The Official Microsoft CES PR Spin

[MrMafoo]

windbane said:

MrMafoo said:

Kasz216 said:
Other than the HD-DVD add on drive for the 360 what showed that Microsoft cared about the HD-DVD & Blu-ray war?

Other then the missinformed thought that sony and microsoft opose each other in everything they do. They do afterall have partnerships. (Sony computers run windows.)

I mean the add ons were likely something they got an incentive to make anyway. While Sony wouldn't want the 360 to have a blu-ray add on because it would take away from the PS3.

MS and Toshiba own the HD-DVD format. They stand to make a huge amount of money if HD-DVD wins.

MS does not own it. 

 

MS owns HDi, the software that runs every HD DVD player. They probably also get something for every HD DVD sold, but I don't know that for sure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDi_Interactive_Format