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PRIME1 |
I'm betting they just scrap the 360 early (much like the original) due to all of the mistakes they have made.
The 720 (or whatever they call it) will more than likely need a Blu-ray drive.  |
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Ryu Connor |
The PS3 supports WPA2.
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Corrado |
I just read an article yesterday that said that due to clearance prices on HD-DVD players and media/movies, they are now selling just as well as Blu-Ray. Maybe Sony and buddies should take this knowledge and realize that Blu-Ray is TOO EXPENSIVE. If I could get a player for $150, I'd do it. I still don't want to spend the $35 some studios want for a Blu-Ray copy of a movie though.
Also, Shane Kim of MS has already said repeatedly there are NO PLANS for a blu-ray add on for the 360. |
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Tommyxx516 |
There's no need to buy any movie on Blu-Ray unless the movie was made in the last 3 years. Buying any movie made in the 80s or 90s on bluray instead of dvd is just stupidity and pointless. Add in the fact that special effects, lighting, and soundtracks were incredibly cheesy.
It's entirely possible that a blu-ray addon could be made available on the xbox360 because there's already blu-ray addons on the pc for $150 bucks |
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Disco |
I'm planning on buying an XBOX 360 for its media center extender functions. But it's not really that much cheaper than the PS3 (the XBOX elite IS the same price, and the MS wireless adapter adds another $100) which of course comes with blue ray. If the XBOX comes with blue ray before Christmas then it will be a for-sure purchase. Without the blue ray, I'm still a bit torn because of the cost.
I'm a bit biased against Sony in general, but the PS3 for $400 is a pretty good deal when all it's functionality is considered. Can the PS3 work as a media center extender? |
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TurtlePerson2 |
I have a PS3 and chose it over the 360 primarily for Blu-Ray. I don't play a ton of console games, but I did want to have a box that I could use for everything and the 360 just isn't that, yet...
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Usacomp2k3 |
Considering Blu-ray movies still represent a small slice of the overall home-video pie, the second option doesn't sound implausible.
Depends on the movie. Adams Media Research is reporting Iron Man Blu-ray sales are coming in at approximately 20% of all total home video sales. At some retailers like DeepDiscount.com, the Blu-ray share for Iron Man reaches as high as 50%. http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Iron_Man_Blu-ray_Sales_Soaring_at_Ret... That said, for $150 I'd definitely buy one. |
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krazyredboy |
Woopee...
Yes, that is actual excitement and not sarcasm. At $100, I would definitely buy one. At $150, maybe. I'm trying to buy my mother a Wii, for christmas, and that would put too much of a dent in my suspected budget. I am glad to hear it, nonetheless...if it is true, of course. |
An add-on drive isn't going to be significantly cheaper than a standalone Blu-Ray player because Sony won't subsidize a 360 add-on (Toshiba did subsidize the HD-DVD add-on), and MS won't sell an accessory at a loss (or anything other than a large profit, even).
And a built-in Blu-Ray version of the 360 won't happen because there's no way it would be launched before E3 2009, and that's just cutting things too close to the 3rd-gen Xbox in 2010/2011.