Xbox 360 Blu-ray, Will It Ever Happen?

Yes, that rumour has been going on for quite some time now. Will the 360 ever be able to us the Blu-ray format. Blu-ray is the new-generation optical disc format from Sony, developed by the Blu-ray Association. It can store 25 GB on single layer, and a whopping 50 GB on dual layer. Since it has so much space it’s mainly used to play high-definition movies and video games.

Xbox 360 Blu-ray player add-on?:

Microsoft invested a lot of money into the HD-DVD format and the loss of it was a very bad blow to the company. Since the defeat of the HD-DVD format, Sony has had a “one-up” on Microsoft. Sony’s decision to have a built in blu-ray drive for the PS3 has really helped them, as many people only bought the system as a blu-ray player (The PS3 is the cheapest, blu-ray player available on the market). Microsoft would be stupid to let their strongest competitor have the leading high-definition media, and not do something about it.

Blu-ray vs HD-DVD:

There were some hints form Microsoft insiders that the company is currently in development of a Blu-ray add-on for the system and that they plan to release it quite soon. Even if that proves to be wrong their there is another rumour that Nyko is developing a Blu-ray player for the 360. But before the 360 can have the format, they’ll have to make the deal with Sony, and I don’t think that Sony will let go of it that easy. [Ed – Sony doesn’t own the Blu Ray format, the Blu Ray Disc Association does]. Well these are all still rumours and we’ll just have to wait to realize the truth.