Thursday, March 6, 2008

Re: [Xbox] Sony, Microsoft 'in talks' over Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive

and I doupt it'll be $200 either.


On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 6:18 PM, Nelson Pacheco <nelson@nelzp.com> wrote:
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> http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/247018369/
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> Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360
> Financial Times reports that "Sony is in talks with console rival Microsoft
> about offering a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360." This is the first time
> we've heard any concrete details regarding such a move, though Microsoft has
> long suggested that adopting Blu-ray was a possibility. As early as CES
> 2006, in January of that year, Peter Moore said that Microsoft could release
> an external Blu-ray player if that format proved victorious (which it did);
> at CES this year, Microsoft's Albert Penello said adopting Blu-ray was
> "something [they'll] have to consider" if "consumer choice" demands it.
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> So when Sony Electronics US president Stan Glasgow says Sony and Microsoft
> are chatting Blu-ray, it's really not a surprise but an update. That said,
> Mr. Glasgow also mentioned talks with Apple, who has yet to offer a Blu-ray
> drive in any of its products and is (like Microsoft) focusing on digital
> downloadable content. We doubt Microsoft would release an internal Blu-ray
> drive, but an external drive seems like a safe bet in keeping with their HD
> media strategy.
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> [Via Engadget]
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