Rival console makers, Sony and Microsoft, may have a deal in the works for an Xbox 360 external Blu-Ray drive. Following the defeat of HD-DVD, Microsoft has stated that they wouldn’t rule out an external Blu-Ray drive for their console.
In an interview with Financial Times, Sony’s CEO of electronics, Stan Glasgow, confirmed that Sony and Microsoft were currently discussing an Xbox 360 Blu-Ray drive.
This is simply speculation, and it seems logical that Sony would rather protect their Playstation 3-exclusive asset to score a victory in the console war. We’ll have to wait and see.
March 7th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Sony could make a USB drive that is compatible with the system without Microsoft’s approval, couldn’t they?
That would be brilliant.
March 7th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
How did the HD-DVD attachment work – USB?
It wouldn’t be overly brilliant because then they wouldn’t get paid by Microsoft for branding it with the Xbox logo, hence they’d be giving Xbox a free favour, effectively destroying their PS3 Blu Ray exclusivity in the process.