One of the reasons many people thought HD DVD would make a big chance to become the next blue laser format was the support of Microsoft. The company released a relative cheap external HD DVD drive as an add-on to the Xbox 360. Unfortunately Toshiba has pulled the plug on HD DVD and now American Microsoft employees have confirmed to the Australian Gaming Website Smarthouse that the company will release an external Blu-ray drive.
Before, Microsoft already noted that if it was ever need the company would introduce a Blu-ray drive to the market, but for now the company also backed the HD DVD format.
Will this also bring the Playstation 3 sale figures in danger as Blu-ray was an important reason to buy a PS3?
