Xbox 360 bluray add on

[2K2 LS1]

I was in Gamestop yesterday picking up some ds games for my son, and had a conversation with the employee complaining about the cost of the ps3 as a gaming unit and bluray player. He said to wait til mid year this year and there should be an add on drive like the HD Dvd player they had for the xbox360. Has anyone hear any news or have links on this? I would totally by one over getting a whole nother system.:cool2:

[Hunt4m3x]

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/xbox-blu-ray-360,5272.html


Its past the q3 of 08.

[Hunt4m3x]

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/microsoft-blu-ray-never-coming-to-xbox-360-msft


Microsoft: Blu-ray Never Coming To Xbox 360 (MSFT)
Eric Krangel | January 8, 2009 5:53 PM

[2K2 LS1]

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/microsoft-blu-ray-never-coming-to-xbox-360-msft


Microsoft: Blu-ray Never Coming To Xbox 360 (MSFT)
Eric Krangel | January 8, 2009 5:53 PM

He said toshiba and another manuf. that slips my mind are going to produce it and microsoft was not going to make mention of it.:rant:

[2K2 LS1]

conflicting story:

http://news.cnet.com/microsoft-has-xbox-360-blu-ray-drives-ready-to-go/

granted that is older than the one you posted....I wish they would make one though

[momo stallion]

why not just get a real blu-ray player instead of hooking it up to the 360 for no reason?

[2K2 LS1]

I guess I like the idea of it going through the xbox network. Probably will just get a denon bluray player.

[Neiladin]

why not just get a real blu-ray player instead of hooking it up to the 360 for no reason?

My component hookup spaces are all taken on my receiver, so having one that would go through the xbox would be a big advantage to me, without having to buy yet another piece of hardware to split the already full jacks. Also, I liked the idea that my HD DVD player was just a small little standalone box that took up not much more room that a few dvd cases stacked on top of each other.

[momo stallion]

My component hookup spaces are all taken on my receiver, so having one that would go through the xbox would be a big advantage to me, without having to buy yet another piece of hardware to split the already full jacks. Also, I liked the idea that my HD DVD player was just a small little standalone box that took up not much more room that a few dvd cases stacked on top of each other.

HDMI or death!

[Grant]

Not gonna happen. MS has been gunning for VOD HD forever.

[2K2 LS1]

Not gonna happen. MS has been gunning for VOD HD forever.

I am not totally on board with there vod, having been there since the beginning; and now with their netflix video streaming. They better improve their library of new releases or a VUDU type service will make them obsolete on that technology front.

[Neiladin]

HDMI or death!

I have a first gen 360 with no hdmi port. If this one ever dies and I have to pay to repair it, I will be going Elite, so I can have an HDMI port.

[Hunt4m3x]

I have a first gen 360 with no hdmi port. If this one ever dies and I have to pay to repair it, I will be going Elite, so I can have an HDMI port.

I got the halo 3 special ed one from buy.com but all my poor, broke, piece of shit friends have non HD tvs. rockband/gh + comp = fail.

[momo stallion]

I got the halo 3 special ed one from buy.com but all my poor, broke, piece of shit friends have non HD tvs. rockband/gh + comp = fail.

pssh.. rockband and guitarzero aren't exactly graphically demanding games. that and they both suck!

[FATHERFORD]

I have a first gen 360 with no hdmi port. If this one ever dies and I have to pay to repair it, I will be going Elite, so I can have an HDMI port.

I thought they all came with HDMI ports now?

[Turbo5.4]

I thought they all came with HDMI ports now?

nope... ps3 does.. :)

[Blown03_GT]

I bought a 360 close to year ago and it has an HDMI output.

[momo stallion]

yes, all of the current models have hmdi.

previously it was just the elite, then soon after the premium got it. now even the base model (arcade) has hdmi.

[The Punisher]

why not just get a real blu-ray player instead of hooking it up to the 360 for no reason?

werd.... I've seen them as cheap as 129.99