Speaking to Videogamer.com, associate producer Melissa Miller has stated that Blu-ray support "hasn’t made much difference" to the PlayStation 3 version of acclaimed aquatic shooter BioShock.
Instead, developer 2K Marin is aiming for graphical parity with the original, rather than dialing things up to take advantage of Blu-ray’s greater storage capacity.
"In terms of specific things, it hasn’t made much difference," Miller commented. "The original game fit on a 360 disk so it wasn’t like we were in need of room. We’ve tried to do what we can to make sure that the PS3 looks just as great as the 360, but in terms of necessarily utilising something specific about Blu-ray, to my knowledge, Blu-ray hasn’t necessarily made a huge difference."
Bioshock hit Xbox 360 and PC last August, with the PS3 version due for release on October 21 in the States and October 24 in Europe. The absence of visual upgrades aside, PS3 owners will reap the benefits of the delay in the form of exclusive Challenge Room levels and numerous tweaks.
Frankly we’re just glad the game’s coming to PS3 at all. A Bioshock film is also in the works, courtesy of Universal Pictures and Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski.