There's no way Microsoft will install a Blu-ray drive into the Xbox 720 and to be quite honest, there's really no reason for them to do so. The reason is simple: Microsoft doesn't want to pay a competitor -- Sony, the key backer behind the Blu-ray Association -- to use its format. Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, Microsoft realizes that Blu-ray isn't an ideal format, given the fact Blu-ray's chance of success is very much in doubt.
The single benefit Blu-ray provides to developers is its capacity. But once another generation rolls around, doesn't it stand to reason that producing DVDs will be even less expensive and it may yield a more cost-effective approach than using Blu-ray anyway?
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
Ahhhh good old Cnet and their anti-Sony articles. What is it this morning and all these hate against Sony?
How do we know there'll be a 720,with Microsoft shutting down first party studios and losing exclusives left and right,it's like they just don't care about the videogame business anymore.
i will laf if the next xbox still uses dvd. well i seriously hope games still come on discs next gen because i dont want to have to download games (its for fat people who cant walk to a game store)
no ms should just use hd disc
They didn't propose digital distribution....oh wait they did? How can a website like CNET honestly believe that physical media is going the way of the dinosaur? It's mind boggling to believe that anytime in the near future DD will be viable to the masses.
A game here a movie rental there will suffice but so complete think that people wouldn't want a hard copy considering that even now 80%+ people that do store DD material don't back it up. What if all my movies and games crash on my 100TB hard drive what do I do then. Fortunately for us Microsoft has the greatest track record of release well tested products before shipping.
Physical Media will never go away and neither will the stores that sells them. Anybody that believes that they will see it in our generations needs to pass me some of the doobie that they are smoking.