Incoming xbox360 with built-in HD-DVD !?!?!?!?!?!?

if this is true...........ZOMG !!!

http://xboxkings.com/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=616&lang=uk

lets see what happens o.o

Itd be possible, but it would be more expensive than a PS3, and unable to play games from the drive. Would be kinda pointless.teebeenz

While I agree on the 1st 2 points (although it wouldn't be MUCH more expensive than a PS3), the last point isn't true. As a part of the spec, all HD-DVD players must be backwards compatible with SD-DVD. Therefore the drive would be able to play normal game discs as well.

Not going to check the link, as I think it would make more sense to drop the price off the add-on than to force it into a new console model. I mean, seeing how you can get full stand-alone players for $250 with free movies, and it has to have a processor, graphics chip, ram and so on instead of just a plain HD-DVD drive like for the 360, so why does MS charge $180 for it?

It would be sweet if they dropped it to $100 with five free movies.

Not going to check the link, as I think it would make more sense to drop the price off the add-on than to force it into a new console model. I mean, seeing how you can get full stand-alone players for $250 with free movies, and it has to have a processor, graphics chip, ram and so on instead of just a plain HD-DVD drive like for the 360, so why does MS charge $180 for it?

It would be sweet if they dropped it to $100 with five free movies.

TimothyB

You'd be better off getting one of the toshibas. Probably playback HD-DVDs better and they are one of the best upconverters of DVDs on the market.

yea i doubt it 100%GEARSofWAR360

Only im 99%.

Its not impossible tho, since MS is suporting HD DVD now

I'd rather have it a seperate unit, like it currently is. After unfortunally owning almost every game system since the Atari 2600, all optical game systems have eventually broke from a bad/low output laser. By having 2 drives, it splits the play load between 2 drives - depending on what your playing/watching.

Another plus is that you can use the HDDVD drive on your computer to watch HD movies.

The down side I see is the limited capacity of the DVD9 drive size limitation for future games. On the plus side, the 360 is easy to code games, and developers are finding new ways of saving disc space. When they were in beginning development of the 360, they made sure it was easy to code games for it. Microsoft didn't want to create another Dreamcast ( a good game system, but a nightmare to code games).

[QUOTE="teebeenz"]Itd be possible, but it would be more expensive than a PS3, and unable to play games from the drive. Would be kinda pointless.nosferatu

While I agree on the 1st 2 points (although it wouldn't be MUCH more expensive than a PS3), the last point isn't true. As a part of the spec, all HD-DVD players must be backwards compatible with SD-DVD. Therefore the drive would be able to play normal game discs as well.

Itd be possible, but it would be more expensive than a PS3, and unable to play games from the drive. Would be kinda pointless.teebeenz

HDDVD drives can read DVD's the only thing is if they planned on using it for games and not just movies everyone with a 360 would have to buy a new one so this is very unlikely to happen.

Kind of pointless really, shops simply aren't selling them, not in many i've seen. I went to HMV in Lakeside and the Bluray section was about 3-4 times bigger than HD.illbitcrusher

same here

Microsoft is in a pretty nice spot right now. They have a console that is lacking an internal HD drive and for that reason they can sell it cheaper than the PS3.Large_Soda

[QUOTE="teebeenz"]Itd be possible, but it would be more expensive than a PS3, and unable to play games from the drive. Would be kinda pointless.julianwelton

HDDVD drives can read DVD's the only thing is if they planned on using it for games and not just movies everyone with a 360 would have to buy a new one so this is very unlikely to happen.

Correction every1 with a 360 would have to buy a new HD-DVD drive.. If that happens and MS doesnt make the hddvd 100 bucks or cheaper and/or a way to connect it to PC.,.. I will be MAD!!

I'm sure MS will launch an xbox with HD-DVD drive in 2010. The xbox 720:P

[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]Microsoft is in a pretty nice spot right now. They have a console that is lacking an internal HD drive and for that reason they can sell it cheaper than the PS3.teebeenz

It's really not that relevant in this discussion, but the 40GB PS3 does not have Wi-fi or any backwards compatibility. The $499 version is the most comparable system in terms of specs.

[QUOTE="teebeenz"][QUOTE="Large_Soda"]Microsoft is in a pretty nice spot right now. They have a console that is lacking an internal HD drive and for that reason they can sell it cheaper than the PS3.Large_Soda

It's really not that relevant in this discussion, but the 40GB PS3 does not have Wi-fi or any backwards compatibility. The $499 version is the most comparable system in terms of specs.

