XBox 360 to get HD-DVD drive
p2p news / p2pnet: Bill; and the Boyz say they’re going to add an external HD-DVD drive as an accessory for their Xbox 360, say reports.
It’ll allow Xbox 360 owners to play HD DVD movies
Philips BenQ Digital Storage,a joint venture between BenQ and Royal Philips Electronics, "has obtained OEM orders for DVD-ROM drive modules to be used in Microsoft’s Xbox 360 with shipments to begin this month, according to industry sources," says DigiTimes, adding:
"BenQ, however, declined to comment on the report, citing customer confidentiality."
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DigiTimes – BenQ reportedly to make DVD-ROM drive modules for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, January 5, 2005
January 5th, 2006 at 6:24 pm
Man instead of making removable faceplates they should have designed the thing with an easily removable drive…
vert short sighted!!!
January 5th, 2006 at 8:32 pm
I said to many people upon the 360’s release that they would screw people into getting the hddvd drive as an add-on. That is a terrible move since customers know that the games don’t need that drive. Why would anyone buy a drive like that that can’t play blu-ray as well? It makes sense if it’s built into the console like the PS3 should be. Otherwise, I would opt for a standard player that supports both formats. If MS makes some games HDDVD only, there will be many mad customers.