Xbox 360 Blu-ray Add-on as Soon as May ’08?

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With the proposed demise of HD-DVD, the Xbox 360′s add-on is in a worrying place. Ignoring a high-definition disc format all together and concentrating on downloadable HD content might be the most preferable direction for Microsoft, but Smart House reports that a Blu-ray add-on could already be on the way.

In fact, what Smart House actually says is that a “Blu-ray Xbox 360″ is on the way, but we’ll put that down to a misconception. Even though their Microsoft insiders claim that there is one in the works, such a move is highly unlikely at this stage.

The publication goes on to reveal that Microsoft has already configured a standalone Blu-ray player, which subject to internal marketing and sales approval, could be on sale within three months. This is unsurprising since the company has been very open with the Xbox 360′s ability to pick either format.

Michael Ephraim the Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment said:

We would welcome Microsoft to the Blu-ray stable. In fact it is quite logical for them as the PS3 has been very succesful in driving consumers to Blu-ray. In fact we believe that it has done more to win the format war than traditional Blu-ray player.

When asked whether Sony would grant Microsoft a Blu-ray licence he said: “That is up to Sony Corporate but I see no reason why they would not do it”.

This is a point. With Blu-ray supposedly being victorious, would Sony be willing to remove the advantage the Playstation 3 has against the Xbox 360? Or do they see the potential blu-ray disc sales an Xbox 360 blu-ray add-on would afford as a too tempting to ignore?

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  • http://www.thisisleaving.com komp

    Well so much for the “We dont need bigger than DVD9″ from Bill Gates.

    Anyway the BDA and SONY should NOT allow them to have nor build a BD player for the XBOX 3fixme nor the next one (the 720)… this would reduce sales of BD movies BUT it would kill of the xbox console as they would be left in the dark ages with DVD9 LOL.

  • Patrick Steen

    Microsoft aren’t going back on their word. They won’t be using Blu-ray for their Xbox 360 games.

  • http://www.savetheinternet.com/ DavidGX

    Silly fanboyism aside, the BDA will allow anyone willing to pay the money to have a blu-ray player. It’s called business.

  • John Kershaw

    So what was the point in me buying my PS3? :-P

  • http://www.savetheinternet.com/ DavidGX

    That’s a very good question. If microsoft DOES intend on releasing a blu-ray add on, I’d just rather wait for that. I’ll probably get a PS3 eventually, but I don’t want one just to watch movies.

  • Patrick Steen

    David. Is playing Blu-ray the only reason you’d buy a PS3? Is it even at the top of your list? Are you saying Sony made the right decision of putting blu-ray into their machine, even though they’ve made “so many mistakes”?

  • http://www.savetheinternet.com/ DavidGX

    I don’t know why you put “so many mistakes” in quotes, I didn’t say it. As to whether sony made the right decision, I don’t know. They’ve got a fine movie player but had to launch at $600 because of it and the games part is still yet to come, imo.

    Right now, yeah, that’s the only reason I might buy one. But as I said, I’m not much of a movie person so even that’s a long way off.

  • Patrick Steen

    Ah Dave, I think that was a Krispy quotation, still relevant in the discussion as “blu-ray” was seen to be a mistake for the console.

    If you think the games part is still to come, I expect by the time this peripheral releases the games you may be waiting for might be out. What games are you thinking of? Any that are of interest?

  • http://www.savetheinternet.com/ DavidGX

    Right now I’m really interested in MGS4 and FF13/versus. Once those are out I’ll probably buy one if I have the $$$.

  • Patrick Steen

    Fair enough. MGS4 promises much. And we’ll find out more about FFXIII this week. Versus wont be out until late 2009.

  • shamon

    yeah right

  • Andrew Podolsky

    You know, guys, we have a forum.

  • http://muhabbetx.com Muhabbet

    Once those are out I’ll probably buy one if I have the

  • spitt_0110

    I dono… i’d rather they make an add on. otherwise i’ll be forced to buy a ps3 and use it as my other media that is not videogames machine. I mean… I can’t honestly see myself playing anything else on a ps3 other than music and movies.

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