Archive for March 3rd, 2008

When Microsoft released the Xbox360, it claimed that DVD’s dual-layer 8.5GB capacity is plenty sufficient for any game. Despite the massive storage space available for Playstation 3 developers, it turns out that not even Blu-ray has enough capacity for Metal Gear Sold 4 going…

Now that Sony’s Blu-ray Disc has won the battle vs. Toshiba’s HDDVD to be the standard for high-definition DVD players, some DVD chipmakers stand…

Now that Sony’s Blu-ray Disc has won the battle vs. Toshiba’s HDDVD to be the standard for high-definition DVD players, some DVD chipmakers stand to benefit — at least for a short time.

Toshiba Chief Executive Atsutoshi Nishida lays out Toshiba’s plans to combat Blu-ray with cheaper–and better–upconverting DVD player.

Now that Blu-ray has beaten HD-DVD in the battle for hi-def supremacy, we want to know: Will you buy a Blu-ray player?


Kotaku Australia
Kojima: Blu-ray Too Small for MGS4
1UP.com, NY - 1 hour ago
Reported by Qj.net, an interview with series mastermind Hideo Kojima published in the Japanese Hatimaki blog states that the Blu-ray disc format actually
Kojima Says Blu-Ray Disc Doesn't Have Enough Space Kotaku.com
all 4 news articles

Panasonic To Introduce DivX Certified Blu-Ray Disc Player In March
RTT News, NY - 24 minutes ago
3/3/2008 11:45:57 AM Monday, DivX Inc. (DIVX) announced that Panasonic would release DivX Certified Blu-ray Disc Player in Europe and Russia.
Panasonic to Release DivX Certified Blu-ray DVD Player Business Wire (press release)
Blu-ray revs up its marketing Video Business (subscription)
all 7 news articles


bit-tech.net
Kojima drops hype bomb: MGS4 'too big' for Blu-ray
Guardian, UK - 1 hour ago
In an interview with Famitsu magazine, father of Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, has apparently claimed that Blu-ray does not offer sufficent storage capacity for
Kojima: Blu-ray isn't big enough for MGS4 bit-tech.net
Snake Squeezes Onto Blu-Ray Total Video Games
Kojima says MGS4 had to be cut to fit on Blu-ray Videogamer.com
Eurogamer - Play.tm
all 9 news articles

Those rumourmongers over at AppleInsider suggest that built-in Blu-ray drives could soon be a reality for Apple’s MacBook Pro notebook computers. An “insider” reckons that Apple are in talks with Sony to provide the hardware.

Broadcom aims for one chip Blu-ray player
ElectronicsWeekly.com, UK - 1 hour ago
by Richard Wilson Broadcom eyes potential for single chip Blu-ray design platform with acquisition of Sunext Design, a US subsidiary of Sunext Technology,