| NEXT BOX 2005-02-13, 12:43 pm |
| no Bly-Ray? not even the inferior HD-DVD?
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=21121
Microsoft may snub Blu-Ray for old format
Carrier pigeon flies through transom, rumour
By Wil Harris: Monday 07 February 2005, 10:27
TWO snippets of Xbox 2 information for you this morning, both of which you
can file under 'We heard it but we're really not sure...'
The first is a spy report that the INQ received in a soggy brown envelope
anonymously delivered through our door by untraceable carrier pigeon. Our
spy, who has links with a man who knows a girl who once worked for a firm
who contracted to someone who now works at Microsoft, suggested that he knew
what the media for Xbox 2 would be.
While Sony are putting their weight behind Blu-Ray, it seems that Microsoft
might just stick with good ol'-fashioned DVD in a bid to keep the costs of
the system and its games down. Not even the HD variety, mind, which
Microsoft has already put its backing behind.
While we find it hard to believe that Microsoft wouldn't support next
generation formats at all, especially given its goal of becoming more than
just a console, we wonder if there will be numerous add-ins or bolt-ons to
support one or even both of the new disc formats. If we turn out to be
right, you read it here first. If we're wrong... you ain't seen me, right?
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and also
http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=325454
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