Microsoft drops HD-DVD player
Stick a fork in it - HD-DVD is totally, completely DONE. Microsoft made the following statement today:
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 [...]
Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - One Year Later
It has been exactly 1 year to the day since we published our PS3 vs. XBOX 360 article, written for us by a friend of mine who is a lead programmer for a game company working on all three consoles (and PC).
His conclusion was a controversial one at the time. That the XBOX 360 [...]
Heroes Season 1 bundled with XBOX 360 HD-DVD
Microsoft and Universal have struck a deal to include the most highly sought-after exclusive HD-DVD titles with the XBOX 360’s HD-DVD addon - Heroes Season 1. This is a series that took the TV world by storm last year (and yours truly is one of the many who are addicted) and it’s not available [...]
Making sense of the HD DVD hoopla
So earlier this year, it seemed like Blu ray was killing HD DVD in the next-generation format wars. Blu ray was far outpacing HD DVD in sales, and with the PlayStation 3, there were far more Blu ray players in the homes of consumers than there were HD DVD players. As well, Blockbuster [...]
XBOX 360 Elite 120GB + HD-DVD Player + 7 movies = $600
Amazon has a sweet bundle deal going on now for the recently-reduced XBOX 360 Elite Edition. Sure, we called the Elite the new Retard Edition, but at this price it’s too good a deal to pass up. Included in the bundle are:
XBOX 360 Elite Edition console with 120GB hard drive and HDMI output
Microsoft XBOX [...]
Blu-Ray dominating the format war so far
A good indication of how the format war is going is to look at the sales figures for the huge blockbuster titles. 300 happens to be such a title, and the figures are in for its debut last week. First of all, 300 is the fastest and best selling High Definition disc ever released, [...]
XBOX 360 HD-DVD Player price cut - 5 free movies
Okay, so Microsoft didn’t cut the price of the XBOX 360, but yesterday they did something close - starting on August 1, the HD-DVD Player addon will be available for $179, instead of $199.
In addition to that, they are offering 5 free movies, in a promotion similar to the Blu-Ray one (and identical to [...]
