We spotted an article at Games Industry that claims the next generation console from Sony will handle High Definition content, due to an included, read only, Blu-ray disc drive. This will be quite a nice feature and will help this game console provide more value to the end user with this added versatility.
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Single-layer Blu-Ray discs can store up to 27Gb on one layer of data, compared to 4.7Gb on DVDs, although the version of the standard favoured by Sony holds only 23Gb - still around five times larger than existing DVD discs. The Blu-Ray specification also allows for reading existing DVD discs, so the PS3 will almost certainly still be able to handle standard DVD movies and PS2 titles. Video playback units based on the new read-only standard are expected to appear by the end of the current fiscal year, which runs through to March 2005 - the same timescale in which Sony plans to unveil the PlayStation 3 in public for the first time. |
For those
that are anxiously awaiting this console, we have to wonder if you think this is an important feature, at least for you. You may visit the Games Industry site for the full story, also you can discuss this
new Playstation capability in ourStand Alone Devices & Home Entertainment Forum.
Source: gamesindustry.biz
