Sony's PS3 To Use Blu-ray Disc

KingFishKingFish
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
Sony officials will use Blu-ray Disc technology in their next-generation console, most commonly referred to as the PlayStation 3.
Sony revealed its decision at a press conference in Tokyo this week held by the Blu-ray Disc Founders, an organization committed to developing and standardizing the next-generation optical disc format, the Kyodo News reported. The BDF also used the occasion to announce that it will finalize the specifications for the read-only version of Blu-ray Discs, or BD-ROMs, by Sept. 30.
Sony has been investing heavily in Blu-ray product development and was the first company to have a disc recorder on the market. Sony had previously hinted it might use the format in the PS3. Kiyoshi Nishitani, Sony's Blu-ray Disc R&D division chief, commented in an interview with Asahi PC magazine in March that the company would like to establish ground in the Blu-ray Disc market by adopting BD-ROMs for its "home video game console."
Source: c|net

Comments

  • NecropolisNecropolis Hawarden, Wales Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    hehehe, the swear filter strikes again ;D;D;D
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    lol do you think his name is Nish1tani or Nafnckani? rofl
  • NecropolisNecropolis Hawarden, Wales Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    I will take option "A" please bob ;D;D;D
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited August 2004
    Uh oh, don't tell Thrax...
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    no suprise there, Sony uses their own technology.
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited August 2004
    Nobody else will use it. They cant let all that expensive R&D go to waste now can they?
  • EMTEMT Seattle, WA Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Mmmm... single layer 25GB. Perhaps BD-Rs will make DVD-Rs cheap like CD-Rs :)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    TheSmJ wrote:
    Uh oh, don't tell Thrax...

    I already knew they would. Whatever floats sony's boat.
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