Some have felt that the lack of a Blu-ray (or HD-DVD) drive will hamper the Xbox 360 in the long term as the physical size of games continues to increase. Microsoft director of product management Aaron Greenberg, however, thinks that the lack of Blu-ray capabilities in the Xbox 360 is actually a plus.
“We’ve just taken a different strategy. Sony bet on the physical disc, and there are costs associated with that,” said Greenberg to Edge. “The fact that we’re able to offer a console starting at $199 is a benefit of not being burdened with that cost. Being $100 cheaper is part of the reason why we’re nearly twice their installed base.”
“For us, our bet was on digital distribution, that that was the future – the ability to do 1080p movies with no disc, no download required; we have the largest movie and TV library, the largest HD library of any console,” he continued. “Sure, there are trade-offs, but the convenience of pushing a button and watching a movie instantly is, we think, pretty appealing. The great thing is that we built the heart of the Xbox 360 for continuous innovation. We can always add more features and functionality, and you don’t have to buy new hardware to do that. You can do it through software updates. So someone who buys a 360 today can know that one, two, or three years from now they will get a whole variety of new experiences that make it better through Xbox Live. That sort of thing has never existed before in our industry.”
21 Comments
March 16, 2010
The only real downside to not having blu-ray or hd-dvd is that some games will have to be on multiple disc. But I didn't complain about that during the PS1 days so I won't complain about it now.
March 17, 2010
I agree with everything said... streaming HD movies is a fantastic feature of xbox live. But I gotta say, the selection of movies it completely rubbish. I could count on one hand the number of must-see movies available (at least ones I haven't seen a hundred times before).
May 5, 2010
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May 9, 2010
Amazing, but late. The big flood of third party Sony developers to the Xbox360 has already happened. Xbox360 users will love Rachet, and Clank. The developer will get more money and therefor more funds for other projects for both systems. It is a win-win situation (except for pushing PS3 console sales). online fax
May 13, 2010
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May 20, 2010
I think it is a combination of the two. Here is hopping for a Rachet and clank NATAL control system along with the standard controller system. online fax
May 25, 2010
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May 27, 2010
Amazing, but late. The big flood of third party Sony developers to the Xbox360 has already happened. Xbox360 users will love Rachet, and Clank.
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June 21, 2010
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June 29, 2010
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July 13, 2010
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