Post by: supersoaker on May 17, 2005, 10:41:55 PM
My primary source of rumours and theories come from here:
http://www.brokensaints.com/blog/?p=48
It's a blog of Revolution discussions mostly centred on the enigmatic "Aries". He claims to know the low-downs of the Rev and drops hints on what's to come.
First, the most interesting, and most POSSIBLE hypothesis worth mentioning is the new Rev's storage medium. Remember how Nintendo's comments were recalled about being able to play "DVDs" and switched to "12 cm discs"? Interestingly enough, here's a link to a successor to HD-DVD AND BluRay media: http://informationweek.storagepipeline.com/trends/trends_archive/60403851
It is called the "Holographic Verstile Disc" capable of storing a ridiculous amount of data (up to 1 Terrabyte or more.) It makes BluRay medium look like old technology. Makes you wonder why they changed the phrasing of their comments, eh?
Current disc readers have motors that spin the disc at high speeds and lenses that read them. HVD, on the other hand, uses the opposite and makes the the lens rotate around the disc for optimum read time.
Now think abou the console's name, "Revolution." This has a few meanings, but here are the key ones: 1) A sudden or momentous change in a situation (a la French Revolution); 2) A turning or rotational motion about an axis. Everyone is expecting the former, but how about the latter? Does it sound like something i just mentioned above?
From the blog above, posters hypothesized that this coincides with Nintendo's recent patents of "Holographic". Of course when you think holographic, you think of a 3d projection and not any way shape or form, a 2-dimensional disc.
Nevertheless, this hypothesis has the greatest chance of holding true because of the patent, the recalled statement of "DVDs" AND the name of the console, "Revolution."
Any thoughts, comments, or hypotheses are welcome.
Post by: PaLaDiN on May 17, 2005, 10:59:18 PM
It's a pipe dream. I refuse to believe it.
Post by: PugGTI on May 17, 2005, 11:04:05 PM
Post by: Logan on May 17, 2005, 11:27:17 PM
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An innovative self-loading media bay will play both 12-centimeter optical discs used for the new system as well as Nintendo GameCube discs. You can also equip a small, self-contained attachment to play movies and other DVD content.
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The idea of a separate device to play DVD MOVIES supports your theory: the 'revolving' Rev lens reader is not able to read normal dvd's...
Post by: PaLaDiN on May 17, 2005, 11:39:44 PM
And how would that reader read GC discs?
Give it up.
Post by: Dryden on May 18, 2005, 12:45:12 AM
Yes.... a media that has rougly 500 times more capacity for a system with 2 to 3 times more power.
Nope. Not even accepting this as a 'rumour'.
Post by: TMW on May 18, 2005, 12:52:14 AM
Unless they found a way to create and mass produce a groundbreaking media format cheaply and small enough to fit into the smallest home console Nintendo has ever built...
I call BS.
btw...that Ares guy sure was throwing around alot of predictions...how many of them have come true so far?
Post by: Logan on May 18, 2005, 02:38:04 AM
but what do you think about the revolution logo? it DOES emphasize on the storage medium.....
twice.
Post by: Nile Boogie on May 18, 2005, 05:26:15 AM
Post by: Koopa Troopa on May 18, 2005, 07:45:48 AM
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Originally posted by: Nile Boogie
Everytime I tried to believe this my brain started to reboot.
Running Windows ME, eh?
Post by: Famicom on May 18, 2005, 08:45:45 AM
Never happening.
Post by: henryhund on May 18, 2005, 10:37:04 AM
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btw...that Ares guy sure was throwing around alot of predictions...how many of them have come true so far?
Well, according to multiple sites: http://nintendonow.com/ and http://mozlapunk.web-log.nl/ the Aries guy has been very reliable, and many are predicting is Reggie himself. Weird.
Post by: TMW on May 18, 2005, 10:41:18 AM
I think I like the sound of that.
Post by: mantidor on May 18, 2005, 11:08:04 AM
Post by: stevey on May 18, 2005, 03:39:13 PM
* put on a Mohawk * I pity the fool who believe in this bull sh!t.
^edited heavily from original posting
Post by: TMW on May 18, 2005, 03:51:48 PM
And if it's Aries...what is Reggie's Birthdate?
Post by: stevey on July 30, 2008, 07:25:32 PM
more on holographic memory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_memory)
Post by: Morari on July 30, 2008, 08:09:37 PM
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Post by: Chozo Ghost on July 31, 2008, 03:53:00 PM
Take that Blue-ray!
Post by: AV on August 01, 2008, 01:22:55 AM
*walks away from thred adding NOTHING to the conversation*
Post by: NWR_insanolord on August 01, 2008, 01:51:07 AM
Post by: ThePerm on August 04, 2008, 10:45:05 PM
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