Rumor: Blu-Ray license issues could delay next Xbox until 2014?
MondoXbox.com claims, via unnamed sources, claims that the management of a large retail chain in Italy has been told that Microsoft has been having some issues with obtaining the license for a Blu-Ray disc player in the next Xbox, apparently due to a long time console exclusive contract with Sony, and this might make the next Xbox miss a launch by the end of 2013.
Of course, this is just a rumor and it's possible that any Blu-Ray license delay might just be for European markets, which might not affect the U.S. time frame for the launch of the console. It's not unknown for a console to be launched in North America first. The original Xbox came out in the U.S. and Canada in November 2001 but the European market had to wait until March 2002 to get their hands on the next Xbox.
Even the article itself states we should "take this rumor with extreme caution". We should learn more about Microsoft's launch plans for the next Xbox at its May 21st press event, which is now just over two weeks away.
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uribiumPosted:
Microsoft will fix something, don't worry :)
It's nice to see the blu-ray disks on the next gen, no more switching between single-player and multiplayer disks :)
It's nice to see the blu-ray disks on the next gen, no more switching between single-player and multiplayer disks :)
AzarePosted:
Then again, it is a rumor, I doubt it'll actually happen. It should't take nearly as long.
slapshot101Posted:
Negativity Omg blue ray you ruin everything
Not really, this is just a RUMOR so we don't know if this will happen or not but my guess is it won't because of the size and power of Microsoft.
yo2434Posted:
TTG_VelocityConspiraciesRZA Who need Blu-ray? I'm sure no one buys or rents movies anymore.
Ilnow yeah totally agreed.
The reason they are pushing for Blu-Ray is because Blu-Ray disks can store files beyond 50 GB rather than the original 25 GB disks the current xbox uses. It has nothing to do about blu-ray movies but the capacity of Blu-Ray disks.
the current disks hold around 8gb not 25, thats why there are multiple disks for games because they're just too small.
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