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….