Man, this blue laser launch for both formats is really turning into a marketing fiasco. In this report from DigiTimes, we learn that the external drive for the Xbox360 will not support gaming, just movies! The Xbox 360 itself will enable high definition gaming from software played on it's internal drive, including high definition video. However, Microsoft Taiwan has stated in the article that the external HD-DVD drive does not support games due to expected increases in manufacturing costs and "stability issues" with software.
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Taiwan-based game developers think blue-laser support for games is key for the Xbox 360 to be competitive with the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) which will have a built-in Blu-ray Disc (BD) drive, the sources pointed out. These developers are disappointed that the external drive will not support games and feel unwelcomed by the HD-DVD interest group, the sources indicated. |
Source: DigiTimes
