<![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @computer_chef. Your point that DVD outsells the major HD formats is correct. At one time, there were more 8-track tapes sold than cassettes too, when cassettes were first introduced. And, at one time, there were more laser discs sold than DVD movies. Now laser discs, cassettes and 8-track formats are as dead as your argument that we should embrace the past rather than define the future.

This Christmas, I debated whether to get a 360 or a PS3. I wanted the PS3 because it had a Blu-Ray player built in to the gaming system and most of the major studios had thrown their weight there (never mind that I don't have an HD TV. Yet.) In the end, I went with the 360 because the CONTENT I wanted to play--Halo 3, Gears of War and Bioshock--were only available for the 360. Turns out that content isn't just king on the web.

This same is true for the two HD formats out there. By having a clear winner, the industry--hardware manufacturers and software developers (the production companies) can shift their resources to growing demand for this category, rather than fighting format wars over which is better. They reduce consumer confusion and hesitancy over whether to invest in an upgrade by simplifying the equation. Once consumers can upgrade without fear they chose poorly, they'll make the move.

btw--you're also wrong about a detail in your Transformers example. It was not released on Blu-Ray. Doesn't change the overall numbers--DVD is still king, for now--but worth correcting.

scotty_g

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Hey this is Albert Penello from Xbox. Lots of posts on this topic of course and some confustion. The point I was making was that the Reuters article made it seem like we had some plan in place to launch a BD accessory. When you have a 30min interview and it gets condensed to 4 paragraphs you loose some stuff :)

So I wanted to clarify: I'm not denying what I said - if the war has a definitive winner we'd consider it. But *right now* we have no plans and we support HD DVD. As some have pointed out, Peter Moore was quoted saying the same thing, and I said it when we first launched the player. It's one of the benefits of doing an external drive. Heck, if LaserDisc 2 comes out we could think about that as well.

Not sure that 'clarification' is the same as 'backpedaling', but maybe I'm being sensitive :)

@VAGABUM - what exactly did I backpedal on at EA when I was there 8 years ago and I was in my mid-20's? Did we work together on a project?

Thanks everyone for the comments!

Albert

AlbertPenello

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @scarbrtj:

LoL. TOOCHET. Ive never claimed to be the worldz gratest speler.

Out2gtcha

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @Out2gtcha: I know Bulushi... but I did not know he did any flicks.

[housing.uwosh.edu]

scarbrtj

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @crycry: What is condescending is you assuming I can't grasp what is going on just because you don't like what I'm saying. The truth remains that neither format has enough traction to claim victory, and studios still have no choice but to do what the public decides. Warner knows, and so should an educated consumer, they could easily flop back over to HD-DVD if they aren't happy with the resulting Blu-ray sales. The fact that studios think they can pick one format at this stage is a huge mistake and the raw number tell the whole story, but for some strange reason sites like Gizmodo and the rest of the PR machine have a hard time reporting that.

And your claim that the titles have been "disposable" is laughable. The biggest selling title for 2007, Transformers, was on all three formats. The DVD sales for one day exceeded both HD format sales combined for the entire year. Anyone who thinks it's the format war alone that's made that significant a difference is fooling themselves. The whole thing is a tempest in a teacup, and the studio execs need to screw their heads on straight and actually make some smart choices.

Computer_Chef

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @x23:
Well buddy, get your card restamped........(or whatever MENSA members have to go through for a renew)

I do get a wee bit of the holier-than-thow in a lot of your posts.....LOL! DONT INCINERATE ME WITH YOUR > 10% USAGE MENTAL ATTACK!

Anyway I too sometimes like to hit a comment home by "octupling up". Just kickin some of the cob webs out, as one day I hope to get to 8% brain usage someday. *sigh*


Out2gtcha

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @Out2gtcha: i was just joshin'... i just thought it was hilarious after reading the 8 comments about the quote already.

and yeah. last time i checked it was top 3% or something. but that was *ages* ago and it generally goes down over age.

i thought my "MENSA card" crack was pretty good though. ;) <- probably should use those more often...

x23

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @x23:
Sheesh x be nice for a change. Anger issues buddy.....It sounds like his IQ is in the top 2% of the population.....in Kazakhstan. Is yours? Ok, before you pour gas on me and break out the grill lighter, Im not in the top 2 percentile; Im in the top 99% easy! Hell I hanvt even brought up Macs or Apple in this thread..... *chuckles*

Oh yeah, MS Blu-Ray support: "totally committed to HD DVD" huh....... Guess I'll have to scrap my plans for buying an XBOX for the possibility of playing BR on it.

