Next Generation Consoles? No!

[Darkmatter]

All I know is that if they go for Next Gen, I'll have to buy it anyways seeing as the Nintendo Revolution would be my system of choice. Either way I will have a system for Ghost, this gen or next gen.

 

[Emperor Pan I]

PS3 will also be more expensive than xbox360, simply beause they are developing with blu-ray discs adding to the costs. If anything, be happy they are coming out in a limited form, its cheaper

 

[Biske]

This will be rediculous. It's expensive enough with food and gas prices so high, I don't think I'll be able to afford one of these next gens and get a fairly respectable library for it like I did back with the 64 and PS1...wonder if I could take out a loan? ^^

 

[PauseBreak]

Why is PS3 having blue disk? I've heard a little about them. What are they, and why are they sooo much better??

PLus, I would think Xbo30 would use this new technology.

 

[Emperor Pan I]

Blu-ray uses a lazer that is a different wavelength "a blue lazer". a blu-ray disk can hold more information but is more expensive to use/make.

A single-layer Blu-ray Disc can hold 25GB, which can be used to record over 2 hours of HDTV or more than 13 hours of standard-definition TV. There are also dual-layer versions of the discs that can hold 50GB.

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/blu-ray3.htm

 

[PauseBreak]

I've read about it before, but that was a long time ago. Yeah, holding more is always better. Its amazing what they can do now; too bad its all expensive.
Who the hell would buy a game for 100 bucks a pop? Even I have limits.

 

[Lwek]

This will be rediculous. It's expensive enough with food and gas prices so high, I don't think I'll be able to afford one of these next gens and get a fairly respectable library for it like I did back with the 64 and PS1...wonder if I could take out a loan? ^^

If food is getting expensive, go to McDonalds. Also I'm sure you can get a next gen console for free from that site that gives away free Ipods.

Blu-ray uses a lazer that is a different wavelength "a blue lazer". a blu-ray disk can hold more information but is more expensive to use/make.



http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/blu-ray3.htm

Is it also true that you need a different drive to read those disc and is it faster to read than normal discs?
P.S. - I didn't go to the site.
P.S.S. - After reading through the first page of the site, I'd like to quote something from there:
Blu-ray discs only do the injection-molding process on a single 1.1-mm disc, which reduces cost. That savings balances out the cost of adding the protective layer, so the end price is no more than the price of a regular DVD.

I've read about it before, but that was a long time ago. Yeah, holding more is always better. Its amazing what they can do now; too bad its all expensive.
Who the hell would buy a game for 100 bucks a pop? Even I have limits.

That's new. Gotta write that down.

 

[PauseBreak]

You've been holding something back Lwek? lol

 

[Emperor Pan I]

Blu-ray discs only do the injection-molding process on a single 1.1-mm disc, which reduces cost. That savings balances out the cost of adding the protective layer, so the end price is no more than the price of a regular DVD.

the prcie matter was in reference to the DVD war, where the High definition- dvds are cheaper to make then Blu-ray DVDs

 

[ST]

This is going to be stupid that it's not on Next-Gen. Although when you think about it, are the Xbox's graphics really that bad? Nah.

 

[PauseBreak]

Xbox graphics are the best there are. PS2 isn't clear at all. Its fuzzy and pretty bad. Game Cube has better graphics than PS2.

 

[ST]

Cuz PS2 has the worst hardware. It's funny that it's still better then the gamecube (Who plays it, the games made for it). Although games like Resident Evil 4 might change that for it. (Why oh why did they let it come out on PS2. It could have been the gamecube's Halo).

 

[PauseBreak]

It is the next Halo, and Halo wasn't that good.
Maybe if you wanted some good graphics you wouldn't complain about hte system you have and go out and buy yourself Xbox. =\