Microsoft not worried about HD DVD

User Comments: 4

1. February 18, 2008 8:57 PM
   9Nails said:
   I don't see it so plain and simple. It seems that now Blu-Ray is the adopted standard and Microsoft lacking any counter-attack against Blu-Ray support, the Xbox 360 now looks like it's missing a feature that Sony is holding as a significant advantage.In one respect, this article is true, Microsoft stands little to lose if the SKU for their Hd-DVD accessory should go away. But on the other hand, their competition now has a significant feature that they are lacking.It's my opinion that Microsoft will need to counter-attack this feature with a low cost external Blu-Ray drive accessory. And I feel that somehow this accessory plus an Xbox 360 should equal the cost of a standard PS3 system, just so that consumers can equally compare features to features.
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2. February 19, 2008 2:54 AM
   howzz1854 said:
   isn't that what this article just said. i believe techspot also mentioned in a previous article that microsoft is getting ready its Blue-Ray addon drive. either way blue-ray won, but still won't sway the gamers from their gaming choices. Wii will still be the most popular console, then xbox then PS3.
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3. February 19, 2008 10:32 AM
   phantasm66 said:
   Microsoft never gave a damn about HD DVD, I think. Not really. They want people to move to using a home server with hard drive based storage. Optical media might well be on its way out soon enough when technologies like Amazon's S3 take off.
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4. February 19, 2008 12:48 PM
   icye said:
   By the time Microsoft decides to make a Blu-Ray optical available, Sony's ps3 will have left X-Box 360 in its dust. The ps3 is a versatile Blu-Ray player that is affordable for most people. Many people don't just buy a ps3 for games, they use it for playing back Blu-Ray movies.
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