> Microsoft Confirmed: 360 HD-DVD for $200

Microsoft has confirmed what a lot of us suspected today, the Xbox 360 HD-DVD player will sell for $199.99 here in North America starting in "mid-November."

The HD-DVD player add-on will include a copy of King Kong in HD DVD for a limited time and a 360 Universal Media Remote. It will sell for €199.99/£129.99 in the UK, France and Germany.

"The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player is the best high-definition movie experience and value on the market," Peter Moore said. "The reviews, the word of mouth and the consumer response have all been crystal clear -- HD DVD is the format of choice. We're not forcing movie technology on game players but are instead letting them choose how to personalize their experiences. If they want HD DVD, there's no better value out there."

HD-DVD players deliver up to six times higher resolution than a standard DVD player and as part of the fall 2006 console update all Xbox 360 consoles will have the ability to output native resolution 1080p games and movies, according to Microsoft.

The company went on to say that more than 150 movies will be avilable by the holidays for the format.


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360 HD-DVD for $200 in U.S. - Kotaku

So the rumours were true...

X360+Hdvd=Ps3

^^Exactly !!

And eventually one day all the games would be released only on a HD -DVD ! And That Time every X360 user will Get screwed Royally coz they wuld have to shed another 200$ to even continue Playing games ! But Yeah I have to Say Microsoft is indeed very smart , Had sony done something Like This with its Blue-Ray it would Have still been the Preffered console ! !