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DivX is coming for Blu-ray players, while PS3 could lag behind

The single most popular Blu-ray player sold today isn't even a dedicated console, it's the Sony PS3. As we learned today, six forthcoming dedicated Blu-ray players could get something the PS3 lacks: total DivX support.

DivX announced today that six new Blu-ray players will soon come to market that have all achieved complete DivX certification. This means Panasonic, Phillips, and Denon will soon have players that fully support the format, allowing more than 25 hours of DVD-quality DivX content to be burned onto a single Blu-ray disc.

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Jandre025881d ago (Edited 5881d ago )

I stand corrected. But why is it that they cant play anything over 2gb? I guess I havent downloaded any por.... educational films that are over 2gb yet, but I dont think thats an issue they cant fix...

heyheyhey5881d ago

lol, funny

but yeah- the reason is that very few DivX films take up over 2gb, and even then there is the option to split the file into 2 parts

but still- i hope they correct this

Silellak5881d ago (Edited 5881d ago )

Somehow, I think the PS3 will be okay.

Still cool though, I guess.

sonarus5881d ago

yea it will get full certification. Funny enough i don't use divx movies as much as i thought i would. I still just stream movies with the browser

barom5881d ago

Can someone explain to me the difference between FULL certification and what the PS3 has now?

krisq5881d ago

It doesn't play subtitles from .divx container. It has to for full certification.

barom5881d ago

so not much

nothing people should complain about then

Guwapo775880d ago

Some correct me if I'm wrong... But the difference between PS3 Divx and the full Divx players is

1. PS3 limits Divx movies to 1gig
2. PS3 doesn't play all forms of Divx movies (majority but lacks a few)

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Lord Anubis5881d ago

YAY PS3 is getting full certification!

decapitator5881d ago

Agreed. Firmware updates come in handy during times like this.

Obama5881d ago

I know divx doesn't play rvmb files, but is it possible to download real player on the ps3 and play the file?

decapitator5881d ago

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At the moment, I don't think that is possible but maybe later on when some applications are made available on the PS3, it could be done.

Obama5881d ago

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70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability

With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.

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thorstein1d 6h ago

It was worrisome to begin with.

It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.

Cacabunga9h ago

I like the sound of that!! I will for sure never support these gaas games.
Sony must be shocked at gamer's reaction, making them cancel a few of these and hopefully go back to the good heavy hitters they had us used to..
now bring on that PSPro reveal and show us some SP 1st party awesomeness.

CrimsonWing691d 6h ago

What’s to be unsure of!? Look at the ratio of success to failure!

DarXyde13h ago

It's pretty ridiculous.

Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.

shinoff21831d 4h ago

Yes. Stop all the live service bs.

jznrpg1d 4h ago

Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.

MIDGETonSTILTS171d 4h ago

Helldivers 2 manages just fine…

Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.

Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.

Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.

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