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Sony: PS3-focused 'movie plus game' Blu-ray Discs coming this year
Joystiq [PlayStation] —
... In news of "Why didn't someone think of this sooner?" nature, SCEA hardware marketing manager, John Koller, has revealed that Sony is working on hybrid Blu-ray movie releases containing playable PS3 games. In an interview with Video Business, Koller said ...
Sony’s Latest Attempt at Reviving the PS3: Hybrid Discs?
BeefJack —
... disc; it can store 50GB whereas the 360’s DVDs can store only 9GB. Sony is working on bundling movies and games not in one package, but on one disc. This way, when Transformers 2 comes out on BluRay, you would be able to watch or play from the same menu. Sony really needs to up their game and this idea is a good one. I think they should still drop the price of the PS3 by $100. But, if this hybrid disc works out in tandem with a price drop Sony could start edging forward. Source: Video Business Tagged as ...
PS3 Games, Movies To Be Bundled On Same Disc [PS3]
Kotaku —
... presented is in for a change: We are actively pushing, and the way that we see the future is that the movie and the game are placed on the same disc. There are a lot of developers who say, we have this game based on a movie, wouldn't it be great to marry these concepts? We will definitely see this stuff this year. It's sure to cut down on packaging costs, but will that in turn increase the cost to consumers? Crucially, Koller didn't say. Blu-ray/videogame discs to be released for PS3 [VB]
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Future of Blu-Ray: Movies And Games On One Disc
GayGamer.net —
... and yet at the same time it makes perfect sense. Blu-ray discs are certainly large enough to hold both a game and a movie. The big question on my mind is price. New PS3 games typically go for $59.99 and new Blu-ray movies are around $29.99, so something in the $70-75 range would be ideal in my book. I'm guessing we'll see older game/movie combos released before newer ones, so I expect to see Wall-E, Kung Fu Panda, and Quantum of Solace, possibly as soon as this summer.
Blu-ray/videogame discs to be released for PS3 [Video Business]
Sony Promises Game/Movie Hybrid Blu-ray Discs in 2009
Kombo.com —
... 3 disc could contain an entire game as well as an entire feature film, with the added ability to transfer the film to the PlayStation Portable. "We are actively pushing, and the way that we see the future is that the movie and the game are placed on the same disc. There are a lot of developers who say, we have this game based on a movie, wouldn't it be great to marry these concepts? We will definitely see this stuff this year." -- John Koller, Director of Hardware Marketing, to Video Business No specifics were given as to who is being spoken to about such releases, but Koller ...
PS3 to Receive Hybrid Game/Movies on Blu-ray
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed —
VideoBusiness.com is reporting that Sony will be putting out hybrid game/movie Blu-ray Discs for PS3 later this year. This move is apparently being made in an effort to emphasize the PS3's multiple capabilities, as the console is no longer the cheapest Blu-ray movie player on the market. Sony Computer Entertainment executives assert that the 50GB capacity of Blu-ray discs gives the PS3 a creative edge. The hybrid PS3 game/movie disc is expected to include an entire feature film and perhaps allow the film to be transferred onto a PSP. "We are actively pushing, and the way ...
Sony: Games and Movies on One Disc in 2009
The Escapist : Latest News —
... of a game requiring more than one Blu-Ray disc to fulfill its creator's vision, most PlayStation 3 games don't come close to filling its 50 gigabytes of storage space. While chatting with Video Business , Sony marketing director John Koller revealed Sony's novel plans to utilize the spare space on the average disc: By placing movies on the discs with games. "We are actively pushing, and the way that we see the future is that the movie and the game are placed on the same disc," explained Koller. "There are a lot of developers who say, we have this game based on a movie, ...
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