "We're pretty set on having one version of the Motor Storm binary for all territories, though, so it's not really going to help us this time. We've got lots of ideas for future products, where we're looking at streaming texture and geometry data from the Blu-Ray into the hard-drive cache, but I don't think Motor Storm is going to push that."

[QUOTE="-Spock-"]

[QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"][QUOTE="cecx"]The cows seem to think that this could happen any day now. :| I think they fail to realize the development time a game that large would take.cakeorrdeath

Resistance maybe, but Motor Storm does not use the Blu-Ray disc to its highest potential. From the EDGE magazine preview in regards to Blu-Ray:

"Again, it's one of those things - it's a great opportunity like 1080p," says Southern when asked about Blu-Ray. "These things are all here to be exploited. But like PS2 development, as soon as you hit the barriers you've got to spend an awful lot of energy breaking down those barriers." With impeccable timing, programmer Scott Kirkland enters the room. "One of the things Blu-Ray lets us do is get every single version of the game on one disc," he says. "We're pretty set on having one version of the Motor Storm binary for all territories, though, so it's not really going to help us this time. We've got lots of ideas for future products, where we're looking at streaming texture and geometry data from the Blu-Ray into the hard-drive cache, but I don't think Motor Storm is going to push that."

Well, I am agreeing with your sarcasm. These games aren't pushing the technology just yet like you say.

Well, I am agreeing with your sarcasm. These games aren't pushing the technology just yet like you say.

-Spock-

[QUOTE="-Spock-"]

Well, I am agreeing with your sarcasm. These games aren't pushing the technology just yet like you say.

cakeorrdeath

[QUOTE="coolguy1111"]Better cut scenes, more music, maybe more detailed, varying environments, more movies. From what ive seen, the cut scenes look like there gonna be in engine, so it probably wont benefit. But the environments, from the screens ive seen, look boring and empty. Needs more stuff in it.BioShockOwnz

[QUOTE="coolguy1111"]Better cut scenes, more music, maybe more detailed, varying environments, more movies. From what ive seen, the cut scenes look like there gonna be in engine, so it probably wont benefit. But the environments, from the screens ive seen, look boring and empty. Needs more stuff in it.Oemenia

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="coolguy1111"]Better cut scenes, more music, maybe more detailed, varying environments, more movies. From what ive seen, the cut scenes look like there gonna be in engine, so it probably wont benefit. But the environments, from the screens ive seen, look boring and empty. Needs more stuff in it.coolguy1111

[QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="coolguy1111"]Better cut scenes, more music, maybe more detailed, varying environments, more movies. From what ive seen, the cut scenes look like there gonna be in engine, so it probably wont benefit. But the environments, from the screens ive seen, look boring and empty. Needs more stuff in it.BioShockOwnz

Would that make a difference. I read the interview that you can explore over 100 worlds in ME.
What if Bioware had HD DVD or Blu Ray. Do you think that would've effected the content. Maybe whe would've got more content. more space to explore.
I dont see how bioware can get over 100 world to explore on 1 dvd9.
acekall

You are a bunch of young whipersnappers, I remeber the days that games came on floppy disks, and 150KB was considered huge. I doubt you will see a game that requires 50gb of data anytime soon. The technoligy behind making the artwork, and meshes for the games will have to improve before we see a game of that size. 50gb is a huge amount of data and it will take some time before it happens, plus you wont see untill the XB has a simular size disk, no developer wants to corner themsevels into an island, that requires BR. Don't belive sony's hype the inclusion of blue ray was so they could try and bury HD-DVD, by claiming every PS3 sold is a blue ray player sold, nothing more nothing less. Could it be used to make a large game, yes, but don't think all that space will goto meshes, and in game engine data, it will be used for FMV's, and demos. We might see the PS3 blue ray's extended storage used in game for latter releases. It already take 2+ years for a game to be made, if they make em any bigger using today's technoligy it would take them another 4+ years to make a game, and that my friend's is probably too risky for most software dev's right now. 

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="coolguy1111"]Better cut scenes, more music, maybe more detailed, varying environments, more movies. From what ive seen, the cut scenes look like there gonna be in engine, so it probably wont benefit. But the environments, from the screens ive seen, look boring and empty. Needs more stuff in it.coolguy1111

If I wanted to watch a movie I would buy a movie not a game. I don't like the FMV it is only good for one view if that then It just gets in the way.

Would that make a difference. I read the interview that you can explore over 100 worlds in ME.
What if Bioware had HD DVD or Blu Ray. Do you think that would've effected the content. Maybe whe would've got more content. more space to explore.
I dont see how bioware can get over 100 world to explore on 1 dvd9.
acekall

[QUOTE="coolguy1111"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="coolguy1111"]Better cut scenes, more music, maybe more detailed, varying environments, more movies. From what ive seen, the cut scenes look like there gonna be in engine, so it probably wont benefit. But the environments, from the screens ive seen, look boring and empty. Needs more stuff in it.XYZVector

If I wanted to watch a movie I would buy a movie not a game. I don't like the FMV it is only good for one view if that then It just gets in the way.

[QUOTE="acekall"]Would that make a difference. I read the interview that you can explore over 100 worlds in ME.
What if Bioware had HD DVD or Blu Ray. Do you think that would've effected the content. Maybe whe would've got more content. more space to explore.
I dont see how bioware can get over 100 world to explore on 1 dvd9.
LaiGaiGeng