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HappySqurriel on 08 October 2008
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Dgc1808 said:
Xen said:
1. Sony will recieve a cut as they own large parts of the technology.
2. Weren't you gonna go for digital distribuition, Microsoft?
3. That add on will further popularise BR. Sony benefits again.

In short, thank you, MS!

 

This.

1) Sony may get a cut but it is improbable that the ammount of money will be particularly large because licencing fees are (generally) not that expensive; consider that you can buy a $15 DVD player that is fully licenced.

2) They are focusing on digital distribution and they still support conventional DVDs ... the addition of Blu-Ray add on only improves the XBox 360 as a media player without forcing anything on a consumer who isn't interested in it.

3) To a certain extent ... I don't expect it to be particularly popular because it is an add-on; even if a remarkably large percentage of XBox 360 owners buy it (25%) it will not be that major of an increase overall. Essentially, until people who are uninterested in gaming become interested in HD movies (and buy stand-alone players) Blu-Ray will remain a niche product.