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libellule on 19 October 2007

So GTAIV will be release on Xbox360HD only ???????

I m joking.

But at least, it make sense to the Paramount sense :
"we become exclusive to HD DVD BUT you push the HD DVD with your console."

(I assume Microsoft is behind the Paramount move to become HD DVD exclusive.)

Well, the war between the 2 format will take longer but all depend of the price of this model.

and yes what is the interest for gaming since a lot of people doesn't the HD DVD for their Xbox360...

EDIT : it also show how Microsoft want to catch the PS3 adding Elite and now this model.



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routsounmanman on 19 October 2007

They don't force you to buy it; it'll be mainly for HD movies. And I doubt any game will be released in HD-DVD, they'll get them in multiple DVDs, like Blue Dragon.



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I LOVE GIGGS on 19 October 2007

AND what will happen for those who don't have HD-DVD ...
Can we buy the same game ?!



blaydcor on 19 October 2007

 

 not another one......

TOO MANY SKUs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Seriously, I'm losing track of all the different 360's and PS3's



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shams on 19 October 2007

Dodece said:

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By David Richards | Thursday | 18/10/2007
Senior Sony executives are according to one senior insider acting like “Stunned Mullets” today following the decision by key Blu-ray partner JB HiFi to drop its exclusive support for Blu-ray and start selling the Toshiba backed HD DVD format.

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Wow, this is the real news.

I was wondering if JB would do this - without HD-DVD support they would miss out on lots of revenue. And HD-DVD without JB support, would almost be dead in the water in Australia.

Its actually really good news for consumers - more choice, lower prices.

They also have a "budget" reputation, so selling the cheaper of the technologies (rather than just the premium one) does make sense IMO.

Maybe I will pick up Transformers some time (next year) - its the only movie I would consider getting in HD format at the moment (everything else - DVD is more than good enough!). 

 



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routsounmanman on 19 October 2007
blaydcor said:

 

not another one......

TOO MANY SKUs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, I'm losing track of all the different 360's and PS3's


 Reminds me of ATI and nVidia and their graphics cards series...



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vizunary on 19 October 2007
konnichiwa said:
LeonGama said:
Well, if this happens, Sony will have to struggle even more than they are ATM...and that's hard. O_o

 Hmm not really,  it would only be a danger for sony if they would make HD-DVD games but that is impossible because their are already 12 million X360's sold without HD-DVD.

I really don't know if this will have a big influence on sales.


and even 7 million of them work! LOL... this'll never happen.

sinha on 19 October 2007
shams said:
konnichiwa said:

In some exciting news for HD-DVD fans, Scott Browning, one of the most experienced CE retail marketing executives in Australia, has revealed that Microsoft is preparing to launch a new Xbox 360 console featuring a built in HD-DVD drive.

 

"The fact that movie houses like Paramount are behind the HD-DVD format along with the like of DreamWorks is key. I believe that more content providers will get behind the format and that the likes of Microsoft who are big supporters of the HD DVD format will bring out an Xbox with a built in HD DVD player. This is a given."

http://www.n4g.com/News-75565.aspx

Actually, read carefully. There is no confirmation or comment from MS at all about launching a 360 with a HD-DVD drive - and it doesn't even make sense.

This is simply an analyst saying that he thinks it will happen - and I think most people are certain it won't happen. It just doesn't make sense.

 


So people are just going to ignore this?



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Dodece on 19 October 2007

What is there to not ignore. We have a defector spouting a theory. This same guy had a theory that BluRay would be like totally dominant. The story is that Toshiba got a new friend, and Sony lost a loyalist. They lost a lot of bragging rights. So ask yourself how much faith you have in this prediction given the track record, and the theorists financial bias. Oh yeah like he is going to say I think this format is going to fail, and not get overwhelming support.

People are ignoring the salient facts in the original article. This is a public relations disaster for Sony. They lost exclusive support of their product, and now have to eat dual support.



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Mummelmann on 19 October 2007

MS make asswads of themselves if they do this, having hacked at Sony all along for integrating BluRay in the PS3.
It'll be the most hypocritical and idiotic move in X-box history, and not even avid MS supporters will be impressed...
Move away from HD alltogether is what they should do, since they clearly state that it's not needed yet or at all. I find it strange that a software company opposes development in media, but that may be stupid of me, I don't know if anyone agrees.