Ben-DutkaMost will agree that Sony used the PlayStation 3 as a Trojan Horse of sorts for their new high-definition format, Blu-Ray. But if they continue to push the envelop with the PS4, might they need yet another optical disc enhancement?
Evidently, Sony has already said they won't be abandoning physical media in regards to their new PlayStation; despite the rise of digital distribution, Sony isn't about to release an all-digital home video game console. Therefore, can we assume the PS4 will feature Blu-Ray…or something else entirely? Perhaps a new wave of HD technology? According to PlayStation LifeStyle citing the current Game Informer issue, we may indeed see something new; something similar to the previously announced Holographic Versatile Disc. Whatever this new format is, it might have a massive capacity of 6TB (terabytes), which translates to 6,000GB. This would mean developers would have no problem loading all the data needed for 1080p high-definition resolution, 3D imagery, uncompressed loseless HD audio, more AV codec, etc, etc, etc. The article also hints at the extra space allowing for enhanced security on each disc, a major step in the ongoing battle against piracy. Now, Sony hasn't said anything official about this physical media phenomenon but we're hoping to hear more before the end of the year. But geez…just as we were getting used to Blu-Ray…
Well, progression is the name of the game, especially in an industry where failure to advance or innovate leaves you out in the cold. The quesetion is, how far off is the PS4? We figure 2012 is the absolute earliest but you never know…
I'm all for new technology that will blow our minds and all that great stuff, BUT – if it's so expensive that I can't afford it, then there's nothing in it for me. There has to be some sort of balance. Let's make a nice improvement in the technology that will create a very impressive next gen console, but let's not go all Star Trek and leave three-quarters of us waiting on the sidelines while the guys with large disposable incomes write articles about how fantastic it all is.
Im tired of all this ps4 BS, i want my ps3 to last the 10 years sony said it would,just like my ps2 has (that be enough time to start working, maybe marriying and avoiding children). Im happy with my ps3 except for the high prices on new games and a few hiccups sometimes. I love the massive amount of games coming (GOW3, ffxiii, heavy rain, etc and specially the newly announced Armored Core 5 😀 )So i dont wanna hear about ps4 for at least a couple of years, id rather ps3 having better games and software, no cuts on ffxiii (360 at fault?) or inferior bayonetta (or other alike(d)) versions. So both developers and reviewers-informers, Let me enjoy my ps3 and talk about a ps4 when it is necessary, let it be new and urgent, a surprise (of about a thousand $) in the moment is released, not an accelerated and already preknown expensive console.
Last edited by dzabava on 1/14/2010 2:49:02 PM
When I last read about the Holographic Versatile Disk, it was employing standard red laser technology. It boasted capacities up to 500GB. If these new Holographic Disks employed Blu-Ray blue laser technology, they would naturally be capable of a vastly higher capacity. 6TB is not much of a stretch.
6,000 gb,woooow just wow
If there is something available or will be for PS4 that is better than blu-ray & relatively the same price then hell yes they should put it in. Some people still use VCRs & some still use DVD & by the time everyone gets a blu-ray player most HDTVs will have higher resolution & 3D so I say go for it there's no point waiting. I'd rather be putting my 6TB disk that can hold a ton of content into my PS4 in 2013 than these outdated overstuffed limited capacity blu-rays. With enough marketing hype & industry support people will accept whatever format is the current standard & upgrade accordingly when they have the available finances & money flow keeps the economy turning, so it's all good.
I read up on that disc format not too long ago, seems pretty interesting to me. There's something within the disc that levitates when they write to the disc and stuff, it's crazy. If Sony can grab that, do it! lol. Maybe it can be a gaming only type of media disc. I think the gaming world has been needing a disc format used only for gaming for a ling time now, lol.
Nice info!
Think economic crisis!