Post by: Xbox-Scene on October 22, 2009, 08:04:00 AM
Ballmer Talks Natal, Says Blu-ray Add-On for Xbox Coming Posted by XanTium | October 22 10:04 EST | News Category: Xbox360 |
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Post by: the soul poet on October 22, 2009, 08:17:00 AM
Post by: johnnyrico on October 22, 2009, 08:19:00 AM
Post by: xcalixxryderx on October 22, 2009, 08:33:00 AM
Post by: ca102455 on October 22, 2009, 08:35:00 AM
QUOTE(xcalixxryderx @ Oct 22 2009, 03:33 PM) 
good I can get rid of my ps3 thats just sitting there collecting dust.
I'll second that.....
Post by: HotKnife420 on October 22, 2009, 08:57:00 AM
QUOTE(xcalixxryderx @ Oct 22 2009, 03:33 PM)
good I can get rid of my ps3 thats just sitting there collecting dust.
Can I have it ?
Seriously, though, if you PS3 is "collecting dust", then won't a blu-ray addon for the 360.... also "collect dust" (since you obviously aren't watching movies with your PS3)?
Post by: Hoescout on October 22, 2009, 09:17:00 AM
So now its kinda too f***in late for that br drive, they didnt want to bring it out when everyone wanted them, now the stand alone players are cheap enough for everyone to get one.
ms fucked up this one, they can kiss my ass now
Post by: sinister slipknot on October 22, 2009, 09:44:00 AM
QUOTE(Hoescout @ Oct 22 2009, 04:17 PM)
the 360 is too frekin loud for a br player and sucks too much Watt, Id rather buy a stand alone player for like 100-150 bucks than get an external br drive for the 360.
So now its kinda too f***in late for that br drive, they didnt want to bring it out when everyone wanted them, now the stand alone players are cheap enough for everyone to get one.
ms fucked up this one, they can kiss my ass now
It'd use a different drive, the HD-DVD add on wasn't loud at all.
Post by: K1LLERHORNET on October 22, 2009, 09:44:00 AM
QUOTE(Hoescout @ Oct 22 2009, 04:17 PM) 
the 360 is too frekin loud for a br player and sucks too much Watt, Id rather buy a stand alone player for like 100-150 bucks than get an external br drive for the 360.
So now its kinda too f***in late for that br drive, they didnt want to bring it out when everyone wanted them, now the stand alone players are cheap enough for everyone to get one.
ms fucked up this one, they can kiss my ass now
You could argue that a Blu-ray drive for the 360 would double up as a BD drive for a PC.
That would be the main reason for me to get it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Hopefully they'll have sense & sell it quite cheap, maybe around £50 (seeing as it's only a ROM drive).
But seeing as this is Microsoft, i wouldn't expect to see this at retail for any less than £90.
QUOTE(sinister slipknot @ Oct 22 2009, 04:44 PM)
It'd use a different drive, the HD-DVD add on wasn't loud at all.
Correct, the HD DVD Rom drive wasn't loud, but the 360 is quite loud for movies.
Heck, even the PS3 is loud when playing a movie on a DVD.
This post has been edited by K1LLERHORNET: Oct 22 2009, 04:46 PM
Post by: BoNg420 on October 22, 2009, 10:18:00 AM
QUOTE(xcalixxryderx @ Oct 22 2009, 10:33 AM)
good I can get rid of my ps3 thats just sitting there collecting dust.
Mine was doing that, I busted it out this week, and its not to bad, just getting used to the controller sucks.
been playing resistance 2, killzone 2, and little big planet. I have like at least 7-8 games for ps3 and barely ever touch it.
Post by: K1LLERHORNET on October 22, 2009, 10:28:00 AM
QUOTE(BoNg420 @ Oct 22 2009, 05:18 PM)
Mine was doing that, I busted it out this week, and its not to bad, just getting used to the controller sucks.
been playing resistance 2, killzone 2, and little big planet. I have like at least 7-8 games for ps3 and barely ever touch it.
I know what you mean - i've got LBP & Killzone 2 but just can't get into them - idk why.
+1, the controller sucks.
Post by: chessmastor on October 22, 2009, 10:39:00 AM
Now Natal news is what I'm excited about. Breakout on natal is gonna be bad-ass.
Post by: gabe681 on October 22, 2009, 11:52:00 AM
QUOTE(BoNg420 @ Oct 22 2009, 09:18 AM)
Mine was doing that, I busted it out this week, and its not to bad, just getting used to the controller sucks.
been playing resistance 2, killzone 2, and little big planet. I have like at least 7-8 games for ps3 and barely ever touch it.
Same here, but you gotta have it if you want to play the good games that are PS3 only. Killzone and resistance were awsome, so is unchartered 2
Post by: halofun121 on October 22, 2009, 02:12:00 PM
Post by: Foe-hammer on October 22, 2009, 02:27:00 PM
This post has been edited by Foe-hammer: Oct 22 2009, 09:29 PM
Post by: trentdadi on October 22, 2009, 03:01:00 PM
Post by: xboxjason on October 22, 2009, 03:37:00 PM
QUOTE(trentdadi @ Oct 22 2009, 10:01 PM)
I'd stick with a stand-alone player. I don't believe the quality of a blu-ray addon would be that great. Is it even possible to transmit losless audio over a USB? As far as I know, it has to be done through HDMI. I was never able to get it over a coax or optical cable myself.
I would think so, especially considering that a lot of recording studio's DACs use an usb interface.
I wonder if the Blu-ray annoucement has anything to do with project natal? While I know M$ said they would never require/release an upgrade attachment for games, since project natal is coming out there may be a chance that there will be blu-ray versions of natal games?
Post by: Elemino on October 22, 2009, 04:41:00 PM
QUOTE(trentdadi @ Oct 22 2009, 04:01 PM)
I'd stick with a stand-alone player. I don't believe the quality of a blu-ray addon would be that great. Is it even possible to transmit losless audio over a USB? As far as I know, it has to be done through HDMI. I was never able to get it over a coax or optical cable myself.
To address what you said about HDMI and audio... Keep in mind, by the time the data reaches the HDMI cable it has been decompressed to it's full glory. Something that can reach up to a theoretical 10.2Gbps. Optical and Coaxial cannot handle lossless audio because it was designed that way. The transfer rate is way too low, and it simply cannot handle that kind of data. Again, not because of the physical equipment, but because of built in limitations from when Sony and Phillips created those Digital InterFaces.
Might have been a form of control, may have been a lack of foresight.
Edit: BTW, most studios use Firewire, although USB is catching up rapidly.
This post has been edited by Elemino: Oct 22 2009, 11:42 PM
Post by: sabbath_dude on October 22, 2009, 04:57:00 PM
QUOTE(Major Nelson @ Oct 22 2009, 03:02 PM)
We have no plans for Blu-Ray on Xbox 360
During an interview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring to Blu-Ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very soon when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offer instant-on 1080p streaming HD movies. With a library of thousands of TV shows and movies to choose from, Xbox 360 owners can instantly watch the movies they want, when they want, in the highest form of high definition.
This post has been edited by sabbath_dude: Oct 22 2009, 11:58 PM
Post by: Foe-hammer on October 22, 2009, 05:09:00 PM
QUOTE(sabbath_dude @ Oct 22 2009, 04:57 PM)
According to Major Nelson this whole thing is all a big misunderstanding and there are no plans for a 360 Blu-ray player.
I call BS. Unless Steve is really that stupid, and misunderstood xbox for pc.
Post by: Halcyon-X12 on October 23, 2009, 03:38:00 PM
750kbps 1080p video will look like youtube...