http://www.thestandard.com./node/101650/comments comments feed. en http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/microsoft-will-announce-xbox-blu-ray-integration-plans-month <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b> UPDATE: While Microsoft <a href="/news/2008/02/19/microsoft-stays-mum-blu-ray-disc-support">announced</a> on Feb. 18 that it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 game console, they stopped short of unveiling plans to move to the rival Blu-ray format. The community was correct.  -- The Industry Standard </b></i> </p> <p>Despite <a href="/news/2008/02/19/microsoft-stays-mum-blu-ray-disc-support">Microsoft's official silence on Blu-ray support on the XBox 360 following HD-DVD's demise</a>, the company will announce plans to support the Blu-ray format through the gaming console by the end of this month (February 2008). Marketplace factors demand it: With HD-DVD out of the way, consumers are going to start buying Blu-ray discs and gear with a vengeance. Moreover, the appeal of Sony's competing PS3 console -- which offers Blu-ray support out of the box -- means that Microsoft has to come up with an Xbox/Blu-ray strategy, not only to meet customer demand, but to stay ahead in the HD game console war. The criteria for this prediction coming true are Microsoft officially stating that it has plans to develop an external Blu-ray player for the Xbox 360, or some other Blu-ray product that integrates with the Xbox 360 before the 1st of March, 2008. Hints and leaks don't count. </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/microsoft-will-announce-xbox-blu-ray-integration-plans-month#comments Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:57:04 -0500 The Standard 101650 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/microsoft-will-announce-xbox-blu-ray-integration-plans-month <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b> UPDATE: While Microsoft <a href="/news/2008/02/19/microsoft-stays-mum-blu-ray-disc-support">announced</a> on Feb. 18 that it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 game console, they stopped short of unveiling plans to move to the rival Blu-ray format. The community was correct.  -- The Industry Standard </b></i> </p> <p>Despite <a href="/news/2008/02/19/microsoft-stays-mum-blu-ray-disc-support">Microsoft's official silence on Blu-ray support on the XBox 360 following HD-DVD's demise</a>, the company will announce plans to support the Blu-ray format through the gaming console by the end of this month (February 2008). Marketplace factors demand it: With HD-DVD out of the way, consumers are going to start buying Blu-ray discs and gear with a vengeance. Moreover, the appeal of Sony's competing PS3 console -- which offers Blu-ray support out of the box -- means that Microsoft has to come up with an Xbox/Blu-ray strategy, not only to meet customer demand, but to stay ahead in the HD game console war. The criteria for this prediction coming true are Microsoft officially stating that it has plans to develop an external Blu-ray player for the Xbox 360, or some other Blu-ray product that integrates with the Xbox 360 before the 1st of March, 2008. Hints and leaks don't count. </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/microsoft-will-announce-xbox-blu-ray-integration-plans-month#comments Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:57:04 -0500 The Standard 101650 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/microsoft-will-announce-xbox-blu-ray-integration-plans-month <!--paging_filter--><p style="background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold"><i><b> UPDATE: While Microsoft <a href="/news/2008/02/19/microsoft-stays-mum-blu-ray-disc-support">announced</a> on Feb. 18 that it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 game console, they stopped short of unveiling plans to move to the rival Blu-ray format. The community was correct.  -- The Industry Standard </b></i> </p> <p>Despite <a href="/news/2008/02/19/microsoft-stays-mum-blu-ray-disc-support">Microsoft's official silence on Blu-ray support on the XBox 360 following HD-DVD's demise</a>, the company will announce plans to support the Blu-ray format through the gaming console by the end of this month (February 2008). Marketplace factors demand it: With HD-DVD out of the way, consumers are going to start buying Blu-ray discs and gear with a vengeance. Moreover, the appeal of Sony's competing PS3 console -- which offers Blu-ray support out of the box -- means that Microsoft has to come up with an Xbox/Blu-ray strategy, not only to meet customer demand, but to stay ahead in the HD game console war. The criteria for this prediction coming true are Microsoft officially stating that it has plans to develop an external Blu-ray player for the Xbox 360, or some other Blu-ray product that integrates with the Xbox 360 before the 1st of March, 2008. Hints and leaks don't count. </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/microsoft-will-announce-xbox-blu-ray-integration-plans-month#comments Business &amp; Finance Microsoft Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:57:04 -0500 The Standard 101650 at http://www.thestandard.com.