X360 HD AV Cable hidden meaning...

[Dougal]

COuld the HD AV Cable in the premium pack hint that the X360 Premium will have a HD-DVD drive in it?

I know that the X360 games are meant to all be in HDTV output anyway, but for future media and stuff it would be rather (for want of a better word) schweet

[beanbandit]

Nope both consoles will be identicle, having 2 different consoles will mean everygame would have to be released in 2 different flavours. Which is bloody stupid and never going to happen. The core system is just a stripped down version of the premium, including the AV cable to keep the cost down for those who can't afford the full set.

[Nick F]

the Xbox 360 does output to HD resolutions I can't wait to see what the games look like

[plesuvius]

a HD dvd was reported to be planned for later X360 models.

[Butcher]

COuld the HD AV Cable in the premium pack hint that the X360 Premium will have a HD-DVD drive in it?

I know that the X360 games are meant to all be in HDTV output anyway, but for future media and stuff it would be rather (for want of a better word) schweet

The XBOX has an HD cable and HD output, no HD-DVD in that though. I don't think you can read anything into it.

[Kezzer]

I thought they were going to use either blu-ray or HD-DVD?

[beanbandit]

I thought they were going to use either blu-ray or HD-DVD?

X360 has got a standard 12 speed dvd drive. There are rumours that MS will upgrade to HD-DVD (they don't support Blu-ray), but its like everthing at the moment, just a rumour.

[Dougal]

They confirm that the later hardware revisions would be HD-DVD but a wikipedia entry on the HD DVD page hinted at the HD-DVD version coming out a couple of weeks after the Core package.

[beanbandit]

They confirm that the later hardware revisions would be HD-DVD but a wikipedia entry on the HD DVD page hinted at the HD-DVD version coming out a couple of weeks after the Core package.

Where have MS said that later revisions will be HD-DVD?, i want to see evidence of this, because it will go against all console thinking in upgrading hardware.

[Dougal]

http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-M...360-3902.shtml

Also the Toshiba/Microsoft agreement:

http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusi...VDXbox360.html

[beanbandit]

http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-M...360-3902.shtml

Also the Toshiba/Microsoft agreement:

http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusi...VDXbox360.html

Thanks for those, very interesting read, especially the first link and peoples comments.

Many people seem to assume that this means that Xbox360 games will come on HD-DVD discs at a later date. This just wont happen.

The later models of the Xbox360 will likely only play HD-DVD *movies* but the games will still be locked with only DVD capabilities.

They wont be able to establish a new standard for the games later, the day they launch, they basically establish a precedent, one that can't be changed, news articles should not be so vague and misleading.

The truth is it really wont. You can't just change the standard of a console after it's been launched, it would mean that gamers would have to buy a new system to play the new games, which means it would be the same as launching the system all over again from the begining.

This is *exactly* why add-ons like the Sega CD and Sega 32x failed in the past, because you had to buy a bunch of extra hardware to use them, which was essentially like buying a completely different system. It just wasn't practical.

In this situation it's even worse because Microsoft would end up confusing people since it's not an add-on. People would not get why new games don't work on the system, and would feel ripped off.

Think that says what i've been trying to put across. Also i see the X360 as a games console and not a DVD player, when HD-DVD's start to hit the market then i would get a new DVD player. MS need to decide whether releasing an upgraded X360 is good for the market or to just leave it as it is.

[5lab]

i think its a touch irrelivant at the mo - as there still isnt a single GIVEN format for next-gen dvds - that is, blue-ray or hd-dvd. until that is decided, i wont personally be investing in either system..

as for hd- i think the games wont look a *huge* amount different at a sensible distance from a telly, because i would *think* that normal-res tvs will have AA turned on in the game to make them look the same?

[Kezzer]

Non-HD TV's don't support HDTV resolutions so the majority of people won't get the experience of HD res's on the XBox360. You'd have to buy a new TV >_<!

[Odc]

Is anyone actually willing to spend the best part of £1000 just to play a console in higher resolution? I'm not.

[Nick F]

Is anyone actually willing to spend the best part of £1000 just to play a console in higher resolution? I'm not.

you will once HDTV hits the UK in 2006

[Dougal]

you will once HDTV hits the UK in 2006

Do I need a shelter to protect me against that?