Microsoft issued on Tuesday an open call for participants in a public preview of “an updated disc format” for its DVD-based Xbox 360 game console.
The company did not disclose specifics of the update. Gamasutra speculates it could entail a new approach to securing the content of the DVD-9 game discs. A source tells Digital Foundry that game developers could gain 1 GB of storage capacity on the discs — a significant increase, given the discs’ maximum capacity stands at about 8GB — if Microsoft implements the new change.
In a post on the company’s Major Nelson blog, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb says that the Microsoft is seeking “multiple thousands” of Xbox Live users for the beta program.
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