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candyflip · 10-23-2009, 08:43 AM

More than likely not going to happen, but who knows.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/m...y-on-xbox-360/

A recent Gizmodo sit down with Steve Ballmer led with a headline exclaiming a Blu-ray add-on for Xbox was coming. See, when Ballmer was asked about making the Xbox a home theater companion of choice and where Blu-ray might fit in, the Windows 7 wild man said, "Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there -- you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories." He then added that on-demand is the future of movies, not physical media. Now our bud Major Nelson, Director of Programming for Xbox Live, has stepped up to lay the conflation to rest. The Major says that Ballmer was referring to Blu-ray accessories for the PC and reiterated Microsoft's focus of bringing instant-on 1080p streaming movies to the Xbox 360. So... that should end speculation of Blu-ray on Xbox right? Not if history serves, nope.

I still use my 360 HDDVD player pretty often. Got close to 75 titles and didn't pay much more than $10 a pop.

10-23-2009, 08:43 AM
candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,067	More than likely not going to happen, but who knows. http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/m...y-on-xbox-360/ A recent Gizmodo sit down with Steve Ballmer led with a headline exclaiming a Blu-ray add-on for Xbox was coming. See, when Ballmer was asked about making the Xbox a home theater companion of choice and where Blu-ray might fit in, the Windows 7 wild man said, "Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there -- you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories." He then added that on-demand is the future of movies, not physical media. Now our bud Major Nelson, Director of Programming for Xbox Live, has stepped up to lay the conflation to rest. The Major says that Ballmer was referring to Blu-ray accessories for the PC and reiterated Microsoft's focus of bringing instant-on 1080p streaming movies to the Xbox 360. So... that should end speculation of Blu-ray on Xbox right? Not if history serves, nope. I still use my 360 HDDVD player pretty often. Got close to 75 titles and didn't pay much more than $10 a pop. __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me Last edited by candyflip; 10-23-2009 at 08:45 AM..