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Blu-ray external drive coming very soon for Xbox 360?
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 9 October, 2008
According to an Xbit Labs report, the popular Xbox 360 console will be getting an external Blu-ray disc drive, and "soon."
The report says that Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology Corp. has been contracted by Microsoft to begin manufacturing the drive and that it will sell for the cheap price of $100-150 USD, in an effort to stay competitive with the Sony PlayStation 3, which has a built-in ... [ read the full article ]
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Bad8511
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9. October 2008 @ 13:08 |
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So what. Sony will always be better than Microsoft!
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plazma247
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9. October 2008 @ 13:10 |
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haha, this way, that way, it will, it wont... they did approach sony for the technology a while back, then liteon and then something..uknown happens.. and it wont and they tell us the future of contents online...gosh they have changed their stance on this more times than a person standing on an ant hill.
Well i guess there light at te end of the tunnel for the 360 users, but will it be BD+ compatible?
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atomicxl
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9. October 2008 @ 13:27 |
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I'll buy this day one. I haven't purchased a DVD movie since Blu-Ray and HD-DVD came out cuz I knew eventually i'd get a player and i'd rather pay for quality than spend money on crummy version.
$100-$150 is a more than reasonable price.
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Vr0cK
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9. October 2008 @ 13:29 |
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I think Sony had the right idea of what was needed in this gen's console which MS lacked on its Xbox360. People can disagree with me but face it, bit by bit MS is making Xbox360 becoming more like a PS3. PS3 is the console MS wish they made. I think MS should just forget about Blu-ray til next gen and just focus on its strongest point which is XBL.
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9. October 2008 @ 13:33 |
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and the flamewar begins in....
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Hope everyone has their sources links ready to cut and paste!
... And lots of gas
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windsong
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9. October 2008 @ 13:46 |
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Rip off.
For $50 bucks more you could get a blu-ray WRITER!
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Aeikozz
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9. October 2008 @ 13:57 |
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there are a crap load of people who want to get blue ray but don't have it.
I'd personally KILL for a Blu ray player on the 360.
I was going to get a stand alone for 249 wally world has on special but that's still to much for just a movie player.
however if the 360 could get it I'd hit that like a 747.
and don't even start with just get ps3 for a blu ray if i am not going to spend 249 i am defiantly not going to spend 399.
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Bad8511
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9. October 2008 @ 14:03 |
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Originally posted by Aeikozz:
there are a crap load of people who want to get blue ray but don't have it.
I'd personally KILL for a Blu ray player on the 360.
I was going to get a stand alone for 249 wally world has on special but that's still to much for just a movie player.
however if the 360 could get it I'd hit that like a 747.
and don't even start with just get ps3 for a blu ray if i am not going to spend 249 i am defiantly not going to spend 399.
The PS3 is not just a Blu Player so the 399 price is well worth it.
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9. October 2008 @ 14:53 |
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Hope this is true. I'd be interested in buying one. Then maybe a writer, though I'm not sure, maybe when prices of BR-Rs come down.
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MrXenu
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9. October 2008 @ 15:15 |
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Personally I don't get why this is causing a flame war, maybe idiots saying 'the PS3 is the consol M$ always wanted to make', might start it, but it clearly isn't. If they wanted to make a PS3, then they'd have made one. Instead they concentrated on the gaming side, with an amazing games library and great online.
Facts: 360 does have the better games library, peopel can't deny it!
PS3 is the more future advanced console! Fact!
They each have different markets, if you liek the occassional game and want a BR player you buy the PS3. If you want a great games library, good online and an upconverter, you buy a 360!
With 360 now having a BR drive it doesn't make it like a PS3. I wont play BR games; only movies! It gives the consumer the option and possibly makes the PS3 seem a little less attractive as it has lost probably its only key selling point!
Enjoy your flame war. This is good for competition, I'm glad 360 has a BR addon. It means the market will be more competitive!
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clethal
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9. October 2008 @ 16:38 |
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Originally posted by MrXenu:
Personally I don't get why this is causing a flame war, maybe idiots saying 'the PS3 is the consol M$ always wanted to make', might start it, but it clearly isn't. If they wanted to make a PS3, then they'd have made one. Instead they concentrated on the gaming side, with an amazing games library and great online.
Facts: 360 does have the better games library, peopel can't deny it!
PS3 is the more future advanced console! Fact!
They each have different markets, if you liek the occassional game and want a BR player you buy the PS3. If you want a great games library, good online and an upconverter, you buy a 360!
With 360 now having a BR drive it doesn't make it like a PS3. I wont play BR games; only movies! It gives the consumer the option and possibly makes the PS3 seem a little less attractive as it has lost probably its only key selling point!
Enjoy your flame war. This is good for competition, I'm glad 360 has a BR addon. It means the market will be more competitive!
Very well said but im sure someone will attack your opinion
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IPRFenix
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9. October 2008 @ 17:32 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by Aeikozz:
there are a crap load of people who want to get blue ray but don't have it.
