Blu-Ray drive for 360 by Christmas - Blu-ray Forum

UltimateFighter · 05-14-2007, 04:13 PM

From http://www.psu.com/node/10948

During a recent interview in Japan, Peter Moore told reporters that Blu-ray could be heading to 360.

IT Media was informed by Moore that the 360 will see a Blu-ray add on, similar the to the HD-DVD add-on, before Christmas. The drive will give 360 owners the power of viewing Blu-ray disc movies much like the PS3. No announcement was made on whether or not Blu-ray games will be playable, but given Microsoft's stance on HD-DVD games, playable Blu-ray titles are highly unlikely.

The only question is, can the 360 support Blu-ray as well as the PS3? Sony and Microsoft each adopted either Blu-ray and HD-DVD respectively, in hopes of creating a new standard format. Moore said that the hopes of HD-DVD becoming the standard are now “bleak.”

The PS3 was completely built around Blu-ray which gave the format the upper hand over HD-DVD in delivering high definition movies to as many homes as possible. Moore insisted that “Microsoft is giving the consumers the most cutting edge technology out there and in this moment in time Blu-Ray is that.”

He added “that whatever the outcome of the HD-DVD/Blu-ray war, the Xbox 360 can adopt the dominant format since it uses an external drive.”

The question remains: can the 360 repeat the PS3's success as a Blu-ray player, especially as the Premium Xbox 360 has no HDMI output

Dave · 05-14-2007, 04:43 PM

The hd-dvd fans must be pulling their hair off!

msupe · 05-14-2007, 04:47 PM

LOL at hd dvd fanboys

akadkins · 05-14-2007, 06:01 PM

I don't believe one word of this...no way Microsoft gives in that easily. Plus - there is no profit to be gained from it by them this early into the format 'war.'

Dave · 05-14-2007, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akadkins

I don't believe one word of this...no way Microsoft gives in that easily. Plus - there is no profit to be gained from it by them this early into the format 'war.'

"Microsoft's Xbox corporate VP of worldwide marketing and publishing Peter Moore told Japanese site ITmedia that the imminent release of the Blu-ray Xbox 360 peripheral could appear for the system before Christmas."

I think Peter Moore says is clearly...

eat_me_cool · 05-14-2007, 07:16 PM

Much as i want to believe this, the story is utterly fabricated. The supposed author at AP never wrote this article. The only place its been posted are various forums.

Common sense also says MS would not do this - for them its pointless they want the war to go on as long as possible so that download/IPTV wins.

05-14-2007, 04:13 PM	#1
UltimateFighter Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Snohomish, WA Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:11	Blu-Ray drive for 360 by Christmas From http://www.psu.com/node/10948 During a recent interview in Japan, Peter Moore told reporters that Blu-ray could be heading to 360. IT Media was informed by Moore that the 360 will see a Blu-ray add on, similar the to the HD-DVD add-on, before Christmas. The drive will give 360 owners the power of viewing Blu-ray disc movies much like the PS3. No announcement was made on whether or not Blu-ray games will be playable, but given Microsoft's stance on HD-DVD games, playable Blu-ray titles are highly unlikely. The only question is, can the 360 support Blu-ray as well as the PS3? Sony and Microsoft each adopted either Blu-ray and HD-DVD respectively, in hopes of creating a new standard format. Moore said that the hopes of HD-DVD becoming the standard are now “bleak.” The PS3 was completely built around Blu-ray which gave the format the upper hand over HD-DVD in delivering high definition movies to as many homes as possible. Moore insisted that “Microsoft is giving the consumers the most cutting edge technology out there and in this moment in time Blu-Ray is that.” He added “that whatever the outcome of the HD-DVD/Blu-ray war, the Xbox 360 can adopt the dominant format since it uses an external drive.” The question remains: can the 360 repeat the PS3's success as a Blu-ray player, especially as the Premium Xbox 360 has no HDMI output

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05-14-2007, 04:43 PM	#2
Dave Expert Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Somewhere	The hd-dvd fans must be pulling their hair off!

05-14-2007, 04:47 PM	#3
msupe Member Member since:Apr 2007	LOL at hd dvd fanboys

05-14-2007, 06:01 PM	#4
akadkins Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:San Diego, CA Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:2	I don't believe one word of this...no way Microsoft gives in that easily. Plus - there is no profit to be gained from it by them this early into the format 'war.'

05-14-2007, 07:16 PM	#6
eat_me_cool Active Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Battersea	Much as i want to believe this, the story is utterly fabricated. The supposed author at AP never wrote this article. The only place its been posted are various forums. Common sense also says MS would not do this - for them its pointless they want the war to go on as long as possible so that download/IPTV wins.

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