EDGE 'always on, always connected' Durango SDK leak is real

[Mr Puggsly]

AbbathTheGrim said:

Mr Puggsly said:

ishiki said:

Mr Puggsly said:

AbbathTheGrim said:

Seems like in the end Micro realized that Blu-ray isn't as unnecessary as they said years back, if the rumors are true.

Bluray was unncessary for the 7th gen. Especially for the price. Not a single PS3 game demonstrated we needed Bluray.

The Bluray hardware is cheap now and next gen games will require more space. Seems like a no brainer now.

I think a big thing for having blu ray is that it's a gateway's into families living room. For instance my dad doesn't play games (he buys some for get togethers for kids), but he wanted a blu-ray player/Media thing that would have good support because blu-rays firmware needs to be updated.

 Having that then gets the console centered in peoples living room, and they can run netflix through the xbox, rent movies, and then maybe a few games.

I think the Xbox has alread did a pretty good job at finding its way into living rooms.

I got ya though. A Bluray player is another reason to get people gathered around the console. MS might as well use it now since its cheap and will provide plenty of space for next gen games.

Impossible because according to Micro:

"Blu-ray is going to be passed by as a format," predicted UK Xbox 360 chief Stephen McGill while speaking to Xbox360Achievements.

"People have moved through from DVDs to digital downloads and digital streaming, so we offer full HD 1080p Blu-ray quality streaming instantly, no download, no delay," he added. "So, who needs Blu-ray?"

Blu-ray is and will be unnecessary according to Microsoft.

 

 

This quote is obviously in regards to movies and I agree. A lot of people don't buy movies anymore, sales are down. While getting movies digitally is growing.

It seems to me the primary reasons they're going with Bluray is for storage and the hardware is cheap. Bluray movies is a bonus.