Microsoft: We have no plans for Blu-Ray on the Xbox 360

"During aninterview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring toBlu-Ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very soon when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offerinstant-on 1080p streaming HD movies. With alibrary of thousands of TV shows and moviesto choose from, Xbox 360 owners can instantly watch the movies they want, when they want, in the highest form of high definition."

http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/10/22/we-have-no-plans-for-blu-ray-on-xbox-360.aspx

"During aninterview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring toBlu-Ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very soon when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offerinstant-on 1080p streaming HD movies. With alibrary of thousands of TV shows and moviesto choose from, Xbox 360 owners can instantly watch the movies they want, when they want, in the highest form of high definition."

http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/10/22/we-have-no-plans-for-blu-ray-on-xbox-360.aspx

gago-gago

he said blue-ray would never be built in the console it self...he never said it wouldnt be an add on accessory

[QUOTE="gago-gago"]

"During aninterview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring toBlu-Ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very soon when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offerinstant-on 1080p streaming HD movies. With alibrary of thousands of TV shows and moviesto choose from, Xbox 360 owners can instantly watch the movies they want, when they want, in the highest form of high definition."

http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/10/22/we-have-no-plans-for-blu-ray-on-xbox-360.aspx

Yankees718

he said blue-ray would never be built in the console it self...he never said it wouldnt be an add on accessory

[QUOTE="Yankees718"]

[QUOTE="gago-gago"]

"During aninterview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring toBlu-Ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very soon when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offerinstant-on 1080p streaming HD movies. With alibrary of thousands of TV shows and moviesto choose from, Xbox 360 owners can instantly watch the movies they want, when they want, in the highest form of high definition."

http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/10/22/we-have-no-plans-for-blu-ray-on-xbox-360.aspx

gago-gago

he said blue-ray would never be built in the console it self...he never said it wouldnt be an add on accessory

Where do you see the letters "PC" in that statement?

[QUOTE="gago-gago"]

[QUOTE="Yankees718"]

he said blue-ray would never be built in the console it self...he never said it wouldnt be an add on accessory

Yankees718

Where do you see the letters "PC" in that statement?

"During aninterview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring toBlu-Ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very soon when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offerinstant-on 1080p streaming HD movies. With alibrary of thousands of TV shows and moviesto choose from, Xbox 360 owners can instantly watch the movies they want, when they want, in the highest form of high definition."

http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/10/22/we-have-no-plans-for-blu-ray-on-xbox-360.aspx

[QUOTE="Yankees718"]

[QUOTE="gago-gago"]

"During aninterview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring toBlu-Ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very soon when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offerinstant-on 1080p streaming HD movies. With alibrary of thousands of TV shows and moviesto choose from, Xbox 360 owners can instantly watch the movies they want, when they want, in the highest form of high definition."

http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/10/22/we-have-no-plans-for-blu-ray-on-xbox-360.aspx

gago-gago

he said blue-ray would never be built in the console it self...he never said it wouldnt be an add on accessory

[QUOTE="gago-gago"]

[QUOTE="Yankees718"]

he said blue-ray would never be built in the console it self...he never said it wouldnt be an add on accessory

darcom1

Even if a Blu ray drive was announced for Xbox it would be a waste...it would probably cost a good 150-200 and for the extra money you MIGHT as well go buy a PS3 that can do it all.

You don't need BLU-RAY.

The future is Digital Downloads and Streaming, which the 360 has at 1080P

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Next xbox comming in end of 2009 for 799 usd. I never told youJustinge3

Ofc they don't, with 1080p streaming, netflix or whatever it's called... they would lose the profit on that.

"Blu Ray accessories for the PC"? Like... what? There are already a multitude of drives and burners available for PCs. They'd license use of BluRay to make drives for the PC platform that they do not control, to provide a product that's already been out for years? That makes zero sense.

This would have been forgotten a lot sooner without the silly explanation. And if Ballmer couldn't follow a discussion about the 360 without getting it confused with PCs, then Microsoft has a much worse problem than a BluRay drive leak...

"Blu Ray accessories for the PC"? Like... what? There are already a multitude of drives and burners available for PCs. They'd license use of BluRay to make drives for the PC platform that they do not control, to provide a product that's already been out for years? That makes zero sense.santoron

I was about to post the same thing.

You don't need BLU-RAY.

The future is Digital Downloads and Streaming, which the 360 has at 1080P

DumbDubya

[QUOTE="DumbDubya"]

You don't need BLU-RAY.

The future is Digital Downloads and Streaming, which the 360 has at 1080P

def_mode

I don't need luck. HD movies stream perfectly fine on my machine and over WIRELESS.

[QUOTE="def_mode"][QUOTE="DumbDubya"]

You don't need BLU-RAY.

The future is Digital Downloads and Streaming, which the 360 has at 1080P

DumbDubya

I don't need luck. HD movies stream perfectly fine on my machine and over WIRELESS.