Xbox 360 say no to Blu-Ray drive: Microsoft to focus on digital downloads

Since HD DVD gave up the fight after losing so badly to Blu-ray, it cam as no surprise that we thought that Microsoft would want to use the Blu-ray player for their Xbox 360. Many rumors circulated that Microsoft was in talks with Sony to introduce the Blu-ray player add-on, however Microsoft has since strongly denied that they are in talks with Sony.

Aaron Greenberg is the product manager for Xbox 360, and he has said that “Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience.” Sony said that they are glad to welcome Microsoft, however it seems that Microsoft are not so crazy on the idea.

Microsoft are not interested in a Blu-ray player at all, instead they are looking to focus on digital downloads. They feel that the future is in High-Def movie rentals using Xbox Live.

Source – Reuters

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