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Engadget: Microsoft: 'We have no plans for Blu-Ray on Xbox 360'
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Major Nelson says no to blu-ray for the 360, do they know they are missing sales just because of that simple player? http://bit.ly/b4mMm 10/23/2009 |
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Microsoft have no plans for Blu-Ray on the 360 - http://bit.ly/lWPtf 10/23/2009 |
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Rumors of an Xbox Blu-Ray accessory stamped out. http://bit.ly/lWPtf 10/23/2009 |
Microsoft: No Blu-ray Accessories Coming To Xbox 360 [No Plans Watch]
Kotaku —
[image] Despite what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have implied , the company has "no plans" to bring Blu-ray playing accessories to the Xbox 360 , according to a statement from the company. Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb posting on his Xbox 360-centric blog today that Ballmer wasn't speaking about the Xbox platform during his interview with Gizmodo , instead saying those accessories were bound for the PC. "As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360," Hryb reiterated. "In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very soon when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offer instant-on ...
Microsoft: No Blu-ray Add-ons Coming To Xbox 360 [No Plans Watch]
Kotaku —
[image] Despite what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have implied , the company has "no plans" to bring Blu-ray playing accessories to the Xbox 360 , according to a statement from the company. Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb posting on his Xbox 360-centric blog today that Ballmer wasn't speaking about the Xbox platform during his interview with Gizmodo , instead saying those accessories were bound for the PC. More " poorly chosen words " or just a simple misunderstanding? "As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360," Hryb reiterated. "In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very ...
PSA: Microsoft not planning Blu-ray drive for 360
Joystiq —
... Clearing the air, Microsoft's Larry Hryb (a.k.a. Major Nelson) has gone on the record saying that the company has "no plans" for a 360 Blu-ray drive, adding that Ballmer was actually referring to Blu-ray drives for PCs. Hryb reiterates -- as did Ballmer -- that the main push for the Xbox 360 will be streaming media, noting specifically that the upcoming Dashboard update will bring instant 1080p streaming, a feature of the ...
Microsoft: 'We have no plans for Blu-Ray on Xbox 360'
Engadget —
A recent Gizmodo sit down with Steve Ballmer led with a headline exclaiming a Blu-ray add-on for Xbox was coming. See, when Ballmer was asked about making the Xbox a home theater companion of choice and where Blu-ray might fit in, the Windows 7 wild man said, "Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there -- you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories." He then added that on-demand is the future of movies, not physical media. Now our bud ...
Microsoft denies Blu-ray accessory for Xbox 360
SlashGear —
... Major Nelson now reports that Ballmer wasn’t talking about the Xbox 360 when he made those comments. According to the publication, Ballmer was talking about Blu-ray accessories for the PC not for the Xbox. Microsoft still has no plans to add Blu-ray to the Xbox 360. ...
Microsoft forced to deny Blu-ray Xbox 360 rumour for 10000th time
T3.com News —
Microsoft has once again had to waste its precious time dealing with tiresome internet rumours regarding Blu-ray drives, telling us all in no uncertain terms that its Xbox 360 is definitely not going down the Blu-ray player road.
The latest in the long, long line of "Blu-ray Xbox 360" rumours surfaced earlier in the week, when bewildering Microsoft Big Man Steve Ballmer told press people that Blu-ray drives would be available in the form of "accessories" - which many took to mean an Xbox 360 Blu-ray attachment was in development in Microsoft's office somewhere.
However, Microsoft gaming ...
Microsoft forced to deny Blu-ray Xbox 360 rumour for 10000th time
T3.com All —
Microsoft forced to deny Blu-ray Xbox 360 rumour for 10000th time Microsoft bravely manages not to swear at the internet for digging up the old rumour once more Microsoft has once again had to waste its precious time dealing with tiresome internet rumours regarding Blu-ray drives, telling us all in no uncertain terms that its Xbox 360 is definitely not going down the Blu-ray player road. The latest in the long, long line of "Blu-ray Xbox 360" rumours surfaced earlier in the week ...
Microsoft Exec: No Plans for Xbox 360 Blu-Ray Support
Gearlog —
... Xbox Live exec Larry Hryb, however, made a point of addressing the comment in a post on his his Major Nelson blog. "As we have said in the past," Hyrb wrote, "we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360." Instead the console is focused on 1080p movie streaming. So, you know, take that, Sony. ...
Microsoft: 'We have no plans for Blu-ray on Xbox 360'
Engadget HD —
... A recent Gizmodo sit down with Steve Ballmer led with a headline exclaiming a Blu-ray add-on for Xbox was coming. See, when Ballmer was asked about making the Xbox a home theater companion of choice and where Blu-ray might fit in, the Windows 7 wild man said, "Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there -- you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories." He then added that on-demand is the future of movies, not physical media. Now our bud ...
Microsoft: No Plans for Blu-ray on Xbox 360
Digital Trends —
... is scrambling to clarify that Ballmer was referring to external Blu-ray players for personal computers, not for the Xbox 360 system. According to Nelson, nothing has changed: Microsoft has no plans to bring a Blu-ray player to the Xbox 360. ...
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