Poll: How would you feel about Blu-Ray used for PC games?
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Getting even half the maximum advertised speeds from ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+ requires practically living on top of your local exchange. Don't even get me started on some of the infrastructure shortcuts property developers use on their 'estates' and what they do to 'net speeds... suffice to say that most ISPs won't even attempt to hook you up to broadband 'cept for wireless.TheComedown said:
Be careful if you ever try to change ISPs after leaving Telstra. They play funny buggers A LOT and have a habit of code locking your line leaving you to try and find a Telstra employee who actually knows what that is (hint: call Line Faults and go via them).
Holy crap ... this thread turned into bitching about Australian internet.
So, I'm gonna join in.
So much dropping out was had with Telstra ADSL2+ ('cos I was slap bang in the middle of 3 exchanges) ... the only viable alternative was optus cable.
Now, I've kept both connections (just in case, 'cos the business requires constant connection), but for gaming purposes neither connection is adequate.
The Telstra ADSL2+ is just complete rubbish, and the optus cable .. while stable, is horrible for gaming.
As an example, I get more lag playing Starcraft 2 on the South East Asia realm than I do on the North American realm .. and that's downright ridiculous.
So, I'm gonna join in.
So much dropping out was had with Telstra ADSL2+ ('cos I was slap bang in the middle of 3 exchanges) ... the only viable alternative was optus cable.
Now, I've kept both connections (just in case, 'cos the business requires constant connection), but for gaming purposes neither connection is adequate.
The Telstra ADSL2+ is just complete rubbish, and the optus cable .. while stable, is horrible for gaming.
As an example, I get more lag playing Starcraft 2 on the South East Asia realm than I do on the North American realm .. and that's downright ridiculous.
Ultimately, I'd imagine by the time games have grown to the point of requiring a larger disc (4 DVDs is probably the upper limit. At the moment, a few require two discs, most still fit on one), digital distribution would have become the default for PC games. Probably console games, as well.
meh. it will happen just as we now use DVD instead of a gazzilion CD's for games. it will take a while though just like it happened with DVD. the latests games at the dvd starting era still came on CD's for quite a few years simply due to cost. same will happen now as well if it's cheaper to stick a game on 3 DVD's instead of of Bluray it will come on 3 DVD's
Mind you there is a chance it will pass all together as more and more games come up for download alone on steam or GG
In the end however I don't care. as long as I can enjoy great games then I don't care how they are delivered. (DRM caveat of course)
Mind you there is a chance it will pass all together as more and more games come up for download alone on steam or GG
In the end however I don't care. as long as I can enjoy great games then I don't care how they are delivered. (DRM caveat of course)
Ah sneaky bastards, I'll remember that, but chances are we'll move, I'll move out before we find a better deal for where we are. Yeah the advertised speeds are so bullshit having to live ontop of the exchange to get even close to that. On of my mates lives like 80 meters from his exchange so its always good to go have lans at his.RhombusHatesYou said:
Bluray is just another step in evolution of rounded discs. When its time to replace dvds will come, it will be cheap, so who cares.
What would be the point?
Since PC games are installed and don't play from the disc, all a Blu-Ray would mean is less disc swapping for the initial install, but ultimately a longer install time because of the slower read speed.
I'd much prefer to have a game on DVD (even if it came on 5 or 6 discs), than have it on 1 Blu-Ray disc, a medium that would probably be more expensive and would also require new hardware just to install a game.
Since PC games are installed and don't play from the disc, all a Blu-Ray would mean is less disc swapping for the initial install, but ultimately a longer install time because of the slower read speed.
I'd much prefer to have a game on DVD (even if it came on 5 or 6 discs), than have it on 1 Blu-Ray disc, a medium that would probably be more expensive and would also require new hardware just to install a game.
Put it this way: most of that extra space for data is going to be used for better graphics, rather than larger game worlds. Crysis was bad enough, and that was on DVD. Can you imagine how insane the recommended specs might be for a PC game on Blu-Ray?
The medium in which you distribute something is not that important to me. What matters is the content.