MS cuts price on the Xbox HD DVD add-on

[Sporty]

I highly doubt MS will release a BD add on for the 360. The only reasons they were so gung-ho on HD-DVD was HDi and to stop Sony from winning.

They would have received royalties from HDi. BD doesn't use it so they don't have incentive to support it. Plus with the XBL Marketplace they would rather you buy highly compressed rental movies from them.

But with the way things are going the next console from MS will have to have a BD drive. Unless they try to come up with a proprietary format like Dreamcast or Gamecube did.

[jason_grumpy]

Originally Posted by JohnAlden

I was just thinking when Microsoft had just lowerd there HD-DUD drive, could it be A sign of things to come or i am just full of crap!If Microsoft were to come out with A blu-ray drive...it will posibelly come from Panasonic.don't get me started on Toshiba...but it could one hell of A good laugh. Studio will be droping HD-DUD from left and right.

Hard to justify moving a USB unit that's more expensive than Toshiba's stand alone clearance.

I wouldn't read anything into it, as I was expecting it.

[reiella]

Originally Posted by Sporty

I highly doubt MS will release a BD add on for the 360. The only reasons they were so gung-ho on HD-DVD was HDi and to stop Sony from winning.

They would have received royalties from HDi. BD doesn't use it so they don't have incentive to support it. Plus with the XBL Marketplace they would rather you buy highly compressed rental movies from them.

But with the way things are going the next console from MS will have to have a BD drive. Unless they try to come up with a proprietary format like Dreamcast or Gamecube did.

They lose the status quo is why it would be implemented in some form [be it the next iteration of the XBox, or another add-on].

[The Don]

I read the thread and saw something crazy that I haven't seen in awhile...

there are actually people still considered die-hards for HD DVD