Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Dead
Microsoft has announced it will no longer manufacture the Xbox 360 HD DVD player after Toshiba’s decision to bail out of the long running format war. Microsoft still believes its decision will not have any impact on the sales of the console.
Microsoft official statement regarding the Xbox 360 HD DVD player:
As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture new HD DVD players for the Xbox 360, but we will continue to provide standard product and warranty support for all Xbox 360 HD DVD Players in the market. As we stated earlier, we do not believe this decision will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace. HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room, along with playback of the DVD movies they already own.
February 24, 2008 at 10:58 am | Hardware, Xbox |
