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why would you want a 400 gigabyte disc? even if that claim were true (i wouldn't doubt it) the player would cost upwards of several thousand dollars, and a writer would cost even more. moreover, there's no way you can write and read data quick enough on any sort of optical storage for this to really matter. you have any idea how long it would take to write 400 gigs of data onto optical storage with current technology? it would be absolutely ridiculous. why shell out the 1000-2000 dollars for a blu ray player, when you can buy a a terabyte of space for less than 400 bucks, RAID configure them (free), and get a decent graphics card (150 bucks) that can beat any dvd setup 5 ways to one. if optical media storage was so superior, then computer manufcaturers would be rushing to change all your hard drives into optical drives. last time i checked a SATA-II drive outperforms optical storage in terms of price, size, reusability, and bandwidth.
sony claims that blu ray is the only way that games with (high resolution graphics and textures) can be displayed. sony is lying to you. in fact with current file compresssion techniques you can probably make a game with high res textures etc... w/out resorting to abnormally file sizes. in fact there's a fps RIGHT NOW available for computer that is less than 15 kb large (you read right) that has graphics that are comparable to any modern shooter (painkiller/unreal tournament series). although there are several reasons why all games are not produced like this, you get the idea. sony is hedging big bets on this new system. they're losing money on every system sold, and are banking on superstellar software titles with a huge graphics, immersive gaming experience that will make them money. i dont see the superstellar titles. i dont even see a PLAN for an online gaming experience. i see some decent titles, but none that would make me fork over 600 bucks, and half of the titles will probably be cross platform anyways.
my point saying that sony isn't putting a hdmi output on their 20 gig model (whcih is the middle model btw), and not even including a hdmi cable with its 60 gig model is the following. if sony doesn't even include the essentials to make their own hardware perform optimally, then it suggests that the fanfare of their ultra high res gaming experience isn't what its cracked up to be. manufacturers want you to have the basic essentials to experience their product to the fullest. hdmi (which allows digital video/audio output for 1080p HD res) is touted as the BEST FEATURE for ps3. if sony doesn't even have enough faith in its own product to include it even in the middle line model, then obviously they dont expect a) the market to even use this feature b) doesn't think its important enough. both of which suggest that its a throwaway feature that's just there to please the fanboys and media and that it probably doesn't even perform up to par.
the ONLY thing that i see ps3 has going for them is the fact that nvidia made their graphics processor.
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09-06-2006, 07:12 PM
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