kotaku.com — "Microsoft has confirmed what a lot of us suspected today, the Xbox 360 HD-DVD player will sell for $199.99 here in North America. The HD-DVD player add-on will include a copy of King Kong in HD DVD for a limited time and a 360 Universal Media Remote."
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nobi_wanSep 27, 2006
What some of you guys are forgetting (now that the 360 has an HD-DVD drive and is now on par with the cost of the PS3) is that not EVERY 360 owner is going to buy this. What do you think is the overall percentage of households that even own an HDTV? Although I'm sure it looks good...I'm not willing to spend an extra $200 on a console (let alone a couple thousand dollars for the TV itself) just to see a marginally prettier picture. At least not yet, anyways. I'm waiting for a large HDTV screen to come waaaay down in price before I get one and I'm sure there are millions of people that think just like me. Until then I'll keep playing my 360 hooked up to my 19 inch LCD monitor. HD gaming on the cheap.PS: Who says which format is going to win, anyway? As far as I can tell, Sony doesn't exactly have the best record for media formats.
icealchemistSep 27, 2006
@aeprobertsYou mean like when betamax failed? Correct me if I am wrong, but Sony still is a company right? This is much the same thing. If BluRay fails, Sony will still be around.
sumizzleSep 27, 2006
I love the whole BR vs. HD-DVD "capacity" argument. We all woke up one day and the format we've played games on for years no longer cuts it. Somehow, games have grown so large with content, DVDs are useless. I mean, look at how many 2 and 3 disc 360 games there currently are. BR is the answer. The only answer. Never-mind the branding sucks. Never-mind the cost. Never-mind the production issues. Sony says you need it. Like you needed UMD and MicroMV. They should also display the amount of GBs the disc is holding, right next to the ESRB rating. I mean it matters so much, it should be printed on the package.
inkubuxSep 28, 2006
mmmmm wait a minute.. what if a chinease company build a really cheap adaptor so it works on you pc? It suddenly become really interesting
giveitasqueezeSep 28, 2006
you arn't forced to buy it. and 360 has all the games people want to play. PS3 has... Metal Gear Solid 4 (granted, i'm really excited about this game, but im sure as hell not going to pay $600 to play it) Name 5 other exclusive games that people are excited about on the PS3.... you cant. cuz all the have are tech demo's, impressive tech demos, but still, they're not intresting. Xbox 360: Dead Rising, Gears of War, Halo 3, Oblivion, Call of duty 2, Bio-shock, F.E.A.R, Saints Row, the list goes on and on...
andrewrchambersSep 28, 2006
"If you commit to your girlfriend you lose your soul"if you read the digg terms and conditions you'd know that you actually lost that upon registration
velvet396Sep 28, 2006
I say hold your $$ for Dreamcast2.
stappawhoSep 28, 2006
"But if you think about it, where's that feature in 20GB PS3?does this mean cheaper PS3 now has a REAL gimped feature?!?"No, it both PS3's have 4 USB ports, so you can use any USB storage device.
stappawhoSep 28, 2006
"e only "benefit" you get with HDMI and DVI is a maximum cable length of 10 feet and DRM"You can have cables longer than 10 feet.Like the others have said, HDMI is HDCP compatable so it's Future proof if studios decide to start implementing the ICT(which I hope they don't). It also allows for one simple plug instead of 5, in turn making the cable smaller. HDMI isn't expensive either, just look around(ie. don't buy Monster Cable).Also, HDMI(1.3) will allow Dolby HD and TrueHD and supposedly will allow for a better picture. So HDMI has some benefits, which will increase in the future, but at the moment it really doesn't offer much.