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thranx on 06 March 2013
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makingmusic476 said:
thranx said:
phinch1 said:
thranx said:
I am glad it doesnt have blu ray. I dont see the need for the extra cost.


Blu ray isnt expensive anymore, this isnt 2007 :) it's won't use DVD'S they showed there limitation this gen, if they use another format it would be just as costly

Blu ray is more exspensive since they would have to pay extra royalties for movie playback. If they use a "blu ray drive" but omit movie play back (like the wii U does) than it would cheaper. But you are probably right, the difference in price of the drives is probably negligible.

Where do you get the idea that Blu-ray royalties are in anyway significant relative to the benefits having a Blu-ray drive would provide?

Should the Xbox and 360 have not played DVDs?  Do you think Blu-ray licensing costs are significantly higher than those of DVD?

Yes I think bluray playback licensing is more expensive than DVD playback.  Didn't have time to search a ton, but here is some of the info:

" Fees for the new product licenses will be $9.50 for a Blu-ray Disc player and $14 for a Blu-ray Disc recorder; disc fees will be $0.11 for a read-only disc, $0.12 for a recordable disc, and $0.15 for a rewritable disc."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/160247/blu_ray_disc_licensing.html

 

"An MPEG-2 decoder. The licensing rights for the MPEG-2 standard are made up of a pool of patents contributed by their inventors. The pool itself is managed by MPEG LA, which collects and distributes royalties on behalf of the patent owners, under a master license agreement. Those rights cost $2 per device. The maker of a cheap DVD player sold at Costco pays $2 per unit for the MPEG-2 rights. Microsoft pays An OEM PC maker who licenses Windows from Microsoft must pay $2 in MPEG-2 licensing fees to enable DVD playback in every copy of Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. [Edited to clarify payment requirements]"

 

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/if-vlc-can-ship-a-free-dvd-player-why-cant-microsoft/4962

 

So Blu Ray is about 7.50 more. I am not sure if the blu ray license also covers DVD play back, the article wasn't too clear on that. So it may be and additional 9.50 over the 2 dollars for dvd play back, and than probably a few more cents to dollar for cd play back.  On top of the difference in cost for the actual drives themselves. Not sure how much that would be. Maybe osmeone who has more time and or knowledge can get better costs. But it looks to be a minimun of 7 dollars more, and up to 20-30 depending of the cost difference in the drives.