Xbox 360 Blu-ray Rumors: The Nail in the Coffin?
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...
READ MORE >Microsoft: Still No Plans for Blu-ray on Xbox 360
Console maker Microsoft has once again denied rumors that it is preparing to integrate Blu-ray movie playback functionality into the Xbox 360...
READ MORE >"That's certainly true, but it doesn't make what Fred said about them not supporting BD CODECs ..."
see all 62 commentsNext PS3 Firmware Packs DTS-HD Compatibility, Redesigned PlayStation Store
Sony has announced that next week's release of the PlayStation 3's 2.30 firmware will allow the console to play the DTS-HD Master Audio and High...
READ MORE >"umm, a DVDO that will upscale 720p to 1080i would cost more than a new TV."
see all 21 commentsMicrosoft Again Kiboshes X360 Blu-ray Rumors
Microsoft has denied rumors that Taiwan-based hardware manufacturer Lite-On is supplying a Blu-ray drive for use in a future Xbox 360 hardware...
READ MORE >"BLU RAY is the winner...but hey...those HD drives will make great paper weights and even better ..."
see all 48 commentsSony, Others Investigated by US Government for Alleged Blu-ray Patent Infringement
The US International Trade Commission said that it will launch a patent infringement investigation into technologies related to the Blu-ray format,...
READ MORE >"Toshiba's Pres has gone on record that not only will they not be making BluRay players, they ..."
see all 35 commentsPS3 Firmware 2.20 Adds BD-Live Support, DivX Subtitles, More
Sony detailed the latest update for the PlayStation 3 firmware, set to go live in the next few days, on the PlayStation Blog today. The update,...
READ MORE >"Yes hopefully they will add proper XviD support which is something the Xbox 360 holds over it ..."
see all 11 commentsMicrosoft Again Denies Xbox 360 Blu-ray, Claims Digital Downloads Are 'The Future'
Citing digital movie downloads as the future of Xbox 360 media playback, Microsoft today ruled out the possibility of a Blu-ray add-on player for...
READ MORE >"GG Microsoft. I would have bought a 360 if it had an internal HD-DVD drive, but got a PS3 ..."
see all 84 commentsMicrosoft Denies Blu-ray on Xbox 360
Microsoft is not in talks with Sony to bring Blu-ray movie functionality to the Xbox 360, Xbox product manager Aaron Greenberg has revealed....
READ MORE >"Why would Sony give MS the cheapest entry into the Blu-Ray market?"
see all 30 commentsSony, Microsoft Talk Xbox 360 Blu-ray Support
Sony said that it is in talks with Microsoft concerning Blu-ray movie playback functionality for the Xbox 360, according to the Financial Times....
READ MORE >"Beat me to it. Seems like everyone is jumping all over the "Blu-ray on the 360" bandwagon when ..."
see all 29 commentsMicrosoft Drops HD DVD, Cuts Add-on Price to $49
Microsoft has confirmed to Shacknews that it has ceased production of the Xbox 360 HD DVD player add-on, and units currently available at retail...
READ MORE >"HD DVD writers have always had a lot of problems with error rates. They stretched DVD ..."
see all 24 commentsEvening Reading
So as some of you have probably noticed we decided to list off the categories we've been using next to the news items now and call them tags....
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Apparently not content with just showing her boobies in person to every person she meets Lindsay Lohan is now getting pictures put out on the...
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see all 2977 commentsRumor: Xbox 360 Blu-ray Add-on by May?
Update: A representative of Microsoft told Shacknews that, "It is premature to speculate about Blu-ray but we do know from market data that HD...
READ MORE >"remember when the ps2 had a dvd player in it and u had to buy an adapter for the xbox to watch ..."
see all 133 commentsMicrosoft May Consider Xbox 360 Blu-ray Add-on
An Xbox 360 add-on that would enable the console to play Blu-ray format movies is possible, Microsoft has reaffirmed. "It should be consumer...
READ MORE >"Granted, people that already have 360s would have a better option but people that have neither ..."
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Apparently there are some kind of election thingies going on here in America land lately. Driverless SUV Blu-Ray has pretty much won...
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"Well perhaps the difference in adoption speed of HD formats over DVD vs the adoption of DVD over ..."
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