MS to Kill HD DVD for XBox 360

So, it looks like Microsoft is giving in to BluRay. I'd say this is a huge loss for those still supporting HD DVD.


Microsoft kills off HD DVD drive for Xbox 360

 

Uhh last time I checked hd-dvd was declared dead already?

 

Some are/were still talking about supporting it.

Here's one that said they'd still support it.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/xml/article/tech/0,,91221-12929,00.html

 

HD-DVD is dead! Blu-ray & PS3 FTW!!

 

i guess since big film companies such as Disney chose the blu-ray format for there dvds that was the final nail in the coffin for hd-dvd

 

There's an allegation that Toshiba was basically bought out by Sony.

http://slashdot.org/articles/08/02/23/139228.shtml

 

Blu-ray is better anyway to be fairly honest. I've backed it all the wa.

 

I'm glad I got a PS3 and not a Xbox 360.

Seems like Microsoft is doing everything wrong.

 

Hm, while i don't see the reason not to trust Blu-ray, all the data storages made by sony before were not successful.

 

blue-ray is backed by too many huge supporters already so it's not going to fail. xbox is always a step behind...lol.

 

Blue-ray seems to be the right choice for Microsoft, one of the main reasons I think is that it can hold more information than hd-dvd

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_high_definition_optical_disc_formats

See for yourself whats better

 

Good info! I can see why blueray won out. The Regions suck for blueray though and as I understand it, their anti piracy technology is much better.

 

Regions arn't such a problem, just unlock them to play all! I would assume you could get the codes of the internet shortly if not now.

 

I read though that HD-DVD had been made into triple layers so infact a HD disk could hold more. Although. As it stands now. Not many people use that much space now. Infact i dont think anyone would.

 

can you tell me where you read it?

anyways HDDVD is over. so no use. probably they could do the same for blueray so we have lots of empty space lol

 

Computer magazine. i think only if you live in New Zealand or Australia you would get it. I think it was PC powerplay. I dont get it that often. So it was either last months or a while back i bought one.

EDIT: Found last months its not in there. So it must be like i dunno quite a while back. It was a huge comparison chart and of what movie thingies were supporting and stuff. So im 100% sure it was real. Im pretty sure it was PC power play i usually dont buy anything else. Maybe PC world. But then again. Unless you live in NZ or Australia you prob wont get it. But it is a reliable source

 

HDDVD triple layer would hold more than a Blu-ray single layer yes.

Untill you put the triple layer Blu-ray into play But i think the rule goes 'The more layers, the less reliable' I know when Dual-Layer DVD's came onto the market they had a high fail rate.

 

The truth is that the one who have bought something with HD-DVD's format, they have thrown them money to the garbage.

 

Good...Blueray technology is superior to DVD anyways.