The 40gb does have Wi-fi

The PLAYSTATION®3 Spider-ManTM 3 Movie Pack includes:

• High-Definition Spider-ManTM3 movie on Blu-ray Disc
• Internal 40GB HDD for storing your games, music, and photos
• Built-in Blu-ray player
• Cell Broadband EngineTM advanced microprocessor
• SIXAXISTM wireless controller
• High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) out for 1080p resolution
• Internet ready with built-in wireless network connectivity (Wi-Fi)
• Two USB ports
• Free access to the PLAYSTATION® Network, including online gaming, the PLAYSTATION® Store and much more

http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/ProductDetails?DCMP=ILC-HP_1001&LINK=40GB

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Get ur facts right next time my friend :D

I'm sure MS will launch an xbox with HD-DVD drive in 2010. The xbox 720:P

Gaara79

but the 40GB PS3 does not have Wi-fi or any backwards compatibility. The $499 version is the most comparable system in terms of specs.Large_Soda

The competition would become so close, that Microsoft's 11 million over Sony's 4.5 million would truly make all the difference. darthzew

troll!

Here is a different link about the same thing. Not sure if it is credible. If this is true, how do you think current 360 owners will react, and do you think it would effect sales since people might wait for this Xbox? Im not bad mouthing the 360, just curious on thoughts if this turns out to be true. It makes it sound like it would have almost all the same functions as the Ps3. espically the removeable hard drive to make it easier to upgarde like a pc/ps3. I wonder if this will still be (if true) a 360, or if it will be called something else.

Http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Console/P4G5C3U2?page=1

[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]

[QUOTE="teebeenz"][QUOTE="Large_Soda"]Microsoft is in a pretty nice spot right now. They have a console that is lacking an internal HD drive and for that reason they can sell it cheaper than the PS3.SizeMatterzz

It's really not that relevant in this discussion, but the 40GB PS3 does not have Wi-fi or any backwards compatibility. The $499 version is the most comparable system in terms of specs.

The 40gb does have Wi-fi

The PLAYSTATION®3 Spider-ManTM 3 Movie Pack includes:

• High-Definition Spider-ManTM3 movie on Blu-ray Disc
• Internal 40GB HDD for storing your games, music, and photos
• Built-in Blu-ray player
• Cell Broadband EngineTM advanced microprocessor
• SIXAXISTM wireless controller
• High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) out for 1080p resolution
• Internet ready with built-in wireless network connectivity (Wi-Fi)
• Two USB ports
• Free access to the PLAYSTATION® Network, including online gaming, the PLAYSTATION® Store and much more

http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/ProductDetails?DCMP=ILC-HP_1001&LINK=40GB

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Get ur facts right next time my friend :D

Well, color me wrong. Not to point fingers, but the mentioned on The Hotspot this week that the 40GB does not have wireless. At least that's what I remember hearing.

Thanks for the update.

[QUOTE="Large_Soda"] but the 40GB PS3 does not have Wi-fi or any backwards compatibility. The $499 version is the most comparable system in terms of specs.teebeenz

The 40GB model doesn't have BC. Are we talking about the same thing?

[QUOTE="SizeMatterzz"][QUOTE="Large_Soda"]

[QUOTE="teebeenz"][QUOTE="Large_Soda"]Microsoft is in a pretty nice spot right now. They have a console that is lacking an internal HD drive and for that reason they can sell it cheaper than the PS3.Large_Soda

It's really not that relevant in this discussion, but the 40GB PS3 does not have Wi-fi or any backwards compatibility. The $499 version is the most comparable system in terms of specs.

The 40gb does have Wi-fi

The PLAYSTATION®3 Spider-ManTM 3 Movie Pack includes:

• High-Definition Spider-ManTM3 movie on Blu-ray Disc
• Internal 40GB HDD for storing your games, music, and photos
• Built-in Blu-ray player
• Cell Broadband EngineTM advanced microprocessor
• SIXAXISTM wireless controller
• High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) out for 1080p resolution
• Internet ready with built-in wireless network connectivity (Wi-Fi)
• Two USB ports
• Free access to the PLAYSTATION® Network, including online gaming, the PLAYSTATION® Store and much more

http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/ProductDetails?DCMP=ILC-HP_1001&LINK=40GB

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Get ur facts right next time my friend :D

Well, color me wrong. Not to point fingers, but the mentioned on The Hotspot this week that the 40GB does not have wireless. At least that's what I remember hearing.

Thanks for the update.

ur welcome my friend

The 40GB model doesn't have BC. Are we talking about the same thing?Large_Soda

or a way to connect it to PC.,.. I will be MAD!!

ByFly

You can already connect the current HDDVD drive to your PC. You just have to pay for the HD version of some DVD watching software (eg: PowerDVD) to watch movies. Drivers are available for XP and built into Vista.

[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]The 40GB model doesn't have BC. Are we talking about the same thing?teebeenz

Hmmm. Well on the site linked to earlier is clearly shows the 80GB model as having BC and it says nothing about it for the 40.

http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/ProductDetails?DCMP=ILC-HP_1001&LINK=40GB

Hmmm. Well on the site linked to earlier is clearly shows the 80GB model as having BC and it says nothing about it for the 40.Large_Soda

I cant understand why anyone would doubt this. It is going to happen. If you read the various articles about this, it is a brand new device, not just a 360 with a HD/DVD drive in it. It may even have Toshiba's name on it! destef

I bought the first Toshiba HD-DVD player HD-A1 for $500, and oddly enough the HD-DVD drive in it has the name NEC on it, it's practically a PC drive.