Zappykins said:
Really? I am not sure what you are refering to as HD-DVD came out in April 2006 in the US (March in Japan). "The HD-DVD side appears to be playing their cards right. According to Nielsen data from August, discs sold in the HD-DVD format sold 3 times more than any other competing HD DVD format, including BluRay. The format is also on track to having 230 titles by Christmas. I don't have comparable data for BluRay, but a graph on this page shows that, currently, there are 80 HD-DVD titles to BluRay's 48. Perhaps BluRay will manage to push out more than the 150 titles HD-DVD is planning for Christmas, but given the issues they have faced thus far, I consider that unlikely." If you want to read more: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/carroll/hd-dvd-takes-an-early-lead/1609 |
The point I was making is that 360 would still have been delayed and be more expensive than it was if it included the hd dvd drive. You're assuming the xbox would've released alongside the hd dvd format in april 2006. It would've been disastrous for its sales.
That Nielsen data from august 2006 doesn't say much, hd dvd had a 2 big releases vs none on bluray.