Report: Next Xbox to Feature Blu-Ray Drive

Microsoft to use Blu-Ray discs for the Xbox 360's successor.

Following news that the next Xbox will be six times as powerful as the current model, new reports reveal how the Xbox 360's successor will handle disc content.

Games industry sources have told Kotaku that Microsoft will be making the transition to Blu-Ray technology with the new console, increasing the storage space by at least double the amount found on DVDs.

Sony has been utilizing Blu-Ray discs for gaming since the introduction of the PlayStation 3. Single layer Blu-Ray discs hold 25 GB of data, with dual-layer discs managing 50 GB.

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The big games are going to take 4+ years to develop now that developers have to finely tune the graphics, sound, and gameplay with these powerful systems and the immense possibilities they offer. I miss the 2 year development cycles of older systems. FFVII, while shitty graphics, offered one of the greatest gaming experiences ever, just goes to show.

What rising costs? Putting in new fibers? All of that is recooped quickly.

They make obscene profit, well timewarner at least.

so the Xbox will be 6 times faster...does that mean games will be better?

at the rate EA updates their stuff, we should see great sports graphics in 2018.

problem isnt really graphics with ea. its gameplay. Not all but the main one football. Lol shit is turrible lol

yeah, that too. I just remember when PS3 etc first came out, it took forever until animation engines/graphics were worth a poo.

You didn't play Uncharted Drakes Fortune? that game was badass on the PS3 for a launch title.

How did you like the 3rd one? I thought it was the best of the 3. Looking forward to the next one.

Absolutely LOVED it. But, I think Uncharted 2 will always be my favorite. Probably because it was the only PS3 game I was able to get the Platinum trophy for since it didn't have a bunch of BS online trophies like most other games.

I'm betting that U4 will be a launch title for the PS4. Which will suck. I don't buy game systems as soon as they come out. You know the PS4 will cost $700.

I'll be playing Uncharted: Golden Abyss here in a few weeks. :D

Yeah, I want to want that thing since the price isn't that bad but would really like to see it at 199. Any chance I could spend 5 minutes with your PS Vita after you get it?

Sure. I almost guarantee it will drop price within 6 months.

Hopefully sooner.

If it wont sell well like in japan it def will be sooner

I haven't played NHL, which is one of the few that seems to get critical praise.

Madden's problem is gameplay. NCAA football is gameplay. Fight Night is gameplay.

EA's sports games are just not "sim". They're trying to keep relevant with the casual gamer, so we'll always have haymakers, 40-yard drop back super passes, and LBs jumping 20 feet in the air to pick off a crossing route.