Xbox360 gets bluray update

[ice2004]

It was as predictable as the end of a Michael Bay movie, but it seems that the world will soon be treated to a new Xbox 360 model together with a Blu-ray drive.

According to DigiTimes, quoting sources from Taiwan, "if" Microsoft does decide to incorporate Blu-ray drives into its new 360 then the retail price will be "lower than the corresponding production costs".

Incorporated Blu-ray drives are said to cost ?45-50 a pop compared to the ?9-10 cost of standard DVD-ROM drives currently built into the 360 and this will represent a hefty increase in production costs for the company.

But rather than pass the cost onto the consumer, Microsoft is expected to suck up the losses so as not to price itself out of the console market, although it seems it could recoup soe losses by selling all their very-soon-to-be redundant HD-DVD drives on eBay for the price of some salted nuts.

http://www.virginmedia.com/digital/news/xbox-blu.php

[shortyball]

so does this mean they are going to produce blu-ray games.

[mab88]

lets hope so

[rommy667]

Awsome blueray on 360 would rock :)

[alithegreat]

cant wait for the blurays on 360

[sorceror]

A 360 with built in blueray, won't happen.

[kr4sh]

A 360 with built in blueray, won't happen.

I heard blu-ray wouldent be happening for 360 at all.

[violentj]

it may happen as another cut price appendage,but built in no chance,the backlash from every1 who has purchased a 360 already would do ms massive damage in pr

[shortyball]

It doesnt seem a sensible thing to do, maybe if it takes off they will put it in a new console when they do it but not the 360.
Id be pissed off after forking out for an elite.

[MONKey]

Would be nice if they did, but can't see it happening.

:)

[C64]

Blu-Ray games will not happen on the 360, just think of all the non blu-ray users who will go ballistic when they learn they need to buy some poxy add-onto play the latest games.

[smoggie68]

would be nice microsoft need to do something so as to keep up with sony

[wakkaday]

i dont think blu ray's is gonna happen, if anything a new bigger harddrive will be released...

[bezzer]

Its about time they did this its the only thing ps3 has a jump on

[jsjazz]

I think it may have to happen, probably as an external addon, as the HDDVD market dies and BluRay is all that's available I'm sure MS will want to keep that option open for their XBox.

[C64]

Its about time they did this its the only thing ps3 has a jump on

Not quite, the PS3 has much more to offer than a decent Blu-Ray player.