Anything with more storage capacity than a DVD is fine with me.
[QUOTE=Zephyrs;38428626]Shit like this drives up the costs of parts by a few cents assuming the infrastructure to produce it already exists (in this case they can probably get by with modifications to existing infrastructure). Realistically, it usually ends up costing much, much more. And because there's usually a monopoly involved it drives costs up further.
At best it makes margins thinner. At worst you could be looking at another price jump on titles.[/QUOTE]
Are you serious. The games aren't going to cost any more because of this.
[QUOTE=Splash Attack;38428693]Bluray is owned by Sony, so Nintendo can't use it. DVD doesn't have enough space on it to hold game data. That's why even Xbox went to their own "HD-DVD" format.[/QUOTE]
No one company owns Blu-Ray. Sony owning it is a myth.
[QUOTE=Zephyrs;38428626]Shit like this drives up the costs of parts by a few cents assuming the infrastructure to produce it already exists (in this case they can probably get by with modifications to existing infrastructure). Realistically, it usually ends up costing much, much more. And because there's usually a monopoly involved it drives costs up further.
At best it makes margins thinner. At worst you could be looking at another price jump on titles.[/QUOTE]
ahaha oh god
[QUOTE=laserguided;38428186]It would have been cheaper to switch back to cartridges, less prone to damage and lighter with all the advancements in solid state tech.[/QUOTE]
Do you even know what you're talking about? Cartridges cost a lot of money to make.
[QUOTE=laserguided;38428186]It would have been cheaper to switch back to cartridges, less prone to damage and lighter with all the advancements in solid state tech.[/QUOTE]
What are you talking about cartridges were expensive as hell and couldn't hold much data hence why they aren't used in consoles anymore.
[QUOTE=.FLAP.JACK.DAN.;38429275]What are you talking about cartridges were expensive as hell and couldn't hold much data hence why they aren't used in consoles anymore.[/QUOTE]
We have NAND flash chips now. And they're cheap as fuck.
[QUOTE=CoolCorky;38427991]I swear I've seen a music CD or two with rounded edges like this before.[/QUOTE]
I have. When you pick one up you have to do a double-take; they won't feel like any disk you've ever held before.
I honestly can't see much difference. How does this work as an anti-piracy measure?
[QUOTE=Zephyrs;38428626]Shit like this drives up the costs of parts by a few cents assuming the infrastructure to produce it already exists (in this case they can probably get by with modifications to existing infrastructure). Realistically, it usually ends up costing much, much more. And because there's usually a monopoly involved it drives costs up further.
At best it makes margins thinner. At worst you could be looking at another price jump on titles.[/QUOTE]
Oh god, the terror, anything but that!
I wouldn't count on a price jump just because a disc has some fucking edges on the side. This isn't some feat in engineering. That's like saying the iPhone 5's price skyrocketed just because it has diamond cut beveled edges or something.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;38429295']We have NAND flash chips now. And they're cheap as fuck.[/QUOTE]
Okay so how many GB's can one hold?
[QUOTE=.FLAP.JACK.DAN.;38429610]Okay so how many GB's can one hold?[/QUOTE]
Remember the iPhone 5s BOM?
The NAND chip ranged from like 2 to 4 USD
Didn't Laserdisks have edges like this? I can't quite remember.
[QUOTE=Articsledder;38428044][IMG]http://s.ecrater.com/stores/177472/4c76e472b1902_177472n.jpg[/IMG]
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You're actually quite close.
Glass laserdiscs also have rounded edges.
Have you seen those disks from Nintendo?
They've got [B]curved edges[/B].
[I]Curved[/I].
[I]Edges[/I].
[QUOTE=Zephyrs;38428626]Shit like this drives up the costs of parts by a few cents assuming the infrastructure to produce it already exists (in this case they can probably get by with modifications to existing infrastructure). Realistically, it usually ends up costing much, much more. And because there's usually a monopoly involved it drives costs up further.
At best it makes margins thinner. At worst you could be looking at another price jump on titles.[/QUOTE]
Instead of games being $59.99 they'll be $60.02
So Edgy
[QUOTE=Keegs;38430068]Instead of games being $59.99 they'll be $60.02[/QUOTE]
It's actually 59.99$ because your brain thinks its cheaper than if it was 60.00$
[QUOTE=Mike Tyson;38430088]It's actually 59.99$ because your brain thinks its cheaper than if it was 60.00$[/QUOTE]
59.99$ wow what a steal!
60.00$ THESE COMMUNIST SCU- oh wait.
[QUOTE=Mike Tyson;38430088]It's actually 59.99$ because your brain thinks its cheaper than if it was 60.00$[/QUOTE]
It's supposed to be a thing where it's aimed at those who are impulsive, only a complete moron actually sees 59.99 and rounds it down to 50.
It's already a proprietary disk format, so why the fuck not round the edges.
It's like changing the color of paint on the walls, it's a hassle but if you're building a new room entirely you might as well
[QUOTE=Splash Attack;38428693]Bluray is owned by Sony, so Nintendo can't use it. DVD doesn't have enough space on it to hold game data. That's why even Xbox went to their own "HD-DVD" format.[/QUOTE]
Blu-Ray is not owned by Sony. It's not a single product, but just a standard for optical disc storage devices, much like a CD or DVD. Blu-Ray is regulated by the "Blu-ray Disc Association" which includes MIT, Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, and Samsung. Saying Sony owns blu-ray is like saying Cisco owns Ethernet.
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;38430401]It's supposed to be a thing where it's aimed at those who are impulsive, only a complete moron actually sees 59.99 and rounds it down to 50.[/QUOTE]
no, most people do it
not consciously actually rounding it down to 50, but at a very primitive level 59 looks far more enticing than 60
works especially well with 99 verses 100 and the like
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[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;38429655']The NAND chip ranged from like 2 to 4 USD[/QUOTE]
verses the 2 to 4 [I]cents[/I] that a disk costs
still 100 times more expensive
[QUOTE=krail9;38430569]no, most people do it
not consciously actually rounding it down to 50, but at a very primitive level 59 looks far more enticing than 60
works especially well with 99 verses 100 and the like[/QUOTE]
I don't know, ever since I was a very young child I always completely automatically rounded 99 to 100 when it came to prices, if I wanted a $4.99 toy I'd always just say "$5." But, that's just me.
Rounded edged disks feel so nice to touch
I find it funny that the Wii's discs can hold 25gb of data, but will probably never need too and the XBox's discs can hold like 8gb on them and they need to hold more.
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;38430593]I don't know, ever since I was a very young child I always completely automatically rounded 99 to 100 when it came to prices, if I wanted a $4.99 toy I'd always just say "$5." But, that's just me.[/QUOTE]
Instead of games lets say it's cans of creamed corn (because new games are all the same price anyway). I can see the 1 in $1.99 and immediately know its cheaper than anything starting with a 2. Even if the price is really only 1 or 2 cents apart. I'll be more likely to buy the $1.99 can because it's the first thing I saw and didn't bother to compare anything past the 1.
It just comes down to sorting by price based on the first number.
[QUOTE=Zephyrs;38428461]
I have also never met someone who complained about the ergonomics of a CD. Ever.[/QUOTE]
Look in the mirror and you will meet that person
now i wasted my 2,500th post on you
thanks
I can't see a difference.
Like at all.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;38429295']We have NAND flash chips now. And they're cheap as fuck.[/QUOTE]
The killer for NAND is that the memory starts to die after 7 years after not being used, the charge in the memory doesn't stay there forever. Game collectors everywhere will cry.
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