Post by: UncleBob on January 09, 2008, 01:58:18 AM
NoA_Tech_Tyrone writes:
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Of course, Nintendo still plans on releasing a DVD capable version of the Wii sometime in the future, but at this time there is only one Wii model.
Post by: Pale on January 09, 2008, 02:26:03 AM
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on January 09, 2008, 08:21:09 AM
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I can't see how playing DVD movies would wear a drive out any faster than playing games on it
You'd be using it more often.
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 09, 2008, 08:30:16 AM
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I can't see how playing DVD movies would wear a drive out any faster than playing games on it
You'd be using it more often.
Exactly. It is a given that dvd drives will wear out eventually, but the more you use it the faster it will wear out. That's why it is better to save your gaming console for actual gaming only.
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on January 09, 2008, 09:40:31 AM
Flash based cartridge > disks
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 09, 2008, 10:14:37 AM
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^ gah, disk drives suck.
Flash based cartridge > disks
Yep. I'm thinking that's what we will see next generation as the media format (if it hasn't moved completely over to downloads). The card idea has worked extremely well for the DS with the very fast load times and durability which is necessary in a portable. The problem with consoles, though, is consumers demand more space than what flash memory can affordably provide at this time; but I think in 5 years when we enter the 8th generation that won't be a problem.
Thanks to Moore's Law computer stuff gets twice as good every year and also cheaper; so if SD cards are mostly 2GB now, then next year they'll be 4GB, and then the next they'll be 8 and the next 16... By then we will have cards that rival or even exceed Blu-ray/HD-DVD in storage capacity. The only real problem is the cost, which is going to be higher than optical discs, but the lack of a drive would mean the consoles themselves will probably be a lot cheaper and very durable, so you would save money there. Not to mention the ability to save info directly to the game media rather than needing a separate storage media.
That would be my prediction anyway. So unless the Wii gets DVD playback then I doubt any Nintendo console will ever have that ability because DVD will be obsolete by next gen.
Post by: Infernal Monkey on January 10, 2008, 01:46:10 PM
Post by: Mario on January 10, 2008, 01:53:26 PM
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This is interesting. This kind of stuff makes me glad I bought a PS3. Now I have a kick ass dvd/blu-ray player so I won't be tempted to re-buy a Wii. =P
It makes me glad I have a DVD player.
Post by: Nephilim on January 10, 2008, 07:42:03 PM
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Flash based cartridge > disks
SSD drives are only 50US for 4GB atm, sure within next years years they could use them as carts
much better then Flash, which have a limited lifetime (unless u buy a business grade, example. sandisk ultra 2)
Post by: King of Twitch on January 10, 2008, 09:43:38 PM
"There are some choices that we made in the development in order to achieve that price point. There's no DVD playback capability. And our thinking is most consumers have about 5 different [DVD players] in their house. Our games are not high-definition. Again our thinking is HD penetration is [only] about 15 percent of households."
-Gamespot, Sep 28, 2006
When asked if there was a DVD playback-enabled Wii coming to North America next year, Reggie said that "the answer is no."
-IGN, November 29, 2006
"Nintendo has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that there are plans to launch a new version of the Wii featuring DVD playback functionality in Japan.
The Wii's original spec sheet said the console would come with a DVD player as standard, but Nintendo later elected not to include the feature - observing standalone players are now widely available at low cost."
-gamesindustry.biz, 31/10/2006
Post by: EasyCure on January 11, 2008, 12:56:47 AM
I believe that because of how huge it is there, and how the demand for space is HIGH. remember thats the reasoning the gamecube and wii are both tiny consoles, to conserve space in the japanese home. if someone wants a wii and a dvd player, they'll opt for the wii with dvd playback, or just replace their old dvd with a wii to save space. that wont happen outside of japan though
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 11, 2008, 03:13:10 AM
But seriously, they have a population that is like 1/3rd to 1/2 the size of the U.S. but packed into a country about the size of the state of California, so space is definitely a major concern there.
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