@kitt2112:
Don't get out much do you? Even hard core nerds retire to their Nerdery having watched at least ONE old school Bulushi flick.



Out2gtcha

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @kitt2112: really? i'm certain your comment was the dumbest comment i have heard.

after reading the multi-comment discussion between the original poster (who quoted a classic movie line) and some 15yo covering the EXACT SAME GROUND YOU DID i thought the topic was pretty much resolved.

but nope. "kitt2112" comes along and shows everyone his MENSA card.

x23

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @EMoShunz: Agree totally. The guillotine has just cleaved off the head, the head won't be dead for awhile.

Give it a month or two.

OldSchoolGadgetLover

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> i haven't read all the comments, so someone may have said this. didn't bill gates say a couple years ago that if hd-dvd died they would be able to add an external blu-ray to the 360? maybe we just need to wait a bit longer.

EMoShunz

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> When this idiot gets over his congnitive dissonance, he will realize that he's talking out of his ass. That's one of the worst business decisions I've seen in a long time, even from MSFT. Goes to show that MSFT itself is a sinking ship with no one at the helm.

Noobs-R-Us

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @Computer_Chef: The movies aren't selling because no studio wants to commit to a losing format. There are a lot of resources that go behind releasing classic movies so they haven't bothered to release more than a handful of ground breaking movies. All they've been doing is pumping out the disposable movies like "Click" because it's no big risk. Having 70% support is a big deal. Just wait till real titles like LOTR, Star Wars, Godfather etc come out in one format only, then you'll get why this is a big deal.

It's condescending to call everyone sheeple when you can't wrap your head around the simple fact that when it comes to deciding a new format for movies, the winner will be decided by which side own the most titles. On top of that once the momentum switches the remaining studios will have no choice but to join the winning side.

crycry

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> HD-DVD-R

Hammers-On

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> microsoft is doing a sony (think: minidisk, ATRAC3[sux], betamax), only worse, Bluray is superior even if it might not be best for the consumer right now, and its winning. (about time sony got a break and one of their formats became mainstream)

citizen024

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> MS is indeed missing the boat. I know my brother was planning on getting the HD-DVD drive for his 360. Not anymore. And I know he isn't the only one. Now if Microsoft released a reasonably priced BluRay addon for the 360, he'd jump all over it like a fat kid on a cupcake, as would many other people. Sorry MS and Toshiba, but it looks like Sony won this round. Better luck in the next format war, which should be what, 2 years from now?

And no one needs to feel old over the Pearl Harbor thing. I'm only 21 and immediately knew where that quote was from the second I saw it. So unless 21 is now considered old and I didn't get the memo, you don't have anything to fear.....and if you can't figure out which movie the "didn't get the memo" references, you fail at life.

yg17

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> 2 things,
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1) This just plays into the theory that MS was just trying to drag out the HD format war to give their download service a head start (or at least a helping hand).

2) @rudeadly: If you're asking if Sony has ever developed a successful format, the answer is yes. Before Blu-Ray, UMD, MiniDisc/ATRAC, and Betamax, they developed the 3.5" Floppy Diskette.

(Actually Betamax was developed *before* the floppy disk was)

calebc

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Microsoft should just 'buy' Sony and kill BR at the source. Billy can afford it himself.

ItsDon

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Hmmmm. One of two things:

1- MSFT is just missing the boat on this
2- They want to drag it out as long as possible until their braodband HD distribution services is online.

I suspect (1) but hope for (2). Physical media is weak. I got teh FIOS. Gimme legal 1080p/24 online.


ianken

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @Empire: Can you believe that we're cheering for this damn format "war" to be over one way or the other?

someToast

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @rudeadly: I can't believe people are cheering for Sony to win a format war. Enjoy your rootkits, fanboys.

