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No Blu-ray Xbox 360: Sony, Microsoft to roll out new IP consoles |
Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Aaron Greenberg, Australia, Microsoft, Sony
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It was previously mentioned by analysts that a new set of consoles should be rolling out by the end of the decade. However, what exactly does the next generation of consoles entail to step up the quality of gaming and home entertainment?In the case of Microsoft, a new IP console which will rival Sony's own machine as a gaming console and as a content management system is the answer. As such, Microsoft squashed any further ideas of producing a Blu-ray Xbox 360.
Microsoft was adamant on sticking to the digital distribution model to deliver HD content for its consumers. Aaron Greenberg, group product manager of Xbox 360 was quoted as saying:
Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience. We're the only console offering digital distribution of entertainment content.
To deliver such an ambitious new project into homes, both Sony and Microsoft met with global telecommunication companies to discuss home gateways and the delivery of IP content. Both companies recognized that IP delivery content will become an important step in the next generation of consoles that they plan to manufacture.
Senior executives from Australian telecommunications company Telstra were convinced that the future of the industry did not simply rely on Blu-ray, but Blu-ray quality content delivered over an IP network. Telstra looked to both Microsoft and Sony to deliver this high quality content through their devices either through downloads or by picking up the content through designated storage kiosks at Telstra mobiles stores.
Telstra plans to become a value-added player in the industry, much like what the built in Blu-ray player did for the PS3 as both a gaming console and an entertainment system. The company is determined to deliver high quality content for all subscribers in its network. This will become particularly useful for countries with relatively slower bandwidth like Australia.
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So offering games over PSN isn't distribution of entertainment content? This was new to me.
Screw that Microsoft, We all know that you can lie much better than that. Sony also talks much *****, but at least they don't make it so obvious.
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The ps3 is barly two years old now,....
the year 2008....
omg, ten years goes by so fast..
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This is no different from their current support for the PS2, which, I think, is in its 7th year.
Please read and understand the news before you go and put your foot in your mouth.
Regards,
Thinker
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It;s simply far to early in this generation to be hearing news about next gen consoles.
somehow, you missed the irony of my statment...
it doesnt pay to assume, people have a sense of irony, I suppose.
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This is mostly correct, they are referring to movies, tv shows, etc. Not just games.
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dont care for digital distribution, one scenario where i would is if i burrow hd movie from rental service, maybe i will using digital distribution service than as long as i dont mind waiting for my slow dsl to finish downloading the 5gb data for few hours.
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BTW I'm a PS3 fan, but I believe that in order for the gaming market to be successful there needs to be a friendly competition between gamers of each system. Plus, I'm hoping that just because they come out with a new system Microsoft doesn't just drop the 360 like it did with the X box.
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Firstly, games could have been much bigger and therefore looking better or having more content.
(I'm not saying the X360 look bad, I just mean they could look better with more space.)
Secondly, because of the format wars. I think if the Xbox 360 would have had (lol, is this correct English?) an integrated HD-DVD drive, the format would have ended completely different.
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Older (yet still good) games are cheaper, the console is cheaper, less problems, more games, etc.
Although, the sooner the next one comes, the sooner Xbox360 games drop drastically. :)
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360 is just a car.
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