Blu-Ray Xbox 360 likely to compete directly with PS3

With the death of HD-DVD announced by Toshiba, existing HD-DVD hardware, media and movies will be sold at reduced prices just to get rid of the now useless things. Which puts Microsoft in the awkward position of having to adopt Blu-Ray for the Xbox 360 which was a supporter of HD-DVD.

With the death of HD-DVD announced by Toshiba, existing HD-DVD hardware, media and movies will be sold at reduced prices just to get rid of the now useless things.  Which puts Microsoft in the awkward position of having to adopt Blu-Ray for the Xbox 360 which was a supporter of HD-DVD.

Even before the death of HD-DVD it was rumored that an external Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360 was a possibility.  Now that the death of HD-DVD is certain, Microsoft could release both a Xbox 360 with internal Blu-Ray and an external Blu-Ray drive.

Smarthouse reports that a Xbox 360 with Blu-Ray or external Blu-ray drive could hit as early as May 2008.  If Microsoft is smart, it will do something additional as well.

The Xbox 360 has lagged constantly behind the PS3 in terms of integrated technology.  It’s high time that the Xbox 360 got internal WiFi, Blu-Ray and the 120GB hard drive as standard.

Microsoft could release the upgraded Blu-Ray model alongside the standard issue model which would lack all those features.  It’s too early to tell what prices will be like but it will be a disappointment if the company doesn’t upgrade the rest of the Xbox 360 hardware.

Source: http://blorge.com/2008/02/18/blu-ray-xbox-360-likely-to-compete-directly-with-ps3/


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