Ouais, c’est vraiment la fin du HD-DVD

Blu-ray Coming to Xbox 360? Microsoft previously denied that it would consider creating a Blu-ray add-on drive for the Xbox 360, citing the low sell-through rate of the HD-DVD add-on drive. But this week, « The Financial Times » is reporting that Sony is in talks with Microsoft to sell an upcoming version of the Xbox 360 that would substitute the current DVD internal drive for a Blu-ray unit. Such a model would make the Xbox 360 more competitive with Sony’s PlayStation 3 line, which utilizes a Blu-ray drive. So why would Sony do such a thing? Apparently, the company feels that pushing Blu-ray is even more important than propping up the PlayStation 3, from a revenue perspective. I think this is a fine idea but only if Microsoft can also ship a version of the Xbox 360 that is nearly silent: Today’s models are far too loud to be considered home theater equipment. Dire qu’il y a des caves qui se sont fait prendre à acheter un lecteur bilingue…. case in point… soupir….