In an interview with CVG, the Blu-ray Disc Association's European Chairman Graham Heaton has said that Microsoft (and any other company willing) would be 'welcome' to join the BDA. This statement is a dismissive response to Microsoft's suggestion that when the current discs for Xbox become unviable, they would use streaming and downloads. However, Heaton stresses that they could join instead of taking such measures.
Heaton also told CVG that "The amount of data required for a blockbuster game is getting bigger and bigger by the day", suggesting titles were already pushing Blu-Ray Disc's 50GB limit. He also went on to say that broadband infrastructure would not allow the streaming or downloading of games which reach this size.
However, with huge and detailed games such as Final fantasy XIII using 3 Discs for the Xbox 360 and game developers such Capcom and Mercury Steam saying there are problems with creating games on multiple DVDs, Microsoft may eventually be forced to make the switch. What do you think about the possibility of Microsoft joining the BDA? Could the current size of games become too much for the Xbox 360 to handle? Leave your thoughts below.
