Question: Will the next Xbox include a Blu Ray drive?

Just wondering, but will the next generation Xbox (as in third generation, real successor to Xbox 360) include a Blu Ray drive?

They decided to bail out on HD-DVD because it is "not a proven format," and Microsoft has stated Blu Ray player peripherals are a real possibility in the future. And as game developers have stated, even after compression, a substantial chunk of Blu Ray space is being taken up, indicating that DVD-9s may be dead by the end of this generation. But even so, developers like Bioware show it's still possible to pack an awesome game into a DVD-9 without resorting to multiple discs. Yet, with 4-5 years to let this all sink it, wouldn't you say that DVD-9 will be effectively dead as a doornail by the end of the Xbox's second generation?

So, this leaves us with the title question. Blu Ray, some new-fangled invention, or will Microsoft go the route of the N64 and continue to hopelessly support a dying format?

What will this mean for Microsoft?

Just wondering, but will the next generation Xbox (as in third generation, real successor to Xbox 360) include a Blu Ray drive?

They decided to bail out on HD-DVD because it is "not a proven format," and Microsoft has stated Blu Ray player peripherals are a real possibility in the future. And as game developers have stated, even after compression, a substantial chunk of Blu Ray space is being taken up, indicating that DVD-9s may be dead by the end of this generation. But even so, developers like Bioware show it's still possible to pack an awesome game into a DVD-9 without resorting to multiple discs. Yet, with 4-5 years to let this all sink it, wouldn't you say that DVD-9 will be effectively dead as a doornail by the end of the Xbox's second generation?

So, this leaves us with the title question. Blu Ray, some new-fangled invention, or will Microsoft go the route of the N64 and continue to hopelessly support a dying format?

What will this mean for Microsoft?

Redfingers

Nah, even in the next 5-10 years, 7Gb is ALWAYS enough. Also the compression technology will be super uber awesome, I think MS should come back to using CD to cut cost. 

Seriously, who need more than 7 level Single Player. 

Yea it will. Microsoft is alreayd discussing it.

It only seems right since they self-owned with HD-DVD

Nah, even in the next 5-10 years, 7Gb is ALWAYS enough. Also the compression technology will be super uber awesome, I think MS should come back to using CD to cut cost. 

Seriously, who need more than 7 level Single Player. 

tranhgiang

CD? Now that might be a little much, there will probably be a new form of DVD in the next 4-5 years.

No. unless you think it will have a UMD player also.  Blu ray is Sony's failure, why would anyone jump on board that sinking boat..  Drop the Bluray, add a dvd player, drop $300 off the price and save your rep.

Whoa, guys, whoa, that was a complete fabrication, I just read on Wikipedia that CD's contain a maximum of over 800 Megs of data! STEP INTO THE FUTURE! Xbox CD!Redfingers

[QUOTE="tranhgiang"]Nah, even in the next 5-10 years, 7Gb is ALWAYS enough. Also the compression technology will be super uber awesome, I think MS should come back to using CD to cut cost.

Seriously, who need more than 7 level Single Player.

Bansheesdie

CD? Now that might be a little much, there will probably be a new form of DVD in the next 4-5 years.

No. unless you think it will have a UMD player also. Blu ray is Sony's failure, why would anyone jump on board that sinking boat.. Drop the Bluray, add a dvd player, drop $300 off the price and save your rep.

dilmos

I don't care. I just hope it has Windows. TekkenMaster606

Just wondering, but will the next generation Xbox (as in third generation, real successor to Xbox 360) include a Blu Ray drive?

They decided to bail out on HD-DVD because it is "not a proven format," and Microsoft has stated Blu Ray player peripherals are a real possibility in the future. And as game developers have stated, even after compression, a substantial chunk of Blu Ray space is being taken up, indicating that DVD-9s may be dead by the end of this generation. But even so, developers like Bioware show it's still possible to pack an awesome game into a DVD-9 without resorting to multiple discs. Yet, with 4-5 years to let this all sink it, wouldn't you say that DVD-9 will be effectively dead as a doornail by the end of the Xbox's second generation?

So, this leaves us with the title question. Blu Ray, some new-fangled invention, or will Microsoft go the route of the N64 and continue to hopelessly support a dying format?

What will this mean for Microsoft?

Redfingers

i mean they are using dvd right and its a format made by someone which is probably competition.so,i dont get ur point actually

To be fair, BetaMax was outselling VHS for a fairly extensive period of time. We all know how that turned out. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.tovarischs

BetaMax basically opened the door for VHS. If Sony had lost that court case, just think of how things would have turned out.

No. unless you think it will have a UMD player also.  Blu ray is Sony's failure, why would anyone jump on board that sinking boat..  Drop the Bluray, add a dvd player, drop $300 off the price and save your rep.

dilmos

[QUOTE="dilmos"]

No. unless you think it will have a UMD player also. Blu ray is Sony's failure, why would anyone jump on board that sinking boat.. Drop the Bluray, add a dvd player, drop $300 off the price and save your rep.

Redfingers

[QUOTE="dilmos"]

No. unless you think it will have a UMD player also.  Blu ray is Sony's failure, why would anyone jump on board that sinking boat..  Drop the Bluray, add a dvd player, drop $300 off the price and save your rep.

Primevil702

HVDs are the future, that or digital distribution.trylks

No, blu ray drive wont be available for the xbox 360 V2 because Blu Ray is Sony's Hi Def format.comptonst

 Sony and Microsoft have worked together to ensure that Blu-Ray drives will work with Windows. You know.

[QUOTE="Primevil702"][QUOTE="dilmos"]

No. unless you think it will have a UMD player also. Blu ray is Sony's failure, why would anyone jump on board that sinking boat.. Drop the Bluray, add a dvd player, drop $300 off the price and save your rep.

dilmos

[QUOTE="trylks"]HVDs are the future, that or digital distribution.Redfingers

The best situation would be increased download speeds from broadband providers (comcast already has stable 200mbs servers) and solid state hard drives so games can be stored on large scale drives that can't crash and can be download easily with higher bandwidth.  I think large capacity discs are overrated since they have to try and achieve ridiculous data transmission rates that cause the current (and i know their still in their infancy) console HD-DVD and blu-ray players to be horribly slow at times.  Direct downloads would be the fastest, most efficient way to store large games and stream them efficiently.  Solid state hard drives are already in production btw.  It seems the best alternative at this point. 

If Blu-ray overtakes HD DVD as the new DVD, which is looking like the case, it will more likely be in the next Xbox than not. Microsoft hinted that they are open to the idea of making a Blu-ray add-on for the Xbox 360, much like the HD DVD add-on. But if this happens and if they release their Xbox 360 "Elite" you'll truly need to be blind to keep letting Microsoft milk every last dollar out of you since you could've avoided manipulation and marketing illusions and just bought a PS3 in the first place.henry_the_horse

 i know....i should have bought it so i can have horrific framerates and an extremely underwhelming game library.  I'll buy one when the developers figure the thing out and i haven't already played every game on the system a year before it comes out.

Doubt it, in fact, no. Blueray is a Sony product. And HD-DVD can hold up to 45gigs, I think it will have built in HD-DVD because 45gigs is quite enough memory for almost any game in the next 10 years.black_chewbacca