I really love the connections uninformed people try to make linking MS to hddvd. MS went on record that they liked the format for better security at the time when both formats were being considered for use in the upcoming release of windows vista. So now the association of MS to HDDVD is being touted as MS is backing HDDVD. They could really care less if blue ray or hddvd wins because they are more interested in digital content distribution. So they made a hddvd player as an option. Wise choice to make it an "option" so they could go back and make a blueray player add-on as well if need be. In fact, I am betting they already have one but wont talk about it until the next big game convention. MS doesn't make drives nor do they make discs. They make software and contrary to belief, they do not really make the 360 as much as they have it made for them by other companies. It is their design but they don't build it, pack it or ship it. That is what outsourcing is for.
Sony, on the other hand, DOES make drives and movies and discs for movies to fit on so they have way more at stake to lose if the format fails. They have to be agressive at selling the blueray format to try and get back the majority share of what they invested in the format to begin with. A high def format was always on the horizon. I look at hddvd and blueray as the same thing just in different capacities. Like buying single layer dvd and double layer dvd. They are both dvd just one holds more than the other. What you intend to put on it will determine if you use the smaller size or not. I like the fact that the difference in laser wavelength are so minute that hybrid players/burners are going to be easy to make and then all the rest of the consumers will have the best choice for hd content. BOTH FORMATS!!! It is like if there is an album you like but it isnt on tape, you get the cd. A movie you like isnt on hddvd but it is on blueray. You win either way because you got a player that does both.
It will be the ultimate home entertainment unit. 360 with hddvd player plugged into one usb port and blueray player plugged into another. You can't do that with a ps3.
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