Another month and another Xbox 360 Blu-ray rumor. Though, this time we don't really have to talk about its validity, because Microsoft has already debunked it and gone on record as saying the latest round of 360 Blu-ray rumors are false.
Edge Online received a "Microsoft has no plans to introduce an Xbox 360 Blu-ray add-on" comment from the MS folks, which puts it ever so bluntly that, again, no Blu-ray Xbox plans are in the works. Even more juicier is Microsoft product manager Aaron Greenberg's Blu-ray dissing, telling Major Nelson in an interview that "no one knows what Blu-ray will be. It's pretty clear it is not the next DVD, right? The days of one physical format being the standard are gone." Burn!
[Via Eurogamer]
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10-10-2008 @ 3:09PM
deejaymoogz said...
Interesting to hear that, because I read something different on this.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10061729-1.html
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10-10-2008 @ 4:21PM
sarge said...
Two or three months ago it was some factory in China that was contracted to build Xbox consoles with internal Blu-Ray drives. Now its somebody else. Xbit is the only source of this rumor and they don't have anything to back it up.
10-10-2008 @ 3:09PM
Hotaru Tomoe said...
"no one knows what Blu-ray will be. It's pretty clear it is not the next DVD, right?"
Not untill everyone has an HD-TV anyway.
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10-10-2008 @ 3:24PM
joeybeast said...
I'll take Netflix over Blu-ray.
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10-10-2008 @ 3:40PM
Mik said...
Netflix looks crap compared to proper HD.
I'l be enjoying proper BD copy of The Dark Knight this season on PS3.
enjoy your upscaled DVD version losers....
http://forums.highdefdigest.com/1212127-post280.html
10-10-2008 @ 4:44PM
D dogg said...
While there is a difference between HD discs and DVD (I'm a HD DVD kinda guy), I akin people who post picture comparisons to the marketing people who post video game screenshots.
It's quite amazing what simple motion can do to pictures. "That games LOOKS amazing from the screenshots!"... then once it gets moving that difference it's much less significant.
Now back to your cave Blu-Boy!! SHOO!
10-10-2008 @ 8:11PM
Truckondo said...
Netflix rents blu-rays too!
10-11-2008 @ 12:24AM
joeybeast said...
I'm not arguing there isn't a difference between DVD and Blu-ray. I just like to watch movie any time I want, stream to my TV. However you want to justify your $400 Blu-ray player is up to you.
10-10-2008 @ 3:25PM
Simbelmyne said...
I can understand Microsoft not wanting to splinter their user base by switching to Blu-ray, however I don't see why they wouldn't create an optional peripheral blu-ray player.
Wouldn't they rather me buy a blu-ray player from for my 360 from them than buy a PS3?
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10-10-2008 @ 3:30PM
Trogdor said...
We can safely expect to see Blu Ray players cheaper than PS3s this holiday, so when that happens only people who are interested in games will be buying a PS3. I wouldn't be surprised to see a $199 Blu Ray player on Black Friday. If they want the format to take off, it has to break $200 soon.
10-10-2008 @ 3:42PM
Mik said...
You mean you are still holding out on buying the best Blu-Ray player on that market, that's got the best selection of games thing coming season?
How long are you planning on carying on missing out?
10-10-2008 @ 5:41PM
Midlife Crysis said...
Mik's comparison is lopsided b/c it omits Left 4 Dead and other 2008 exclusives and b/c it mentions 2009 PS exclusives without mentioning 2009 Xbox games.
I have both platforms and I love my PS3 (and blu-ray) but if I could only keep one I'd keep the 360. Others may have different tastes.
10-10-2008 @ 3:53PM
Simbelmyne said...
Mik, the PS3 may very well be the best blu-ray player available, but come on, how can you honestly say that it has the best selection of games, upcoming or otherwise?
I have great affection for Sony and the PS3 but it's hard to read such a claim without laughing.
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10-10-2008 @ 4:08PM
Mik said...
It's easy, because it does indeed have the best selection of upcoming games.
I would put Resistance2, Killzone2, LittleBigPlanet Motorstorm PacificRift, HeavyRain
Above Gears2, and Fable2 anyday...
Sure both systems have many more exclusives, but these are the biggies, and both systems share the multi-platforms, but even then the multi-plats are tending to be better on PS3 these days, now developers have moved to PS3 as primary dev platform.
10-10-2008 @ 4:22PM
Simbelmyne said...
I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree on that point.
I'm quite excited about Fallout 3 and Tomb Raider: Underworld, both of which I'll be buying on the 360 due to exclusive DLC. I'm also very much enjoying Tales of Vesperia and Lost Oddysey at the moment. As a longtime fan of JRPG's I was also thrilled to hear that Final Fantasy XIII will be coming to the 360.
As for the titles you mentioned, the only one that really interests me is Little Big Planet which looks amazing. You also forgot Wipeout HD, another gem.
I'm not seeing any indication that the PS3 is now the primary platform of development. Even among multiplatform titles, it seems quite the opposite when noting the common delay of mutliplatform titles reaching the PS3 or the lack of DLC/trophy support.
Regardless, my initial point remains. It is foolish for Microsoft to disregard the blu-ray medium. Not offering a peripheral player for the 360 seems like a missed opportunity.
10-10-2008 @ 4:35PM
Alex said...
@ Mik,
LittleBigPlanet is a game I couldn't see myself getting into even if I had a PS3. Same with Viva Pinata. If it were an Xbox exclusive it would have been getting as much attention as something like Chrome hounds. I feel the same way about Ratchet and Clank.
Heavy Rain would be the _only_ (and I don't mean to be a dick) game I would want for PS3 in the foreseeable future. all others I'd buy for the Xbox.
10-10-2008 @ 4:06PM
sgt_quackers said...
I want a Blu-Ray player but i'm not paying $400 for one. I would like it if Microsoft would release a $100-150 Blu-Ray add on for the Xbox 360 but i guess they are not going to. So like many people i'm waiting until Blu-Ray players break $200.
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10-10-2008 @ 4:21PM
hplcman said...
Shucks. I was really hoping this rumor would be true. Though it's too bad MS bit it with the HD-DVD add-on debacle, I don't see why they couldn't make a blu-ray add-on, now that it's starting to take off as a format (especially if what the previous poster said is true about the stand alone players dropping in price this holiday season...)
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10-10-2008 @ 4:22PM
xboxrulez1985 said...
Aaron Greenberg is a tool. How bout another cheeseburger you sloth!
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10-10-2008 @ 4:58PM
enewtabie said...
That's asinine.Physical media will continue to be around for quite some time until major areas like the US get widespread high speed broadband and no caps on bandwidth. It's at least 5-10 or more years away easy.Sometimes,Greenberg waves the company flag way too hard.
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