Blu-ray a player in PlayStation pricingTrojan horse in living room
Many also believe that buyers will sit on the sidelines until the battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD formats to become established as the successor to DVD is worked out. Consumers, in fact, have voiced their concerns on chat boards and in reactions to stories. "If you want to force these titans into reaching an agreement on a single format, just don't buy the product. I won't be buying a player until there is a single format," wrote CNET News.com reader Brian Grant in reaction to an article in January. Thus, the potential advantage for Sony in offering a cheap next-generation movie player could be attenuated. Microsoft, which supports the rival standard, plans to release an HD-DVD addon drive for the Xbox. While the price isn't known, the addon will close the delta further between the two consoles. Still, by making high-definition DVD capability an option, Microsoft doesn't have to market the Xbox 360 as a two-function device. | ||||
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