Xbox 360 Blu-ray Rumors: The Nail in the Coffin?

by Nick Breckon, Jul 16, 2008 10:45pm PDT

Related Topics – Microsoft, Sony, Blu-ray

One of the more persistent rumors in the industry is that Microsoft is readying to announce a Blu-ray player for the Xbox 360. After the failure of the HD-DVD format, the move was often seen as only a matter of time.

Now a new interview with Microsoft gaming vice president of business Shane Kim has all but killed the hope of seeing Sony's player matched with its rival's console.

"I can categorically say that we're not working on a Blu-Ray player for Xbox 360," said Kim in an interview with Forbes. "To my knowledge, we don't have any intent to do that."

According to Kim, Microsoft is more interested in digital distribution. The company announced this week that Netflix will begin streaming movies and television over the Xbox 360 starting this fall.

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So how will MS tackle major ISPs cracking down on big bandwidth users and widespread bandwidth caps/limits?

Jul 16, 2008 11:01pm PDT

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  Doesn't a large part of the world already have caps? : OmegaRed59
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    no, the truth is while most of the world is getting better, faster, cheaper internet, american isp's are introducing caps and more fees while service declines. i'm sure the major isp's of america would love you to think that everybody is doing it, and it is unavoidable.
    
    Jul 16, 2008 11:58pm PDT
    
    no, the truth is while most of the world is getting better, faster, cheaper internet, american isp's are... : syn0r
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    Here in the UK I get about 20Mbit/s (typical speeds: 16-18Mbit/s) over DSL with no caps for $50/month. : navelskrutt
    - Which ISP are you on? Most of the UK ISPs have caps; only some of them tell you what they are before you ... : nudel
    - 2x that price for Rogers in Canada and the up is only like 1Mbit and you get a 95gb cap : dantastic
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  They will either stop doing that, or they will cease to be major ISPs. Vote with your cash folks, use an ... : navelskrutt
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    This is the classic argument of someone who doesn't realize that the cable company + phone company have a... : theflux
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      So sad and so fucking true. Especially in Canada. There is NO where to go. : Edges
      
      Yeah it really blows, and on top of that at least where I live the DSL speeds are total crap, which leave... : theflux
  - Some areas don't even have broadband and some only have one option...some maybe have two. Its not realis... : Vorlonesque

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