Tag: Project Natal
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, says Blu-ray drive coming to Xbox
by MadWatchStudios on Nov.16, 2009, under Gaming, Science and Technology
Last month Gizmodo interviewed the CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, and he dropped word of a Blu-ray add-on coming to Xbox.
When asked about putting Blu-ray drives in the consoles he said:
Well I don’t know if we need to put Blu-ray in there—you’ll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories.
You can see the interview here. Where he also talks about plans for Project Natal.
Let’s hope he wasn’t just throwing out his own thoughts on the subject, and knows for sure it’s coming. If Microsoft wants to keep calling the Xbox 360 a media center, and not just a gaming console, Blu-ray is a must. Unfortunately I think Microsoft is a day late and a dollar short on this. Many people have already gotten a stand alone Blu-ray player, or even sprung for a PS3 when Sony dropped the price. I wonder how much money Microsoft could have made if they would have released an external Blu-ray player last year around the holidays.
As for me, since they have no official word on a release date for the Blu-ray add-on, Microsoft has already lost me as a potential Blu-ray customer. I plan on buying a player in a few weeks for less than $100 when black friday hits.
