Sony Wooing Microsoft to Adopt Bluray
Published by Admin on 11.3.08 at 3/11/2008 08:19:00 PM.
With HD-DVD dead, Microsoft now seems to be moving on, and is believed to be considering collaborating with the current format champion Blu-ray to fill the void left by demise of HD-DVD.
As per the London Financial Times, Sony is in talks with Microsoft to bring out Xbox 360 consoles with Blu-ray drives. The newspaper reported that the two giants (rivals in a sense) were in discussions at a media dinner last week.
Before Toshiba went public with dropping its HD-DVD format, Microsoft's Xbox 360 had been supporting an HD-DVD external drive. In a sense, the exodus of major Hollywood studios and retail chains from HD-DVD in favor of Blu-ray led to Toshiba officially nailing the format. Microsoft's decision is but a fall-out of the demise of HD-DVD.
Yet, the software giant is believed to be still selling the Xbox 360 add-on external HD-DVD drive at half its original price.
Microsoft has no option but to adopt an alternative high-definition format for its Xbox 360 gaming console. Whether it will adopt rival Sony's Blu-ray format is uncertain. Meanwhile, Sony's PS3 integrates Blu-ray and is already a super seller amongst available gaming consoles.
And according to reports, Sony is also in talks with Apple Computer to introduce Blu-ray drives to their products. Link
As per the London Financial Times, Sony is in talks with Microsoft to bring out Xbox 360 consoles with Blu-ray drives. The newspaper reported that the two giants (rivals in a sense) were in discussions at a media dinner last week.
Before Toshiba went public with dropping its HD-DVD format, Microsoft's Xbox 360 had been supporting an HD-DVD external drive. In a sense, the exodus of major Hollywood studios and retail chains from HD-DVD in favor of Blu-ray led to Toshiba officially nailing the format. Microsoft's decision is but a fall-out of the demise of HD-DVD.
Yet, the software giant is believed to be still selling the Xbox 360 add-on external HD-DVD drive at half its original price.
Microsoft has no option but to adopt an alternative high-definition format for its Xbox 360 gaming console. Whether it will adopt rival Sony's Blu-ray format is uncertain. Meanwhile, Sony's PS3 integrates Blu-ray and is already a super seller amongst available gaming consoles.
And according to reports, Sony is also in talks with Apple Computer to introduce Blu-ray drives to their products. Link