Empire

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> The sheeple factor around here is just amazing. One studio announces support as part of the CES hype and people are acting like everything has been decided for them when, in reality, all HD discs are still selling like crap compared to regular DVDs. What's even funnier is that everyone is acting like, oh, Paramount and Microsoft could switch at any time, yet it's just as likely that someone could announce HD-DVD exclusivity. I'll keep laughing, too, if all you sheeple get amazed when that happens and suddenly think that, whoa, it's on again!

Computer_Chef

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Yeah your right see them HDDVD

Azteck

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @simpsons-movie-ruled: lol you're into current movies...that's funny, I'm not anywhere near old i don't think...(23) but seriously, animal house, the christmas story, these are movies you have to see at some point in your life... it's just part of growing up. am i right guys?

xthemusicmanx

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> The weird thing is, all the way up until CES, every site was talking about how those cheap Funai blu-ray players would end the war, but all of a sudden, there is too much news flying around to even mention it.

ceilingFANBOY

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> damnit! people haven't been going crazy of HD DVD hardware and with this last clarification I'm out of juice

thechansen

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @neekap:
I don't think that last one is too clear but I meant to say people have the BluRay player built in to a PS3, when people go to buy they will take that into consideration. People having going to crazy over the actual HD DVD hardware where I've read on industry news sites that internationally BluRay is killing in hardware sales thanks to PS3 and actual disc sales back that that up.

thechansen

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Man I got timed out before I could post a novel on Sony's trojan strategy working and how HD DVD could have benefited from a similar situation. Long story short there is about 1 million combined HD DVD players (stand alone and 360 addon) and there is about 3.7 million Blu Ray players (PS3 and stand alone) in the US. Plus this other really big tech blog named In Gadgets (or something like that, the whole operation over there seemed a little shady) is reporting Universal, the only tangible company keeping HD DVD alive may be switching teams.

thechansen

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Um, I seriously doubt that Microsoft is going to admit ANY plans to go Blu at this point in time. The closest we will come to any suggestion of that is Pennello's vague comment. But the media ran way too far with that and now they have to backpedal, partly because they have agreements and relationships with Toshiba, and partly because they simply haven't had time to figure anything out yet.

I do believe that, once the dust settles and the winner is clear, they will start thinking more about it because they HAVE to. But I don't expect them to rush into it at all. We'll know once they know for certain, and that's gonna be a while.

redman042

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @Ben: Don't worry, it's all just face saving maneuvers until Paramount, Dreamworks and Universal can figure out how to EOL HD-DVD without completely pissing off their customers.

Most likely they'll announce that they will ship all their movies in both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray for the foreseable future. Meanwhile, stores like best buy will stop carrying HD-DVD movies and players (they want a single winner probably more than anyone else), Toshiba and the rest of the HD-DVD-only player Mfg. will announce "Dual format Machines" quickly followed by blu-ray only machines, and the format will slide into obscurity.

AndyDuncan

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> What? The Zune supports ATRAC?

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> And furthermore, part of MS's focus for atleast the last 7 years has been to get into people's living rooms (in the form of media centres & xboxes) and now they're not going to support THE format for the next generation of movies?!!

Ben

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @manguero: I can see your point but even if 360 console sales are not hurt by this, MS is still losing out on potential money they could have made on the blue-ray drive itself!

Ben

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> I have the HDDVD player for the X-Box. I'd definitely buy a BD drive if I wouldn't have to unplug the HDDVD player to use it. A ZIP drive would be nice too.

jamesuschrist

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> i really don't think not having blu-ray (assuming ms never makes the switch, which seems unlikely) would hurt the 360/ms that much--it stands on its own as a GAMING console. with the halo franchise and xbox live (for instance) to differentiate it from the ps3. if people have enough money for an hdtv and to start a movie collection in a new format, i doubt their choice of gaming console will hinge on which movie format it plays... more likely, they can afford whatever player they need.

manguero

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @kitt2112: Seriously, you do realize OldSchoolGadgetLover was quoting the movie 'Animal House'?

