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Next-Gen Consoles -The Strategy Thus Far

Posted by Zonk on from the comparison-shopping dept.

tyko writes "CoolTechZone.com takes a look at all three consoles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo and presents a nice overview of the strategies behind the products. From the article: 'Now that Microsoft has put its weight firmly behind HD-DVD, it seems obvious that Xbox 360 will have HD-DVD support. If recent rumors are anything to go by, Xbox 360 will not have support for HD-DVD games at launch because it won't ship with the needed HD-DVD drive. Whether or not the support will come later as an optional accessory is not clear either. Needless to say, this has added more confusion to the product that is due for launch in just two weeks.'"

2 of 45 comments (clear)

  1. Re:HD-DVD by dummyname12 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Microsoft has already said that even if an HD-DVD upgrade comes for the XBOX 360, game's will not be shipped using the format. This would alienate all the players who didn't shell out for one of the upgrades. The HD-DVD drive would be used as an option to watch HD-DVD movies only.

    The author should have done a little research.

    In fact, in my simple Google search for "Microsoft XBOX 360 HD-DVD Support" the front page came up with an article confirming this.

    Seriously, "journalists"... research is not that hard. I'll give you a hint: you can't spell 'research' without 'search'.

  2. Why is this even on Slashdot? by jchenx · · Score: 4, Informative

    As many have already noted, this article is horribly written. It looks like the guy has done little to no research. It's more of an opinion/blog piece than anything else. Here's my "favorite" quote:

    Sony PlayStation 3: Sony's PS3 is definitely keeping everyone guessing in regards to the launch date. The fact that it will not be simultaneously launched with the Xbox 360 is pretty much certain.

    Gee, I was still holding out that Sony was gonna surprise everyone and announce a Holiday '05 ship date! Oh darn.

    Okay, it's fine for a small site like CoolTechZone (which has amazingly not been slashdotted yet) to have poorly written articles like this. Whatever. But does it really merit being posted here? There are certainly better topics to be discussing.

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    -- jchenx