Microsoft Says No Blu-ray For Xbox 360

[Grain]

If pretty much every company involved in either of the two new formats past record holds true reguarding hidef rumors, this denial will result in an anouncement in about 7-10 days confirming the add-on BD drive

[Ian]

Here's the quote everyone is going nuts over:

"Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience,"

The way I read it, he's saying there won't be an Xbox 360 with a built in Blu-ray drive. There's no mention of the addon.

[Wesociety]

"Xbox experience" eh? This could be interpretted in various ways.

[Wesociety]

By the way, I think it would be a SMART move for Microsoft to release a Blu-ray add-on for the Xbox 360. This product would probably take away sales from the PS3, which Microsoft would definitely be interested in doing. If they DO wind up releasing a Blu-ray add-on, I suspect it would be manufactured by someone like LiteOn and have almost nothing to do with Sony or the BDA in general.

[Grain]

By the way, I think it would be a SMART move for Microsoft to release a Blu-ray add-on for the Xbox 360.

I agree.

[Ian]

I've been thinking about buying a console for the upcoming Star Wars game. The PS3 has been the obvious choice for me as it supports Blu-ray but if the Xbox supports it too, I might go that way as the online experience is better.

[Grain]

I'm also deliberating on which to buy. My biggest concern right now is the supposed fan noise from 360's. Also, IMO they are overpriced VS the PS3, 20GB 360 @ $350 VS 40GB PS3 @ $400, but it has a BD player.

[vinnie97]

I suspect a pricedrop is imminent.

[dolphinius_rex]

I suspect a pricedrop is imminent.

Yes, I've heard that price drops for both systems are quite close now. The PS3 has actually been selling above cost for a little while now, so it's usually a good bet it'll drop in price when that happens ("above cost" does not include the huge amount of $$$ spent on R&D, only the raw cost of manufacturing the PS3 itself)