Phil Harrison, Boss von den Sony Worldwide Studio, hat sich in einem Interview zu der Auslastung der aktuellen Generation an Blu-Ray Discs geäußert. So sollen Starttitel bereits an das 25 GB Limit der aktuellen BR-Discs stoßen. Im nächsten Jahr wird dieses Limit dann auf 50 GB erhöht, doch Harrison geht davon aus, dass auch diese Größe in näherer Zukunft erreicht wird.
Hier noch ein paar Zitate aus dem Interview:
[quote=Phil Harrison]
"Already, at our launch titles, we're getting up close to the 25GB limit that we have on our Blu-Ray discs this year. Next year we'll raise that to 50GB, and I'd expect that well be getting close to that in the fairly near future as well."
"It's got nothing to do with movies. DVD is not sufficient capacity to power the kind of data consumption, or to feed the data consumption needs of Cell and RSX - just purely as a gameplay device, we need Blu-Ray to supply the kind of data that PS3 games use."
"It's not just about graphics. It's about 7.1 audio, it's about speech, its about having up to 1080p movies built into the game; it's high res textures, it's animation, it's everything that goes into making a very rich and varied next-gen experience. Partly it's visual, partly it's sound, and partially it'll be down to gameplay benefits as well - more levels, more detail, richer experiences."
"I see nothing wrong with having non-interactive, full HD sequences as part of the game. That's all part of the production value and the experience that you get when you buy the game. I don't see that as a weakness at all."
"Not every game is going to fill 25 or 50GB. I completely accept that - but there will be games that require that this year, and will push that further in years to come."
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