Microsoft: HD DVD Won't Impact Xbox 360
File this under today's "well duh" official press statement. That, or someone tell me (so I can mock appropriately) who's claiming the demise of HD DVD is going to have any discernible impact whatsoever on the Xbox 360 as a place millions of people go to play games. By my count -- and I'd probably count BioShock more than once -- some of the very best games on any system to date.
Anyway, here's Microsoft's statement (courtesy GamePro) regarding the future of the 360 in response to all the "HD DVD is dead" hoopla.
We do not believe the recent reports about HD DVD will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace. As we've long stated, we believe it is games that sell consoles and Xbox 360 continues to have the largest next-gen games library with the most exclusives and best selling games in the industry. We will wait until we hear from Toshiba before announcing any specific plans around the Xbox 360 HD DVD player. HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room along with playback of the DVD movies they already own.
All I know is HD DVD or no HD DVD, it won't change the amount of time I game with my 360 -- pretty much an even split between it, my PC, and my PS3. And even though I already have Blu-ray by way of the latter, it won't stop me from picking up an external Xbox 360 Blu-ray player if Sony does something silly like altering the Blu-ray spec out of compliance with existing PS3s.
Replay
Agree? Disagree? Have your say below in comments, visit Wake the Happy Words for expanded dialogue, or pelt me with emails here.
PC World's Marketplace
PC World's Free Whitepapers
tech news tech blogs community & forums laptop prices software reviews downloads
Yeah that really pissed people off with the whole blu ray standard changing without a way to correct firmware to read it. and people say microsoft is stupid.... tsk tsk tsk.