Ozymandias

Yet Another HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray Article

This one is from a site called CampaignHD , and is obviously a very pro-HD-DVD site working to encourage publishers to support the standard. Just want to be very upfront about that as this article is definitely down on Blu-Ray and quite positive on HD...

Some Hands-on Thoughts about the Playstation 3

Had an opportunity to spend the long weekend with a Japanese Playstation 3 (60 GB Pro SKU), and wanted to share some of my hands-on thoughts. Bit late, I know, but I've been traveling. For what it’s worth, the Japanese PS3 is basically identical...

Mark Deloura Comments on Relevance of Blu-ray (Oddly, We're in Violent Agreement)

Saw that Mark Deloura (former head of Sony Developer Relations and an industry friend of mine) had some things to say about my recent Blu-ray disc speed/capacity post. Not a surprise considering his background, but I have to say the most interesting aspect...

Blu-ray Drive Speed More Relevant to Games Than Capacity

Couple of you wrote asking what I thought of the recent announcement by Insomniac that their PS3 title Resistance: Fall of Man would use 22 GB of a Blu-ray disc's capacity. I also had someone point me to a recent CNET interview with Kaz Hirai in which...

Blu-ray Disc Capacity Irrelevant for Games?

Was catching up on mail and came across an interview Dean Takahashi (author of several “behind the scenes” Xbox books) did with Sony’s Kaz Hirai. Hirai is the president and chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA), and as such...