A representative for Microsoft Corp. said the company had sold over 150 thousand of HD DVD add-on players for Microsoft Xbox 360 in about half a year after the release. Even though the number may seem impressive, it can be compared to neither the amount of all Xbox 360s sold, not all competing Sony PlayStation 3 sold.
The external HD DVD player for Microsoft Xbox 360 game console is “the biggest-selling accessory Microsoft has ever sold for the Xbox 360”, according to claims that the world’s largest software maker revealed to CNet UK web-site. The company had reportedly sold 155 thousand of HD DVD drives for its latest gaming machine in the USA.
The number of sold add-on HD DVD players for Xbox 360 means that gamers do not embrace high-definition video really quickly. According to numbers of NPD Group, Xbox 360’s life-to-date sales in the U.S. reached about 5.5 million as of June, which means that only about 2.8% of all users actually wanted to watch HD DVD movies using the console. That said, it can be expected that very few owners of Sony PlayStation 3 will use the console to watch Blu-ray movies. Therefore, neither the new PlayStation, nor the latest Xbox can help the ongoing war between the two formats.
Add-on HD DVD player for Microsoft Xbox 360 costs $199. Although the player is designed for the game console, it can be plugged to any personal computer with Microsoft Windows XP or better operating system using USB 2.0 ports.
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..."That said, it can be expected that very few owners of Sony PlayStation 3 will use the console to watch Blu-ray movies..."
How did you arrive at this conclusion? Are there any studies to back up this statement?
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Posted by: HDjunkie
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Date: 06/26/07 07:31:21 AM]
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It is well known that NDP produce some baised study against non-US companies. That's why they never release everything in detail on how did they sample those data.
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Posted by: XBitlabs is suck
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Date: 06/26/07 08:48:41 AM]
Xbitlabs just report what happen.... don t jump or make some stupid conclusion or opinion without knowing the fact
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Posted by: You are suck
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Date: 06/26/07 03:02:07 PM]
Report?
Who made this silly conclusion?
'"That said, it can be expected that very few owners of Sony PlayStation 3 will use the console to watch Blu-ray movies...""
Are u blind? The whole world knows that the BluRay is going to win the war becox of PS3's support!
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Posted by: You are blindly suck!
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Date: 06/27/07 12:49:12 AM]
Fans ; )
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Posted by: Dick head
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Date: 06/28/07 09:43:04 PM]
It can be 'expected''. Its not a conclusion. Its just a speculation. You can speculate that since both the X360 and PS3 are both HD-Media capable consoles (X360 with HD-DVD player) and that demand is low for the X360, you can speculate that the situation is similar to the PS3.
It also helps that:
http://xbitlabs.com/news/storage/display/20070621234628.html
http://xbitlabs.com/news/storage/display/20070620115020.html
Both predict that Blue-laser Optical drive's adoption rate will be slow.
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Posted by: MonkRX
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Date: 07/01/07 03:49:34 PM]
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150,000? wow, on june 26 you are reporting this, wow, i mean wow, because anybody with internet access could tell you that they sold that many months ago and havent sold hardly any since.
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Posted by: 150000
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Date: 06/26/07 11:39:51 AM]
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biggest-selling??? they must talk about the size.
i bet my nuts, the are millions of wireless controller sold.
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Posted by: karl
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Date: 06/26/07 03:52:40 PM]
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i actually went out and bought an xbox 360 and the hd dvd drive when they were first coming out so i could watch hd movies and then games came after now if microsoft could get of the pot and start leting canadians rent movies of xbox live then then i'll be happy and it would be alot easyer for knowing what good movies to buy and stuff sony sucks
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Date: 06/26/07 05:44:03 PM]
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"That said, it can be expected that very few owners of Sony PlayStation 3 will use the console to watch Blu-ray movies..."
O common!!! Thats so bogus. I already spent a buttload of money on blu-rays and they look beautifull using the PS3. Why the hell would anyone with a PS3 not use it for BD movies? That statement is completely bogus.
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Posted by: Moe Szyslak
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Date: 06/27/07 02:04:56 AM]
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I have quite a few friends who have PS3's and don't buy bluray movies. Many of them prefer the nearly-free method of DVD piracy. Most people aren't videophiles looking for super sharp HD images. Obviously its better and its preferred, but to most people, a movie is still a movie, and if a DVD provides good enough quality nearly for free, why not?
You said it yourself, you spent a boatload of money on bluray.
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Posted by: MonkRX
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Date: 07/01/07 03:52:55 PM]
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Or maybe the reason why so few of the $200.00 HD-DVD player units were sold was because HD-DVD platform is very unattractive due to the lack of studio support???
Sony, Disney, Fox, Lionsgate are BD exclusive. Blu-ray just has better titles. HD-DVD only has Universal exclusives.
HD-DVD movie sales trail Blu-ray by a ratio of 70-30.
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Posted by: bbw
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Date: 06/27/07 10:09:56 AM]
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Frankly speaking, I think this article is biased towards HD-DVD favour (just like typical XBit Labs article)
They also never mentioned, many ppl who had bought that M$ external HD-DVD drive, are actually non-console users since that crappy USB thing can work with PC!
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Posted by: Eclipsed Aurora
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Date: 06/27/07 06:51:24 PM]
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Its a news report that says HD-DVD adoption rate is poor compared to the amount of X360's sold. If you think this is biased towards HD-DVD, then you must only be reading the first part of the title. "HD DVD Player for Xbox 360 Gains Momentum", and you probably stopped there.
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Date: 07/01/07 03:55:12 PM]
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Microsoft’s HD DVD Player for Xbox 360 Gains Momentum, But Gamers Not Interested.
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