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Xbox 360 not adopting Blu-ray
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article published on 13 March, 2008
After the obvious abandoning of HD DVD, Microsoft was said to be in talks with Sony to get a Blu-ray drive for Xbox 360. As we reported last week, Sony boss Stan Glasgow said in an interview with Financial Times that they were negotiating about a Blu-ray drive with Microsoft. At the same time Microsoft's Steve Ballmer gave Blu-ray the green light, but that was only for Windows, not Xbox 360.
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SProdigy
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16. March 2008 @ 10:02 |
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*sighs*
I explained exactly why the Wii is "a game console" and should be considered a competitor (besides the fact that MS and Sony certainly do.)
Most people are content with SD DVD content and 480i TV broadcasts, even if they are part of the population that owns an HDTV. Not everyone is an AV enthusiast like those that frequent the message boards here at AD. They are not going to own and HDTV, Surround Sound, or even hook their console to the internet.
Also, children do drive a good portion of the gaming industry, which has grown up with many of us. It is segmented. The Wii is trying hit a segment of the customer. I'm sure there are parents that aren't thrilled at even giving their little one the option of grabbing a copy of Condemned or Gears!
Anyhow, in a market where customers are content with SD, and with less tech savvy people or AV enthusiasts, they see no real benefit from the "media center" capabilities (and higher price tag) of the 360 or PS3. That's why the Wii sells.
For the rest of us with our bleeding edge technology, we're left to argue small differences in each of the consoles to prove which one is the best. It's no different than choosing Coke or Pepsi, just a different scale.
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16. March 2008 @ 10:48 |
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Originally posted by SProdigy:
*sighs*
I explained exactly why the Wii is "a game console" and should be considered a competitor (besides the fact that MS and Sony certainly do.)
Most people are content with SD DVD content and 480i TV broadcasts, even if they are part of the population that owns an HDTV. Not everyone is an AV enthusiast like those that frequent the message boards here at AD. They are not going to own and HDTV, Surround Sound, or even hook their console to the internet.
Also, children do drive a good portion of the gaming industry, which has grown up with many of us. It is segmented. The Wii is trying hit a segment of the customer. I'm sure there are parents that aren't thrilled at even giving their little one the option of grabbing a copy of Condemned or Gears!
Anyhow, in a market where customers are content with SD, and with less tech savvy people or AV enthusiasts, they see no real benefit from the "media center" capabilities (and higher price tag) of the 360 or PS3. That's why the Wii sells.
For the rest of us with our bleeding edge technology, we're left to argue small differences in each of the consoles to prove which one is the best. It's no different than choosing Coke or Pepsi, just a different scale.
I used to agree with that. But it's really no longer the case. Most people used to be content with 8-tracks, albums, cassettes and rabbit ears. CDs and SD is dying in the USA and dead in some other countries. HD is not for enthusiasts anymore. After seeing TV and games in HD, there is no comparison.
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AfterDawn Addict
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16. March 2008 @ 11:55 |
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vinny13
Live is th best online console service since it has the most offerings, however its costly incomparation to the others and PSN will get to where live is in about 2 years.
SProdigy
I agree with you its a competitor I just will stipulate that most normal gamers have wrote it off as a toy in comparation to their PC/360/PS3.
ChiefBrdy
Its still going to take 5 years for it to get anywhere, thats plenty of time to rake in the cash, hell he WII has already made them twice as much profit as the GC did so the WII ending or not is a not a issue for nin.
Copyright infringement is nothing more than civil disobedience to a bad set of laws. Lets renegotiate them.
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DieMPAA
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18. March 2008 @ 12:31 |
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Don't worry, XBOX 360, it's coming. They just need to work out the details.
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18. March 2008 @ 15:24 |
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DieMPAA-Don't worry, XBOX 360, it's coming. They just need to work out the details.
yes they have to there is No Excuse why they can't.
if they lag behind it means they Rushed Dev. for nothing. the worse they could do is nothing. and im sure MS doesn't want 18 million people,the majority of developers breathing down there necks.
however im more interested on how there going to deal with this,Come back by Sony.
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23. March 2008 @ 16:33 |
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Sony is not the 'Official' owner of Blu-Ray, I don't know why everyone thinks they are. It was made by the Blu-Ray Disc Association, and Sony just happens to be big contributors on the Board of Directors (along with the other 180 companies). So it really doesn't matter whether Sony says yes or no.
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vinny13
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23. March 2008 @ 18:05 |
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Everyone thinks of Sony because the developed most of it along with Panasonic.
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24. March 2008 @ 16:08 |
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Mike M.
is RIGHT!
Pay attention! (especially those of your bitter HD-DVD buyers who want to blame Sony for EVERYTHING because your dongle for your Xbox is no longer worth it)
Its nice to see that some people do homework before posting.
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24. March 2008 @ 17:25 |
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Epic Failure.
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