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Xbox 2 to Adopt HD-DVD?

Posted by Zonk on from the blue-vs.-hd dept.

News for nerds writes "While Sony already announced its adoption of Blu-ray in PS3, IGN Xbox section reports that Xbox 2 may make use of the HD-DVD format if Japanese electronics giants and proponents for HD-DVD, Toshiba and NEC can make their way. Interestingly enough, Toshiba is actually working with Sony on the Cell processor, a key component of the PS3."

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  1. Very strange indeed... by Zangief · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because Microsoft just pushed the VC-1 compression system for its use in Blu-Ray.

    I think they want to play a double game, not giving enough support to Blu-ray (while being a crucial player) and pushing a competitor.

    People must also keep in mind that Blu-Ray will not be cheap around the expected release date of the Xbox2, so it may be not an evil move.

  2. 8 gigs out to be enough for anybody. by JVert · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Microsoft has its own WMV-HD format that doesn't need any disk format.

    But really do we need more space? I'm pretty sure most xbox games use mpeg2 for their cutscenes, which implies there no shortage of space. I can't think of any games that actually need more then one DVD. My bet is that this is just rumor pulp to keep xbox2 from apearing stale compared to ps3.

  3. hope not by superstick58 · · Score: 3, Interesting
    The proposed inclusion of HD-DVD on Xbox isn't exactly unexpected. In a comparison between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, it's difficult to determine which is better than the other. Blu-Ray has more storage than HD-DVD, but the latter will have an easier time creating backwards compatibility and will also probably be cheaper.

    Hopefully the MPEG-2 codec will hang around for a while on either although I admit some alternatives may be better.

    Difficult choice for me on which I like better, but I'm sure the market will decide for me.

    1. Re:hope not by Neon+Spiral+Injector · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Well if the Xbox2 gets HD-DVD and the PS3 gets BluRay, I'm set. I'll end up owning both.

  4. personally... by patrick.whitlock · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'd rather have a program to play my xbox games on my pc with the controller. seems that even though my system specs are way higher than the box, i still can't make halo play as well.

  5. VC-9 is in HD-DVD by Recoil_42 · · Score: 3, Informative

    They actuall already have VC-9 (Windows Media 9) accepted by the HD DVD forum as the standard for HD DVDs

    http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/6102/DVD-Forum-App ro ves-First-HDDVD-Format

    So basically, they've got their bases covered. No matter which way Sony goes, Microsoft gets royalties.

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  6. Irrelevant for format's success by koi88 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I think the decision of the console makers about which format to use is irrelevant for the success of either Blu-ray or HD-DVD.
    Thanks to huge numbers, console makers will get good prices at the drives anyway and games are so expensive that I've never heard that the disk type matters.
    I mean, are Gamecube games more expensive because the disks are non-standard (at least I've heard they are)?

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