TDK Corp. is aiming for an early launch of a six-layered write-once 200 gigabyte optical disc it has developed recently.
The disc, compatible with the Blu-ray Disc format developed by a consortium led by Sony Corp., is on display at the five-day CEATEC Japan 2006 electronics exhibition being held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of Tokyo, through Saturday.
TDK hopes to commercialize the disc as early as possible after obtaining certification from the Blu-ray Disc Association.
The new rules set by Japanese gaming giant, Nintendo, might threaten future content, directly impacting the profitability of many community-driven events.
"The profit of these tournaments is directly impacted by these new rules, as sponsorships are being forbidden, maximum prize money is limited to $5,000, and food/drinks can’t be sold at the tournaments."
Why even bother.
1 thing I've realized over the years is that Nintendo likes bragging about "fun", but it's "fun" how they see fit, and they often go against their consumers for the dumbest reasons. Just gonna do this stuff underground style, who are Nintendo to stop anyone from organizing community based tournaments anyway? How does this actually hurt em?
They've always wanted smash to be seen as a fun, casual game and nothing remotely competitive, which is in stark contrast with how Sakurai develops smash. He puts in so many little things to master for high level competitors. It's just sad, especially for the melee community. They kept the community going for 2 decades now even while all the time nintendo was trying to sabotage them.
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TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design faces closure before Christmas, Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors has privately acknowledged.
What does this even mean lol, this very studio was formed out of a acquisition (purchase of the IP)
How does that in any way serve towards your comment
Not to mention the layoffs from Embracer
"How does that in any way serve towards your comment"
Had Xbox acquired that studio from Embracer before gone, you know N4G would gone riot.
????
So you're making up scenarios for a studio that was created for the sole purpose of this IP, for console warring?? Where has Xbox ever said they were interested in buying them, and vice versa?
Where's this assumption that they would want to even save them? If that was the case, we would never have any studio closure.
@obscure
Wow...cant even begin to imagine the lengths you take to be so inaccurate.
This studio has barely released anything in the last decade. You think people would've rioted? The contrary. It wouldve been an investment into elevating the studio to be able to bring back timesplitters. I wouldve been grateful.
^ Obscure observer is denser than lead.
Obscure’s mouth flaps, and a whole lot of stupid comes out every freak’n time.
@Nitrowolf2
Don't even try, Obscure_Observer has the special power to make every single news into a "XBox good, PS bad" story, powered by infinite amount of delusion, you can't win.
Dude Obscure_Observer is a complete idiot. He always and I mean ALWAYS make comments and responses that make no absolutely NO sense. Trying to get that moron to learn anything is like trying to teach calculus to a drywall.
Jesus
People lose their jobs before Christmas
Obscure_Observer: "BETTER USE THIS TO CALL OUT THOSE PESKY MS HATERS AND BIG MS UP"
I hope those (selectively) who wonder why you get disagreed to oblivion are now satisfied.
but doesnt make great deal of difference now...
obviously games would not use it and movies can do with 50gb now...
200gb could be handy for tv series.....
Sony has made a great decision goin with Blu-ray.This provide's PS3/Blu-ray with a great upgrade path when needed.
PS3Fan you really have no common sense.
This is really dumb its pretty much hype to get people to think that this is a format with endless possibilties and its really needed when its not Sony said it them selve that they doubt in the future we will be even using disc formats but yet they backing this like its no tommorow and totally contradicting(sp?) themselves
whatever ps3fan, we know why you have 2 bubbles, probably 1 soon.
HD dvd and blu ray are almost obsolete already as they are now talking about terabytes of storage on a CD thanks to a new laser technology, that is going to be commercially ready next year.