Micorosft Denies XBox 360 Blu-Ray
Microsoft has officially denied the latest Blu-ray for Xbox rumor that a Chinese company had gotten the contract to produce Blu-ray drives for the console, and that they would be shipped this fall.
Microsoft said to GamePro: “As we have stated, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-ray drive for Xbox 360,” said a Microsoft official in an email to GamePro on Monday. “Games are what drive consumers to purchase game consoles, and we remain focused on providing the largest library of blockbuster games available.”
Source: Microsoft has “no plans” for Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive
Microsoft Will Add Blu-ray to XBox 360 This Year
This is no rumour, Microsoft is said to be in talks with Sony to add Blu-ray drive to XBox 360. This will arrive in Q3 of 2008. Xbox 360 with a Blu-ray drive would only allow users to watch Blu-ray movies, and not play Xbox 360 games issued on Blu-ray discs.
Dell Unveils Blu-ray Laptop
Sub-$1,000 Blu-ray laptop now available from Dell. The Inspiron 1525 laptop features a 15.4-inch high definition wide aspect display with 720p resolution. It also includes an HDMI port for easy connectivity to high resolution displays and HDTVs.
Source: Dell Press Release
PS3 Firmware 2.20 Adds Blu-ray Profile 2.0
The next firmware update for Playstation 3 will allow users to take advantage of BD-Live (Profile 2.0), a feature of Blu-ray Profile 2.0. PS3 will be the first player on the market with BD-Live functionality. BD-Live will also enables multiplayer gaming, downloading new content, social networking and more.
The first Blu-ray disc to take advantage of BD-Live are due out on April 8 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: The 6th Day and Walk Hard.
Microsoft, Sony Discussing XBox 360 Blu-ray
This is no rumour, Microsoft is said to be in talks with Sony to add Blu-ray drive to XBox 360.
From Financial Times: A Blu-ray drive in a 360 would make Microsoft more competitive with the PS3, but it would also mean extra revenues for Sony’s electronics division. It would also add further cost to the 360, meaning a premium edition of the console could be necessary. A Blu-ray drive could be incorporated in its top-of-the-range Elite Xbox, or Microsoft could again offer a drive as a plug-in peripheral.
Source: Sony: Microsoft Wants Blu-Ray Xbox
