Playstation 3

[orion731]

It is my understanding that there are no blu-ray burners out there and there might not be anytime soon. And even if there were, there is definately no blank blu-ray discs. If DVD+RW DL cost roughly $6/each for 8.5 gigs of data can you imagine what media would cost at 50 gigs on a single side???

[Skelaratus]

My friend is a programmer and he said that he thought there was just one commercial blu-ray burner, and that is is not even sold in the United States yet. Either way though, you are right, the media would be an arm and a leg, and certainly probably more than the actual game to backup would cost. But I am keeping ym eye on this and hddvd since this looks like the avenue we are going.

[Warlock]

Your better off just waiting until the console launches. We still got a year and a few months to go until that happens so there's no telling what burner technology will be available NTM the needed time for modchip development.

[wizzer]

Originally Posted by orion731

It is my understanding that there are no blu-ray burners out there and there might not be anytime soon. And even if there were, there is definately no blank blu-ray discs. If DVD+RW DL cost roughly $6/each for 8.5 gigs of data can you imagine what media would cost at 50 gigs on a single side???

LOL ....
Some of us older guys will remember paying $35+ for a blank CD-r
When DVD-r first hit the market, blanks cost more than a consumer DVD movie, DVD+RW DL may presently cost about $6 each, give it a few more months and they will be around $2 ....
Blu-ray, burners and media will hit the market sooner or later, and prices will drop like a stone ..

As a Game system manufacturer, you have to balance the security of the system, against the cost of the media, Blu-ray, may be nice, but if it costs Microsloth $50+ for the media on ramp up, it wont sell many games.