Next-Next-Gen Storage Medium?

Maxell has recently announced their plans to release a new storage medium late next year. The technology, created by InPhase Technologies, is called Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD.)



The disc boasts a 300GB storage at launch with a 20MBps transfer rate. In time, the disc should achieve 1.6TB (1,600 GB) storage capacity with a 120MBps bandwidth transfer rate. Furthermore, InPhase promises that the discs will be able to store the data for over 50 years, compared to the 20–100 year life (depending on who you talk to) for the commonplace CD-RW.

Is this what the next-next-gen consoles will be using. The PlayStation 3 will be using Blu-Ray, with a 25–50GB storage capacity and upwards of a 40Mbps data transfer rate. The DVD that Microsoft uses can store almost 9GB. Does Bill Gates already have plans of the third generation Xbox to support HVD, and What about Ken Kutaragi? It’s definitely where things would lead to.