KnackChap Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Rumours were circulating today that Microsoft is set to dump HD DVD and bring out a Blu ray Xbox 360 by as early as May 2008. The move will allow the Company to go head to head with the Sony PS3 gaming console which has been credited with being one of the main reasons that retailers have preferred Blu ray over Toshiba’s HD DVD. Insiders at Microsoft in the USA have told SmartHouse that Microsoft have already configured a standalone Blu ray player that can be connected into an Xbox 360 and that subject to internal marketing and sales approvals the model could be on sale within 3 months. The Company has also been working on a built in Blu ray player however insiders are claiming that Microsoft see the HD format battle moving online with consumers offered 1080p movie and content files as a download as opposed to having to buy a HD or Blu ray DVD. Both Intel and Microsoft have been supporters of the HD DVD format that is set to be killed off this week. The Company has also held discussions with several OEM manufacturers of media centres with nearly all of them telling the software Company that they are set to move to Blu ray configured Media Centres within the next month. Late last week US Media Centre maker Niveus dumped HD DVD in favour of Blu ray. The Company VP of marketing Brian Paper said that Niveus had received support from Microsoft and Intel when implementing HD DVD. The format wasn't pushed on Niveus, he said, adding that the commitment in both Intel and Microsoft "isn't religious For HD DVD". LINK: http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Console/J7L7H2R4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hahaman Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 m getting this considering if its cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janu dilber Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 wat to do wid HD-DVD player.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjunsood2003 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 wtf will hapn to the prices?! MS wont be able to keep the same prices obv..xbox more expensive than ps3?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightySkate Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I hope they don't come up with a BD add-on. And MS being MS, their prices will probably the same as the ps3 maybe a little lesser so that they can have a bargaining point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaztin Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Yes, its MSs wise to come up with such Idea...and I think comign out wtih out Add on sld be better for both Consumers and MS as loading Xbox with BD n 120 GB HDD n making it 40k wld anyways make the whole deal fall in Sonys hands.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaztin Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Well thats true, bt only if price remains below 30k and MS dont unnecessarily hype it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I hope they release an add-on drive (which they are likely to). This way I'll have the best of both worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 looks like sony will have the last laugh, they are set to make 1.5-2 billion US$$ from bluray sales alone this year, which will only go up when paramount, universal join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastAvenger Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I hope they release an add-on drive (which they are likely to). This way I'll have the best of both worlds. yeah but one world is already dead M$ is pretty smart though keeping both the options opened. They not only earned a sh*t load of money by selling the HD-DVD addon but now with blu-ray they will continue this. I wonder if Arcade SKU + bluray will be cheaper than PS3 40gig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ..Microsoft is set to bring out a Blu ray Xbox 360 by as early as May 2008 Yeahh!!! Take that Sony! You think you're a tough guy? Huh? Huh?? You a big tough guy, Mr.PS3? Inbuilt Blu Ray drive and you think you're the shite? Look, you made it so far because you the cheapest BD player. Now it's a level playing field and all your sales are belong to us. -Xbotz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ..Microsoft is set to bring out a Blu ray Xbox 360 by as early as May 2008 Yeahh!!! Take that Sony! You think you're a tough guy? Huh? Huh?? You a big tough guy, Mr.PS3? Inbuilt Blu Ray drive and you think you're the shite? Look, you made it so far because you the cheapest BD player. Now it's a level playing field and all your sales are belong to us. -Xbotz Thats it. You are out of GI bangalore meet. LOL. J/K I think both Add on for existing models+customers and Built-in for forthcoming elite/ultimate would be a better. Time to show some love to M$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I hope they release an add-on drive (which they are likely to). This way I'll have the best of both worlds. yeah but one world is already dead It doesnt matter to me. I'm just salivating at the thought of all those beautiful HD-DVD flicks at less then bargain basement prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaztin Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I wld be the first to buy it... n first to sell it ^^. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackhammer06 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ^^I will be waiting.... NOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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