Finally a format one and like most people I didn’t mind which one won, as long as one did. Toshibia have recently given up trying to beat Blu-Ray and now the HD-DVD format is no more. Today Microsoft released a statement saying that they are to stop making the Xbox 360 External HD-DVD Drives. Expect these to get really cheap as they are soon to be antiques.
As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture new HD DVD players for the Xbox 360, but we will continue to provide standard product and warranty support for all Xbox 360 HD DVD Players in the market. As we stated earlier, we do not believe this decision will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace. HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room, along with playback of the DVD movies they already own.
It looks now they will get in the digital distribution bandwagon. We are yet to hear of any plans for Microsoft to make a Blu-Ray player.
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