windbane said:
Hah! I can really see Microsoft using a dead format for their next system. That's the real media center they need! News flash: Blu-ray won the war. Blu-ray reads universally faster than the DL-DVD that the 360 uses. New things are always expensive. Later, they drop in price. Welcome to the economics of technology.
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Note how I said they will use HD-dvd for games, not for movies. Lets compare the two formats for the purpose of gaming
Capacity - Blu Ray wins 50 gb to 25
Read Speed - A tie
Manufacturing Price - HD-Dvd is, and always has been cheaper
Licensing Costs - Toshiba owes MS alot for their support of the HD-Dvd, and Toshiba has abondoned the format - Licensing costs for HD-Dvd could be even lower than for the DVD format
Not giving money to their rival, Sony - HD-dvd is a clear winner here
HD-Dvd wins 4-1 against BluRay for gaming for the 720