When to expect Blu-Ray external drive for XBOX 360

[sieanr]

EHSTEVE said:

sieanr said:
Microsoft is, and has always been, far more interested in pushing downloadable movies.

The HD-DVD drive was added to the 360 as a measure to muck up the format war and try and prevent Bluray from taking off. It was only done to slow the growth of an HD disc and thus make things easier for a download service to take off.

And I'm sure the profits from the add-on didn't hurt either.

Never, sony and microsoft will never partner.

Sony sells windows computers...

It dosn't mean they partnered for it. They sell computers with the most popular operating system.

So you think that Microsoft has to partner with Sony to make a Bluray add-on?

Last I checked manufacturers had to go to the Bluray forum for that sort of thing, which is an organization thats more than just Sony. Also keep in mind that there are plenty of other companies that make Bluray drives.

And you seem to be thinking that a business is one coherent organization. Often what one division does is contradictory to another. I'm sure Sonys electronics division would love to have the 360 play BR, and MS would love to take that advantage away from the PS3.