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HD-DVD Confirmed For Xbox 360

Posted by Zonk on from the more-shinies-for-the-shiny dept.

JorgeDeLaCancha writes "Microsoft has recently confirmed plans to bring an external HD-DVD drive to the Xbox 360. This has been previously speculated numerous times, with Bill Gates himself stating 'future versions of Xbox 360 will incorporate an additional capacity of an HD-DVD player.' Do consumers even want another format war?"

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  1. Re:Same thing as PS2 Hard drive by OverlordQ · · Score: 3, Informative

    the PS2 has a harddrive but nobody uses it.

    You sure about that? I knot a lot of people who use it play their uh . .. *cough*backups*cough*

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    Your hair look like poop, Bob! - Wanker.
  2. The Xbox 360 may have already flopped by Animats · · Score: 3, Informative
    Early speculation was that the shortage of Xbox units was "managed" by Microsoft. But the shortage continued through the Xmas season. Microsoft missed the Xmas shopping season. That's a disaster for a toy. No vendor does that on purpose.

    Somewhere, there was a schedule slip. A bad one.

    Check what's happening on Ebay. Early on, Xbox units were selling at high premiums. That's over. Core systems sold for $330 today. At $355, core systems don't sell. That's an unopened price; used systems are down to $200 or so. Many speculators who bought systems for resale are still trying to unload them, and they're not making money when they do.

    This is not a "must have" product any longer.