| binary solo said: If you have blu-ray / DVD movies it means you've already got a machine to play them on. If you don;t have any Blu-ray / DVD movies it probably means you watch everything streaming or downloaded (legally of course). So what makes the optical drive essential to being the living room hub? It's actually the HDMI in which makes the Xb one the potential centre of the living room. |
Yes, that machine is, more commonly now either, a Xbox 360 or PS3 (PS2 originally for many people, they just upgraded to 360 or PS3 later). I know 7 off the top of my head who own a games consoles and many DVDs/Blu-Rays but don't own a stand alone DVD/Blu-Rays player.
Commonly in the TV 'set up' there will be a TV box of some sort then a DVD/Blu-Ray player. This is traditional and most common as not everyone plays games, however for many gamers that DVD/Blu-Ray player is swapped for a games console that can do those things as well. A movie player is a key feature, while streaming is on the rise, people still buy DVDs and Blu-Rays.
MS has the TV features but if they remove the DVD part, then customers will still need a DVD player. They could buy a Sony one.
Hmm, pie.
