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Sony Adopts Blu-ray Disc PlayStation 3

Posted by timothy on from the take-that-other-formats dept.

fenimor writes "Sony announced today that it had begun preparations to adopt Blu-ray Disc ROM (BD-ROM) format as a medium for the next generation PlayStation. Single side double layer Blu-Ray discs have a huge memory size of 54 GB, being an ideal medium to distribute next generation entertainment content from movies and music to computer applications. Next month Sony plans to announce a 200GB 8-layer version of BD-ROM according to MacWorld."

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  1. Xbox 2 and PS3...... by ARRRLovin · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    BluRay and PPC970 chips........The next generation of security through obscurity.

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    -Randy
  2. Re:M$ supports HD-DVD, no word yet on Blu-Ray by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You're really cool because you spell Microsoft "M$." I get it, because Microsoft is a profit-making corporation! Wow! They want to make money! That's really awesome that you are raging against the machine in your parent's basement while masturbating to furry porn.