Consider that none of use have yet spent a dime on either blu-ray or HD-DVD (although judging by the venility of some of the comment threads on the subject, the EMOTIONAL investment has been astronomical for some). So if this new 200gb media becomes available soon we can perhaps skip the comparitively miniscule sub 50gb media and move on to bigger or better things w/out anyone having to have brand new hardware/software go obsolete in less than a year.
Basically, I'd rather have this holographic storage stuff come out 6 months before the new disc formats do than six months after so I don't waste money on somthing that will be WAY out by next year.
This would probably disapoint PS3 enthusiasts more than anyone else, since it will detract slightly from their bragging rights. But If Sony's gonna go so far as to release UMD movies, I think it's a fairly sure bet that they will release Blu-Ray movies as well if BR isn't the dominant media.
Of course, it remains to be seen what this holographic storage suite will COST the end user...
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I don't know if this is really a bad thing...
Consider that none of use have yet spent a dime on either blu-ray or HD-DVD (although judging by the venility of some of the comment threads on the subject, the EMOTIONAL investment has been astronomical for some). So if this new 200gb media becomes available soon we can perhaps skip the comparitively miniscule sub 50gb media and move on to bigger or better things w/out anyone having to have brand new hardware/software go obsolete in less than a year.
Basically, I'd rather have this holographic storage stuff come out 6 months before the new disc formats do than six months after so I don't waste money on somthing that will be WAY out by next year.
This would probably disapoint PS3 enthusiasts more than anyone else, since it will detract slightly from their bragging rights. But If Sony's gonna go so far as to release UMD movies, I think it's a fairly sure bet that they will release Blu-Ray movies as well if BR isn't the dominant media.
Of course, it remains to be seen what this holographic storage suite will COST the end user...