OMG! Microsoft Comfirms going with Blu Ray!

[fischju]

And the day after it comes out, Sony will lower the price of the PS3 $50 and update the Blu-Ray standard so the 360 player can't use all of the features.

That's just daft, if they did they'd be outdating all the Blu-Ray players currently on the market as well. Remember Sony doesn't only make consoles so Microsoft is not the only company they'll be dealing with.

Actually, Sony does that pretty often so that only the PS3 can use new stuff.

Actually, that is incorrect. A common mis-assumption for many people. Sony helps make the updates, they don't do it to make their other players useless either, that would be stupid. Did you forget Sony makes more than just the PS3 as a (partial) BD Player?

Have you ever taken a business class? If you know anything, it should be that Sony doesn't give a shit about consumers. So why update the BD standard? Because people want all of those extra features? Well, now that HD DVD is dead, they don't need to do that. Sony is now in the HD market fighting the other BD player makers.

 

[Harsky]

So I suppose all the HD-DVD attachment will be in the bargain bins now. Or can they be modified to play Blu-Ray?

 

[Westside]

So I suppose all the HD-DVD attachment will be in the bargain bins now. Or can they be modified to play Blu-Ray?

That's much less probable than even saying modding a CD drive to play DVD. Blue laser and Red laser makes a world of difference. You need a completely different read head the reason that's making those HD-DVD and Bluray combo players so expensive.

 

[ZeWarrior]

So I suppose all the HD-DVD attachment will be in the bargain bins now. Or can they be modified to play Blu-Ray?

That's much less probable than even saying modding a CD drive to play DVD. Blue laser and Red laser makes a world of difference. You need a completely different read head the reason that's making those HD-DVD and Bluray combo players so expensive.

HD-DVD uses a Blue Laser as well. It reads completely different though.

 

[JohnDrake]

Microsoft+Sony, the 2 rivals.... But Microsoft CONFIRMS going with a Blu Ray add on(probably. And the next gen console, after this gen, pretty much all consoles will have Blu Ray Internal)

Microsoft Says No Blu-Ray for X360

"Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience," Greenberg told Reuters in an interview...

http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge...lBrandChannel=0

PS4 may be "sans disc"

http://www.ministryoftech.com/2006/08/04/p...l-be-sans-disc/

 

[phoood]

Since there is now a winner, I'd buy a blu-ray addon for my 360.

I'm sure they'll produce one. and if they do and push it enough, they'll have a decent contender to the ps3.

 

[JohnDrake]

I'm sure they'll produce one. and if they do and push it enough, they'll have a decent contender to the ps3.

They already said they wouldn't.

(News travels slow on this site. Everyone knew this report was debunked a few days ago. No Blu-Ray for Xbox 360.)

 

[Shabadage]

That's funny, cause they said they would before!

Also "Not currently in talks" is hardly a denial.

 

[JohnDrake]

That's funny, cause they said they would before!

Also "Not currently in talks" is hardly a denial.

Oh brother...

The blog posted on the first page claims:

"With Sony saying that they were "in talks" with Microsoft"

However according to MS...

QUOTE

The comments by Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360, poured cold water on recent speculation that Microsoft could support Blu-ray after Toshiba Corp (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research), backer of the rival HD DVD format, gave up when key movie studios and retailers abandoned the technology.

"Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience," Greenberg told Reuters in an interview.

You keep waiting for that Xbox 360 Blu-Ray add on.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=...ay+for+xbox+360

Meanwhile back in the real world...

 

[phoood]

That's funny, cause they said they would before!

Also "Not currently in talks" is hardly a denial.

Oh brother...

QUOTEThe comments by Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360, poured cold water on recent speculation that Microsoft could support Blu-ray after Toshiba Corp (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research), backer of the rival HD DVD format, gave up when key movie studios and retailers abandoned the technology.

"Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience," Greenberg told Reuters in an interview.

You keep waiting for that Xbox 360 Blu-Ray add on.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=...ay+for+xbox+360

Meanwhile back in the real world...

ic. m$ phails to surprise us. again

 

[Mangofett]

And the day after it comes out, Sony will lower the price of the PS3 $50 and update the Blu-Ray standard so the 360 player can't use all of the features.

That's just daft, if they did they'd be outdating all the Blu-Ray players currently on the market as well. Remember Sony doesn't only make consoles so Microsoft is not the only company they'll be dealing with.

