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Xbox 360 Getting a Blu-Ray Drive?

by Dylan Duarte on March 6, 2008 at 11:13 pm

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In what may have seemed inevitable, Sony and Microsoft have been discussing the possibility of adding Blu-Ray capabilities to the Xbox 360.

Microsoft had previously backed the HD-DVD format, offering an optional HD-DVD drive for the 360 console. However, Toshiba’s announcement last month to abandon the format has changed things considerably.

Now the option of giving the 360 a Blu-Ray drive is being considered, though whether or not it will be a plug-in peripheral or integrated within the console itself is unknown at this point. Adding a Blu-Ray drive to the console could take away the PS3’s edge in that aspect, but it would also drive up the console’s price.

Now here’s my question: how much do you guys (and gals) value Blu-Ray?

Source: Games Industry

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10 Comments »

  1. LC
    on March 7, 2008 6:09 am

    I thought downloads were going to replace physical formats…

  2. needtocontrol
    on March 7, 2008 8:32 am

    “I thought downloads were going to replace physical formats…”

    LOL, yeah sure, and robots will do all our housework :o)

  3. John Kershaw
    on March 7, 2008 8:35 am

    tbh, with the increase in digital distribution, I wouldn’t bother getting a blu-ray drive unless it was nice and cheep.

    I have one in my PS3, but for films, digital download is much better for me.

  4. Mykul
    on March 7, 2008 8:47 am

    “I thought downloads were going to replace physical formats…”

    My God!! how long would it take to download a whole Blu-Ray disk??

  5. Geoff H
    on March 7, 2008 9:48 am

    Any Blu-ray addition to the 360 would almost certainly be an add-on, no? Just like the HD-DVD drive it would be an option for people to whom it was important.

  6. LC
    on March 7, 2008 2:30 pm

    high definition downloads are a joke, you see the reports that say by 2012 americans will only have 10mbps connections in about 30 million homes? downloads are going nowhere fast with those kinds of speeds.

  7. L.D.
    on March 8, 2008 6:31 pm

    to me the add on HD-DVD looked like a big waste, if it was part of the unit in the first place It would have at least given the format a better foothold because, Like Sony there would have been a market for HD-DVD in production of games as well as movies.Microsoft essentially “screwed the pooch” on HD-DVD.
    BUT! WE would have had to deal with a longer drawn out format war. and in reality we needed a standard.
    as for HI-def downloads blah, when it comes to movies, I want to be able to have physical media, anything could happen with a download, I don’t want to worry about having a “proof of purchase” for all my movies if my HD gets toasted. not to mention the size of the downloads.

  8. LC
    on March 9, 2008 4:11 pm

    L.D. what does L.D. stand for? im curious.

  9. madpuppy
    on March 10, 2008 4:51 pm

    Actually L.D. are my initials, first name being Lance. but I registered and am using my regular on line name now.

  10. Pomroy
    on September 13, 2008 6:29 am

    If I had wanted to pay extra money to get BluRay, I just would have bought a PS3.

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