Reasonable said:
happydolphin said:
Reasonable said:
abhiram_33 said:
if Xbox uses blu-ray wouldn't they have to pay a royalty to Sony |
They'd pay the BR consortium which includes Sony - but so what? No different from Sony paying MS to put Windows on their laptops. MS didn't put BR in 360 because they didn't want to pay - the added an HDD Drive they needed to pay a loyalty for - nor because they don't want to pay Sony - MS I'm sure is happy to pay Sony in principle since it gives Sony money to pay right back to MS for Windows.
MS didn't put BR in 360 because they wanted to go with DVD and keep the costs down and because they hoped - maybe still do - that their next console could be digital. MS backed HDD simply to delay a winner and hurt PS3. They didn't want HDD to win any more than BR and knew that although BR looked likely to win if they backed HDD with an add-on it might delay the result.
If they believe they don't need BR they will go digitial - but I think they will decide that the recession, amongst other factors, will have delayed the time they can go fully digital. DVD I believe they will decide is too small this time due to rising game sizes - particularly if the console is more powerful the games are sure to get bigger.
They could go proprietaty - that's what Nintendo do - but that normally means no playback of other mediums - i.e. no DVD or BR playback, which doesn't fit MS's push for entertainment hub.
So I expect they'll either go digital (which I think would be a mistake) or push for digital but stick a BR in it as well.
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I mostly agree except some parts which seem a tiny bit far-fetched like MS not wanting HDD to win more than BR. But I mostly agree. I'd add that I expect MS to launch two versions of the console. One digital only (like psp go), and one with BR. Either this gen (at launch or within the gen with remodels) or the next.
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I don't think they wanted HDD to win (sorry if that was how it came across). They wanted to stall a winner and at least prevent quick adoption of a new standard. They also very much wanted to stall BR. MS knew they were commited to DVD, they wanted DVD to remain dominant for as long as possible and potentially for a move towards digital vs physical as DVD dominance wanned. What MS did was simply, they through their weight (but not all of it) behind was was looking like the loser for just long enough to prolong the competition. This was very good for MS - it meant a lot of people would be unsure about buying a PS3 because they might end up with a dead format.
This isn't really a conspiracy theory - it was widely discussed at the time and seems almost certain to have been their strategy from what I've read.
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Sounds very far-fetched, but ok. :) Don't be shocked if I don't buy that.
