500gb Bluray prototype

[V1N]

Pioneer launched a 400GB Blu-ray disc just last month, but the firm’s already smashed its own capacity ceiling by unveiling a 500GB successor.

The latest disc tops the 400GB disc’s measly 16 layers by adding a further four layers, resulting in 20 layers each with a 25GB capacity.

Brendan Sheridan, Multimedia Division Product Manager at Pioneer, said that 25GB and 50GB Blu-ray discs might be enough for current demands, but that Pioneer envisages the need for “far greater capacities as HD streaming in particular becomes commonplace and users build larger files of digital content”.

It was thought that ‘crosstalk’ between the separate layers on the disc could cause problems, but Pioneer seems to have the issue licked. Because the firm’s in talks with the Blu-ray Disc Association to make the multi-layered method – which Sheridan said is compatible with Blu-ray devices – a standard for the format.

Sadly, the 500GB disc is currently only at the prototype stage.

Not strictly gaming related, but hey, it's an impressive feat anyway!
What always amazes me, when they break the bluray storage records, is that they say it's compatible with current bluray drives. I wonder if the PS3 laser is capable of breaching all those layers without conking out
Vin.

 

[Robert1986]

Cool, sony should release their entire PS3 game library on 1 disc.

 

[Margaret]

Cool, sony should release their entire PS3 game library on 1 disc.

The one's worth having could probably fit on a 100Gb.

 

[gord]

Bethesda are probably licking their lips..

 

[Kyle009]

Awesome potential for data storage and that. I wonder if we will ever see a game make use of it all though? Would be great to have photo-realistic textures.

 

[Margaret]

Awesome potential for data storage and that. I wonder if we will ever see a game make use of it all though? Would be great to have photo-realistic textures.

They'd be static textures though, consoles won't be able to run real time textures of that detail.

 

[cheets64]

Will be great for MGS5 more cut scenes

 

[Kyle009]

They'd be static textures though, consoles won't be able to run real time textures of that detail.

True...But it'd make for nice static viewing

 

[JaFFa]

The textures wont fit in the ram though ?

 

[tres]

all my porn on one disk...

i love technological advances

 

[interspaced]

lol so many jokers on here.

 

[Joebob]

all my porn on one disk...

i love technological advances

all of it on one 500GB disc..... noob!

 

[FrankJH]

Fantastic feat considering they thought BR was limited to 25GB 18 months ago

Cant see even 100GB discs being used any time soon for commercial use but you never know

 

[Dutch Guy]

How can BR discs keep getting more layers when DVD's are stuck at 2 for a long time now, can't they do the same with DVD's

 

[wiltonson]

How can BR discs keep getting more layers when DVD's are stuck at 2 for a long time now, can't they do the same with DVD's

blue ray has shorter wavelength hence able to do much more than the normal dvd laser

 

[TwistNut]

that is some real feat there

 

[dalin80]

Although iam certain it would take a while the ability to back up all of my harddrives on to a single disc to be stored away safely is a appealing thought.

I shall name the disc pron disc 2000 and all will be happy.

 

[gord]

Wait whats the write speed?

 

[Blue Cypher]

Wait whats the write speed?

Yeah, "i just set this disc to burn, should be done when we get back off our 2 week holiday"

 

[RoachycaL]

Would we need to make any changes to our ps3's? All of the features would still be available? Unlike with 1.1 and 1.2 versions or whatever...