Xbox Hd-dvd drive

co_ray · 01-08-2005, 10:31 AM

if they arent going to release hd-dvd drives with the first models then if i get the preorder(already have my preorder) then wont we be screwed...we well have standard dvd-9...or will they come out with like an attachment or something?

Grindstone · 01-08-2005, 11:32 AM

It depends. If you read the front page of this website, you'll note that 20th Century Fox has jumped on the bandwagon for Blu-ray, which means that HD-Dvd just became less attractive since MGM is owned by Sony and also supports Blu-ray.

A standard Dvd holds about 9 gigs of info. Halo 2 used 3.5 gigs. I understand that ES: Oblivion will be larger than that, but still not near 9 gigs. The question is, will a gaming console need a HD-Dvd player, and how fast will this new technology catch on? It may never actually be used in developing a game for these next consoles, but it may be used for movie Dvds... but when? It took 5 years for the standard Dvd to become popular. How fast are people going to buy a new [and expensive] Blu-ray or HD-Dvd player to watch movies?

As for the HD-Dvd player being an "attachment" to the Xbox 360... no idea, nothing has been mentioned yet.

Jacksmith28 · 01-08-2005, 12:09 PM

who gives a sh!t if you get hd dvd! its a game system!

pApA SmerF01 · 01-08-2005, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksmith28

who gives a sh!t if you get hd dvd! its a game system!

well, considering next gen games will soon have to compress data onto the standard dvd discs, and there's a limit on how much you can compress (i think it's 1.5x, but i'm not sure) then there's a little problem.

you will need to upgrade, and considering we don't know how much space 3rd gen. games will need on the discs, it's safe to assume that hd-dvd will play a big part in the latter part of the xbox360's life.