hd-dvd equiped 360

insane200 · 22 Oct 2007 at 17:28

probably a repost but i cant find it.

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/22/toshiba_xbox_hddvd/

Memphis · 22 Oct 2007 at 17:31

/awaits barrage of "should have had it in the first place" posts

insane200 · 22 Oct 2007 at 17:34

Memphis said:
/awaits barrage of "should have had it in the first place" posts

tbh it should have, but it would have cost the same a the ps3.

hopefully it will be made, then the problems of limited space on a dvd9 can be forgot.

ic1male · 22 Oct 2007 at 17:43

They won't use that drive for games. It'd effectively mean 10+ million Xbox buyers have been shafted and MS can't afford to do that to their user base.

Abooie · 22 Oct 2007 at 17:52

That's why it would be pushed as a Toshiba device. MS know they have to tread very very carefully and not give anyone any reason to think they're moving from the DVD only stance.

FrankJH · 22 Oct 2007 at 17:56

Would be interesting to see a console built into a tv - mind you the design of the 360 would have to be improved cooling wise before you would buy a £1k tv or such with one inside (imagine the hassle of returning the whole tv)

McManicMan · 22 Oct 2007 at 17:56

i wouldn't mind IF say a game came out on HD-DVD and then also multi dvd, so there was actual choice and not a forced option, but TBH i think it'll never happen as we are nearly half-way through the 360 cycle and just wouldn't be really needed, virtually all games fit on DL anyway

Gerard · 22 Oct 2007 at 17:57

Kinda reminds me of the panasonic q:

Gamecube with dvd playback

Dup · 22 Oct 2007 at 17:59

I foresee an XBox incorporated with a HD-DVD drive next year on the back of this however. Weather it will be the game platform, we'll see.

NokkonWud · 22 Oct 2007 at 18:05

Memphis said:
/awaits barrage of "should have had it in the first place" posts

I disagree. The Xbox360 was so cheap on its release because it didn't have it. It would have been another £425'ish console if it had it at the time. It would have also eliminated a 'core' console release.

Kreeeee · 22 Oct 2007 at 18:05

This is pointless tbh, unless the drives are a lot quieter.

dannyjo22 · 22 Oct 2007 at 18:17

Kreeeee said:
This is pointless tbh, unless the drives are a lot quieter.

It would be wouldn't it? Don't the HD drives spin much slower?

NokkonWud · 22 Oct 2007 at 18:17

But it would also have to be able to spin up to the necessary speed to stream from a DVD.

dannyjo22 · 22 Oct 2007 at 18:20

NokkonWud said:
But it would also have to be able to spin up to the necessary speed to stream from a DVD.

Ah yeah crap.

I prefer the noisy 360 drive anyway. Not only does my pad rumble but the whole desk as well. Makes driving games more realistic

NokkonWud · 22 Oct 2007 at 18:21

Aye. They should have called it the Microsoft V-Tec.

McManicMan · 22 Oct 2007 at 18:23

dannyjo22 said:
I prefer the noisy 360 drive anyway. Not only does my pad rumble but the whole desk as well. Makes driving games more realistic

lol, quality

dannyjo22 · 22 Oct 2007 at 18:26

Ot McManicman, did you make that sig yourself or get it from a site?

HTMLHugo · 22 Oct 2007 at 18:26

reminds me of stuff like the mega pc (pc with the megadrive built into it)
without a doubt a particularly stupid idea.

imagine when you get your 3rld's

No specific technical details were given away, and the site also claimed the two companies have been looking at ways to build Xbox 360 technology into big-screen HD TVs.

McManicMan · 22 Oct 2007 at 18:37

dannyjo22 said:
Ot McManicman, did you make that sig yourself or get it from a site?

site, i ain't that good with photoshop, lol

wedgie · 22 Oct 2007 at 21:33

insane200 said:
tbh it should have, but it would have cost the same a the ps3.

hopefully it will be made, then the problems of limited space on a dvd9 can be forgot.

PS3 says otherwise.

The percentage of 360 owners that even have a HDTV is still fairly low, the PS3 has shown it's not the best idea to increase the price by forcing a feature in that the majority or the userbase doesn't need.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3161833

The switch from DVD to HD-DVD/Blu-Ray is in a whole different league to the switch from VHS to DVD. The main reason being the extra costs of buying a HD capable tv as well.

I'm more than happy with the Blu-Ray on my PS3 (It's what gets used most at the moment) but it wasn't a good idea to force it on everyone for the sake of pushing a new format.