Not including HD-DVD is paying off again

[elnino334]

DMeisterJ said:

elnino334 said:

It payed off in 2005 as it allowed the 360 to launch at a more reasonable price and earlier then the PS3.  Now it is paying off as it looks like HD-DVD is going to be losing the HD format.  If blu-ray ever becomes mainstream they could just come out with a $99 player or something and make those 360 owners looking for the format happy. 

Of course there is that other aspect about future games needing the extra space and if that is the case then it will just be something to deal with.  I don't think it will be an issue but obviously some disagree and we shall see. 

As someone who had stopped buying DVD's years ago this whole format is a mute point especially once people start getting used to streaming or downloading right from their TV's., 360 or PS3 

Clearly you are delusional...

On Topic:  The PS3 having Blu-Ray has helped get 9 million + bd players out there, vs the under 1 million for HD DVD, so it in fact, won the war for blu-ray because it wasn't in the XBOX 360.  Whether or not sales will rise or whether or not it will be bought solely for a bd player are yet to be seen, but this can only help sony, and this is not good in any way for MS, as if they had inclulded the HD drive, it would mean they would have sixteen million HD DVD players versus 1 million.  There is no positive spin for microsoft.  :(

Do you think MS would start supporting blu-ray anytime soon or your just saying MS would never do blu?  Just curious as to why you think is delusional to think MS couldn't come out with an addon a couple of years from now at a lower price with the $99 just an example.  Would be nice to know what you meant so I may respond better but to be clear that was just an example of something MS could do.  They have said in the past and recently that they could potentially support it.

I agree with you on your second point.