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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. First post by wobedraggled · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dumb move

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  2. All the more reason.. by User+956 · · Score: 0, Troll

    All the more reason not to buy a launch unit. That way, you're not stuck with some bullshit external HD-DVD drive, and you'll be able to get the console in black, like god intended.

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  3. Sega CD anyone? by thekel · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't know what they are thinking with the two different packages (hard drive/no hard drive) and now HD DVD. Why do they expect developers to up and support hardware most customers won't have? Why will customers want to spend more money on hardware developers won't support? Hopefully they will bring it in at a good price point compared to 1st gen HD-DVD players.

  4. Destined to fail? by PhakeDC · · Score: 0, Troll

    SEGA had already tried the hardware add-ons approach and failed miserably because of it. What makes Mr Gates think this time a combination of OPTIONAL harddisk and HD-DVD drive would actually work? Gamers got deeper pockets in this century or what?

  5. the mods are on crack today by Travoltus · · Score: 0, Troll

    That post was hardly a troll. Can someone please explain how on topic posts can be modded 'off topic' and how non troll posts can be modded 'troll'?

    Perhaps in the middle of 2006 all the good posts will get modded down and the goatse ones will be at 5. It can't get much worse than this, after all.

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