Friday, May 23, 2008

No Blu-ray for Xbox 360

For awhile now, there have been some rumors of an Xbox 360 coming equipped with a Blu-ray player in the near future. Of course, this wouldn't be for game purposes, but for watching movies.

Well, thankfully, Microsoft's Shane Kim has laid those ridiculous rumors to rest. Kim, the head of Microsoft Games Studios, was quoted in an article on Home Media Magazine as saying that while Blu-ray “provides some visual boost for people who want a physical HD format”, Microsoft does not see “that format taking off, in general.” He also stated that Microsoft is not working on any kind of Blu-ray add-on for the 360.

I for one would much rather have games on a few different disks, than on one Blu-ray. Ever heard of file compression?

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