Microsoft Already Prepping Blu-ray Move: Xbox Blu in the Works?
Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:46PM EST
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Once one of the major holdouts supporting the beleaguered HD DVD platform, Microsoft appears to be planning already to make the move to Blu-ray as the high-definition format of choice for its Xbox 360 console. Rumors today say that Microsoft could have a Blu-ray 360 out by May, allowing it to go "head to head" with the PS3 and picking up all the Blu-ray mojo that's currently going around.
Microsoft's HD DVD player, an add-on to the Xbox 360, has long been one of the most popular HD DVD products on the market, letting any Xbox owner upgrade his console for high-definition output, and for less than $200. But now Microsoft's connection to the HD world is looking mighty tenuous.
Good for MSFT: Sources say that Microsoft has already built a Blu-ray version of its HD DVD player and could hit store shelves with it by May of this year. Even more tantalizing: The possibility of a 360 with built-in Blu-ray is also apparently on the docket.
On the record, Microsoft is mum on its HD plans but did say in a statement that "We will wait until we hear from Toshiba before announcing any specific plans around the Xbox 360 HD DVD player." According to most rumors, that announcement from Toshiba could come as early as this week.
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2 Posted by azheelshock on Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:51PM EST Report Abuse
I'm reminded of that movie, Singles, where the mayer of the city explains why a commuter rail wouldn't work: "People love their cars." I said the same thing when MP3's started surfacing. How could a digital version of an album take the place of a CD? People love their CD's, right? Well, here we are in the iPod world where Wal-mart sells music downloads and what used to take up an entire wall in my home fits nicely on a paperback size external hard drive. Maybe people, like myself, really love shelving our HD-DVD's and Blu-ray discs now, but in a few years we'll be perfectly happy with a media download system.
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3 Posted by agustin2489 on Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:39PM EST Report Abuse
This seems a tad bit too sudden. Then again, this is only a rumor. I'm still on the fence regarding this.
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4 Posted by nolo_8 on Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:43AM EST Report Abuse
And why not? Might as well make a quick buck using prevailing technology.
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5 Posted by molloy18 on Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:49AM EST Report Abuse
Toshiba gave up. This is now looking to be more than just rumor, to me.
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1 Posted by spambait67 on Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:05PM EST Report Abuse
I can't imagine Microsoft would risk being perceived as making a "me too" move by adopting the same HD format as Sony. I think they're more likely to try to rush their media download system to market.