According
to Ryan Schneider, spokesman for Insomniac Games, "Resistance: Fall of Man"
Blu-ray PS3 game is making good use of the new format, using up a massive 22
gigabytes for music, level data, textures and code. These discs can only
hold 25 gigabytes in total per layer. Pointing to the fact that HD-DVD cannot
store this much information on a single layer disc, he kind of threw some
sand in Microsoft and Toshiba's eyes. He said for this reason of extra storage
capacity, this game will be PS3/Blu-ray only.
Schneider offered
some distinguishing stats (which he called MTV News on Tuesday to further
clarify). The game, he said, currently takes up 22 Gigabytes of memory on
a Blu-Ray disc, the new disc format supported by the PS3 that is one-half
of a VHS-vs.-Betamax format war erupting between tech companies throughout
the year. While the music and vocals in "Resistance" take up only about 1
Gigabyte of disc space, graphics, level data and programming code occupy
most of the remaining 21.
"We're going to fit more on a Blu-Ray
disc than you could on an HD DVD," he said, referring to the competing
format, which in its most basic discs can't hold more than 15 GB. More
numbers: 40-player online matches at launch; 60 levels of player
progression while playing online; two-player offline co-op. Phillips
promised better, deeper support than any Xbox Live launch
title. |
So much for the sand, lets get this stuff to market
already! The story can be read in it's entirety by visiting the MTV website.
Source: MTV
