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by Nick Breckon, Jul 16, 2008 10:45pm PDTOne 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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FYI you need a Java machine to run most if not all Bluray movies....
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I just think that if people could buy a Blu-ray add-on they would have one less reason to buy a PS3, which makes this a really stupid move. I wouldn't have bought my PS3 nearly as soon if they had offered a Blu-ray add-on for my 360 from the get go, even though it was ugly as sin. I think the same goes for a lot of people, and with Blu-ray disk and player sales taking off this year, the advantage to having that drive built in will continue to grow.
Microsoft may not make money directly on the sale of the disks or the drives for Blu-ray, but I think the cost of not pleasing their current or future customers shouldn't be swept under the rug.
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