Playstation 4 Will Be “Sans Disc”?
by DJ Neawedde | 4th August 2006
Sony has embraced the pay-per-download paradigm, recently announcing an “e-distribution†system for its PlayStation 3 console, out in November. “We have to change the business model,†says Phil Harrison, president of worldwide studios at Sony Computer Entertainment. “We have to find a new way to reach the consumer.â€
Digital distribution and ultrawideband Web connections have the potential to eliminate the need for discs entirely, yet console makers are still engaged in a disc format war – the PS3 will ship with a Blu-ray drive, and Microsoft is releasing an HD-DVD drive for the Xbox 360.
Both companies are even touting the ability of these new discs to play movies in even higher hi-def. That struggle, however, is ultimately meaningless. As Sony’s Harrison states, “I’d be amazed if the PlayStation 4 has a physical disc drive.” More Via Wired
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