Actually the death of HD-DVD might actually help Microsoft. Hear me out, if HD-DVD dies, Microsoft maybe able to license the technology from Toshiba for dirt cheap. MS could then have developers come up with a standard to create games on HD-DVD format. This could have them compete with Sony on a game level. It would also help Toshiba whose format (HD-DVD) won't be a complete loss. It would be a win-win for both companies.