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Search Tech-Forums - link takes you to our Forum's search page. Note: The following is only a text archive! To view the actual forum discussion, please visit our website at http://www.tech-forums.net Pages:1 Microsoft may offer Blu-ray Disc drive for Xbox 360(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: NvidiaDude After announcing at the Consumer Electronics Show that the company will offer an external HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360 console, Microsoft has now indicated that if Blu-Ray is the favored format for consumers, it may also offer an external Blu-ray drive. Microsoft still remains completely in support of HD DVD however. Peter Moore, head of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division was quoted by Japanese web site ITMedia as saying the Blu-ray drive is a possibility. Sony's next generation console, PlayStation 3 (PS3) is expected to be released later this year, and will include a Blu-ray drive. Due to the popularity of PlayStation, this will effectively put a Blu-ray player in many homes very quickly. The next generation format war is getting increasingly close to the console war, a fact that upset Warner Home Video president, Warren Lieberfarb, who slammed Sony Corp. for its tactics promoting Blu-ray. .... but i havent seen any more news on this.. since jan 2006.. lool weird [url]http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7208.cfm[/url] vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2003, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. PPC Management vB Easy Archive Final - Created by Xenon |