Interview with Peter Moore of Micrsoft in the April EGM Magazine

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A couple HD-DVD snippets.

EGM:
In regard to offering HD-DVD as an optional add-on you said in the past "We're not forcing movie technology on game players, but instead are letting them choose how to personalize their experiences." If that's true why not sell a Blu-ray player as well.

Peter Moore:
Well, because...when we look at HD-DVD we're looking at a superior format. Mircrosoft is a backer of HD-DVD for a number of reasons, and I don't see any reason why we whoudl support something we don't believe in. We believe in HD-DVD.

EGM:
Why not give the consumer the choice though?

Peter Moore:
Because the consumer is choosing HD-DVD. [Laughs all around]
Look....we're not going to get embroiled in a movie-playback war. We're very clear on this. If you've already got your 360, $199 puts you in the hi-def movie playback scenario, but I'm not burdening the box with it as our competitor has done. This is about games. It's not about movies.

EGM: Does that mean you wouldn't include a built in HD-DVD player in future iterations of the Xbox 360?

Peter Moore:
No, no, it's about choice. We;re absolutely focused on consumers that want to play games, and if they're fortunate enough to be the small minority right now that have the equipment to take advantage of the new generation of high-definition movie playback then at their choice they can buy an HD-DVD player for $199