The Xbox 360 external Blu-ray drive rumor will never die. According to a report by XbitLabs, Toshiba and Samsung have been contracted to manufacture a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360. It also states that Microsoft is targeting a $100 - $150 price-point for the item, which would make watching Blu-rays at home an affordable endeavor.
What is the reason for the alleged move to a Blu-ray drive? Apparently Microsoft wants to ruin yet another high-definition format. In fact, according to my sources, Microsoft already has several bulldozers and shovels out in the middle of the Nevada desert in preparation for the burial of millions of Blu-rays.
Kidding aside, there is a severe lack of substantiation to this report. What we do know is that Blu-ray was an early idea after HD-DVD was all but finished, but it was never (to our knowledge) seriously discussed.
Would any of you bother buying a Blu-ray drive instead of a PlayStation 3?
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12:23 PM on 10.08.2008
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Could very well happen.
Therefore...bring on the Blu Ray!
MS would be better off concentrating on distributing movies digitally. Shaving a ton of money off their hard drives would help.
Lord knows I bought mine just to play teh Blu-Rayz.
Otherwise I'd just wait until standalone players are down to about $150 or when I can get a budget audio receiver with built in BluRay
If you want a Blu-ray player, PS3 is the only choice. The games and Internet Browser (However crappy it is) are a great bonus. The FW updates update the BD Drive aswell. It's kind of a no brainer if you ask me.
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blue-ray is the only thing that has made me thinking about thinking about buying a PS3.
Its an add-on for those who already own a 360.
For those talking about blu-ray updates, I had an HD-DVD and it updated several times in the 6 month lifespan it had. So Im sure IF this whole thing is more than rumor, the drive would be updated regularly.
Nothing against the PS3, btw.
But with the external drive for the 360, it gives the consumer the option IMHO that could be a better deal that could be similar the external HD DVD drive:
1) it would be a dedicated drive used only for movies (I hope), so no wear and tear on the main optical drive.
2) it will more than likely be capable of connecting to a PC, which a lot of people have done with their X360 HD DVD drive.
3) portability (hanging with friends/family that have a 360 but no Blu drive, take yours).
4) Unless you can find a used PS3, the cheapest is $400 (obviously an OK price if you are going to use a PS3 for more than playing movies.)
1. I have a PS3.
2. $30 movies can blow me.