# PS3? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 22, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764 "2008-02-22T16:03:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![4ADAM12](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4adam12/32/6282_2.png) [@4ADAM12](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4ADAM12)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/1 "2008-02-22T16:03:21Z")
Was debating weather or not to pick one up now that the blue ray hd dvd war is over. Anyone here own an 80gig version? pros/cons likes/dislikes places with best price and availability. Any info would be great, and thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/2 "2008-02-22T16:10:03Z")
My best friend has the 80gig. The graphics and quality are amazing especially on his HDTV with HDMI hookup. I could play Assassin’s Creed and Call Of Duty for days. He also downloaded the demo for Gran Turismo 5 :wow. That game should be reason enough to get it. The only downside I guess is the initial cost of the unit. ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/3 "2008-02-22T16:32:44Z")
No good games. ---
**Author:** ![Niskyspy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Niskyspy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Niskyspy)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/4 "2008-02-22T20:04:25Z")
Wait til Microsoft releases 360 with Blue-ray should happen very soon. They already said its coming out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AznJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@AznJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AznJim)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/5 "2008-02-22T20:28:50Z")
i guess the ps3 is pretty solid now ---
**Author:** ![johnj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johnj/32/3492_2.png) [@johnj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/johnj)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/6 "2008-02-22T23:50:31Z")
might wanna hold off till summer bryan. there was talks of a slim ps3 coming out. which means price drop. ---
**Author:** ![AznJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@AznJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AznJim)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/7 "2008-02-22T23:53:44Z")
wow they are already making it small that means lol perfect for mounting inside of a car hahaha ---
**Author:** ![johnj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johnj/32/3492_2.png) [@johnj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/johnj)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/8 "2008-02-22T23:57:51Z")
yup! there was something on tv about it. sony shrunk the size of the blu ray player a good amount. if you search the web you might be able to find some of the artwork done showing what it might look like. ---
**Author:** ![AznJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@AznJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AznJim)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/9 "2008-02-22T23:59:48Z")
thats crazy but i mean you really cant expect anything to stay “large” for that long now you think its going to be the size of the ps2 like core or whatever they call it ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/10 "2008-02-25T05:47:06Z")
> [@Niskyspy](#): > > Wait til Microsoft releases 360 with Blue-ray should happen very soon. They already said its coming out 🙂 great, so the 360 will be able to play blu-ray movies, but will it be able to play games burned to a blu-ray disc? NOPE!!! 360 games are on regular DVD discs which is limited to about 9 Gigs or so. Blu-ray has the ability for 50 Gigs. PS3!!! woooo! ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/11 "2008-02-25T05:51:23Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > > [@Niskyspy](#): > > > > Wait til Microsoft releases 360 with Blue-ray should happen very soon. They already said its coming out 🙂 > > great, so the 360 will be able to play blu-ray movies, but will it be able to play games burned to a blu-ray disc? NOPE!!! 360 games are on regular DVD discs which is limited to about 9 Gigs or so. Blu-ray has the ability for 50 Gigs. PS3!!! woooo! Is that true? I had no idea blue-ray had such a huge storage capacity. :wow ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/12 "2008-02-25T05:57:45Z")
> [@Vovchandr](#): > > > [@GranMassaX](#): > > > > > [@Niskyspy](#): > > > > > > Wait til Microsoft releases 360 with Blue-ray should happen very soon. They already said its coming out 🙂 > > > > great, so the 360 will be able to play blu-ray movies, but will it be able to play games burned to a blu-ray disc? NOPE!!! 360 games are on regular DVD discs which is limited to about 9 Gigs or so. Blu-ray has the ability for 50 Gigs. PS3!!! woooo! > > Is that true? I had no idea blue-ray had such a huge storage capacity. :wow > **[Blu-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray)** > > Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released worldwide on June 20, 2006, capable of storing several hours of high-definition video (HDTV 720p and 1080p). The main application of Blu-ray is as a medium for video material such as feature films and for the physical distribution of video games for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. The nam... yes sir! “A dual layer Blu-ray Disc can store 50 GB, almost six times the capacity of a dual layer DVD.” one of the big reasons it beat out HDDVD (IMO), which can only support 30GB ---
