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News.blog: Xbox 360 price cut rumoured

News The post goes on to note that the "Xbox 360 could also get a new hardware SKU with added features" (Blu-ray anyone? With Metal Gear Solid 4 finally available for the PlayStation 3, it doesn't take a genius to predict that the PS3 is going to get a...

Tags: gear, hardware, console, sales

16 June 2008, 9:04

News.blog: US HDTV users still not hip to Blu-ray

News A new report released on Tuesday says that less than half of high-definition television owners in the US know what Blu-ray Disc is. While that's an improvement over a year ago, it still means that more than half of that group -- the target audience...

Tags: definition, cent, ray, high definition

4 June 2008, 9:04

News.blog: Blu-ray player sales droop

News Looks like it wasn't the HD DVD/Blu-ray battle that was keeping potential customers away from high-definition video players after all. The NPD Group released some of its retail sales tracking data on Wednesday that showed sales of Blu-ray...

Tags: cent, sales, consumers, ray

1 May 2008, 9:33

BD Live coming on PS3 update

News The upcoming firmware update for the PlayStation 3 is going to bring with it a whole host of new Blu-ray and PlayStation Portable features. System software update 2.20 will be released in "late March", according to Sony, and will add Blu-ray Disc...

Tags: psp, title, disc, enhance

20 March 2008, 15:56

News.blog: Microsoft denies 360 Blu-ray talk

News Microsoft has denied that it plans to integrate Blu-ray high-definition DVD drives into its Xbox 360 game console.Rumours have circulated recently that Microsoft was considering a Blu-ray replacement for the Xbox's now-discontinued external HD DVD...

Tags: hd, sony, ray, xbox

14 March 2008, 9:19

News.blog: Microsoft, Sony talk 360 Blu-ray drive

News CNET.co.uk's sister site Gamespot.co.uk posted a news blurb on a report that "Microsoft has entered into talks with Sony to bring Blu-ray to the Xbox 360". Microsoft "are not simply discussing a successor to the Xbox 360's now discontinued, dirt...

Tags: disc, ray, xbox, layer

7 March 2008, 9:19

EU PlayStation 3 bundles coming in March

News The first new European PlayStation 3 bundle, due to arrive on 19 March, is movie-focused -- it will include a 40GB PS3 and the films 300, Casino Royale, and Spider-Man 3 on Blu-ray as well as a Sixaxis controller.

Tags: lite, european, playstation, controller

29 February 2008, 8:53

News.blog: Microsoft abandons HD DVD drive

News Microsoft's answer to Sony's PlayStation 3 console, which contained an integrated Blu-ray Disc drive. Wal-Mart Stores, consumer electronics store Best Buy and all the major movie studios have all now said they will exclusively support Blu-ray.

Tags: disc, definition, hd, playback

25 February 2008, 8:46

Sony shares surge after HD DVD's demise

News The announcement that it will cease production of HD DVD players before the end of April leaves Blu-ray, which is integrated into the PlayStation 3, as the victorious format. William Blair & Company analyst Ralph Shackart said, "We believe Blu-ray...

Tags: ray, sales, war, blu

21 February 2008, 9:19

News.blog: Kissing HD DVD goodbye

News In case you were wondering, it's able to skirt copyright regulations by calling itself Blu_ray rather than Blu-ray. HD DVD, just in case you didn't get the word, you're toast. The cosmetics industry says so, and would like to blow you a high...

Tags: high definition, cameras, definition, blu ray

12 February 2008, 7:30

Microsoft drops 360 HD DVD price

News While Microsoft quickly reiterated its support for HD DVD after Warner Bros announced it was backing Blu-ray exclusively last month, the company has now made a move which sends mixed messages about its backing of the format.

Tags: hd, sales, xbox, consumer

7 February 2008, 9:13

Macworld begins amid anticipation

News The main rumours circulating around Jobs's keynote suggest he may announce either a 'MacBook Mini' with solid-state storage, an online movie rental business or that Apple may adopt Sony's Blu-ray disc format.

14 January 2008, 9:34

Universal to end HD DVD exclusivity

News The report did not indicate whether Universal will exclusively support Sony's Blu-ray format after that date. HD DVD, though they would not say whether Blu-ray support is also on the agenda. Last week, Warner Bros shook up the next-gen format war...

Tags: universal, playback, hd, toshiba

11 January 2008, 9:57

Report: Paramount to back Blu-ray?

News Yesterday's Financial Times reveals that according to its sources, Paramount is 'poised to reveal' it will be abandoning the HD DVD format in order to go Blu-ray exclusive.The article states, "Paramount, which is owned by Viacom, is understood to...

Tags: ray, cent, sony, stock

9 January 2008, 11:37

PS3 update adds DivX and Profile 1.1

News The PS3's firmware update also upgrades the console's Blu-ray Disc drive, which bumps the player up to Profile 1.1 and adds picture-in-picture support as well as other features. Sony yesterday added more new features to the PlayStation 3's through...

Tags: sony, voice, portable, console

19 December 2007, 9:01