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Help: Why are there no 1080p games on DVD9 disks?

by bevillan Oct 31, 2006 6:21AM PST

I am having a debate with some guy that claims that there are games that support native 1080p on a single DVD disk. Is this possible with the storage space required to code a game to render well at 1080p? I figured my CNET techies would know the answer because I don't want to sound like an idiot.

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DVD9 disks?

by jcrobso Oct 31, 2006 6:47AM PST

Commonly referred to as DVD-DL that hold about 9gigs of data.
The rumors are that 1080p stuff will be supported on Blue Ray DVD gaming consoles. B-Ray will have 25 or 50 gigs of capacity.
To display 1080p requires a NEW gaming console that can output at 1080p and handle B-Ray DVDs.
So draw you own conclusion, Can a current game console that only handles standard DVDs and was make before 1080p came out do this? John

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