Big rumor: Microsoft to announce Xbox 360 with Blu-Ray drive tomorrow

2008-06-08 13:38:27

#1

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6807|Long Island, New York

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/08/rumor … -tomorrow/

This is great AND bad...it will make PS3 fanboys cut themselves because it's one less thing to knock the 360 for, and it'll give the 360 capabilities to make it's games much larger...BUT, not everyone will have it or be able to afford it.

Certainly interesting. We shall see how it all works out.

2008-06-08 13:41:23

#2

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6861|Reisterstown, MD

This has been discussed since HD-DVD went under earlier this year. This one is not surprising.

2008-06-08 13:41:43

#3

Brasso: member; +1,549|6900

very nice!

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2008-06-08 13:42:08

#4

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6770|so randum

I heard from a reliable sauce that it's gonna be in the form of a external drive, much like the current HD one.

would make more marketing sense for the time being.

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2008-06-08 13:42:21

#5

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6718

They can't use it for games. If anything, then it will just for Blu-Ray films.

2008-06-08 13:57:10

#6

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6625|England - Kent

If they do this then I hope they make a decent offer to swap put the old 360's for the newer ones or all us that currenly own one will not be able to play future games!
At the very least sell Blu-Ray add-on cheap/er for those that currently own a HD-DVD 360.

If not we are screwed...

2008-06-08 13:58:41

#7

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6770|so randum

Yeah i cant see making the 360 a integrated blu ray console till the 720 comes out.

I doubt even the 540's gonna have an integrated blu ray drive - it would make sooo many (every) 360 game out at the min unplayable.

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2008-06-08 14:10:00

#8

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6582

FatherTed wrote:
I heard from a reliable sauce that it's gonna be in the form of a external drive, much like the current HD one.

would make more marketing sense for the time being.

Yup

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2008-06-08 14:13:04

#9

The#1Spot: Member; +105|6810|byah

Poseidon wrote:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/08/rumor … -tomorrow/

This is great AND bad...it will make PS3 fanboys cut themselves because it's one less thing to knock the 360 for, and it'll give the 360 capabilities to make it's games much larger...BUT, not everyone will have it or be able to afford it.

Certainly interesting. We shall see how it all works out.

You forget that the 360 has a dual core processor and the ps3 is an octa core. Yea be happy but the fact that it will take much longer for loading and gameplay will be unbearable. This will make ps3s much cheaper than the 360 in initial cost and in overall costs.

Last edited by The#1Spot (2008-06-08 14:14:53)

2008-06-08 14:14:02

#10

Brasso: member; +1,549|6900

The#1Spot wrote:
Poseidon wrote:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/08/rumor … -tomorrow/

This is great AND bad...it will make PS3 fanboys cut themselves because it's one less thing to knock the 360 for, and it'll give the 360 capabilities to make it's games much larger...BUT, not everyone will have it or be able to afford it.

Certainly interesting. We shall see how it all works out.
You forget that the 360 has a dual core processor and the ps3 is an octa core. Yea be happy but the fact that it will take much longer for loading and gameplay will be unbearable.

!SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THE PS3!

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-06-08 14:17:35

#11

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6807|Long Island, New York

haffeysucks wrote:
The#1Spot wrote:
Poseidon wrote:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/08/rumor … -tomorrow/

This is great AND bad...it will make PS3 fanboys cut themselves because it's one less thing to knock the 360 for, and it'll give the 360 capabilities to make it's games much larger...BUT, not everyone will have it or be able to afford it.

Certainly interesting. We shall see how it all works out.
You forget that the 360 has a dual core processor and the ps3 is an octa core. Yea be happy but the fact that it will take much longer for loading and gameplay will be unbearable.
!SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THE PS3!

^^^

Go figure, another PS3 fanboy taking a shot at the 360 when it's totally unprovoked. Don't say my OP provoked it, because all I said was that it'd give PS3 fanboys one less thing to say about the 360 that's bad.

Can't go one fucking thread mentioning the 360 only in this forum without a PS3 fanboy attacking it or talking down about it.

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2008-06-08 14:18:51

#12

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6763|N. Ireland

Thought this wasn't due until September. Also, how 'convenient' of them to announce it when Apple has a keynote too

2008-06-08 14:18:56

#13

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7113|Alberta, Canada

Yay, maybe I'll get one now.

Last edited by Ryan (2008-06-08 14:25:04)

2008-06-08 14:26:13

#14

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6819|UK

FatherTed wrote:
it would make sooo many (every) 360 game out at the min unplayable.

