PlayStation 3 to use Blu-ray Disc

**MIG-31** · Aug 5, 2004, 06:46 PM

Sony hopes the move will help jump-start the market for the new high-storage format.
TOKYO--According to Kyodo News, Sony officials announced today that they 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 held by the Blu-ray Disc Founders (BDF), an organization committed to developing and standardizing the next-generation optical disc format. The BDF also used the occasion to announce that it will finalize the specifications for the read-only version of Blu-ray Discs (BD-ROMs) by September 30.

Sony has been investing heavily into Blu-ray product development and was the first company to have a disc recorder on the market. The company had previously hinted that it may use the format in the PS3. Sony's Blu-ray Disc R&D division chief Kiyoshi Nishitani 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."

Full article: gamespot

germanjulian · Aug 5, 2004, 06:48 PM

making ever harder to copy games

goku21 · Aug 5, 2004, 07:07 PM

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Originally posted by germanjulian
making ever harder to copy games

I wouldn't say that. There's always going to be a way to get things done. When game developers started to make games unplayable on a chipped playstation, people sorted through the code and wrote patches to get rid of them. Macrovision was also another thing that hindered a lot of things too, but there's work arounds for that too. So making it harder for games to be copied? Nah, at least that's my view on it.

mike2h · Aug 5, 2004, 09:00 PM

blueray is strictly hardware- type of dvd & laser uses to read/write & supporting tech. has nothing to do with copy prot/encryption.

Judas · Aug 5, 2004, 09:05 PM

i beleive in a hardware manner though that the new type has hard coded copy protection.... more then just writing bad sectors or garbled data onto the first few tracts of a dvd or throughout...

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Aug 5, 2004, 09:18 PM

very good move there sony

mike2h · Aug 6, 2004, 04:52 PM

do not think so. if for no other reason than it is not really viable. hardware prot like that would be broken in a matter of hours(mins

). then they would be stuck with nothing.

Aug 5, 2004, 06:46 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,843 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	PlayStation 3 to use Blu-ray Disc Sony hopes the move will help jump-start the market for the new high-storage format. TOKYO--According to Kyodo News, Sony officials announced today that they 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 held by the Blu-ray Disc Founders (BDF), an organization committed to developing and standardizing the next-generation optical disc format. The BDF also used the occasion to announce that it will finalize the specifications for the read-only version of Blu-ray Discs (BD-ROMs) by September 30. Sony has been investing heavily into Blu-ray product development and was the first company to have a disc recorder on the market. The company had previously hinted that it may use the format in the PS3. Sony's Blu-ray Disc R&D division chief Kiyoshi Nishitani 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." Full article: gamespot

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mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	blueray is strictly hardware- type of dvd & laser uses to read/write & supporting tech. has nothing to do with copy prot/encryption. __________________

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BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	very good move there sony __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

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mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	judas do not think so. if for no other reason than it is not really viable. hardware prot like that would be broken in a matter of hours(mins). then they would be stuck with nothing. __________________