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- doshindude, on 05/06/2008, -9/+110Dugg to remind the retards who keep submitting stories saying that there is a Blu-Ray 360 drive coming.
- RoadDoggFL, on 05/06/2008, -7/+71From the "No *****" department...
- inactive, on 05/06/2008, -5/+54I would buy one... and I would like one of those hotcakes too while we're at it.
- Farmer77, on 05/06/2008, -0/+41Kind of like Nintendo saying they will stick with the cartridge format in the N64...
- dougvfr750, on 05/06/2008, -20/+59Wimps..... I am sure it would sell like hotcakes....
- str1fe, on 05/06/2008, -1/+32"Games are what drive consumers to purchase game consoles, and we remain focused on providing the largest library of blockbuster games available."
So why'd you have the HD-DVD addon in the first place, hm? - staticneuron, on 05/06/2008, -2/+28Uh huh, This is the same microsoft that said 1080p gaming was impossible then announced Blue dragon and gears of war were going to be in 1080 a few months later. They are the same ones who said HDMI was not needed this generation... then a few months later we recieved the elite.
I am not to sure the MS is the king of being straight forward when it comes to the 360. - salmonmoose, on 05/06/2008, -3/+27If your console is too loud, your home theater is too soft - turn it up! :)
- triont, on 05/06/2008, -1/+23STFU. No one cares what a biased fanboy has to say.
- m00nstone, on 05/06/2008, -1/+20Wake up the gullible, IT'S COMING. Two separate manufacturers have leaked it. Remember HDMI. MS denied that right to the moment the elite was announced. Then they said it would only be available on the Elite. Why would they kill current sales months before the release of a new 360!? Think about it people.
- WVUChrisF, on 05/06/2008, -4/+22I just keep hoping the rumors will be true one day. Oh well I guess I'l wait until next week before the next story comes out about Blu-Ray on the 360.
- serpentor, on 05/06/2008, -3/+20Sadly, they really don't have the choice. If MS execs want to stick with the belief that the 360 is the centerpiece of an HD living room, not being able to play future movies in HD (hd-dvd dead = blu-ray only) is going to hurt that image.
- rmw132, on 05/06/2008, -3/+20"Games are what drive consumers to purchase game consoles"
It sure as hell wasn't HD DVD. - str1fe, on 05/06/2008, -0/+15No, I meant elaborate. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elaborate#Verb
Also, you make yourself look like a complete ***** when you claim you aren't a fanboy then go on about "PC > All" and your name is "*****". - devophl, on 05/06/2008, -7/+20The issue is that Microsoft doesn't want to be tied to Sony for their Blu-ray player. This is big EGO against big EGO. They're looking elsewhere to see if they can get Blu-ray technology without Sony being attached to it. I suspect we'll see a Blu-ray add-on before the end of the year!
- infinitespecter, on 05/06/2008, -1/+14These are the same people that swore up and down that all those pics we saw of the HDMI 360 were fakes and that they had no intention of bringing a black console to the market. Then, just like now, everytime a rumor came up, they would say that component was fine and that HDMI was totally unnecessary. Then a few months later they announce the black, HDMI enabled 360 Elite. Point is, they have no credibility.
- threemagic, on 05/06/2008, -5/+17Why is "no plans" in quotes? Am I the only one that's curious?
- nobody98, on 05/06/2008, -2/+14There is no ego in business. No one cares who their tied to as long as they can make a profit out of it.
- XHashmeerX, on 05/06/2008, -0/+12Because it's a part of a direct quote being used in the headline said by the official in an email.
- Ajajadude, on 05/06/2008, -1/+13People who want to use consoles for gaming are not that interested in downloading and installing every game they can get there hands on. Especially since consoles like the 360 charge an arm and a leg to upgrade the HDD.
- masterthiefster, on 05/06/2008, -0/+11Um, Blu-ray drives can read DVDs (and CDs), you know... even if it was built in it would surely be only for movies.
- krische, on 05/06/2008, -2/+13I hear the PS3 has blu-ray.
- drlha, on 05/06/2008, -0/+11I wanted a Blu-Ray player, so I bought a PS3.
- crowbar77, on 05/06/2008, -10/+21Yeah just look at how unsuccessful steam is.
/sarcasm - str1fe, on 05/06/2008, -2/+13Really? I use my PS3 to run a word processor.
- dsmx, on 05/06/2008, -4/+15The other problem is that by releasing a blu-ray drive it benefits the ps3 as we know microsoft will charge upwards of $150 for it which puts it very close to the ps3 price.
- str1fe, on 05/06/2008, -1/+10Elaborate.
- h4mx0r, on 05/06/2008, -2/+11is it just me or did we establish this fact several weeks or even months ago?
- geartype2, on 05/06/2008, -3/+12It's in between my tv and desk lcd and although it does produce noise, it is less than my computer fans at 50%.
- andypop481, on 05/06/2008, -1/+8It makes sense. If they said that soon, xbox 360s would be coming with blu-ray players, then current xbox sales would plummet, whose gonna buy something that they know is going to be made better in the near future? So clearly, microsoft wants to prep all this quietly, so they can still keep selling xbox's while it all gets done.
- Fawkes, on 05/06/2008, -2/+9Seriously, how may times are we going to have to go through with this? Someone needs to be punched in the face...
- HigherLogic, on 05/06/2008, -0/+7That, or by the time BR takes off and is available in homes just like DVD players are now that they'll already have a new console out.
