SCEA sees storage loopholes on HD-DVD
Sony just knows its way around words. If there’s anything PS3 fans want to hear, it’s why the PS3 is a real great investment. Dave Karraker, the new senior director of corporate communications for Sony Computer Entertainment America, issued a rebuttal concerning Microsoft‘s HD-DVD’s inability to hold as much storage space as the PS3’s Blu-ray drive.
The HD-DVD drive, according to him, isn’t going to enhance the gaming experience as much as the PS3 will. “PS3 uses the Blu-ray format for gaming, giving developers 50GB of high-definition storage on a single disc, while Microsoft’s 9GB DVD gaming format is an obstacle for storing HD content.”
Microsoft has just announced that the Xbox 360 will support 1080p video resolution as an update, and if the developers choose to create it, the 360 will also be able to handle content made specifically for 1080p. Sony addresses this as just a compatibility feature. Karraker stressed that upscaling lower-resolution content does not make the Xbox 360 a full HD (1080p). This is something the PS3 can do easily.
What has Microsoft got to say about this? No comment, for the meantime, but with all the goodies that they’re unwrapping during the TGS season, we doubt that they won’t be able to come up with a rebuttal of their own.
Via GameSpot
Sony just knows its way around words. If there’s anything PS3 fans want to hear, it’s why the PS3 is a real great investment. Dave Karraker, the new senior director of corporate communications for Sony Computer Entertainment America, issued a rebuttal concerning Microsoft‘s HD-DVD’s inability to hold as much storage space as the PS3’s Blu-ray drive.
The HD-DVD drive, according to him, isn’t going to enhance the gaming experience as much as the PS3 will. “PS3 uses the Blu-ray format for gaming, giving developers 50GB of high-definition storage on a single disc, while Microsoft’s 9GB DVD gaming format is an obstacle for storing HD content.”
Microsoft has just announced that the Xbox 360 will support 1080p video resolution as an update, and if the developers choose to create it, the 360 will also be able to handle content made specifically for 1080p. Sony addresses this as just a compatibility feature. Karraker stressed that upscaling lower-resolution content does not make the Xbox 360 a full HD (1080p). This is something the PS3 can do easily.
What has Microsoft got to say about this? No comment, for the meantime, but with all the goodies that they’re unwrapping during the TGS season, we doubt that they won’t be able to come up with a rebuttal of their own.
Via GameSpot
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