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 @ 5:29PM
JCarpio said...
Actually, he wasn't talking about digital downloads there.. He was talking about there not being a physical format that will dominate like the DVD did.
Let's face it, Blu-ray is going against DVD at this moment in time and losing.
Eventually I'll get a Blu-ray, but I can get most of my HD entertainment from cable and be content.
10-10-2008 @ 5:52PM
Alex said...
I think the only reason to get a full HD compatible system is to play games. TV and movies do have a difference, but the only thing that has benefitted from the new HD-iness is the games industry. I also think that CRT is a good enough picture for what I need on my Xbox and TV watching needs.
10-10-2008 @ 5:02PM
Whingnut said...
Yup...don't much care. I'm a renter. Buy only a select few titles I really like. By the time my PS3 dies, I'm sure stand alones will be a dime a dozen and the new format will be on the horizon - or the next Xbox with internal blu-ray . No big investment made on the media...that's the way to do it.
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10-10-2008 @ 5:04PM
Flame said...
I think microsoft doesn't want to pay sony any amount of money really. If they did decide to do that, Sony could make the add-on as high as $250. Being that Sony and Phillips are the "Top Dogs" in the BDA and the founders of it. Also, Microsoft is full of pride, i doubt they'd want to pay sony for it let alone think about making the contract.
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10-10-2008 @ 5:54PM
cesar said...
michael bay was right
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10-10-2008 @ 7:17PM
petrosky said...
Blu Ray isnt 100% noticeable unless you got a big lcd. My ps3 is a paper weight right now and probably always will be....
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10-10-2008 @ 9:04PM
sumdude said...
well. Sux to be you. Just got me a brand new 65'' 1080p TV. Off to watch some Iron Man in Blu-Ray! Oh ya!
I am also you are to poor to shell out a few games for your PS3. I pitty you :*(.
VOTE MCCAIN!
10-11-2008 @ 12:16AM
petrosky said...
Actually I may sell my ps3 movies or blu ray mean anything to me
10-10-2008 @ 11:19PM
Holden said...
Blu-Ray DOES make a difference, because normal DVD is in 480, so even on a 32" 720P Blu-ray looks heaps better. I definitely noticed the difference on people's faces and action shots.
ps Flame is correct in MS not wanting to pay anything to Sony because they 'own' Blu-Ray and definitely won't make it easy for xbox.
The Blu-Ray HD-DVD war may be over, but the console war is still on! If you could get a blu-ray player with xbox, PS3 loses its biggest point of difference.
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10-11-2008 @ 6:13AM
Str8jackit said...
To be honest I'm totally indifferent on this subject. If Microsoft really wanted to kill off Blu-Ray all they need to do is make the 360 MKV compatible. As it is I have over 40 Blu-Ray movies that I watch freely on my 360 anyway. I simply download Blu-Ray movies, convert them to WMV-HD and stream them from my PC to my 360. It's all too easy, so even if MS decided to release a Blu-Ray player for the 360, do you really think I would buy one?
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10-11-2008 @ 6:40AM
boo yakka said...
Sold my PS3 'cause the games sucked. Mostly 3rd party crap you can get on any system ( exclusives like Motorstorm looked ok but played like a dog...Resistance was shite - total shite)
Blu Ray discs are too expensive in the UK. Why pay £24.99 for the latest release when DVD is £10? MS wont release a Blu ray add on as they feel theres not enough want for it...once bitten etc.
My PS3 was a dust magnet hence the sale.
As for Michael Bay - we'll see what he says in a few years when the major studios realise that streaming their films directly to the console or whathaveyou makes the most cash.
Blu Ray = Dead Ray
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10-12-2008 @ 3:20AM
H@CK3R said...
What microsoft needs to do it have all owners of a 360, modded or not, broke or not. They need to make a new 360, put a new chipset, add 4 fans with heat sink fans, and some extra crap to prevent RROD permanently, then stop making for versions, make 1 360, with all the upgrades, and only make new products like games, HD's, and stop updating DVD rom drives, chips, etc. And only make new Firmware, and everyone needs to leave the damn thing alone, no mod chips, or firmware hacks, if u want to run linux buy a dam pc, if u want to run nes games buy a dam nes, u dont need a modchip to play backups, cause we all know ur stealing games, if u have a problem where u can't keep from scratching ur cd's the u need to buy multiple copies. and offer this 360 to all who send in there 360's and extra's refund all the money then crate this and release it.
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10-14-2008 @ 8:02AM
Theking!!!!! said...
I do not own a ps3, but if I said I will not be in the market for one this upcoming holiday, I would be lying to myself. I have had a 360 since almost launch and I have bought a hd-dvd player (not the add-0n). Downloaded hd movies (mkv,avi,wmv ect) can not compare to true hd wether its on a hd-dvd player (r.i.p) or a blu-ray player. Anyone that thinks that is truly fooling themselves. OR just doesn't know any better. Microsoft made a mistake, by not having the hd-dvd come as a standard internally...not a add-on. They are not fooling anyone but themselves by dissing blu-ray. They just don't want to bow down and pay sony. I love my 360, but regardless of what anyone says, the Ps3 is a powerfull machine. And blu-ray is not the future it is the present. The only people who don't have it is those that can't afford it.
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