Comments on: PHIL HARRISON ON BLU-RAY /blog/2006/10/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/ We're not PlayStation but we sometimes get to speak to them Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:49:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: 1P Start » Blog Archive » Sony’s Phil Harrison admits company “overreached” including Blu-Ray in PS3 /blog/2006/10/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/comment-page-1/#comment-222 1P Start » Blog Archive » Sony’s Phil Harrison admits company “overreached” including Blu-Ray in PS3 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:50:17 +0000 /blog/2006/10/09/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/#comment-222 [...] Source: Three Speech [...] [...] Source: Three Speech [...]

]]> By: Jason /blog/2006/10/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Jason Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:46:20 +0000 /blog/2006/10/09/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/#comment-58 The ps3 is fit to last the next 10 years with out any need for hardware addons as i see it. The 360 already has addons(HD drive) just to keep up with an unreleased console, plus i dont think the 360 is going to be Microsoft only console release for the next ten years so when they release their next console it will be up against a ps3 with a huge user base, software catalog spanning 3 generations and film collection on blue-ray. Ps3 seems to me the best choice...and the 360 remindeds me to much of the dreamcast disaster. The ps3 is fit to last the next 10 years with out any need for hardware addons as i see it. The 360 already has addons(HD drive) just to keep up with an unreleased console, plus i dont think the 360 is going to be Microsoft only console release for the next ten years so when they release their next console it will be up against a ps3 with a huge user base, software catalog spanning 3 generations and film collection on blue-ray. Ps3 seems to me the best choice…and the 360 remindeds me to much of the dreamcast disaster.

]]> By: michael /blog/2006/10/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/comment-page-1/#comment-36 michael Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:42:57 +0000 /blog/2006/10/09/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/#comment-36 Here is the thing. Regardless of what you think, at some point in time the developers are going to need more space then current DVD will provide. Sony can choose to prep for that or follow the Microsoft direction and force you into a second box later. For myself, I would rather get it over with and have it all in one box. Second, of course they are going to choose Blu-Ray. They are making it. Did you actually think that they were going to put an HD-DVD in the box? And what a bonus. Buy a top of the line gamine system with real power and get a Blu-Ray DVD player as a bonus. The simple cost savings over buying two seperate boxes is worth the price of admission. If you don't like it sit on the side lines and watch the rest of us play the latest games and watch the best looking movies available in your home. Here is the thing. Regardless of what you think, at some point in time the developers are going to need more space then current DVD will provide. Sony can choose to prep for that or follow the Microsoft direction and force you into a second box later. For myself, I would rather get it over with and have it all in one box.

Second, of course they are going to choose Blu-Ray. They are making it. Did you actually think that they were going to put an HD-DVD in the box? And what a bonus. Buy a top of the line gamine system with real power and get a Blu-Ray DVD player as a bonus. The simple cost savings over buying two seperate boxes is worth the price of admission.

If you don’t like it sit on the side lines and watch the rest of us play the latest games and watch the best looking movies available in your home.

]]> By: Prime /blog/2006/10/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Prime Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:46:40 +0000 /blog/2006/10/09/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/#comment-34 Oops, I meant 'four things to say' obviously. Oops, I meant ‘four things to say’ obviously.

]]> By: Prime /blog/2006/10/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Prime Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:46:18 +0000 /blog/2006/10/09/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/#comment-33 What an utter joke. I have three things to say: 1. Marketing rhetoric mixed with straight up bullshit. It's all just about furthering Blu-ray's reach. 2. Even PC games aren't coming on more than one DVD. 3. A single layer Blu-ray disc is bigger than the low end internal HD, and they're saying it's barely enough. Hypocrisy? 4. There is NO WAY IN HELL a Singstar game could need more than 9GB. What an utter joke. I have three things to say:
1. Marketing rhetoric mixed with straight up bullshit. It’s all just about furthering Blu-ray’s reach.
2. Even PC games aren’t coming on more than one DVD.
3. A single layer Blu-ray disc is bigger than the low end internal HD, and they’re saying it’s barely enough. Hypocrisy?
4. There is NO WAY IN HELL a Singstar game could need more than 9GB.

]]> By: Crimson Saga /blog/2006/10/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Crimson Saga Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:39:50 +0000 /blog/2006/10/09/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/#comment-30 I'm an OG gamer which means to those that don't know I've console gaming since the start. I've had just about every good system first the Atari 2600 as a kid through the NES & Sega Gensesis era to the current PS,PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, Xbox 360 and soon to be PS3 & Wii. Since the maturity stage of the PS 1 and the marketing promotion for the launch of the PS2 Sony had been talking about increasing the lifecycle of the gaming console from 5 years to 10. So intially I don't expect to see alot of games pushing the use of the Blue-Ray Disc capacity other than with the HD visuals and sound. However I feel the content that Phil Harrison is talking about coming soon. Because one thing Sony had, and I believe they still have is a plan to always bring the games. Nintendo use to hold this strategy real tough but alienated alot of the 3rd party of the years. Don't get me wrong my 360 is nice right now but I say 6 months to a year I'm looking forward to Sony's next ICO, Jak & Daxter, Resident Evil, God of War. Not neccessarily these games but unique and highly rated games just to name a few. Crimson Saga I’m an OG gamer which means to those that don’t know I’ve console gaming since the start. I’ve had just about every good system first the Atari 2600 as a kid through the NES & Sega Gensesis era to the current PS,PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, Xbox 360 and soon to be PS3 & Wii.
Since the maturity stage of the PS 1 and the marketing promotion for the launch of the PS2 Sony had been talking about increasing the lifecycle of the gaming console from 5 years to 10. So intially I don’t expect to see alot of games pushing the use of the Blue-Ray Disc capacity other than with the HD visuals and sound. However I feel the content that Phil Harrison is talking about coming soon. Because one thing Sony had, and I believe they still have is a plan to always bring the games. Nintendo use to hold this strategy real tough but alienated alot of the 3rd party of the years. Don’t get me wrong my 360 is nice right now but I say 6 months to a year I’m looking forward to Sony’s next ICO, Jak & Daxter, Resident Evil, God of War. Not neccessarily these games but unique and highly rated games just to name a few.

