X360 Blu-ray drive possibility? - Blu-ray Forum

frank_t · 01-04-2008, 10:30 PM

MS once did say this was a possibility at one time.

I for one would pair an external BD-Rom player with my 360 as that is the console in the video game room (the PS3 is in the Home Theater room

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181 · 01-04-2008, 10:30 PM

i doubt it. they wouldn't want it to compete with their HD Download services.

Proteus · 01-04-2008, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 181

i doubt it. they wouldn't want it to compete with their HD Download services.

It wouldn't compete anymore than an HDDVD drive has.

They are selling a 'service'. Blu-ray is a 'product'. Big difference that includes two types of customers.

darinp2 · 01-04-2008, 10:34 PM

I think it is more likely that the next generation of the XBOX will have a Blu-ray drive now.

--Darin

181 · 01-04-2008, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Proteus

It wouldn't compete anymore than an HDDVD drive has.

They are selling a 'service'. Blu-ray is a 'product'. Big difference that includes two types of customers.

I'm sure they supported HD DVD to prolong the format war so they could win with HD Downloads which is doomed to fail. Microsoft makes some bad decisions.

jling84 · 01-04-2008, 10:45 PM

I used to work closely with Microsoft on their hardware peripherals side and yes from my experience there, they make some horrid decisions. However, they can keep making those decisions because their Windows platform will forever be able to fund all of their failures.

jorg · 01-04-2008, 10:52 PM

yes it is a possiablity hdi is more cpu intensive then bd counter part of bd-j (playing a hd dvd utilizees 98% of all 3 cores of teh 360) the 360 will have an add on and it will sell asome

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01-04-2008, 10:30 PM	#2
181 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007	i doubt it. they wouldn't want it to compete with their HD Download services.

01-04-2008, 10:34 PM	#4
darinp2 Expert Member Member since:May 2007	I think it is more likely that the next generation of the XBOX will have a Blu-ray drive now. --Darin

01-04-2008, 10:45 PM	#6
jling84 Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Los Angeles, California Trading Score:7	I used to work closely with Microsoft on their hardware peripherals side and yes from my experience there, they make some horrid decisions. However, they can keep making those decisions because their Windows platform will forever be able to fund all of their failures.

01-04-2008, 10:52 PM	#7
jorg Power Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:2	yes it is a possiablity hdi is more cpu intensive then bd counter part of bd-j (playing a hd dvd utilizees 98% of all 3 cores of teh 360) the 360 will have an add on and it will sell asome

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