Why Microsoft chose HD-DVD over Blu-Ray!

BayAREA510 · 03-21-2006, 06:54 PM

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Why Microsoft Chose HD DVD over Blu-ray for Xbox 360
By: César A. Berardini - "Cesar"
Mar. 2nd, 2006 1:16 pm
César Menendez, a member of the Xbox Global Marketing team, was curious about Microsoft’s decision to develop an external drive that employs the HD DVD format instead of Blu-ray Disc. That’s why he took the time to contact the team at the Xbox Advanced Hardware Group to find out about Microsoft’s preference for HD DVD over Blu-ray Disc.

He posted his finding at the team’s Gamerscore blog:

Why HD DVD? Why not Blu-Ray? (for the purpose of this post, I’ll lovingly call it ‘Beta-ray’)

I found out a few interesting things on why we’re so confident of HD DVD:

Price: One company out there has a $1,800 Beta-ray player (no release date) – one that doesn’t even play CDs! For 1,800, you could get a $500 Toshiba player, and about 40 HD movies.

Industry support: Looks like the pendulum is swinging back in HD-DVD’s favor. As an analyst quoted in the article says: “It's only a matter of time before people start backing out of the Blu-ray camp." If that’s the case, it might be because of. . .

Beta-ray’s own difficulties: Microsoft had serious doubts around the technical feasibility and pricing of Beta-ray for some time and our fears now seem well founded. Sony is hinting PS3 will be delayed because of Beta-ray, and that’s with Sony driving the Beta-ray standards. If even Sony can’t get it to work right, it raises lots of questions. A little reported fact (and one that the New York Times was confused about) is that the first Beta-ray discs will actually hold less: only 25GB compared to HD DVD’s 30GB. That means less room for high definition extras and interactive features, which HD DVD says they fully intend to support.

If you are interesting in know more about HD DVD, check our recent editorial The Blue Laser Wars: Episode I HD DVD.

Source: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/10375/...-for-Xbox-360/

**SLaYeR** · 03-22-2006, 09:05 AM

seems like good enough reason to me......

SticK v2 · 03-22-2006, 04:57 PM

Blu Ray is way too damn expensive.

TH3DARKMARKET · 03-22-2006, 05:05 PM

Poop.. PS3 is slowly looking more cruddier to me.. this really sux.. I thought Blu-Ray was suppose to hold 45gigs too.. what a disapointment.. really appreciate you updating us with these news Bay Area.. I dont know what we would do without ya..

BayAREA510 · 03-22-2006, 05:17 PM

^^ lol

no problem...?

Bonesawwwwwwwww · 03-22-2006, 05:19 PM

I wonder how much the games will be compared to the 360's. If the disks they use cost more money.

BayAREA510 · 03-22-2006, 05:21 PM

I saw in a article on Gamespot that PS3 games might go all the way up to $80 a game :-(

Bonesawwwwwwwww · 03-22-2006, 05:23 PM

Wow.....that is a bit ridiculous

SmeaGz · 03-22-2006, 05:50 PM

yea id definitlely watch myself on the games i buy....no more like "1 week games" for me

BayAREA510 · 03-22-2006, 08:02 PM

^^ yeah, I have a bunch of those on XBOX...
actually decided to sell 9 of my XBOX games because I havent and dont plan to play them for a very long time and only made $50

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BayAREA510 GV Regular - Level 8 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 263 ImSuperHyphy	I saw in a article on Gamespot that PS3 games might go all the way up to $80 a game :-( __________________

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