Xbox 360 may eventually use HD DVD Drive?

At yesterday's press conference with Toshiba, Bill Gates announced the following:

 

“The initial shipments of Xbox 360 will be based on today's DVD format,” Gates confirmed. “We are looking at whether future versions of Xbox 360 will incorporate an additional capability of an HD DVD player or something else.” source: TeamXbox

 

~Sony's PS3 will ship with a Blu-Ray drive and will most likely be an important factor in the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD "war".  Although Bill Gates has announced that Microsoft is neutral in their support of either format, aligning themselves with HD-DVD would give Toshiba a much better chance of becoming the winning format.~

Tags: Xbox, Xbox 360, HD-DVD, DVD, Blu-Ray, Microsoft, Toshiba, electronics, home theater, entertainment, technology

Comments

[Wes]

I think this would be advantageous on MS's Part. They need to take full advantage of the hardware thats hitting the market right now.

[~Angel~]

Yeah, I agree...they need as much ammo on their side to compete with the PS3.