'The move could signal a more general shift in attitude towards Blu-ray on Microsoft's part. Indeed, it could be the first step towards the oft-rumoured addition of Blu-ray support for the Xbox 360.'

Spong, how the hell does Blu-ray burning have anything to do with Microsoft considering blu-ray support for the Xbox 360????

Spong please do a bit more research as this article is 100% lame, Microsoft added HD-DVD and Blu-ray driver support to Vista operating system a very long time around 2yrs ago, meaning that without this article one could assume at any given time Microsoft could decide to release a blu-ray drive which I may add they have constantly shot down but who knows.

Therefore this article which allows blu-ray burning is null and void for the conclusion that it *could* allow for a blu-ray add-on for the 360.

Microsoft are only updating the operating system to support 'Master style recording' for blu-ray.

I think a major edit in this article is required.

For the first time ever, I agree with SS4. The article seems ridiculous, like adding 3 & 8 together and getting 595. I feel dirty now and I'm going for a shower. *shrugs and weeps slightly*

I think you should stop being so selective in your reading and criticism. We also took the analysis further and outlined:

"Microsoft may well feel that it offers plenty of HD content without the addition of Blu-ray support. Even with HD-DVD no longer existing as a viable platform, it may still see making the 360 work as a Blu-ray player as contrary to its download agenda."

Or did you stop half way up the piece? If you can muster the concentration, you will also see that we referred to Shane Kim's denial of Blu-ray.

I see no need for a 'major edit'.

Tim

Sorry Tim but I highly disagree, your article about an Xbox 360 blu-ray add-on was sparked by a simple announcement from Microsoft regarding an meer 'update' to the Windows operating system to allow support for 'Master Style recording' for blu-ray.

And as the other person said you are adding 2 1 digit numbers and ending up with triple figures.

Microsoft has shot down the rumours and also nothing was announced at E3 nor is there an even tiny small chance Microsoft could be offering blu-ray add-on for the 360.

In one hand I have Windows update in the other hand I have an Xbox 360...How do the 2 match up?

You are trying to spark up a rumour by just randomly catching tiny bit of news from Microsoft about blu-ray, you saw the word Microsoft and blu-ray in one sentence and ran off to right an article about Xbox 360 blu-ray add-on. Makes no sense.

How about writing about the poor Too Human reviews? Or if you want to write about rumours try finding something more on the PSP phone? Or if it has to be about an Xbox 360 blu-ray add-on something that actually directly relates to it.

Yes it was. It was not sparked by a bloody great press release stating that Microsoft as a corporation that makes money is extending support to Blu-ray. "The move could signal a more general shift in attitude towards Blu-ray on Microsoft's part."

I would actually have said that it "signals a more general shift".



We also pointed Microsoft's current denial of Blu-ray support for the Xbox 360 in the same article.



Slowly now... Microsoft is a big corporation. The Entertainment and Devices division is a division of that big corporation. When someone big at the top of the bit of Microsoft says, "Bite the bullet lads, Blu-ray is here to stay", this opens up communications within the company as a whole.

This in fact does mean an 'edging towards' and 'changing of attitude'.



We are reporting on a fact. We are providing context for that fact. Nowhere in the article do we say that there is going to be an Xbox 360 Blu-ray add-on.



First up, our Dyack interview is already in edit.

Second up, I am already in conversation regarding the legendary PSP phone.

Thirdly, Microsoft as a corporation providing a chink in its thus far tight corporate defence against Blu-ray is a story and does directly relate to its traditionally loss-making division - a division which under Bill Gates chairmanship was cruising along carrying somewhere in the region of $25 billion R&D cost. Whether Balmer will match this in the current economic climate and with his attitude is open to analysis.

I've got to go and sort out a Bioware interview now... and I currently suck at Mario Kart Wii so don't push me...

;-)

Cheers

Tim