Blu-ray apparently being considered.....

Riesen_Meal

http://xboxfamily.com/xf/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1283&Itemid=2


Has Microsoft been considering a Blu ray add-on for the Xbox 360 all along? According to Jeff Bell, Microsoft’s head of marketing, yes.

In what has become a popular debate in the vein of “Will they or won’t they”, Jeff Bell confirmed that Microsoft has been in talks with the Blu ray association for sometime now regarding an add-on for the Xbox 360. The idea of a Blu ray add-on, similar to the current HD DVD add-on, first emerged when Peter Moore made mention of it prior to last year’s E3 conference.

"We've been talking to Blu ray all along because we have the best piece of software in the business, called HDi. It is the backbone that powers interactivity in HD-DVD and we have that available to potentially partner with others," Jeff Bell told 1UP.

"You never say never. I think we'd like to see how things evolve. Our commitment, however, to HD-DVD is profound and consistent, and we have done very, very well in term of our accessory sales."

While HD DVD still has major support from Universal, Paramount, and Dreamworks; the recent move by Warner Bros to go exclusively Blu ray later this year has changed the entire game plan for many directly involved in the next-gen movie format debate.

Bell also pointed out that it shouldn’t be seen as too crazy a concept for MS to support Blu ray. Sony’s Vaio line of computers all use Windows software. Fanboys often forget that these companies are out to make money and will partner with whoever it takes to make that money. It’s not about fanboys. It’s about business. If a Blu ray player could sell as an add-on for the Xbox 360. Everyone wins.

nevaeh-2die-4

they should add it on to the 360 asap. if it was poss ms should go all out and add a dual player with the blu ray & Hd player.

Kur4mA

I'm pretty certain this is going to happen. It's been rumored ever since the HDDVD add-on was released.

Riesen_Meal

nevaeh-2die-4 wrote: »

they should add it on to the 360 asap. if it was poss ms should go all out and add a dual player with the blu ray & Hd player.

Its possible for LG players so why not the HDDVD Drive as it stands!

Anyone wanna buy a HDDVD Player? lol

With Planet Earth, 300, Goodfellas, Transformers, Bourne Box Set, King Kong?

Mr. K

This news is undoubtedly quite sickening to anyone who bought the HD-DVD add-on! They could release an add-on for the add-on...

Futurism

Is there any need for it though?

Biro

If there's room for 3 consoles at the same time surely there's room for 2 high-def players to co-exist!

eoin2nc

All rumours, really doubt MS would bring this out. They want you to rent your movies off XBL Marketplace

unklerosco

eoin2nc wrote: »

All rumours, really doubt MS would bring this out. They want you to rent your movies off XBL Marketplace

They want anything that'll make them money really.... If they really wanted people to download movies they'd be pushing it on more than just the 360. A microsoft version of the apple tv would be a good idea if they really wanted everyone downloading

ZygOte

a combo HD-DVD/Blu-Ray would be lubberly.....

eoin2nc

well the xbox is as close to a Blu-Ray Hd-DVD as you can get. Almost all the studious,apart from sony, support Xbox Live downloads. So you can get the drive for Universal/Paramount films and download the other ones you want.......well maybe not, but I really doubt MS will leave the format they helped develop and 'jump into bed with sony' and give the Xbox what is the PS3's main selling point, a Blu-Ray drive.
By the time anyway it would take to develop the drive, stand-alone drives would have dropped in price a lot to make the drive pointless..... For example Ibood had a HD-DVD drive for E150,cheaper than the 360 add-on.


Just my $0.02

daxroc

I don't support the restricted "DRM" of the medium locking features away from me at the beckon call of the movie studios.

Educate and Inform before you buy.

http://writersblocklive.com/boycott/

Riesen_Meal

daxroc wrote: »

I don't support the restricted "DRM" of the medium locking features away from me at the beckon call of the movie studios.

Educate and Inform before you buy.

http://writersblocklive.com/boycott/

What do you mean?

As in you cant copy them is it?