Harrison compares PS2’s DVD with PS3’s Blu-Ray
Sony Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison seems to be very busy at the moment. In the last few days, we’ve been covering the interviews which he has been giving left and right about PlayStation Home, how Home‘s beta testing phase is going to work, details on PlayStation 3 (PS3) titles Warhawk and MotorStorm, as well as his insights on Sony’s Blu-Ray format.
Speaking of the last item on that list, the Sony bigwig recently granted an interview with Gamasutra and talked about the format’s relevance to the PlayStation 3. It has already been said on numerous occasions that Sony is branding the PS3 as a total entertainment system, and not just a simple video gaming console, and Harrison adds that it is indeed good to have your movies played on Blu-Ray. However, he also pointed out that the main reason that the PS3 is supporting the format is still due to video games. The outspoken executive explained,
We need that storage space. You know from talking to developers who know what the demands are for next-generation games, in terms of storage space. They are having to compromise on other systems in order to fit their games onto DVD.
It could be remembered that the Blu-Ray Association (yep, there’s such a group) commented the other day that the DVD format will be ousted within the next three years. The PS3’s predecessor, the PlayStation 2 (PS2), supports DVD format and Harrison couldn’t help but compare this with the new console’s preferred format,
I think what the difference between PS2 as a DVD player and PS3 as a Blu-Ray disc player – and I’m going to get shot for saying this – but on PS2, we didn’t make the best DVD player. On PS3, it’s the best Blu-Ray disc player. So that is a big difference.
As of now, it can be considered that Blu-Ray is still in its infancy, but Sony is banking heavily that it will eventually succeed. Harrison also shared that we will all see more movies in Blu-Ray format in retail stores in the near future. He quipped,
I think as Blu-ray Disc as a format starts to gain greater momentum, more consumer electronics devices coming out at lower prices you’re going to see the Best Buy effect – growing out more space to the category in their stores. You’re going to see more racks dedicated to Blu-ray Disc movies in retail stores as well.
Via Gamasutra
Sony Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison seems to be very busy at the moment. In the last few days, we’ve been covering the interviews which he has been giving left and right about PlayStation Home, how Home‘s beta testing phase is going to work, details on PlayStation 3 (PS3) titles Warhawk and MotorStorm, as well as his insights on Sony’s Blu-Ray format.
Speaking of the last item on that list, the Sony bigwig recently granted an interview with Gamasutra and talked about the format’s relevance to the PlayStation 3. It has already been said on numerous occasions that Sony is branding the PS3 as a total entertainment system, and not just a simple video gaming console, and Harrison adds that it is indeed good to have your movies played on Blu-Ray. However, he also pointed out that the main reason that the PS3 is supporting the format is still due to video games. The outspoken executive explained,
We need that storage space. You know from talking to developers who know what the demands are for next-generation games, in terms of storage space. They are having to compromise on other systems in order to fit their games onto DVD.
It could be remembered that the Blu-Ray Association (yep, there’s such a group) commented the other day that the DVD format will be ousted within the next three years. The PS3’s predecessor, the PlayStation 2 (PS2), supports DVD format and Harrison couldn’t help but compare this with the new console’s preferred format,
I think what the difference between PS2 as a DVD player and PS3 as a Blu-Ray disc player – and I’m going to get shot for saying this – but on PS2, we didn’t make the best DVD player. On PS3, it’s the best Blu-Ray disc player. So that is a big difference.
As of now, it can be considered that Blu-Ray is still in its infancy, but Sony is banking heavily that it will eventually succeed. Harrison also shared that we will all see more movies in Blu-Ray format in retail stores in the near future. He quipped,
I think as Blu-ray Disc as a format starts to gain greater momentum, more consumer electronics devices coming out at lower prices you’re going to see the Best Buy effect – growing out more space to the category in their stores. You’re going to see more racks dedicated to Blu-ray Disc movies in retail stores as well.
Via Gamasutra
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