Crimson Saga

]]> By: somebody /blog/2006/10/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/comment-page-1/#comment-29 somebody Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:35:39 +0000 /blog/2006/10/09/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/#comment-29 How many double-DVD games have we seen this generation? (Bonus disks not included) None that I know of, and the reason is simple: DVD as a storage medium for games has not yet been exhausted. Moreover, compression techniques continues to improve dramatically. So it'll be a while yet before 25gb and 50gb discs give benefit to the consumer. In the mean time, they'll benefit developers short on time to optimise their code. How many double-DVD games have we seen this generation? (Bonus disks not included) None that I know of, and the reason is simple: DVD as a storage medium for games has not yet been exhausted. Moreover, compression techniques continues to improve dramatically.

So it’ll be a while yet before 25gb and 50gb discs give benefit to the consumer. In the mean time, they’ll benefit developers short on time to optimise their code.

]]> By: Eraser /blog/2006/10/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Eraser Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:03:24 +0000 /blog/2006/10/09/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/#comment-28 Yaeh, yeah, yah... Game consoles on't need BR just now, but in a year or two, programmers will have serious problems with the DVD9 format... And Sony is planning to be on the market for 10 years with PS3, so it's logical that it has so advanced technology. And come on... yeah, Sony really IS a little late to the party. X360 is here for almost a year. But so is Wii! And I haven't seen any game on X360 that is so outstanding that it would be the reason to buy the console! X fans can go on and on about the "spectacular" Xbox live, but PS Network will be its fair contestent, 'cause it'll be free. So, all those rumours on the Net about PS3 are just that - rumours. Some site without credibiliy needs popularity.. so what do they do? They publish a fake story about PS3 overheating or something like that. Of course... they are the first in the world to publish it, but it's just because no one else knows anything about it. If Sony was in suh troubles, PS3 wouldn't come out in November. And frankly, I'm sick of those non-argumented rumours! Yaeh, yeah, yah… Game consoles on’t need BR just now, but in a year or two, programmers will have serious problems with the DVD9 format… And Sony is planning to be on the market for 10 years with PS3, so it’s logical that it has so advanced technology. And come on… yeah, Sony really IS a little late to the party. X360 is here for almost a year. But so is Wii! And I haven’t seen any game on X360 that is so outstanding that it would be the reason to buy the console! X fans can go on and on about the “spectacular” Xbox live, but PS Network will be its fair contestent, ’cause it’ll be free. So, all those rumours on the Net about PS3 are just that - rumours. Some site without credibiliy needs popularity.. so what do they do? They publish a fake story about PS3 overheating or something like that. Of course… they are the first in the world to publish it, but it’s just because no one else knows anything about it. If Sony was in suh troubles, PS3 wouldn’t come out in November. And frankly, I’m sick of those non-argumented rumours!

]]> By: eclipsed4utoo /blog/2006/10/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/comment-page-1/#comment-26 eclipsed4utoo Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:55:09 +0000 /blog/2006/10/09/phil-harrison-on-blu-ray/#comment-26 The analogy of VHS/Betamax cannot be used in this case to show the relationship between HD-DVD/Blu-ray. Betamax was more expensive but also, had significantly less support from the movie industry. this is why betamax failed. However, Blu-ray has exclusive support from 4 of the 6 major movie studios, and the other 2 studios support both formats. So Blu-ray has support from all 6 movie studios and HD-DVD has support from 2. Also, the gaming industry, computer industry, and porn industry all support Blu-ray over HD-DVD. It's not always about cost. It's about support. And HD-DVD doesn't cost half of what Blu-ray costs. Toshiba was selling their $500 HD-DVD player at a $200 loss to try to get their foot in the door. I think it's great that Sony is adding a Blu-ray player to the PS3. It is much different from Microsoft having an add-on HD-DVD. the difference? HD-DVD can NEVER be used for games because it would alienate every 360 owner. This would force every 360 owner to buy the add-on to play the HD-DVD games. Microsoft would never be that stupid. Therefore, HD-DVD will never be for games. The analogy of VHS/Betamax cannot be used in this case to show the relationship between HD-DVD/Blu-ray. Betamax was more expensive but also, had significantly less support from the movie industry. this is why betamax failed. However, Blu-ray has exclusive support from 4 of the 6 major movie studios, and the other 2 studios support both formats. So Blu-ray has support from all 6 movie studios and HD-DVD has support from 2. Also, the gaming industry, computer industry, and porn industry all support Blu-ray over HD-DVD. It’s not always about cost. It’s about support. And HD-DVD doesn’t cost half of what Blu-ray costs. Toshiba was selling their $500 HD-DVD player at a $200 loss to try to get their foot in the door.

I think it’s great that Sony is adding a Blu-ray player to the PS3. It is much different from Microsoft having an add-on HD-DVD. the difference? HD-DVD can NEVER be used for games because it would alienate every 360 owner. This would force every 360 owner to buy the add-on to play the HD-DVD games. Microsoft would never be that stupid. Therefore, HD-DVD will never be for games.

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