Xbox 360 - HDMI Port?

[Foxrac]

I will admit that I do agree that the PS3 have a far better price than the stand alone blu-ray player and would remain a mystery of why stand alone blu-ray players are far more expensive than the PS3...but my guess is that they feel $600 is expensive enough to buy it but of course I still find it pretty expenisve for a videogame console. I do understand that blu-ray have more gbs than a regular dvd disc...but is it REALLY nessassary to put in a blu-ray disc for games? I guess it is so to make the game be longer with bigger levels and more animation, etc...but look at this here with other consoles...they are still about 4.5 gbs for games and movies so I dont know about needing that more gbs for games since they can always make extra discs or make a sequel to save room. regualr dvds are still cheaper than blu-ray anyway. But the manufacture of blu-ray is obviously higher than the hd-dvd manufacture. either that its just new and will get lowered later on but everything is all about time and price. most ppl loves to go for things that are very affordable. not things that are very expensive. So I dont know what the future holds for the PS3 but believe it or not, I have heard rumors that the PS3 is considered to be Sony's last console and havent even heard any future plans from Sony to do a PS4 since I've already heard that MS is already doing plans on another Xbox console.

I always love videogames since I was a kid and I just play games to have fun but is it really nessenary to increase such a high price on a videogame consoel that have much more than just games and is it really worth it for this future of gamers? Obviously you all know why I have Xbox360, PS2, Wii, DS, N64, DC, and so on...because I love games and I play games on the PS2 more than watching movies. I even played games more on the xbox360 than movies as well so movies, music, and internet on the PS3 why do we need all those in there when the main reason is videogames? Why surf on the internet when I already have a computer and downloaded firefox on it? Why do I need blu-ray when I still like to watch regualr dvds and in the future pleans to buy a HD-DVD drive to watch movies in better resloution thru VGA. Music...thats a different story since I'm obviously deaf and dont listen to music...but there's already Ipods, portable CD players, and Zunes for music, tv shows, and movies. Is it not about videogames anymore? just entertainment now? just about movies and music and internet? *sigh* I sure miss the good ol' days when there was Nintendo and Sega around. ahhh such memories cause it was ALL about games and I loved it. but today, its more than just games means more money and I feel my love for gaming is getting perverted and ruined.

Xbox 360 is using 2x DVD (dual layer) that support up to 9GB.

It's up to MS if they want create HD-DVD ROM, that support up to 30GB on dual layer.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Having a BR player in the PS3 is one of Sony's selling points of the PS3, along with its incredibly cheap price for a BR disc player.
Sony is hoping the BR disc takes off with the PS3, and it probably will. I see this tactic sharing many similarites to the PS2. Before the PS2, DVDs were not the mainstream, and VHS still was. When PS2 hit, people were willing to try out DVDs since they already had a player in the PS2. This is what probably will happen with the PS3. Still, it is too early to tell which will come out on top, BR or HD DVD. Because of the BR player in all PS3s, Sony has a significant advantage. Microsoft can easily, easily counter that with a XBOX 360 with a built in HD DVD player. It's bound to happen, and you know it.
Incredibly cheap when compared to other BR players, but incredibly expensive as a console when compared to other consoles.. Funny huh?