Loud_Hot_White_Box on 19 May 2008
| Rock_on_2008 said: Imagine how much money could of been made out of HD DVD sales? HD DVD market would still be live and kicking. BTW: HD DVD players and Blu-Ray Players would of both outlasted the 360 and PS3. But unfortunately HD DVD's were not put in as a trojan horse within the 360. Consequently HD DVD's died out. |
MS makes a lot more from 3rd party game sales than they would from HD-DVD sales, for which they just get a buck or something because HD-DVD used MS codecs. Better for them to sell the console cheaper and get it out quicker; it was probably a losing bet for 360 to come out closer to PS3 in time, closer in price, and with an HD-DVD player when the BDA was way bigger than the HD-DVD coalition.
MS just wanted to delay and tarnish Blu-Ray, not see HD-DVD win or stay around forever at the expense of speedy 360 adoption.
