And MS bins HDVD...
24 February 2008, 10:17 PM
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And MS bins HDVD...
And the final whistle blows...
Microsoft pulls plug on HD DVD players - Yahoo! News
Oops, missed a D somewhere...
Microsoft pulls plug on HD DVD players - Yahoo! News
Oops, missed a D somewhere...
25 February 2008, 06:03 PM
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I read in a magazine today that microsoft has basiclly said nevermind about the death of hd-dvd we will just do our own blueray player instead!! lets hope so though its what they should of done in the first place!
26 February 2008, 08:52 PM
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Sony aren't the only one's with the keys to blu-ray though, but they could hurt Ms bigtime if the refuse to allow BR to be used in the 360 or its replacement - downloadable content is still a generation or 2 away yet I'd say, so MS may be forced into having its games split over multiple discs on its next console, I think Sony would come under too much pressure from its partners to withhold it but it would certainly hurt MS's 360 replacement if it was blu-less.
26 February 2008, 09:46 PM
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It works two ways though, SONY can rub MS's face in by letting them plug their product on the rival console, SONY's Blu-ray available on Xbox 360.
But on the other side of the coin, it steals away the product SONY used to justify it's consoles high price.
But on the other side of the coin, it steals away the product SONY used to justify it's consoles high price.
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26 February 2008, 11:21 PM
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For the same reasons MS get sued every week, Sony would not and cannot refuse to give blu-ray to MS as it would be deemed illegal, blu-ray is licensed to many manufactures of drives so why would they refuse MS ? on the grounds that they are a competitior and it would effect their console sales, i think they'd soon be in court with that approach.
27 February 2008, 10:05 AM
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Oh course Sony will license it, as Pete says, money is money and Sony could do with some positive cash flow!
Many years ago when it was Sega vs Nintendo in the console wars, who'd have thought we'd have been playing Sonic on a Nintendo console?!
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27 February 2008, 12:18 PM
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i honestly would not mind having a game on 2 dvd discs if it was done well.
imagine gears of war 2 came on 2 discs
1 for multiplayer and 1 for the story mode, it would be perfectly acceptable IMO
imagine gears of war 2 came on 2 discs
1 for multiplayer and 1 for the story mode, it would be perfectly acceptable IMO
27 February 2008, 12:40 PM
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Of course disc swapping is fine for when DVD runs out of space (and it will eventually) - But, unavoidably, there will some games that simply will not be suitable for a multi-disc set up - For Example it the Reason why Burnout 3 never made it to Gamecube
28 February 2008, 01:19 PM
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the only thing i would be a bit pissed over, would be like in the old amiga days when you had to swap discs, "put disc 2 in now" and then 5 mins later "put disc 4 in now" then back to disc 2 and then onto 3 etc etc
if say halfway into a game you had to swap a disc and then use the second disc all the time, it would be fine.
if say halfway into a game you had to swap a disc and then use the second disc all the time, it would be fine.
28 February 2008, 01:28 PM
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Remember M$ also own EA and COULD if they wanted stop Sony from using the EA brand of games which is a massive market for them in the gaming industry.
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reports that the 360 bluray player is going to be released in may LOL
Citing "insiders at Microsoft in the USA," Australia's Smarthouse says Microsoft's Blu-ray add-on is already fully designed, and could be on the market within three months, "subject to internal marketing and sales approvals." Smarthouse also repeated the rumors of a built-in high-def drive for the system, although now that rumored drive plays Blu-ray discs instead of an HD DVDs. Regardless, the tech site seems to think Microsoft will focus on digital movie downloads for those who don't want an add-on.
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