Xbox 360 has no love for Blu-ray

Philip Wong | Oct 23, 2009

While Toshiba has reluctantly embraced the Blu-ray format, its former HD-DVD ally Microsoft is still refusing to budge. Earlier, its CEO Steve Ballmer had hinted at a Blu-ray addon for the company's Xbox 360 to gadget blog Gizmodo. But this turned out to be a "miscommunication" according to a Microsoft spokesperson, as Ballmer was referring to the PC market instead. This official response is in line with the Redmond software giant's vision of an online content distribution model, including Xbox 360's upcoming full-HD movie-streaming service in the US.

We would like to buy that idea, too, except that broadband penetration in this part of the world is still somewhat lacking. I just have this feeling that Microsoft would have been much more receptive to Blu-ray if it wasn't championed by Sony with its competing PlayStation 3 consoles. Too bad.

Via CNET.com

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