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Originally Posted by Kane Knight
Blu Ray isn't going to outrun HD-DVD, the format to which 360 will expand. In fact, it'll be lucky to be a selling point instead of a warning. Blu Ray means more disc errors in manufacturing, means lower profits, offers little reward (Already Toshiba's got a 3 Layer disc that holds about as much as Blu-Ray), and has less actual market support. Several major movie studios don't support Blu-Ray.
Don't be foolish. The only reason there will be extra content on a PS3 version is if Rockstar decides to do so. HD will be standard in a couple of years, available on the 360 this fall, and will render all capacity issues moot by the time any developer comes even close to using more than would be needed for the 360.
Seriously, if all you're telling me to mark your words on are promises as impotent as a Democrat's plans for reform, don't bother.
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I have nothing against you trying to make points, I'm just not sure where you get your information sometimes. While Paramount, Universal, and Warner Bros support HD-DVD, Lion’s Gate, MGM, Paramount, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures and Television and Warner Bros all support Blu-ray. Not to mention industry support from companies like Apple, Dell, Hitachi, LG Electronics, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK, and Thomson compared to HD-DVDs Toshiba, Memory Tech, Microsoft, and Intel.
A single layer Blu-ray disc holds 25GB while a dual layer disc, which is already working, holds 50GB which is 5GB more than the triple layer HD-DVD disc. Sony has even gone as far as doing lab work on 4 layer Blu-rays that hold 100GB and even a 200GB disc. Their hybrid discs also work on a single side, unlike HD-DVDs where you must flip the disc over for the extra storage. Along with Blu-rays nearly scratch resistant surface, it can take punishment too.
While I will admit there are flaws, including price, there are plenty on both sides. I'm not trying to say that you don't have arguments, but I don't think it's anywhere near as bad as you think it is.