- sexysadie86, on 05/06/2008, -2/+9Of course they're going to deny it. No one will buy a 360 now if they think a new model with built in Blu-Ray is just a few months away...
- sh4d0w4lk3r, on 05/06/2008, -3/+10Everyone says DVD space is enough for games, and that Blu-ray is pointless...so why was lost odyssey on FOUR discs? And Oblivion GOTY edition on 2 discs? I'm all for huge epic rpgs fitting on one disc, rather not switch discs while playing FFXIII. So unless you work the Blu-ray into the games, the ps3 will be the console for rpgs in the future.
- str1fe, on 05/06/2008, -0/+7We do have a choice. It's between PS3 and 360. Microsoft isn't -forcing- us to buy their console.
- insinuate, on 05/06/2008, -1/+8I strongly disagree with you dude. When you have a 40" TV built for 1080p...it is horribly distracting to watch a 640x480 movie.
- doctordbx, on 05/06/2008, -2/+8I stopped reading when I go to M$.
- krische, on 05/06/2008, -3/+9I would have to agree with you. It's kind of late in the game for them to add it to the 360. It's already half way through its lifetime. Adding it on now wouldn't have much of an effect.
- mbonzo531, on 05/06/2008, -0/+6No I actually just enjoy wiping my ass before I *****...
- doctordbx, on 05/06/2008, -5/+11Why does it need hi-def DVD support? It already supports HDTV for games, and it is a games console.
BluRay isn't exactly a must have feature, especially with there not being many films made lately I would want to own on disc. - RandaII, on 05/06/2008, -1/+7Its not all about movies. More data = bigger places and even more story line.
- Turpoid, on 05/06/2008, -3/+9Just wanted to add something to this conversation that i think is worth remarking. I would prefer a separate blu-ray player as it would be less wear on the XBOX's rom-drive. Just something to think about. Personally, I don't care about all the hoopla about what video game system does what. I really like the games that are available on the 360 because it's been around longer and MS has done a great job of transforming the industry and working with developers to bring games that i would like to play, Gears, Mass Effect, GTA IV, Bioshock, GRID, PGR 4, Alan Wake, Prototype, Burnout, Dead Space....etc. I could list games all day that are on this system that i would like and have liked from the past, so I'm content (though some more games with more of a great story and thought-provoking nature would be great, but it's still a medium in it's infancy, so the best is yet to come). If the other companies pump out something that has a great library in the future then i will go that way as well.
As a 32 year old, i'm not caught up in the hype as i've been around long enough to know what propaganda is and what it actually DOES. I like the xbox, i like the controller, i like the wireless, i like the blade system, i like streaming movies, music and pictures to my HDTV from my laptop, and i LOVE the games that are out and coming out soon. Period. But again, I don't care if there's a blu-ray player in it. This is all marketing propaganda over something that will be land-fill again in two years just like EVERY SINGLE THING YOU'VE EVER OWNED IN THE PAST!!!! I'll buy a blu-ray player when they're under $100 next year. So i'm good. If they sell an xbox with blu-ray in it, then good for them, it's the tech that's better in my opinion (from seeing both myself) and there's always a good ending if you have more room on the disk. So in the end, who cares....it is what it will be.
Do i think MS is wrong for holding back information about what they're doing and how that might be screwing their customers? Well, all i can say to that is: The next time you see a Coca-Cola commercial telling you how great their product is, head online and find the statistical reports on the connection between one can of pop a day and the 50% increased risk of type 2 diabetes, and then come back on here and act shocked that a company is lying to you. Every single thing you own was 'SOLD' to you. Your whole life is based on lies and deceit. You just don't realize it. It's a glorified, talked up cd player. Get over it. ;) - EggNogIceCream, on 05/06/2008, -0/+6You could still play duck hunt and be a gamer, you dont have to have a top of the line system to be considered one.
- thecheatah, on 05/06/2008, -2/+8I think your computer needs to be cleaned for dust. Thats not normal.
- stellarceltic, on 05/06/2008, -0/+5Yeah... consolidation is teh gayz0rz.
Idiot. - archerOFloaf, on 05/06/2008, -5/+10Has anyone kicked around the idea that they can't put it in the 360. Add-on def but not in the 360. They would have to make two versions of the game. One on DVD for the 18 million or so people with consoles already. Who knows if 18 million are still operational. And a Blu ray copy of the game for people with the new SKU's.
I have all three consoles and if I'm forced to buy a fourth I'm going to be pissed. I probably wouldn't buy it. The only way I would buy a 360 BD is they told me it was the only way I could play Gears Of War 2. - Cimlite, on 05/06/2008, -4/+9As long as the Xbox has a much bigger marketshare than that of the PS3 that's exactly what they will do. More potential buyers for your game = more money.
It was the same back when it was reversed. Most Xbox games looked much worse than what the console was capable of... just because the PS2 was the console development of the games focused on.
Besides... If you look at games currently, most don't even fill up a DVD. Grand Theft Auto IV, a fairly big game (in terms of disc size that is) is 7,3 gigs for example. - InitialDMP5, on 05/06/2008, -0/+5Microsoft doesn't produce any games in HD DVD format. The games for the 360 are DVD. And the HD DVD drive that was available only played movies.
- psyonide, on 05/06/2008, -0/+5When they said "no plans for Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive," the "no plans" was in MASSIVE sarcasm quotes.
- mbonzo531, on 05/06/2008, -1/+6I buried you for making horrible metaphors!
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