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I think MS is using eiter dual layer dvd or HD-DVD (I cant remember :cry: )
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MS is using dual-layered DVDs, the exact same format they used on Xbox.
Sony has announced Blu-Ray, but that has since been ruled out by the merging format. They might go back to DVD. They might wait it out.
As for the results, early next week we're supposed to hear what they agreed upon. From there, it'll be a while before the disc is ready, but it'll be a while before these consoles are released too.
Actually, from what I'm hearing, HDTV is much bigger in Japan than it is here. Same with broadband internet. Europe... is on its own program.
DVD is one of the fastest growing technologies ever. HDTVs are slowly but surely getting into homes. You have to keep in mind, it took forever for digital cable to set a standard, and owning a HDTV, digital cable box, and HDTV receiver is not appealing to people. Now, slide in a cable card and you're set. Only recently have TVs began adding support for digital cable and HD signals.
The difference between DVD and HD-DVD is like night and day. There's no reason someone who invested in an HDTV wouldn't want to get a HD-DVD player, especially if the hybrid discs go into effect, with DVD and HD-DVD on the same disc.
And Microsoft isn't behind the times. Blu-Ray is ridiculously expensive right now, and a format that is essentially, dead. The largest, single-sided disc-based format is back to DVD9. But that's what MS gets for rushing their console out.