No Blu-Ray unit for Xbox 360 according to Microsoft

Well, apperantly no Blu-Ray player is coming to the Xbox 360.

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

Here is the whole article: http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Microsoft_Downplays_The_Rumors_About_BluRay_Drive_For_Xbox_360_15106.html

My personal opinion on the matter would have been that Microsoft would have dealt Sony a serious kick in the nuts had they began manufacturing a BD Drive for the Xbox 360. That would have yanked the blanket out from under the PS3's seemingly only reason for being on the market at this point.

However this doesn't mean that they aren't going to or haven't already had talks with the BDA.

You guys talked.

No we didnt.

Yes you did.
Now we didnt!!!!!

I very much doubt that they will put a blu-ray player to their next console just for the movies. I have understood that MS is looking after movie downloads in the future. Sony has Sony Pictures, so it makes much more sense for them to have BD player, and even subvent it. MS wants to sell game disks, not movie disks.

However, MS will definitely use some removable storage device, which is compatible with DVD (as the DVD will be the main movie distribution format for at least couple of years to come). It needs to be cost effective and provide enough space for future games. It can be blu-ray, or it can as well be HD-DVD - or something else, I think that the unit cost is the main factor there. I'd assume that blu-ray is too expensive for MS currently, but that could of course change in the future.

These are just my thoughts, sometimes the business logic is more complicated, and may include factors that we are not aware of.

I think all these rumors are from Sony fanboys. They are like "Lolz watch M$ beg Sony for blu-ray." Why in the hell would Microsoft be in talks with Sony? They can get an agreement with any company in the BDA. I would talk with Samsung or HP. Some of these Sony fanboys actually think that Blu-ray is a Sony format.

This is sad news indeed for XBox owners hoping to get into Blu-ray on the cheap.

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This is sad news indeed for XBox owners hoping to get into Blu-ray on the cheap.

Worse for Sony Would have done their install base the world of good

Naw, it just means XBox owners will have to now go out and buy a PS3 which happens to be a Sony product (Blu-ray isn't). Then the XBox owners will succumb to buying PS3 games as well, effectively becoming duel format... and BOOB, XBox then dies a slow lingering death with the increased PS3 gaming base ... all because Microsoft didn't go for the Blu-ray addon!

Skyhawk - now that was funny.

i like how skyhawk says BOOB instead of BOOM

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i like how skyhawk says BOOB instead of BOOM

Fruedian slip? Oh well, I'm not editing it either

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This is sad news indeed for XBox owners hoping to get into Blu-ray on the cheap

Cheap

When you tack on royalties to Sony for every XBOX 360 drive made, it would cost $300.

How is that cheap???

Does everyone think that a Blu Ray drive for the XBOX 360 would be selling for 50 bucks when a Blu ray drive for PC's is selling for $250-$300+???

Sony is losing money like crazy on the subsidized P$3 pricing, Micro$oft would be best to stand way clear of anything to do with Blu Ray.

Now as to that DVD2 drive for the XBOX360........

Oh right, it already has one built in.

Maybe all those rumored talks between $ony and Micro$oft are discussions about the DVD2 add-on drive for the P$3???

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Fruedian slip? Oh well, I'm not editing it either

Good.. we need more boobs on this forum.

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When you tack on royalties to Sony for every XBOX 360 drive made, it would cost $300.

Funny, my indepth research shows a consumer end cost of $129.99 for an addon. Of course a cute little case and an included cable might raise the price by $10:
http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9881764-1.html

I'm so sorry for you XBox owners, having to now buy a PS3 too just to get Blu-ray playback.

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I'm so sorry for you XBox owners, having to now buy a PS3 too just to get Blu-ray playback.

Don't feel sorry - after all you had to do it.

Tim, I don't care so much for some of your commentary, but the illustrations are....PRICELESS

I adapted my BR drive to my USB assembly of the HD DVD USB case, and got it to recognize it as a USB storage device, but I need a driver adaptable for the xbox. I'm going to try writing one this weekend. I just decompiled the software disk for the 360 HD DVD drive. I'm going to see if I can rewrite the files with the BD-ROM driver instead!!!

I might have the first BD-ROM for XBOX!!! I could sell them for BIG $$$$$$$$$

I think us Wii60 owners should just wait and see if Blu-ray actually becomes mainstream. I don't need a POS3, my PS2 plays the games just fine I honestly don't care about Final fantasy 900 or whatever.

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I think us Wii60 owners should just wait and see if Blu-ray actually becomes mainstream. I don't need a POS3, my PS2 plays the games just fine I honestly don't care about Final fantasy 900 or whatever.

I dunno about that crap but I'm ready to make the leap to PSWii60 in June.