| If you have followed the recent development in | | | | than the largest DVD disc (9GB dual layer) and |
| the entertainment industry, especially video and | | | | the dual layer blu-Ray disc can hold up to 50GB of |
| games, you then know that times are changing | | | | information! such numbers are truly impressive for |
| yet once again. There was a time when the latest | | | | a single disc; but that's not all, this new format is |
| technology in video was called Beta (Betamax) | | | | truly "future proof" since it has support for |
| which was replaced by VHS which in term was | | | | multiple layers which can enable a single disk to |
| upgraded to digital video in the form of DVD. This | | | | hold between 100-200GB |
| last format is not only used as a standard by the | | | | So what do these facts and numbers mean to |
| video industry but by the computer and gaming | | | | the PS3 gaming community? Simple, if you liked |
| industry as well. | | | | the video resolution in PS3 games which are |
| The main advantage of DVD over VHS and tapes | | | | currently designed and distributed on DVD, then |
| is that the data can be stored for years without | | | | just imagine playing the same game in high |
| suffering any distortion, the storage capacity is | | | | definition with improved digital sound and bigger |
| greater and the video quality improved | | | | worlds. 50GB discs can improve a game in every |
| tremendously. When it comes to data storage, | | | | aspect as much as 5.5 times and a 200GB disc |
| DVD discs come in 4.7GB versions for a single | | | | can hold information for an incredibly huge game |
| layer disc and 9GB for dual layers which increases | | | | which could be as much as 22 times better than |
| the amount of data that can be recorded on a | | | | the current DVD based PS3 version. |
| single disc. Current Playstation 3 games use the | | | | As you see, this type of technology is literally |
| DVD technology in order to offer better graphics | | | | changing the way games are made and movies |
| in extremely complex games, however a new | | | | recorded. Blu-ray technology allows movie makers |
| format has emerged which is changing the way | | | | to include every single detail of their production |
| digital (HD) video and games are recorded. The | | | | and still have plenty of space to include extra |
| two formats which are considered the upgrade of | | | | footage. Game designers and programmers will |
| DVD discs are HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. Companies | | | | also enjoy the benefits of having nearly unlimited |
| which manufacture video players and data | | | | space with discs which are extremely flexible in |
| readers have recently adopted the Blu-Ray | | | | terms of storage capacity (25-50-100-200GB) |
| format as the new standard. | | | | Playstation 3 games and the technology |
| Blu-Ray offers many benefits over DVD, for | | | | associated with it is relatively new so you can |
| instance a dual layer DVD can hold up to 9GB of | | | | expect future versions to use the Blu-Ray |
| data, Blu-Ray on the other hand can hold 25GB | | | | technology to its full capacity in order to deliver |
| per layer! that means that a single layer Blu-ray | | | | HD graphics and take your favorite games to a |
| disk can hold almost 3 times more information | | | | whole new level. |