Wednesday, April 2nd 2008
Microsoft: Lite-On NOT Making Blu-ray Drive
It was yesterday when I first saw the report from DigiTimes, and I decided to wait on purpose before posting it here. First it was the 1st of April, second it sounded too good to be true: "Lite-On IT is developing built-in Blu-ray Disc-(BD) ROM drives for the Microsoft Xbox 360 game console" that will start shipping in the second half of 2008. Well I was right, the unspecified DigiTimes sources have misled a lot of hardware news sites. Microsoft responded today to the rumour with the following statement: "No. Lite-On is not manufacturing Blu-ray drives for Xbox 360. As we have stated, games are what are driving consumers to purchase game consoles and we remain focused on providing the largest library of blockbuster game available ... For our customers who want a premium movie experience we offer the largest library of on-demand HD content available and the ability to play back DVDs in high definition." This is the second time when a rumour is spreading around the web that Xbox 360 will get Blu-Ray support, but unfortunately that's also the second time when Microsoft crushes all hopes with a single sentence.
Source:
TechRadar.com
17 Comments on Microsoft: Lite-On NOT Making Blu-ray Drive
EDIT: lets all just hope its not madcatz :P
Why would MS ever adopt Blu Ray, after all MS is a company who likes to keep everything locked in their company. If they want something new, they buy the company who creates it.
Full HD on a 32" LCD. Right.
Try 120" DLP Projector, then you will see the difference, is minimal.
I'll pass. Give me my physical media, thank you very much.