Arthur-Vandalay

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @thechansen: Comparing XBox 360 HD DVD unit sales against the PS3 is an apples to oranges comparison. The PS3 offers gaming and movie capabilities whereas the HD-DVD add on for the 360 is simply for movies. It's impossible to quantify sales of PS3's based on the buyer's desire for gaming only, Blue-ray movies only, or both. Now if the 360 came with HD-DVD native, it'd be a different story...

neekap

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> MS are fools for not supporting Blu-ray on Xbox. Now that a clear winner has emerged, *everyone* is going to buy a blu-ray player for movies and microsoft won't get any of that action. Think of all the sales they could make with 360 owners if they decided to build a blu-ray drive for the 360. With the 360's built-in parental settings too it would have been perfect.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Ben

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @kitt2112: Um. wow. 1: He was quoting a movie, and it was funny. 2: One word: Nagasaki.

AndyDuncan

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Does it really matter if Microsoft doesn't "support" blu-ray?

If Paramount/Dreamworks switches to Blu-ray, that means there's way more movies available there than in HD-DVD. If Microsoft switches it means, well, it means jack shit.

AndyDuncan

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @bobdobbs: thanks, non sequitur.

manguero

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> woopt tee doo.

gary_slamson.

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> GIZMODO SUCKS

yellow73

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> I can't believe sony is finally winning a format war. This hasn't happened in a long time(?)

rudeadly

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Though "I'm siding with HD-DVD" is becoming an increasingly reliable indicator of ignorance, it will never come close to folks who think they're helping out by "correcting" the "was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor" quote. Animal House, folks.

DigitalFiddle

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @OldSchoolGadgetLover

Sorry but thats the dumbest comment i'v heard, and 1st of all it was Japan and not Germany that bombed pearl harbor, you would think that even if you failed history, you might of caught it in a pearl harbor rerun, on tv or something lol. and if you want to bring that up. the war did end when the US bombed Hiroshima, yup i can hear all those xb hd-dvd's blowing up right about now. bamm!

kitt2112

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @thechansen: Funny u should say that....I also havent seen that movie =/ im into like the current movies "yo". I feel like a total outsider =(

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Boy, this type of stuff gets me ANGRY. Butm maybe that's because I'm looking at a picture of the Hulk, and Hulk #1 just shipped today from Marvel. --Anywho... Microsoft said this a LOOOOOONG time ago. People started to make a big deal out of it then too, and they had to issue something that said, "No, no... you misconstrued what we said!" It's like the media is a pack of hyena's disparately trying to TRICK their "prey" into providing them with some "food", even if its FAKE food. It's really LAME. The so-called "confirmations" above are entirely unnecessary... but they *almost* go too far in the other direction too. Microsoft originally said, (paraphrasing) that IF consumer demand was there, they *could* always do a Blu-Ray player add-on. But, they NEVER, EVER EVER said that they "would", "are", "might", or "intend to". The comments above say the same thing.

The REAL question would have been to honor what they really said, and ask them for clarification AFTER showing you've understood them in the first place. Basically, IF a Blu-Ray drive is a theoretical possibility, THEN what kind of market trigger would Microsoft look for before they would begin to consider DOING one? From the questions/answers above, aside from horror for forcing someone to repeat themselves in multiple ways... one NEW thing, seems to be the implication that such a move would ONLY happen AFTER Toshiba has decided to END support for their HD DVD initiative.

Step back from a moment, and you'll realize the BOTTOM LINE of what Microsoft has intended to say since the beginning. Namely, "DON'T STOP BUYING XBOX 360's, because the hardware you buy TODAY could be made to work with ANYTHING." That is the ONLY... ONLY... I say, ONLY thing they've ever meant to imply.

Cleverboy

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> I seem to recall Albert was great at backpedaling when we were at Electronic Arts (circa 2000).

Vagabum

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @ImTheKing:

Well it wasn't really failing at the time the introduced it, but if you look at the proliferation of DVD PS2 did play a major role in it. Microsoft shat the bed when they made it a $200 add on. PS3 has bluray built in. Needless to say, that is giving BluRay a huge boost in total number of players on the market. Hell I forget the one survey but most 360 owners didn't even know they could play regular DVDs on the system.

