Everyday Gamer

As a result of the recent demise of HD-DVD’s future Microsoft is distancing themselves from that media medium. Which brings an interesting discussion. Will there be a Blu-Ray Player for the Xbox 360 or will we get one in the next generation Xbox? I’ve heard a gamut of rumors online raning from Microsoft having their own new disc player to them buying Sony to them just putting more money into the Video Marketplace downloads (highly likely for this generation.) Here is their official press release for those who haven’t read it.

“As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture new HD DVD players for the Xbox 360, but we will continue to provide standard product and warranty support for all Xbox 360 HD DVD Players in the market. As we stated earlier, we do not believe this decision will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace. HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room, along with playback of the DVD movies they already own.”