Blu-ray Xbox 360 Planned By Microsoft as Early as May? Options

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Blu-ray Xbox 360 Planned By Microsoft as Early as May? Posted by XanTium | February 17 20:32 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From smarthouse.com.au: [QUOTE] Rumours were circulating today that Microsoft is set to dump HD DVD and bring out a Blu ray Xbox 360 by as early as May 2008. Insiders at Microsoft in the USA have told SmartHouse that Microsoft have already configured a standalone Blu ray player that can be connected into an Xbox 360 and that subject to internal marketing and sales approvals the model could be on sale within 3 months. The Company has also been working on a built in Blu ray player however insiders are claiming that Microsoft see the HD format battle moving online with consumers offered 1080p movie and content files as a download as opposed to having to buy a HD or Blu ray DVD. [/QUOTE] Full Story: smarthouse.com.au

[jimk72]

Get out quick the ship is sinking!

Nice lol

[MysticalMagnet]

of course they were working on a blu-ray player why wouldnt they....it makes perfect sense to have a back up plan in case hd-dvd fails so they can still have a share of the blu-ray fun

[gsharpshooter]

FUCK U SONY i think ill stick on the titanic like that guy who made it and sunk down with it rather then go alive to the surface of the water. jack u and rose will have to get away from bluray u are hd dvd now go and make hddvds and pass them on like u did in that vehicle nd foged up the windows lmao sorry if this sounds confusing but if u have seen the movie and use ur imagination a bit im sure half of u will know what i mean

This post has been edited by gsharpshooter: Feb 18 2008, 03:34 AM

[BasicAir]

This would be great news. If it's just like the HD DVD addon but Blu-ray and it releases in May, I'll buy it ASAP and return my PS3 to Wal-Mart (they'll return anything!).

I hope this is true. I really, really do.

[dylan_snyder09]

truthfully, i'll probally get this as soon as it comes out. I was just debating whether or not to get a PS3 in the next couple of months(which would limit my funds greatly). But if this comes out i'll get it instead. it's a shame though, my HD-DVD player will feel unloved when i get it.

[sabbath_dude]

Wouldn't be that big a surprise if true. I wonder how much it will cost?. I wonder if it'll look anything like THIS.

[FoxRacR17]

That would be cool if they made an add on blu ray player. I would rather buy that then a ps3. I already have the hddvd addon, but oh well. At least i can still watch batman begins on it I would even be willing to purchase a new 360 if it had a built in blu ray player and was the new jasper mobo

[metalcoat]

I hope that they do make a addon, im not buying a 300+ standalone or a ps3, just because the limited space.

[decline1822]

I think this is a great idea, it will keep me from buying a PS3 because now that Blu Ray has officially won, I really want a Blu Ray player.

[DoTsTeR]

Maybe Xecuter will release a conversion kit that will turn the HD-DVD ADD-ON into a Blu-Ray player..




man, I hope nobody believed that for even a second...

This post has been edited by DoTsTeR: Feb 18 2008, 04:23 AM

[o The Drizzle o]

they should do combo drives... hddvd + bluray

[sicknasty413]

A blue-ray add-on would be nice.

Advantages-
-Current 360 owners can easily experience HD movies at the fraction of the price of a stand-alone blue-ray player
-People can have the better console and still play blue-ray movies (slightly biased advantage lol)
-Competitiveness between an Xbox 360/blue-ray add-on and a PS3 will increase and eventually prices of either or both will decrease
-No more format war; all manufacturers can strictly focus on blue-ray thus bettering the technology as well as increasing competition and decreasing overall prices
-No more fanboy talk saying "well the ps3 can play blue-ray movies blah blah blah"

Disadvantages-
-blue-ray = sony = ewww
-With the format war being over, there's not much competition, so the price of blue-ray movies would stay the same

I'm sure there are other advantages/disadvantages.. but I'm on the -john- right now, so let me be.

These next few months should definitely be interesting.

P.S. I still need a 1080P T.V. argh!

[ProphetOfPain]

Maybe Xecuter will release a conversion kit that will turn the HD-DVD ADD-ON into a Blu-Ray player..
man, I hope nobody believed that for even a second...

The good news is you can buy the parts at the dollar general!

[XPxAxBxLxOX]

they should do combo drives... hddvd + bluray

I second that.