@simpsons-movie-ruled:
No worries, but it's a cult classic. Even if you choose to never actively seek it out to watch it, in your lifetime you will some how see it, at some point. Kinda like the Christmas Story.

thechansen

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @CYRU5

Thank you, i knew i wasn't the only one that heard them say that, i believe it was Peter Moore, in a podcast with Major Nelson.

kitt2112

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> who cares what microsoft is supporting. They chose to go with a failing technology, and thats the end of the story.

imTheKing

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @thechansen: well the only time i only heard about this Animal House movie is when Homer Simpsons is singing the theme song, im only 15 SO LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Next gen Windows on HD DVD, home movies on HD DVD, MS flexes its muscle and everyone better fall into line. Dual format players for everyone! I know Sony hates this! Having a HD DVD player (dual format) in a VAIO, how ironic is that!

kmann1414

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> I think if MS wants to get an edge in on PS3, dual support of Blu-Ray and HD DVD would certainly give them an advantage. Then again 360 has poor video playback in terms of DVD and HD DVD (which in turn could be fixed with a software update) and sales of the HD DVD addon haven't been all that great if you compare the number of xbox 360 HD DVD drives sold compared to the number of PS3s.

Quote in question is from Animal House, come on now Simpsons-Movie-Ruled...

thechansen

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @OldSchoolGadgetLover: damn im sorry for posting so much, but ur comment wasnt there wen i was typing, anyway, yes you probably are getting old ;P

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Just another of the many reasons for people to switch to Mac (once BD support is announced next week).

bobdobbs

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> I'm telling you ... Next gen Windows HD DVD, home movies HD DVD. Microsoft flexes its gigantic muscles and everyone falls into line. Everyone better start getting dual format drives.

kmann1414

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @soulfinger: hmmm im starting to think u werent talking about THE ACTUAL PEAR HARBOR MOVIE. yea i'll go with this theory

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @simpsons-movie-ruled: Man, I'm getting old. Animal House. John Belushi. He's... been dead awhile.

OldSchoolGadgetLover

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @soulfinger: hmmmm well its been forever since i've seen the movie(the only awesome parts were the bombing)well it was a Michael Bay film after all.So it sucked, lol

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @ SIMPSONS-MOVIE-RULED

Pearl Harbor thing is a movie quote.

soulfinger

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @OldSchoolGadgetLover: Wasnt it the Japanese that bombed Pear Harbor? Im gonna have to ask my history teacher tommorrow. =/

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> @OldSchoolGadgetLover: Um.... The germans didnt bomb Pearl Harbor... The Japanese did... And yes, this war is basically over other than for computer based media

tobykw13

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!

OldSchoolGadgetLover

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> I'm with 12TREVER...underwear lady mayors are much more nice to look at than HD media players. Anybody want to 1-up 12TREVER and find a naked lady mayor?

EQC

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> microsoft should switch while the iron is hot, or at least offer dual support. It could help drive xbox sales if people knew that they'd have the option to watch high definition movies that weren't in an obsolete format that was destined to tank from the start

TheKidMillz

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> All boils down to MS wants to wait as long as possible before paying Sony for blu ray rights.

Can't hold out much longer or they risk appearing like the dinosaur in the console war

Denver80203

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> When they first put out the HD-DVD add-on they said that if Blu-Ray won the format war, they would make a Blu-Ray drive.

CyRu5

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> I hope microsoft doesn't take the Moneysoft approach and pay up like a billion dollars to bail HD-DVD out of it's sinking ship :\

Jitty

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Who Cares! Here is something Funny and alot to to do with nothing! But you go tto look!

[blog.oregonlive.com]

12trever

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> So let me get this straight: Microsoft is not abandoning HD-DVD?

ripfire

]]> <![CDATA[Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support]]> Huh... I wonder how long this will last? I mean are they seriously going to ride out HD DVD until it has been completely abandoned? I suppose I can see a use for it strictly for archival/storage. Meh whatever....

djdare

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