Microsoft 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 >Microsoft 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 commentsToshiba Halts Production of HD DVD Hardware
Electronics manufacturer Toshiba announced today that it will discontinue production of its HD DVD players and recorders, prompting many to sound...
READ MORE >"Not true, there a are clear annoying issues with BR. I don't really give a shit which format ..."
see all 84 commentsXbox 360 HD DVD Player Add-on Drops to $129.99
The price of the Xbox 360 HD DVD player add-on has dropped from $179.99 to $129.99, Xbox Live director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb has...
READ MORE >"Dude, the HD-DVD is an add on peripheral to play HD DVD MOVIES. It has absolutely nothing to do ..."
see all 21 commentsMicrosoft Intentionally Sabotaging HD DVD and Blu-ray, Claims Director Michael Bay
Acclaimed director and aspiring game developer Michael Bay (Transformers, The Rock, Playboy Video Centerfold: Kerri Kendall) has lambasted...
READ MORE >"CDs are still of higher quality, and analog sources or digital sources of a higher bitrate are ..."
see all 119 commentsToshiba Denies, Undenies HD DVD Xbox 360
Addressing rumors that Microsoft and Toshiba are prepping HD DVD-equipped Xbox 360 for late 2008 or early 2009, Toshiba has offered up two very...
READ MORE >"I dont think the gap is as much about cost of the system as it is that one system has lots of ..."
see all 14 commentsHD DVD Xbox 360 Rumors Circle Back
Like a hyperactive toddler, the internet's well-worn gossip circle is once again entranced by the same shiny thing it was fascinated with months...
READ MORE >"I guess I was refering to games on HDDVD as an option where the game would also come out on ..."
see all 47 commentsMicrosoft Matches Sony's Blu-ray PS3 Incentive with Free HD DVD Offer in UK
Teaming up with HD DVD promoter Toshiba, Microsoft has just announced an incentive for purchasers of its Xbox 360 HD DVD Player, giving U.K....
READ MORE >"Depends a lot on the title, as some are total crap, but others are drop-dead gorgeous. It also ..."
see all 6 commentsMicrosoft Brings Xbox 360 HD DVD Player to $179
In the first news coming out of this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Microsoft today announced it would lower the price of its Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on player from $199 to $179 starting next Wednesday.
READ MORE >"consumer wins if both are sucessful. Competition is a good thing. I dont want sony or toshiba to ..."
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"GG Microsoft. I would have bought a 360 if it had an internal HD-DVD drive, but got a PS3 ..."
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