Microsoft considering Blu-Ray for XboX 360

[kilroy67]

Now isn't this a interesting turn in events.
Fudzilla

[Bannik]

You have no choice but to back the winner in business, HD-DVD held out for as long as it could, but Blu-Ray is the winner, it may sound a but presumptious to declare Blu-Ray the winner, but call it a prediction.

[asian riceboy]

i doubt microsoft is gonna do this.

[Zardoc]

Seems from what I heard that the industry is going Blue Ray all out. Is this true or a rumor??

[Bannik]

I think they're sick of companies trying to pay them to use one format over the other, I think they would rather make up their own minds about which format is superior and if they choose Blu-Ray then tough luck HD-DVD.

[Zardoc]

I just found an article from the London Times that seems to support the idea that HD DVD will not see the light of day for very long.

Though there were many more Blu-ray players thanks to sales of the PlayStation 3, the discs sold (470,000 Blu-Ray discs, 200,000 HD DVDs) indicated a more even contest. Equally, the great technology war appears something of a minority interest, when compared with the 250 million DVDs that sold.
Most of Hollywood seems to have made its choice: in the Blu-ray corner there is Columbia, Disney, Twentieth Century Fox, Lionsgate, Miramax, New Line, Sony and now Warner Brothers, who previously produced for both formats.The Warner Brothers decision to come off the fence should mean that a projected 75 per cent of the top 100 DVDs will eventually be available only on Blu-Ray. Paramount and Universal, which still back HD DVD, may yet switch sides. In any case, punters at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas seem confident that the battle is almost over.
Back in the electronics store in South London, few shoppers seemed aware of the “war”. Some still seemed keen on the HD DVD player, though buyers for either model were few and far between – the shop assistant acknowledged that costs will need to fall before that changes.

Full article HERE

[Jomo]

Let me dispel this:

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Despite a Reuters article earlier this week, which indicated that Microsoft would consider Blu-ray for Xbox 360 in the event of a total defeat for HD DVD, Albert Penello, group marketing manager for Xbox, has now refuted the report, telling Gizmodo that the "headline misconstrued the context of what I said."

He stressed that Microsoft is "not thinking about it" and has "no plans" to create anything based on the Blu-ray format. Furthermore, Microsoft remains "totally committed to HD DVD" and the format is only dead "when Toshiba says they're not doing HD DVD anymore."

Some believe that could be in the not too distant future, but Toshiba said it "remains firm in our belief that HD DVD is the format best suited to the wants and needs of the consumer."

[Smashin]

I doubt Microsoft would switch to blu-ray anytime soon. I do believe if Paramount and Universal switch that would give more of an indication of HD DVDs future than Microsoft switching.