Xbox 360 could offer Blu-Ray add on in future

[L.A.]

It looks like Blue ray going to win. If MS comes out with the BR add on, Im definetly getting it.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Sony basically front loads their console at the cost of it being more expensive up front, Microsoft has a lower entry price and over-charges you for their addons and makes you pay 50 dollars a year to play online.

I love how people keep harping on the fact that Microsoft charges $50/year for X-Box Live, you do realize that's about $4.17/month. That's half the price of a movie ticket, less than a McD's value meal, I could pay for that with the change in my pocket and still have money left over.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

i just said that i didn't expect the production to get much larger in scale technically than gears of war or oblivion.

You do realize that games released within the first year of a console's life never even come close to utilizing the systems full potential right? Give me one example where this has happened.

 

[Havok83]

You cant really compare the 3 systems being that only 2 of them released at the same time. Who knows what the numbers would be had all 3 systems released last yr or this yr. I actually think MS came in a bit too early, but maybe they thought the yr up would prove beneficial in the long run.

Also, i dont think the first 4 months really mean shiit, i mean we all saw how great of a system the Gamecube was...

well the only reason why the chart lists hte 1st 4 months is bc all those systems have been out for at least 4 months

 

[BatMatt]

but microsoft will have a blu-ray add-on, so again that dosnt help ps3!! if anything it makes it worse for ps3

no, a 360 plus a potential blu-ray add on will probably cost more than a 20GB PS3 and more blu-ray players=more money for Sony

 

[spidey-dude]

^ thats speculation, you cant say no, you have no idea how much the addon will be

it also loses casual gamers who don't care about blue ray or hddvd and are happy with dvds, as they dont want to pay the difference for something they dont care about or want to use = more money for micrsoft

 

[BatMatt]

^ thats speculation, you cant say no, you have no idea how much the addon will be

it also loses casual gamers who don't care about blue ray or hddvd and are happy with dvds, as they dont want to pay the difference for something they dont care about or want to use = more money for micrsoft

I don't see a Blu-Ray add-on being less than $200 for quite awhile.

 

[spidey-dude]

o.k but it still benefits 360 as people who dont want the bluray can get a games console at a decent price, and if they change their minds about bluray further down the line they also have the option to get it at a price which would probably equal the ps3

 

[machinelover]

yeah im the idiot

i dont think you understand that microsoft paying licensing fees to sony (if they have to, im not too sure they would myself, companies who create dvd players don't pay licencing to the creators of dvd, same with minidisks when they were around) dosn't directly help the ps3 as was claimed

and that wasnt a typo you attacked someone for challenging the info in the graph by saying it was clear it meant the 1st 4 months sales in the u.s when it was anything but clear

and how about you refrain from aggresive behaviour and name calling in a discussion with people

lol well me apologize for seeming aggressive and calling you an idiot. i didn't think you'd cry about it, i was just trying to get my point across at like 4 am here all hail 360 :heart:

 

[C. Lee]

lol well me apologize for seeming aggressive and calling you an idiot. i didn't think you'd cry about it, i was just trying to get my point across at like 4 am here all hail 360 :heart:

There's no need to try and get your point across with name calling....try to play nicer in the future.

 

[machinelover]

There's no need to try and get your point across with name calling....try to play nicer in the future.

hence me apologizing, and you won't catch me on the game forums here anymore. not with xbots overflooding the thing. i love the 360 too, but everyone here is just way too unwilling to look at things from two perspectives. i come to this website for films anyway. thank you very much :heart:

 

[spidey-dude]

lol well me apologize for seeming aggressive and calling you an idiot. i didn't think you'd cry about it, i was just trying to get my point across at like 4 am here all hail 360 :heart:

cry about it? god i hate people that just bring the i.q of a discussion down to 0 with petty name calling, grow up already

 

[moraldeficiency]

Until TV's that properly can handle blu ray and HDTV come down a lot in price this argument is kinda pointless unless pointed at the very rich or those that only spend their money on tech. Any regular joe (such as myself) can't afford the TV the game platiform and the games unless we sell our organs on the black market. If it ends up costing far over a grand to play a game at optimal levels then the freaking thing better give you a happy ending when you finish it.

Is blu ray still anti-porn or has that changed? Cause if it hasn't that might kill the whole format entirely.

 

[BatMatt]

Until TV's that properly can handle blu ray and HDTV come down a lot in price this argument is kinda pointless unless pointed at the very rich or those that only spend their money on tech. Any regular joe (such as myself) can't afford the TV the game platiform and the games unless we sell our organs on the black market. If it ends up costing far over a grand to play a game at optimal levels then the freaking thing better give you a happy ending when you finish it.

Is blu ray still anti-porn or has that changed? Cause if it hasn't that might kill the whole format entirely.

There is porn on Blu-Ray but Sony isn't exactly embracing it

 

[Angelus7181]

hehe.. Double post.

 

[Angelus7181]

I'm sure Microsoft is smart enough to bring such an add on, when blu-ray ever starts to over take more then 50% of the market from the DVD and HD-DVD market. It's would be a waste if consumers aren't biting.

 

[TheBat812]

An add on would still not bring all the benefits that PS3s Blu-ray offers. It cannot be used for 360 games because it does not come with the system. Sure, you can pay the extra money to play blu ray movies, but you're still not getting all the benefits.

 

[Smegger56]

About MS getting a blu-ray add on, i doubt it will happen, as one of the developers of the technology is Sony.

http://www.blu-ray.com/info/

 

[Kritish]

I could give a damn who wins the format war, I’m still buying regular DVDs at the moment. Whenever one of the two wins I’ll go and buy a player that runs regulars and HD or blu ray.

 

[Majin Boo]

lets be fair about the ms gives us a choice thing.
If xbox360 would of come out at the same time as ps3 it would most likely had the hddvd built it.

 

[Havok83]

About MS getting a blu-ray add on, i doubt it will happen, as one of the developers of the technology is Sony.

http://www.blu-ray.com/info/

well thats no secret. Thats what this whole drama surrounding BR for the past year or so has been about. Thats also why the news in this thread is a bit shocking if it actually does happen

 

[TheBat812]

o.k but it still benefits 360 as people who dont want the bluray can get a games console at a decent price, and if they change their minds about bluray further down the line they also have the option to get it at a price which would probably equal the ps3

yea, but then you get none of teh benefits of having a Blu-Ray with your console. The advantage is more storage space.