Jon Fortt of Fortune.cnn.com writes, "Why did Warner Bros. choose last week to exclusively back the Blu-ray format for high-definition DVDs and ditch HD DVD, a move that could end the bitterest battle in the electronics industry?"
"Partly because the studio's research turned up an alarming trend: the next-generation format fight hurt overall DVD sales this holiday season."
Yet another leak for the ASUS ROG Ally X points towards as much as 8 hours of battery, but how does that compare to the competition?
Honestly, I really like this updated version. But it doesn't solve the biggest flaw that the original had for me: the Z1 Extreme APU. Yes, it's an extremely powerful part, but it is not part of AMD's Adrenalin driver update program, so it's dependent on Asus for driver updates. And unfortunately, Asus doesn't have a stellar record of support for their devices.
Up to 8 hours basically just means the least demanding games. AAA gaming at highest wattage would probably be about 2-3 hours which is good compared to just about 1 hour with the current ally. The OLED Deck can do about 2-3hrs.
"In a time when companies don't care about preserving games, I have high respect for the creators of projects like N64: Recompiled." - Hanzala from eXputer.
il beat you to the ski-lift,
framerate on snowboard kids was shocking, do you remember./?
talking of shocking framerate and kart racers style games,
Sony had a gem on ps3, with 'Modnation Racers' but again, framerate was so terrible, still fun though, indeed, when is drifting sideways not fun, the answer is never. we have not seen enough of that game, technically some people made race tracks/games in dreams and little big planet etc, but its just not the same,!!! grrrrr
morning rant over.
here, relive some ,memories. https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Jack writes: "Our guide to the best GPUs for Homeworld 3 talks you through some of today's best options from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel - for various budgets."
opinion piece? it's an advertisement and these articles shouldn't be here.
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You should've just stuck with Blu from the beginning....
its amazing that a 2% drop in DVD sales can change things so fast
its going to be a very intresting 6 months for both corners
Warner is making business decisions....and not only did they pick BR...they also picked Digital Distribution.
I still would argue that the disc medium of any type is dying. Granted, I don't like the fact that I have a combo player and so many disc based machines, but why have a disc?
Quite honestly, flash drives and resident RAM are more efficient and long-lasting means of keeping, transfering and displaying media of all types...both audio and video.
As far as the real question of whether Blu-Ray will take off, I'm content to rent on the cheap as long as disc prices remain where they are. I so rarely re-watch movies that it is only practical for me to buy a movie which I consider to be a classic on any format including DVD. And I suppose this is the point that I am trying to make, why would I buy when I can rent for a fraction of the price???
So, I can say that I own a disc which could get scratched and wears down in time? I think many Americans are wondering about the futility of buying discs in the future. Further, I think Hollywood is likely looking for the best sustainable business model...generally one with low overhead (no media costs or format neutral) and high ROI. Ultimately, I believe that trend is towards faster access speeds, digital distribution onto portable drives, and business models that generate recurrent income from a single investment or modest upkeep(servers perform that task quite nicely).
bet on that!
just like -R and +r hurt DVD disc sales till both formats pretty much became one.
Which will happen here, hd dvd will keep alive for long enough for the dual format to happen and players capable of playing both formats regardless are released, which is when I will pounce and buy an hd dvd stand alone or addon for the 360.
Since I all ready own an ps3 but dont use it for blu ray (dont own an single blu ray)
Im glad i never jumped on the bandwagon.