The nextbox and bluray. Do you want it???

[Joelcool7]

Well BluRay space on shelves in Best Buy and FutureShop where I live is expanding not diminishing. When I visit the states their is tons of room set aside for BluRays on their shelves as well. Maybe BluRay is suffering in other regions but in North America it is thriving.

As for should it be included in the Nex-Box, I think it should. Microsoft wants the X-Box to become the main entertainment system in the house. Sure all these digital distribution guys can argue that digital distribution will put them their. But lets face it while DD sales are high BluRay and DVD sales are still higher. The average consumer right now still wants a physical copy and even in the case that the average consumer doesn't their will still be a ton of consumers who do.

Lets put it this way, if Nex-Box has BluRay then I'm selling my PS3, I'll be a two console guy (Assuming I buy Nex-Box). I only own a PS3 for BluRay and LBP give me BluRay on Nex-Box and bye bye Sony. Also as others have said if PS4 has BluRay all the BluRay consumers will upgrade to PS4 rather then buy a Nex-Box. If Microsoft includes BluRay they will cut into PS4's market share big time.

Also disk capacity, if Microsoft doesn't have its own disc format like Nintendo. Then they need BluRay's that carry 50-gig. Lets face it DVD's won't suffice anymore a bigger capacity format is needed.

In the end I think Microsoft could benefit big time from BluRay, I also think a BluRay format or similiar in house developed Microsoft format is needed for Nex-Box to even compete. So BluRay would probably be the cheaper and more advantaged route. Then again Microsoft is a sore loser and they lost with HD-DVD would they admit defeate and use BluRay after how much they fought against it? Only time will tell!