Microsoft Admits Xbox 360 Blu-Ray Support Possible


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Personally I can't see that happening, for Sony that would be like admitting defeat and saying Blu-Ray isn't good enough.

Does Blu-Ray have the interactive menus like HD-DVD has? I've never seen a Blu-Ray movie but heard that it dosn't have the decent menu system like HD-DVD has...

Yes, they do.

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enough. for one, id love to see the two working together for a change...in fact, if MS isn't planning a portable gaming device, it's time for some GoW on the PSP.

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Yes, they do.

Ah thats pretty cool then! :) Personally I would prefer it if HD-DVD won, as I've started to make my own little HD-DVD collection, but overall don't really mind eitherways, just as long as one of them win sooner or later, or they just make a cheap player which plays both... Thats quite a distance in the future though!

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Any future poster trying to argue the "Microsoft has always supported HD-DVD" argument just don't even bother. People find the smallest things to claim Microsoft supports them over Blu-Ray

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Yeah, because if we don't agree with you we shouldn't even bother talking about it. The fact that Microsoft is a member of the HD-DVD group and that they chose it for the 360 addon doesn't mean anything, nah. Those are just small things. Microsoft may be open to using Blu-Ray if it wins out, but don't try to say that Microsoft doesn't support HD-DVD over Blu-Ray.

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September 27, 2005

Industry giants Intel and Microsoft announced today that they would endorse Toshiba's HD DVD standard over rival Sony's Blu-ray format...

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050927-5355.html

Also, doesn't Vista include HD DVD support and not Blu-ray? Either way, though, although MS is endorsing HD DVD they have nothing to lose by supporting Blu-ray as well. They just seem to prefer its DRM and standards more than Blu-ray's.

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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050927-5355.html

Also, doesn't Vista include HD DVD support and not Blu-ray? Either way, though, although MS is endorsing HD DVD they have nothing to lose by supporting Blu-ray as well. They just seem to prefer its DRM and standards more than Blu-ray's.

Blu-ray has very similar DRM and more.

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Yeah, because if we don't agree with you we shouldn't even bother talking about it. The fact that Microsoft is a member of the HD-DVD group and that they chose it for the 360 addon doesn't mean anything, nah. Those are just small things. Microsoft may be open to using Blu-Ray if it wins out, but don't try to say that Microsoft doesn't support HD-DVD over Blu-Ray.

thats a good way of putting it.

it wouldn't make much sense to ride the flamming rollarcoaster all the way down would it? Because they started off one HD-DVD, doesn't mean they have to ride it all the way till the end... support both and enjoy the best of both worlds.

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Blu-ray has very similar DRM and more.

To be honest I didn't keep track of things, but when MS chose HD DVD it supported Managed Copy while Blu-ray didn't - which made it a much better option for use in Windows Media Center, for example. I see now that they both have it, so thanks for the correction. :)

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thats a good way of putting it.

it wouldn't make much sense to ride the flamming rollarcoaster all the way down would it? Because they started off one HD-DVD, doesn't mean they have to ride it all the way till the end... support both and enjoy the best of both worlds.

I think it's a bit early to say that HD-DVD is doomed to failure. If it did fail however, all they are saying is that they would support Blu-Ray. That only makes sense, even Sony started making VHS decks when it was clear that format had won. This does not mean Microsoft is neutral though, at the moment they back HD-DVD.

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To be honest I didn't keep track of things, but when MS chose HD DVD it supported Managed Copy while Blu-ray didn't - which made it a much better option for use in Windows Media Center, for example. I see now that they both have it, so thanks for the correction. :)

Indeed, Blu-ray has an extra layer of DRM, which I don't believe has been cracked yet since there isn't a Blu-ray movie on the market to use it yet.

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Does Blu-Ray have the interactive menus like HD-DVD has? I've never seen a Blu-Ray movie but heard that it dosn't have the decent menu system like HD-DVD has...

Anyone got a picture of a 'interactive menu'?

What can it do? :s

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Microsoft did say as soon as the drive was announced that it could easily be swapped for a Blu Ray one if that was where the market went.

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Indeed, Blu-ray has an extra layer of DRM, which I don't believe has been cracked yet since there isn't a Blu-ray movie on the market to use it yet.

"Casino Royale USA Blu Ray 1080p AVC LPCM 5.1" i'm pretty sure blu-ray has been cracked... you can convert the M2TS files on those discs pretty easily to any format you want.

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