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177469 2003-09-23 23:42:00 Does anyone have any idea when we are likely to see pc games and other software coming out on DVD rom? I know that most new pc's have dvd drives in them now days but if someone was to fork out a couple of g's for a new pc without a DVD drive how long would it be till they were upgrading there drive to dvd or repalcing the system?

just curious

mik
miknz (3731)
177470 2003-09-24 00:33:00 i think some have already hit the market, i seem to remeber something about the new splinter cell or something like that on dvd, but game developers might cut out some of there buyers if they do that not everyone has a dvd-rom yet. Budda (2736)
177471 2003-09-24 00:49:00 You can get visual studio .net 200e pro on dvd, since it is a bout 8 or so cd's with out it. ilikelinux (1418)
177472 2003-09-24 00:55:00 I would say that until there is only one DVD standard or DVD players capable of handling all the various DVD standards become the norm we will not be seeing much stuff coming out on DVD. This may take a few years or never happen at all. John Grieve (367)
177473 2003-09-24 02:21:00 I only have baulders gate and a enclopiedia on dvd kiwibeat (304)
177474 2003-09-24 03:00:00 I heard that Metal Gear Solid 2 is coming out on DVD Rom, I think it takes something like 7GB on your hard drive, so it will b e stupid to have on normal CD. attaboy999 (3517)
177475 2003-09-24 03:08:00 that was it MGS2 not splinter cell :) Budda (2736)
177476 2003-09-24 03:09:00 I have seen quite a few games come out on both CD-ROM and DVD.

The only real difference is that the video clips, like the intro or between missions, are a lot higher quality on the DVD.
CYaBro (73)
177477 2003-09-24 06:16:00 Dvd is much more useful than the old cd. Has anyone gone through a 4 disk change just to install a game? Enter the Matrix being one. Its a pain in the neck.

I would expect Doom3 to come out on dvd-rom as it must be pretty huge and you need a pretty up-to-date computer to play it, so I think its safe to assume they will have a dvd-rom in that new computer :)

Maybe they will start releasing two version, one for cd, and one for dvd - and you get to pick :)
kiki (762)
177478 2003-09-26 09:41:00 I have a game released in about 97 or 98 on DVD - "Riven - The Sequel to Myst".

I believe there are a lot of games available on DVD, however they're not on DVD in NZ... I guess the market isn't big enough here.

Mike.
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