Microsoft admits they might support Blu-Ray in Xbox 360
March 25th, 2007 Leave a comment Visited 104 times, 3 so far today
Microsoft admits they might support Blu-Ray if it wins the format war against HD DVD
Software giant Microsoft has become a major player in the videogame console market with their Xbox gaming console.
The company is competing against Sony and their Playstation 3 gaming console which comes loaded with a Blu-Ray drive.
Microsoft has already launched an HD DVD attachment for the Xbox 360 gaming console which provides similar functionality to the Blu-Ray drive included in the PS3.
However, Microsoft has now hinted that they might end up supporting the Blu-Ray format in the coming years if Sony manages to defeat Toshiba in this format war.
Sony is the developer of the Blu-Ray format while Toshiba developed the HD DVD format. Xbox UK head Neil Thompson was quoted as saying in the media: “Whatever format wins it is highly likely we will offer a solution. The only debate is if you want to watch Blu-ray movies and pay the extra money for that feature. We prefer to offer the consumer choice.”
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March 25th, 2007 at 07:44 am
Blu-Ray will win the console war only because of the PS3. Also my advice for someone who is looking to buy a 360 or PS3. Wait until the fall.
March 25th, 2007 at 08:52 am
So pick a winner already, I say Blu-Ray. All in favour-Eye. So it was decided by one drunken drop-out.
Price needs to drop though.
March 25th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
X360 will always be a betetr choice for value… for gaming x360 just has enough to beat a PS3. thumbs up for M$!
March 26th, 2007 at 03:41 am
The blu-ray drive in PS3 isn’t just for movies. It’s for more gaming content. Sony can fit larger maps, better textures and more code on a 50GB blu-ray disc than Microsoft can fit on the 10GB DVD9 that comes standard with an xbox 360.
Long term, of course Microsoft will need to switch to a higher-capacity optical drive in the 360 for gaming in order to stay competitive. And when you consider that, xbox 360 no longer has any price advantage over the PS3.
March 26th, 2007 at 07:44 am
“Sony can fit larger maps, better textures and more code on a 50GB blu-ray disc than Microsoft can fit on the 10GB DVD9 that comes standard with an xbox 360.”
lol
The only thing that extra capacity is useful for is the quality and length of FMV.. FMV is not crucial in making a good game, and is generally something a lot of us get annoyed at/skip over after seeing once.
Also, game developers would probably have a hard time utilising more than 10gb of textures/code/maps, even with the processing power of the ps3.
March 26th, 2007 at 05:56 pm
I agree! I am sick to my back teeth with people saying Blue Ray discs will mean games will be better on the PS3. Better data compression, better ram, better forms of texture mapping. Those are the things that make graphics better, not a bigger storage device.
Resistence:Fall of Man has very bland textures.
Most PS3 games look exactly the same as they did on the 360, 12 months ago,
So, please stop saying the extra storage space on a Blue Ray DVD will mean the games will be better.
March 26th, 2007 at 08:50 pm
HD DVD has no region coding, so you can buy those import movies without worries about whether or not they will work. The interactivity features are cool, but the combination HD DVD/DVD discs are the biggest winner for me. i can watch it in HD in my house, or take the disc and load it to Dad and still have it work on his standard player…..
I WANT HD DVD to win, but I don’t know if Universal, Weinstein, Porn, and a handful of independants can convince people who see an onslaught of BluRay only media from Sony/MGM, Fox, and Disney.
March 27th, 2007 at 02:12 am
first off HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! M$ are teh loserzz.
Second off, people are saying that games that came out before on 360, and are now comming out for PS3 are the same textures and lighting.. .. Are you out of your minds ?
Go to http://www.gametrailers.com and watch the comparison of Oblivion 360 to Oblivion PS3. It’s a little close, but PS3 looks smoother, and brighter.
March 30th, 2007 at 03:21 am
Everybody who thinks that blu-ray is not needed and think game developers wont ever utilize that much data are just plain stupid and dont know jack about anything other than how to pucker up to microsoft.MORONS lol Ps3 will win this gen i promoise.The crap box is exactly that compared to the ps3 witch if you xbox dorks looked at the specs you would know this but ur obviously in denile but thats ok us ps3 owners will reap the rewards while you play a system that trys to compare.lol suckers
March 30th, 2007 at 03:24 am
I agree! I am sick to my back teeth with people saying Blue Ray discs will mean games will be better on the PS3. Better data compression, better ram, better forms of texture mapping. Those are the things that make graphics better, not a bigger storage device.
Resistence:Fall of Man has very bland textures.
Most PS3 games look exactly the same as they did on the 360, 12 months ago,
So, please stop saying the extra storage space on a Blue Ray DVD will mean the games will be better.
Comment by Kai Tetley — March 26, 2007 (4 days ago) @ 05:56 pm
This guy doesnt know crap and makes himself look stupid.Please dont post if u cant even tie your shoes.Oh and the ports all look better,my friend has a 360 and is going to trade it in after seeing some of the ports and resistance is far from bland…play before you judge
March 30th, 2007 at 03:29 am
The only thing that extra capacity is useful for is the quality and length of FMV.. FMV is not crucial in making a good game, and is generally something a lot of us get annoyed at/skip over after seeing once.
Also, game developers would probably have a hard time utilising more than 10gb of textures/code/maps, even with the processing power of the ps3.
Comment by x — March 26, 2007 (4 days ago
Resistance took a little over 14 gigs so….lol….try not to be smart
March 31st, 2007 at 01:32 pm
PS3 won’t be able to access the data fast enough BUT with method’s like uploading some files onto the HDD they get around this problem. Don’t be ignorant, your saying the same thing that people said when the PS2 came out. Blu-Ray will be needed, like it or not. Sony knows this, and so does Microsoft and a lot of developers.
March 9th, 2008 at 08:02 pm
i don’t see much point in the war HD or Blue Ray both the same to me