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[KAGE360]

wow i cant believe that this topic has been going around this long.  

MS has already confirmed that IF they choose to support a HD-DVD drive that it would not be used in gaming but only movies

so what this tells me is that they will never replace the DVD-drive in the 360 and instead will just opt to sell an add-on for those who want a HD-DVD player.  they are trying to make money off of the 360 in the long run (or atleast break even) so i dont see them even replacing the regular DVD drive with a HD dvd drive down the road because it would never be used in gaming.

[JNasty4G63]

QUOTE(Torx-T3D @ Jan 4 2006, 01:24 PM)

What im hoping, and this is prolly nowhere achievable...
That (IF) hddvd games that come out can be read by this current drive in the xbox360.  I dont know the technical aspects of this drive but i would think ms would find a way to make the drive think its a regular dvd, but with more space.

Can't happen.   The DVD format and the HD-DVD format, even though they are physically the same in size and sub-structure, have their data read in different ways.   A DVD has its data read off the disc with a 650nm laser, while HD-DVD uses a 405nm laser.   The smaller, more compact laser can read the more compact data on the disc.   And although HD-DVD players will be backward compatible with standard DVDs, its not the same the other way around.   A standard DVD player's laser isn't small and precise enough to read the data pitch on a HD-DVD disc.   Only way to read the data on a HD-DVD disc is with a HD-DVD player.   Sorry.

Hilg

[CattyKid]

So, what's the deal?  It's been over 24 hours, the address should be over now.

[dsl1]

QUOTE(CattyKid @ Jan 4 2006, 04:24 PM)

So, what's the deal?  It's been over 24 hours, the address should be over now.

CES starts tomorrow January 5th. Either the article was posted a day early or the guy has no idea what he is talking about.

[JNasty4G63]

QUOTE(Fuel90 @ Jan 4 2006, 07:12 PM)

I highly dought that MS will even consider a HD DVD because there are only 2 companies that are even thinking about launching HD DVD readers anytime soon, one of theose companies is Sony (who has the Blu-Ray) and the other is another Jap(its Panosonic or one of those other ones) company who calls their HD DVD, well HD DVD, but as of now its looks like Sony is going to take most of the market. Plus, I believe that Sony actually holds some patents on the HD DVD technology. Sony is also gonna be the first to launch DVD players that support HD DVD which is what all DVD movies will come on in the next 2 years.

OK, that was almost completely unreadable.   But, I did decipher a bit of what you tried to say, and it was very wrong.

First off, there are 2 new formats that are coming out.   One being Blu-Ray, the other is HD-DVD.   There are many companies on both sides of the debate, not just a couple like you say.   Sony is the main company developing and backing Blu-Ray, with Toshiba developing and backing HD-DVD.

But, when it comes to movie studios, the split is pretty open as well.   Many of the BIG studios are with Blu-Ray, but there are a good number with HD-DVD.   On HD-DVD's side you have HBO, Paramount, Universal, WB, New Line.   And, on Blu-Ray's side you have Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, and Paramount.   Paramount, is supporting both actually.

And, when it comes to hardware companies, the split is just as varied.   You have Sony, Apple, and HP backing Blu-Ray, to name a few.    On the other side, you have Toshiba, NEC, and Sanyo for HD-DVD, also just naming a few.   And actually, HP has said that they, much like Paramount, are open to both formats, not just Blu-Ray, so they also back HD-DVD.

And also, when it comes to hardware, you are also wrong there.   Toshiba will be the first to market this March with their HD-DVD players coming.   So, HD-DVD will get the jump out the gate with movies and hardware.   But, as for down the road, we'll have to see.   Could end up being like SACD and DVD-Audio, with both still available, and doing well.

And, back on topic with this thread, I think MS has plenty at stake with this format war.   Both they and Intel have said they prefer HD-DVD.   And, while Intel has no software to put on either format, it says a lot when 2 of the largest tech companies in the world back HD-DVD.   Some say that MS is just backing HD-DVD to try and stump sales of Blu-Ray and Sony.

Either way, the battle is far from over as you so boldly state.   There are a lot of companies, studios, and hardware manufacturers backing both formats.   There will be a lot of news this week with CES going on.   So, we'll see what developes from that.   But, it should be interesting.

Hilg

[JNasty4G63]

http://www.MS.com/pr...-04CES06PR.mspx

Well, we can all stop the speculation and debate.   They have announced that there WILL be an external HD-DVD drive peripheral coming out at some point in 2006.   So, all those people who were complaining and moaning about a possible better 360 coming out can stop.   If you want HD-DVD for the 360, just buy the drive.   If not, don't.   Your choice.   Works for me.   End of story.

Hilg