**Author:** ![johnj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johnj/32/3492_2.png) [@johnj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/johnj)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/13 "2008-02-25T06:37:00Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > > [@Niskyspy](#): > > > > Wait til Microsoft releases 360 with Blue-ray should happen very soon. They already said its coming out 🙂 > > great, so the 360 will be able to play blu-ray movies, but will it be able to play games burned to a blu-ray disc? NOPE!!! 360 games are on regular DVD discs which is limited to about 9 Gigs or so. Blu-ray has the ability for 50 Gigs. PS3!!! woooo! You’ll eventually see new 360 systems produced w/a blu ray player if Microsoft is smart. Once the programmers learn to really use the power of the system a regular DVD will not be able to hold a full game. I feel bad for the people that bought the external HDDVD Drive. Wasnt that going for $200 or so? ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/14 "2008-02-25T06:44:39Z")
> [@johnj](#): > > I feel bad for the people that bought the external HDDVD Drive. Wasnt that going for $200 or so? > **_Ebay_** > 672 items found for: xbox 360 hd-dvd I think the number is going to keep getting bigger :lol ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/15 "2008-02-25T06:49:30Z")
> [@johnj](#): > > > [@GranMassaX](#): > > > > > [@Niskyspy](#): > > > > > > Wait til Microsoft releases 360 with Blue-ray should happen very soon. They already said its coming out 🙂 > > > > great, so the 360 will be able to play blu-ray movies, but will it be able to play games burned to a blu-ray disc? NOPE!!! 360 games are on regular DVD discs which is limited to about 9 Gigs or so. Blu-ray has the ability for 50 Gigs. PS3!!! woooo! > > You’ll eventually see new 360 systems produced w/a blu ray player if Microsoft is smart. Once the programmers learn to really use the power of the system a regular DVD will not be able to hold a full game. > > I feel bad for the people that bought the external HDDVD Drive. Wasnt that going for $200 or so? yeah, but in order to do that the 360 will have to release a whole new version since the game drive reads DVDs only and not blu-rays. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/16 "2008-02-25T07:06:03Z")
I assume sony does not have exclusive rights to use a Blue-Ray player in a video game console? It would almost be feasable for Microsoft to come out with “Blue Ray 360” and have all new games developed for both, or something or other. There is no easy for Microsoft to keep supporting a dead format, while trying to cope with the new one. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/17 "2008-02-25T07:11:30Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > > [@johnj](#): > > > > > [@GranMassaX](#): > > > > > > > [@Niskyspy](#): > > > > > > > > Wait til Microsoft releases 360 with Blue-ray should happen very soon. They already said its coming out 🙂 > > > > > > great, so the 360 will be able to play blu-ray movies, but will it be able to play games burned to a blu-ray disc? NOPE!!! 360 games are on regular DVD discs which is limited to about 9 Gigs or so. Blu-ray has the ability for 50 Gigs. PS3!!! woooo! > > > > You’ll eventually see new 360 systems produced w/a blu ray player if Microsoft is smart. Once the programmers learn to really use the power of the system a regular DVD will not be able to hold a full game. > > > > I feel bad for the people that bought the external HDDVD Drive. Wasnt that going for $200 or so? > > yeah, but in order to do that the 360 will have to release a whole new version since the game drive reads DVDs only and not blu-rays. wouldnt they just have to change the drive and w/e else is associated with breaking down the info? ---
**Author:** ![johnj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johnj/32/3492_2.png) [@johnj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/johnj)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/18 "2008-02-25T07:26:11Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > > [@johnj](#): > > > > > [@GranMassaX](#): > > > > > > > [@Niskyspy](#): > > > > > > > > Wait til Microsoft releases 360 with Blue-ray should happen very soon. They already said its coming out 🙂 > > > > > > great, so the 360 will be able to play blu-ray movies, but will it be able to play games burned to a blu-ray disc? NOPE!!! 360 games are on regular DVD discs which is limited to about 9 Gigs or so. Blu-ray has the ability for 50 Gigs. PS3!!! woooo! > > > > You’ll eventually see new 360 systems produced w/a blu ray player if Microsoft is smart. Once the programmers learn to really use the power of the system a regular DVD will not be able to hold a full game. > > > > I feel bad for the people that bought the external HDDVD Drive. Wasnt that going for $200 or so? > > yeah, but in order to do that the 360 will have to release a whole new version since the game drive reads DVDs only and not blu-rays. Exactly. Which is what I think we’ll see in the future. I just dont see them sticking with selling just an external blu ray since the plan had been to eventually move the game disc over to the HD-DVD format. ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3/235764/19 "2008-02-25T07:37:50Z")
HAHA, so far they have the 360 elite that included the HDMI connection and now they will have to put out another one with a blu-ray reader. So thats 3 total versions (including the first version) just to match the ps3 🙂