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Since Sony decided to lay out its cards in the light of CES 2009, it's only fair Microsoft does too. In a recent interview, Microsoft's Robbie Bach explains why they'll never introduce Blu-ray on the Xbox 360.

The biggest reason? Xbox 360 gamers just aren't that interested. But let's let Bach do the talking:

It’s not a feature we get a ton of requests for. We really don’t. When you ask people the list of things they want to see us spending time creating in Xbox, Blu-ray is way, way down on the list.

The second thing is, from a technical perspective, it doesn’t help us in the core of what Xbox does, which is in gaming. We can’t have publishers produce games on Blu-ray disc. Because then they won’t play on the 28 million Xboxes we’ve already shipped. So it doesn’t help us in the core gaming space.


The third thing, and this maps to all three of those, is that it costs a lot of money. And so the scenario is, OK, let me get this straight: I’m going to add something to the product that’s going to raise the cost, which means the price goes up, consumers aren’t asking for it, and by the way, my game developers can’t use it.

Oh, and by the way, I have an even better way for you to get high-definition content straight to your TV, between the combination of what we’re doing with Netflix, what we’re doing with (video on demand), we have a great Xbox Live solution. In a way it’s a little bit of a technology looking for an answer. We just have no plans in that space.

Fair enough. A lot of multiplatform games were delayed simply because programming was that much harder on the PlayStation 3. It can be argued that a great game needs proper time to develop, but when a mediocre game gets delayed on both consoles because of programming issues on the more sophisticated console, that bites.

Then again, sticking with the DVD format has its downsides. The most obvious one is that you just don't have the advantage of space, as proven by games like LittleBigPlanet and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. A big reason why both games couldn't appear on the Xbox 360 was because of the lack of space on the DVD.
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I could really care less about blu-ray give me a gaming console not a console that has blu-ray oh and you can play games.
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this is why I love the PS3!
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this is why I love the PS3!
cuz of low sales and no hackability
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cuz of low sales and no hackability
Don't forget thier SPECTACULAR marketing
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cuz overall it cost a lot less than the 360, and it has many more features!!
It will eventually get hacked....I hope.
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and it has many more features!!
Such as...?
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cuz overall it cost a lot less than the 360, and it has many more features!!
It will eventually get hacked....I hope.
still more expensive than 360 and it will be a while before they hack it. enjoy the blu....i mean gaming console
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well, it has the features like Best Graphics for starters, Blu-Ray, Wifi, Online gaming,...etc
and all for a lower price then a 360 with all those features besides the blu ray.
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well, it has the features like Best Graphics for starters, Blu-Ray, Wifi, Online gaming,...etc
and all for a lower price then a 360 with all those features besides the blu ray.
Best graphics - this is debatable and pretty much a standstill
Blu-Ray - that's 1 thing 360 doesn't have. Grats
Wifi - Not really needed for something that isn't going to move, unlike PSP's
Online Gaming - uhh....this has been around for a very long time and is available on all current consoles
Lower Price - um. no?
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