I just found this article saying that the 360 will have the HD-DVD drive. I have heard until this point that it wouldn't have it. I don't know if this is a trustworthy site as it was kind of a random find. Make of it what you will.
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Originally posted by xboxusergroup.com
<TABLE class=contentpaneopen><TBODY><TR><TD class=contentheading width="100%">Microsoft, Intel to back HD-DVD good news for Xbox 360 fans </TD><TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%">
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=contentpaneopen><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="70%" colSpan=2>Written by Rhyze </TD></TR><TR><TD class=createdate vAlign=top colSpan=2>Tuesday, 27 September 2005 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=2><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Personal-computer giants Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. announced Tuesday they will back the HD-DVD next-generation storage format. The move by Microsoft and Intel to back the format backed by Toshiba Corp. could crimp the momentum of the rival Blu-ray format backed by Sony Corp. , Apple Computer Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc.
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The companies said the HD DVD allows copies to be made to a hard drive or home server, movies to be played in current DVD players, low-cost manufacturing, superior capacity and more interactivity.
The move is the latest in the battle over the technology behind the next generation of DVD players and discs.
Blair Westlake, a Microsoft vice president, said the company's decision was made based on "irrefutable and empirical information" on the benefits of the HD-DVD format, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The company plans to build support only for HD-DVD into its next PC operating system, Windows Vista, which means that using Blu-ray products will require installing additional software, according to The Journal story.
Consumer-electronics retailers have resisted selling two types of next-generation DVD players, saying the rival formats would alienate consumers, The Journal said, but efforts to negotiate a compromise on a single format have so far failed.
The preference of Intel and Microsoft -- the biggest maker of PC chips and software, respectively -- carries substantial weight, The Journal said.
Source: Intel Corp.
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</TD><TD class=buttonheading align=right width="100%"> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=contentpaneopen><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="70%" colSpan=2>Written by Rhyze </TD></TR><TR><TD class=createdate vAlign=top colSpan=2>Tuesday, 27 September 2005 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=2><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Personal-computer giants Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. announced Tuesday they will back the HD-DVD next-generation storage format. The move by Microsoft and Intel to back the format backed by Toshiba Corp. could crimp the momentum of the rival Blu-ray format backed by Sony Corp. , Apple Computer Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
The companies said the HD DVD allows copies to be made to a hard drive or home server, movies to be played in current DVD players, low-cost manufacturing, superior capacity and more interactivity.
The move is the latest in the battle over the technology behind the next generation of DVD players and discs.
Blair Westlake, a Microsoft vice president, said the company's decision was made based on "irrefutable and empirical information" on the benefits of the HD-DVD format, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The company plans to build support only for HD-DVD into its next PC operating system, Windows Vista, which means that using Blu-ray products will require installing additional software, according to The Journal story.
Consumer-electronics retailers have resisted selling two types of next-generation DVD players, saying the rival formats would alienate consumers, The Journal said, but efforts to negotiate a compromise on a single format have so far failed.
The preference of Intel and Microsoft -- the biggest maker of PC chips and software, respectively -- carries substantial weight, The Journal said.
Source: Intel Corp.
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. I think I saw some article that had a link to the one I posted that was speculating that the 360 would have it. Thats probably why I was confused.
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