Peter Moore smells death
Before you read this, if you don't know the deal with the upcoming high-def video wars read this little blurb on Wikipedia about it.
As has been widely reported in the gaming news today, Peter Moore has stated that the Xbox 360, may, at some point in the future, have an external blu-ray drive.
Now, Moore goes on to state that Microsoft prefers HD-DVD, but that it's leaving it's options open, unlike Sony. Well guess what, Sony doesn't need to leave it's options open, because you just blinked Microsoft.
I see the high-def DVD wars as such: Most people don't yet have HD sets. Most people are happy with the DVDs they already have and don't think that they need a new format yet. They won't buy them as an expensive add on to another system, they certainly won't buy them while there is still a product war going on or before they get HD sets. The only way that people will buy high def DVD players is if they get them "free" with another product. Like a PS3. So while the HD-DVD enthusiasts like Microsoft wait for the war to start with a rush of people buying HD-DVD players, Sony will be silently winning the war by giving them away for free. Now, if the Xbox 360 had a built in HD-DVD drive, there might be a competition, but that was untenable with Microsoft's launch timetable.
Anyway that's just my 2¢.
As has been widely reported in the gaming news today, Peter Moore has stated that the Xbox 360, may, at some point in the future, have an external blu-ray drive.
Now, Moore goes on to state that Microsoft prefers HD-DVD, but that it's leaving it's options open, unlike Sony. Well guess what, Sony doesn't need to leave it's options open, because you just blinked Microsoft.
I see the high-def DVD wars as such: Most people don't yet have HD sets. Most people are happy with the DVDs they already have and don't think that they need a new format yet. They won't buy them as an expensive add on to another system, they certainly won't buy them while there is still a product war going on or before they get HD sets. The only way that people will buy high def DVD players is if they get them "free" with another product. Like a PS3. So while the HD-DVD enthusiasts like Microsoft wait for the war to start with a rush of people buying HD-DVD players, Sony will be silently winning the war by giving them away for free. Now, if the Xbox 360 had a built in HD-DVD drive, there might be a competition, but that was untenable with Microsoft's launch timetable.
Anyway that's just my 2¢.
