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Microsoft: Blu-Ray not coming to Xbox 360
Ricardo Trejo
Digital distribution is the future, the iPod and iTunes have taught us that, however, gaming still has few more years to go in the physical realm. Microsoft knows this but they don't want to concede yet to Sony for any new formats before it all becomes obsolete anyway.
"We have no plans to adopt [a] Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment started last autumn when Xbox 360 became the first and only console to offer instant-on 1080p streaming HD movies."
Stephen McGill - Director of Xbox and Entertainment, Microsoft
And if it's anyone who knows anything about obsolete it's Sony: BetaMax, MiniDisc, UMD, you name it. But kidding aside, do gamers REALLY care if you have to disc swap? People in my day thought it was cool when you had to pop in Final Fantasy 7's third disc, or Metal Gear Solid's second disc. And does it really cost publishers THAT much money to fit all the content onto two discs? Yeah, I know it's bad for the environment, but I doubt Steve Ballmer cares about that when it comes between him and his precious green.