I'd personally KILL for a Blu ray player on the 360.
I was going to get a stand alone for 249 wally world has on special but that's still to much for just a movie player.
however if the 360 could get it I'd hit that like a 747.
and don't even start with just get ps3 for a blu ray if i am not going to spend 249 i am defiantly not going to spend 399.
The PS3 is not just a Blu Player so the 399 price is well worth it.
In the US, most games are on both consoles. There are really only a handful of exclusives for each console. So if you already have one console, then there is no real purpose of getting the other console. Not untill more exclusives come out. Even if a person were to say the price difference is justified, that doesn't mean that person can afford to pay that price difference. People get impatient, they don't want to wait. $100-$150 is not much. But $400 for a Blu-ray player (ps3) that does the same exact shit as the console he already has, is not worth it. You'd be paying a difference of $250-$300 just for the difference in exclusives. That's a pretty damn steep price difference.
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9. October 2008 @ 18:05 |
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ahhhhhhh the flames!! Ahhhhhhh !
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samshizze
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9. October 2008 @ 18:06 |
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Considering Sony owns a large portion of Bluray technology. This only means that for every Bluray player Microsoft is able to sell, Sony will get a portion of the profits. So all the 360 owners who hate Sony, be prepared to throw them your money.
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9. October 2008 @ 18:43 |
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Before this gets out of hand let's keep it on topic about the 360 and a possible rumor of a BD add-on. K, Thanx.
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ceno82
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9. October 2008 @ 19:02 |
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Personally I think Blu Ray took too long to win the format war. I don't see it lasting as long as DVD has. What maybe another 5 years or something? At the rate and pricing that storage space is moving I wouldn't be surprised if we started getting media on flash drives or just DLing them and storing them on some mass storage device.
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lxhotboy
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9. October 2008 @ 20:11 |
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Originally posted by Bad8511:
So what. Sony will always be better than Microsoft!
This is the deepest, most thought out comment i have ever read. True fanboyism in the flesh.
On topic, i think this is a good move for Microsoft. I probably wont invest in one too soon b/c i dont buy movies. Well, at least i wont buy one untill i get a blueray burner that is. He he hee;)
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Interestx
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9. October 2008 @ 20:17 |
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I love this one, every couple of months it pops up.
So, why would Microsoft do this?
It would have nothing to do with games cos most XBox 360 owners need DVDs to operate.
So it would only be for a relative handful to watch movies using their XBox?
So, again, why would they bother?
Who's for betting nothing comes of this, again?
(and when nothing happens this time that it still pops up again in a few months time as another new rumour)
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domie
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9. October 2008 @ 20:19 |
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we need an expert totally neutral opinion on this potential switch from HD-DVD to Blu-Ray for the X-Box - where is that guy Hugh Jars ? I miss his net neutrality :)
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chubbyInc
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9. October 2008 @ 20:29 |
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I'm just glad to hear that it's external, that would give all those who already have an Xbox the chance to purchase this add-on, instead of just offering a new system with internal blu-ray. I'm happy with my external HD-DVD player for the xbox and already have the blu-ray player on the PS3. Wonder if this external can hook up to the PC like the HD-DVD that would make it a worthwhile purchase for my laptop. :)
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varnull
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9. October 2008 @ 20:40 |
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Hearsay.. why the hell are Xbit labs?.. oh yeah.. something to do with chipping and flashing.
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So what. Sony will always be better than Microsoft!
Nope.. they are both exactly the same.. Global corporations with a vested interest in screwing over their customers.
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spamual
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9. October 2008 @ 21:11 |
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some people do not like capitalism? lol
mmm the blue ray adon sounds good, but as long as it is quiet, i still hate playing dvds on my xbox, due tot he attrotious sound lol.
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9. October 2008 @ 22:46 |
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Ixnay on the flame fodder!
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H08
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9. October 2008 @ 23:30 |
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Originally posted by domie:
we need an expert totally neutral opinion on this potential switch from HD-DVD to Blu-Ray for the X-Box - where is that guy Hugh Jars ? I miss his net neutrality :)
hughjars? he was neutral??? On every HD-DVD And Blu-Ray News Thread he would post on how blu-ray is bad how HD-DVD is the best thing ever to exsist on earth. Ohh And Hes Been Inactive ever since blu-ray won.
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10946.cfm
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10. October 2008 @ 03:26 |
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Personally, I think an external blu-ray drive for 360 is a waste of money, because the 360 wasn't built from the start to be a HD-multimedia device, rather a game console with a few multimedia possibilities.
The point is that while the 360 can output HD video (1080p), it can't handle HD audio (7.1 tracks). So you're actually missing out on half of the experience.
If I didn't have a PS3, I'd rather buy a standalone blu-ray player (1080p, 7.1 audio and Profile 2.0 enabled) than get this addon. What's the point in having a blu-ray collection with lots of lossless audio movies, when your player can't output the lossless audio tracks?
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