Why? Blu ray player can play DVDs. Although I agree that I dont see the implimenting it in such a way that the games are blu ray and thus sort out the 360 storage problem (limited by its DVD drive I mean), since all the rest of you lads would be SLIGHTLY pissed off. Either that or they start releasing blu ray versions of 360 games which I dont see happening either.

I was half expecting a new 360 at christmas tbh, 360 has went a bit quiet recently and this is what happened with the original Xbox, went quiet n then BOOM new console. It also be a good idea in that sony aint replacing that PS3 any time soon, get a new console out and hit them where it hurts. 360 has had a good run.

I was going to buy a 360 this week, will see what shape this anouncement takes.

my opinion

If it costs less than the elite great, I just want a inbuilt wireless. If I get one of these means I'll have 3 blu ray players. Fuck me am a sado

Martyn

Last edited by Bell (2008-06-08 14:45:39)

2008-06-08 15:02:02

#15

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7036|UK

I would be amazed if they did do this, they can't run games from a blu ray disk without some pretty major firmware changes. I personally wont buy one, I already can watch blu ray films and it will cost an even larger extra cost onto what is already the most expensive console.

2008-06-08 16:29:23

#16

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6861|Reisterstown, MD

Bell wrote:
I just want a inbuilt wireless.

I don't see that happening anytime soon. If it makes sense, then Microsoft will do the complete opposite.

2008-06-08 19:10:55

#17

Stimey: +786|6390|Ontario | Canada

ye, heard this a couple weeks ago.
Can't wait to see the consequences.

2008-06-08 19:18:19

#18

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6902

Ryan wrote:
Yay, maybe I'll get one now.

[/sarcasm]

2008-06-08 23:43:06

#19

warhero1: Eon8 failure:O; +12|6718

It would be good for both systems if the drive was integrated into the next 360 console. More stuff can be shoved onto the Blu-ray disc so we won't be limited to the DVD size anymore for games that are multi-platform.

2008-06-08 23:44:22

#20

d4rkph03n1x: Member; +131|7019

Poseidon wrote:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/08/rumor … -tomorrow/

This is great AND bad...it will make PS3 fanboys cut themselves because it's one less thing to knock the 360 for, and it'll give the 360 capabilities to make it's games much larger...BUT, not everyone will have it or be able to afford it.

Certainly interesting. We shall see how it all works out.

RED RING OF DEATH. That being said, fuck the PS3.

2008-06-08 23:51:23

#21

Naturn: Deeds, not words.; +311|6875|Greenwood, IN

The#1Spot wrote:
Poseidon wrote:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/08/rumor … -tomorrow/

This is great AND bad...it will make PS3 fanboys cut themselves because it's one less thing to knock the 360 for, and it'll give the 360 capabilities to make it's games much larger...BUT, not everyone will have it or be able to afford it.

Certainly interesting. We shall see how it all works out.
You forget that the 360 has a dual core processor and the ps3 is an octa core. Yea be happy but the fact that it will take much longer for loading and gameplay will be unbearable. This will make ps3s much cheaper than the 360 in initial cost and in overall costs.

The 360 has a triple core CPU and the PS3 has a cell CPU... meaning it has different cores working together to for one CPU while a multi core CPU runs like a multi-cpu system.

2008-06-09 03:04:31

#22

teek22: Add "teek22" on your PS3 fools!; +133|6651|Bromley, London

They would not do that unless if it was for films.

There is no way they can use it to play games on because it would result in people who already have a 360 and can not afford the Blu-ray add on being unable to play new games. Which defeats the point of a console which is that you do not have to upgrade your console to play the latest games.

2008-06-09 12:06:36

#23

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6987|Riva, MD

teek22 wrote:
They would not do that unless if it was for films.

There is no way they can use it to play games on because it would result in people who already have a 360 and can not afford the Blu-ray add on being unable to play new games. Which defeats the point of a console which is that you do not have to upgrade your console to play the latest games.

The N64 had upgradeable RAM and there were only like two or three games that required it. It may be the same case with the 360 except you have to buy a whole nother console.

2008-06-09 13:53:48

#24

pvtmoustacheride: 5 cents; +11|6872|Iowa, USA

This just came up on toms hardware doesn't look like it is going to happen.

http://www.tomsgames.com/us/2008/05/23/ … king_off_/

2008-06-09 14:00:48

#25

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6902

pvtmoustacheride wrote:
This just came up on toms hardware doesn't look like it is going to happen.

http://www.tomsgames.com/us/2008/05/23/ … king_off_/

Ha ha

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