Microsoft looking into a new format for next generation xbox?

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phinch1 said:

epicberserk said:

microsoft is on the blue ray assocation panel but they will not pay royalities for blue ray and their next xbox , i think their going to use Hddvd which will be cheap as hell

it only went cheap because it was a discontinued format, if it was bought back it would become expensive again, and not that I don't believe you can you link me to who is on the pannel for blu ray? i know sony pannasionic and a few others are on there

I don't believe Microsoft of the blu ray panel. But blu ray does have some Microsoft technologies. For example VC-1 codec is created by Microsoft and it is part of the blu ray standard. Also AACS is partly developed by MS. So even Microsoft gets some royalties from blu rays although they aren't part of blu ray association.

Blu ray doesn't cost too much for MS to be used. I doubt they have to pay more than any PC manufacturer for blu ray, perhaps even less. Blu ray association would be just happy if MS would use Blu ray. It would only benefit them because it would increase royalties. After all, business is just about money, nothing more.

Btw. I believe Sony is only minority in blu ray association. And even Sony regurally promotes MS software (practically all Sony PC's have Windows and some phones have had Windows Phone). So I doubt Sony have nothing against MS using blu ray.