Will there be a new media format next gen?

do you think a new media format will be introduced next gen?Or Bluray is going to be the standard optical drive in next gen consoles?

Edit :

just read about this :o

Digital distribution, assuming most countries move to upgrade there bandwidth coakroach

I'd still rather buy a hard retail copy than download a game.

Digital distribution, assuming most countries move to upgrade there bandwidth coakroach

In the next 5 years? Riiiiggghhttt. Keep dreaming.

But if there is HVD is next in line.jakarai

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^ Digital distribution and browser games are then next big step. Games made specifically for consoles and/or PCs will disapear.

The 8th gen. of consoles will be the last one, after that it's (mostly) cloud gaming on iPhones, Laptops and stuff like that .

Let me wait a few years and I'll get back to ya...

But seriously, it's too early to really know for sure. For all we know, another newer media format could pop up this year.

[QUOTE="coakroach"]Digital distribution, assuming most countries move to upgrade there bandwidth SpinoRaptor24

I'd still rather buy a hard retail copy than download a game.

There will be a new media format...HDD. Installs will become standard on all consoles.

Not in the realm of optical media because, quite frankly, its a physical impossibility. If I were microsoft I would be using HD-DVDs next gen though.TheGrat1

All of you guys are saying Digital Distribution will be big next-gen, but how? Connection speeds still aren't that great (I'm just fine with my 1.5 Mbps connection) and how many games do you think you'll be able to fit on the Hard Drive? Unless it's a 250-500GB Hard Drive in every console, it'll fill up VERY quicklychoffy

DD is dumb for consoles. It has WAY more downs than ups.SparkyProtocol

I would like to see a push for SD cards to replace the disc format. Just think about, there portable and unscratchble.splinter-OP

Blu-ray won't be replaced until we hit 2160p or the next Standard resolution

2160p will be to much for Blu-ray maybe

go 2160p Holographic discs with terabyte storage:D

All of you guys are saying Digital Distribution will be big next-gen, but how? Connection speeds still aren't that great (I'm just fine with my 1.5 Mbps connection) and how many games do you think you'll be able to fit on the Hard Drive? Unless it's a 250-500GB Hard Drive in every console, it'll fill up VERY quicklychoffy

You can buy 1TB HDD for $100. By the time the next gen of consoles are released, they will be less than $50. So DD is feasable. Also, a 1X download is something most users will not frete about, especially if they allow active downloads whilst playing. Faster internet speeds to households, by that time, will have also increased. Couple that with the factthat DD is much more profitable for the console makers and publishers and there is no reason why the next generation of consoles wont go DD