The HD-DVD vs Blu-ray Fight: Sony Acts, Microsoft Reacts
Building off on our previous coverage about the fight between HD-DVD and Blu-ray, we now have some words from Dave Karraker, senior Director for Corporate Communications, SCEA. It has been earlier said that Nintendo would win the next-gen console “war” simply because they were hell bent on doing their own thing. On the other hand, Sony and Microsoft were just trying to outdo each other. These days though, Microsoft has been trying to do their own thing.
For starters, they did release info about the HD-DVD addon but firmly told everyone that it would be for movies only. Here’s what Dave Karraker had to say about Microsoft’s HD-DVD addon:
“It’s unfortunate that Microsoft’s external HD-DVD drive will not enhance the experience at all for the gamer. Sony realizes that to truly take gaming into the next generation requires a larger data format for both games and movies. PS3 uses the Blu-ray format for gaming, giving developers 50 GB of high-definition storage on a single disc, while Microsoft’s 9 GB DVD gaming format is an obstacle for storing HD content. Furthermore, Microsoft’s announced HD games patch is really just a compatibility feature — upscaling lower-resolution content does not make it Full HD (1080p), something that PS3 can do out of the box.”
It’s understandable for anyone to support something he’s part of, but would a minor jab at the opposition cause bad press for them? Sony is at a crossroads at this moment. Their trump card, the PS3, will be released within a few months and at this point they should try to get all the good publicity they can.
Now while Sony might have raised their knives and pitchforks, Microsoft wasn’t one to take the attack lying down. We just noticed a statement from Microsoft on GameDaily Biz:
“The facts are that with this software update, video and game content developed for 1080p will be output at 1080p — native, not upscaled. Only content developed for lower resolutions will be upscaled.”
We’ll leave it up to our readers to take sides in this matter, we’re totally neutral apart from this but it’s still really interesting to predict what could happen. Stay tuned for more updates…
Building off on our previous coverage about the fight between HD-DVD and Blu-ray, we now have some words from Dave Karraker, senior Director for Corporate Communications, SCEA. It has been earlier said that Nintendo would win the next-gen console “war” simply because they were hell bent on doing their own thing. On the other hand, Sony and Microsoft were just trying to outdo each other. These days though, Microsoft has been trying to do their own thing.
For starters, they did release info about the HD-DVD addon but firmly told everyone that it would be for movies only. Here’s what Dave Karraker had to say about Microsoft’s HD-DVD addon:
“It’s unfortunate that Microsoft’s external HD-DVD drive will not enhance the experience at all for the gamer. Sony realizes that to truly take gaming into the next generation requires a larger data format for both games and movies. PS3 uses the Blu-ray format for gaming, giving developers 50 GB of high-definition storage on a single disc, while Microsoft’s 9 GB DVD gaming format is an obstacle for storing HD content. Furthermore, Microsoft’s announced HD games patch is really just a compatibility feature — upscaling lower-resolution content does not make it Full HD (1080p), something that PS3 can do out of the box.”
It’s understandable for anyone to support something he’s part of, but would a minor jab at the opposition cause bad press for them? Sony is at a crossroads at this moment. Their trump card, the PS3, will be released within a few months and at this point they should try to get all the good publicity they can.
Now while Sony might have raised their knives and pitchforks, Microsoft wasn’t one to take the attack lying down. We just noticed a statement from Microsoft on GameDaily Biz:
“The facts are that with this software update, video and game content developed for 1080p will be output at 1080p — native, not upscaled. Only content developed for lower resolutions will be upscaled.”
We’ll leave it up to our readers to take sides in this matter, we’re totally neutral apart from this but it’s still really interesting to predict what could happen. Stay tuned for more updates…
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