Will nextbox use blueray?

[joeorc]

slowmo said:
The next xbox will have both DD and bluray imo. Microsoft aren't stupid they will push DD in the same way they've started this generation with the Games on Demand service but they're not naive enough to think everyone is connected to the internet.

I agree with Digital Downloads, but as for Blu-Ray i still think Microsoft will still stick with DVD.

example:

just with Windows 7 Blu-Ray support

 

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Hi Patrick,

As we know that Blu-Ray is a patented technology so it requires appropriate codecs to be purchased and hence we cannot include it in our Operating System. To play a Blu-ray Disc, you need to use a non-Microsoft program that supports Blu-ray playback and a device capable of reading Blu-ray Discs. Check the below link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/MPEG-and-DVD-video-frequently-asked-questions Hope this information is useful. Amrita M Microsoft Answers Support Engineer Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

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While Microsoft could offer support for the blu-ray capability I think Microsoft's next xbox720 or what name they end up giving it would concentrate on Game's more so than movies exactly like they have done this generation. Movie playback on the xbox360 is not the main function ,an thus I think Microsoft would see that many of the xbox360 fan's would less likely care about Blu-Ray movie playback over game's.

to this day the majority of xbox360 fan's still see no reason for Blu-Ray support because DVD 9 is still very much viable for core centric xbox360 developer's, there are some 3rd party's that say that DVD9 is not enough, but those are few game's that DVD 9's space has been an issue.

by having the next xbox come standard with a Hard drive, that overcome's the limitation's of DVD 9.

So even then I still think Microsoft still will not see a need for Blu-Ray even next generation.

Now I may be wrong, but Even now Microsoft has not yet moved from that standpoint.