Saturday, February 23rd 2008
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Microsoft Stops Selling HD-DVD Add-on for Xbox 360
Microsoft apparently didn't get the memo about HD-DVD being dead until late this week. Microsoft announced that the HD-DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 is no longer being manufactured. Those that have already been manufactured and haven't been sold yet will most likely be sold at a discounted price until they're all gone. Despite the fact that they are no longer making an HD-DVD add-on, Microsoft will still provide a full warranty for the thing. They will also provide as much support for the device as if HD-DVD didn't die earlier this week.
Source:
DailyTech
35 Comments on Microsoft Stops Selling HD-DVD Add-on for Xbox 360
but yea it kinda sux though maybe now ill be able to pick up an xbox for cheap?:D
but as fas as tech specs go i cant say much sry
What would have been nice to see is having just movies on HD DVD and having all games and other PC like media on Blu-Ray. Blu-Ray is great for backup purposes.
www.engadget.com/2005/09/19/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-state-of-the-s-union-s-division/
Here is a link
BTW What game would be good to stuff on a 50GB blu-ray disk? I really don't want a single game to take up that much space on my hard drive and I really don't like the idea of playing a game from a disk that can be damaged.
EDOT: And Sony will most likely have a market as well.
gizmodo.com/gadgets/format-war/hd-dvd-paid-150-million-to-studios-for-promotional-consideration-291491.php
You think this is just one sided on Sony's part, but it's not man...
its amazing what companies will do when they feel threatened
www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=10826
Point is, any money helps and it sounds like Toshiba is mad at MS.
The point is, MS was there to help Toshiba win the format war, but instead they tried to use Toshiba to lower Sony's profits for an overall gain in console sales for the Xbox 360. However, that plan backfired on them as the PS3 is now outselling the Xbox 360, which can be related to the win for Blu-Ray.
EDIT: It should be known that MS could care less about a few million, why? Because MS makes billions in one quarter, meaning the loss has barely affected them. This is the nature of how MS treats its partners.