If the
latest rumors are true, the Xbox 360 could be getting Blu-ray support by September. The Economic Daily News is reporting (via DigiTimes) that Pegatron
Technology, a subsidiary of ASUS, has received an order from Microsoft to assemble Blu-ray equipped Xbox 360 consoles. Shipments of these
consoles are expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2008.
Pegatron Technology, an OEM subsidiary of Asustek
Computer, has secured orders from Microsoft to assemble Xbox 360 consoles equipped with a Blu-ray Disc (BD)-ROM drive, with shipments to
begin in the third quarter of 2008, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) newspaper.
I'll be very
surprised if we see an Xbox 360 with a built in Blu-ray drive. Most of the previous rumors have indicated that the console would be
getting support for the format via an addon, similar to its HD DVD player. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes.
