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Written by 1UP
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Friday, 10 October 2008 |
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Once again, amid recent rumors stemming from a report by Xbit Labs, Microsoft has stepped in to deny that they are working on an external Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360. Speaking to Major Nelson during a TGS podcast,, Aaron Greenberg director of product management for Xbox 360, reiterated the company's belief that the future is digital by citing their recent deal with Netflix and stating that they will not "force" gamers to purchase a product that they do not want. As transcribed by Videogaming247: "We believe that we shouldn't force people to pay for things they don't want. We also believe that the future's digital, and that's why we've invested in a massive library of entertainment content, that's why we're bringing things like Netflix to members in the U.S., that?s why we're growing our library in Europe, that's why we're adding all types of entertainment experiences around the world." Greenberg also stated in the podcast that in the future, people will be laughing about Blu-ray and will even coin the phrase "I got Blu-rayed". As opposed to "I got HD-DVDed," I guess? Greenberg never brought up that failed format oddly. |
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