Microsoft: We are NOT talking with Sony about XBOX 360 Blu-ray drive

Well, i hope they know what they're doing... if they are in talks then they're making it really hard on themselves

First they are talking, then they aren't, then they are and now they aren't. I just wish they would make up their minds and people would quit reporting until they heard a final decision. My guess is that they won't do it for a while as their focus has been downloads via XBL and right now it's too cost prohibitive for them to incorporate Blu-Ray with the 360 (internally or via add-on) without losing a bunch of money.

There will be a Blu Ray drive for the 360 faster than we see Star Wars on Blu Ray disc. There is to many rumors and articles about Microsoft adopting Blu Ray, and to believe Microsoft denying this idea is just as believable as Toshiba saying they have no intentions to step down from their HD DVD production.

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Microsoft: We are NOT talking with Sony about XBOX 360 Blu-ray drive

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I thought MS was in talks with blu ray to adopt the format for the Vista. I never heard Xbox in the talks. I think people just assumed that MS meant Xbox and vice versa, but I am 99% sure that MS NEVER was in talks to put blu ray in Xbox, just in windows.
I could be wrong but that was my take on the story.

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I thought MS was in talks with blu ray to adopt the format for the Vista. I never heard Xbox in the talks.

I agree. XBOX supporting Blu-ray would be like Sony talking to Nintendo about using the Wiimote technology on the PS3.

Sony wants Microsoft to support Blu-ray more than just including drivers for Windows Vista because they want to try to get as many Blu-ray drives into homes before the studios have a chance to relies that HD format is going nowhere quickly.

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HD format is going nowhere quickly.

No kidding. Technological progress has never attracted the public, else we'd all have flip top phones without wires like on Star Trek!

We gots us one 'em console RCAs wit the hardwoods and all .. it looks way prettier than them flat panel jobbies! Why wud day by it, when our set gots one of 'em comb filters! Me wife liks it, cause it reminds her of doin her hair.

Sweaty-Developers x3 man was running his mouth and the PR people at Microsoft are playing clean up.

Eventually we will see an add on for sure.

There would have to be some solid incentives from Sony before this would happen. Think about it, adding Blu-Ray would hinder the progress of their high-def downloads via XBL which they have been pushing harder than anything else. Furthermore they would have to either receive some solid kickbacks from Sony or sell the drive at a ridiculous price in order to make up for their losses elsewhere.

yeah but toshiba makes the cell processor 4 the ps3 ... SONY !! microsoft also had the hd dvd drive add on for the 360 & that didnt ruin theyr sales on xbox live either !! blu ray add on 4 the 360 wouldnt be that big of a deal 2 them. oh & wii lite we can all thank nintendo for sony being in the game market too .......... kuz nintendo screwd sony over on the disc drive for the super nintendo & we all know that turned in2 the ps1. theyr all in bed 2gether anyways !! only reason that i can think of as to why they wont is kuz of dvd 2.0 ... not the downloads !!