And just like that, the format wars take an unexpected twist…
BBC News, while talking to industry people about the impending European launch of Sony’s PlayStation 3, managed to grab this snippet from Neil Thompson – the UK Xbox boss:
Quote:
Microsoft sells a HD-DVD player add-on for Xbox, which plays high definition movies in a rival format.
Mr [...]
Microsoft Warming up to Blu-ray?
Sony’s PS3 cost-cutting starts with the European launch
The cost of the PS3 is going down. At least that’s the word out of Tokyo, where the Nikkei Business Daily spilled some new beans on the down-graded and, specifically, the new, cheaper chip inside the European PS3.
“Sony Corp. plans to lower the production cost of its PlayStation 3 game consoles by using less expensive [...]
Blu-ray Disc Capacity Maxed Out by Pirates
by Mike
On May 22nd the limits of the dual-layer Blu-ray disc will be maxed out. That is the day when Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean – Curse of the Black Pearl will both be released by Disney Pictures. Both movies will take up 75gb of space. [...]