Actually, Sony does that pretty often so that only the PS3 can use new stuff.

Actually, that is incorrect. A common mis-assumption for many people. Sony helps make the updates, they don't do it to make their other players useless either, that would be stupid. Did you forget Sony makes more than just the PS3 as a (partial) BD Player?

Me have outdated player. Me have favorite movie but cant watch the bonus. Me buy new Blu-Ray player from Sony.

 

[Duke_Jay]

Crap

http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge...lBrandChannel=0

 

[MaHe]

I, for one, couldn't care less about optical disks. I don't even intend to buy an optical drive for my next PC (whenever I buy one). Seriously, I don't remember the last time I watched an actual DVD. All movies I watch are either downloaded through torrent trackers or from a digital video rental service (be it Microsoft's Video Marketplace, Apple's iTunes or my local digital TV provider) .

Disks get scratched way to easily (even if handled carefully), the drives are usually loud, [movies] usually cost more, and the hard-drives are cheaper and cheaper. The only reason I still have a DVD burner in my machine is to rip DVDs unavailable on the Internet and burning games for Wii and 360.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[ZeWarrior]

I, for one, couldn't care less about optical disks. I don't even intend to buy an optical drive for my next PC (whenever I buy one). Seriously, I don't remember the last time I watched an actual DVD. All movies I watch are either downloaded through torrent trackers or from a digital video rental service (be it Microsoft's Video Marketplace, Apple's iTunes or my local digital TV provider) .

Disks get scratched way to easily (even if handled carefully), the drives are usually loud, [movies] usually cost more, and the hard-drives are cheaper and cheaper. The only reason I still have a DVD burner in my machine is to rip DVDs unavailable on the Internet and burning games for Wii and 360.

Just my 2 cents.

Blu-rays have a hard scratch proof coat that makes it hard to scratch.

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That's funny, cause they said they would before!

Also "Not currently in talks" is hardly a denial.

Oh brother...

QUOTE

The comments by Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360, poured cold water on recent speculation that Microsoft could support Blu-ray after Toshiba Corp (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research), backer of the rival HD DVD format, gave up when key movie studios and retailers abandoned the technology.

"Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience," Greenberg told Reuters in an interview.

You keep waiting for that Xbox 360 Blu-Ray add on.

[url=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=...ay+for+xbox+360]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=...ay+for+xbox+360[/url]

Meanwhile back in the real world...

ic. m$ phails to surprise us. again

lolzors i remembers like when the ps3 came out how people were like '' ps3 will be a failure cause bluray teh sux! '' and how the 360 would be the winner due to being out the 1st year. funny how now 360 owners are like '' omg bluray wtf microsoft? ''. Oh, the irony.

 

[DarkSpace]

Hey it's a good thing I don't own a single HD_DVD player in my house.

 

[Wanque]

Blu-Ray will soon fail, as I am about to release a new disc format.
It is called Wanque-Ray, and it beams stuff right into your eyes, with a hot laser.

 

[Lyuse]

Just to celebrate this I'm going to get a few Blu-Ray movies tommorow

 

[JohnDrake]

lolzors i remembers like when the ps3 came out how people were like '' ps3 will be a failure cause bluray teh sux! '' and how the 360 would be the winner due to being out the 1st year. funny how now 360 owners are like '' omg bluray wtf microsoft? ''. Oh, the irony.

You are the reason this forum sucks. I just thought you should know.

 

[hankchill]

lolzors i remembers like when the ps3 came out how people were like '' ps3 will be a failure cause bluray teh sux! '' and how the 360 would be the winner due to being out the 1st year. funny how now 360 owners are like '' omg bluray wtf microsoft? ''. Oh, the irony.

You are the reason this forum sucks. I just thought you should know.

And you're an inspiration for birth control.

Seriously, what's with the attitude? ZeWarrior was just stating a true fact, and he is right, since people did initially say that PS3's blu-ray would flop. There's no need to be all pissy JohnDrake.

 

[dakeyras]

lolzors i remembers like when the ps3 came out how people were like '' ps3 will be a failure cause bluray teh sux! '' and how the 360 would be the winner due to being out the 1st year. funny how now 360 owners are like '' omg bluray wtf microsoft? ''. Oh, the irony.

You are the reason this forum sucks. I just thought you should know.

He has valid reasons to go 'TOLD YOU SO', you have to admit though.