Ballmer affirms that Microsoft is thinking Blu-ray

by Darren Murph, posted Mar 8th 2008 at 8:30AM

Apparently, Steve Ballmer didn't just take time to respond to the latest iPhone announcements and give that whole Monkey Boy Dance another go during the Mix '08 event. Oh no, he most certainly took the opportunity to address Microsoft's stance on where it was headed now that the format war has concluded. Granted, it's not like it ever had much choice here but to pick up the pieces and support the Blu camp, but for those who put a great deal of stock in confirmation, Mr. Ballmer did say that it had "already been working on, for example, in Windows, device driver support for Blu-ray drives and the like." He also noted that "Toshiba had moved on" and that it too was moving forward, but unfortunately, he didn't make a peep about the recently rumored Xbox 360 BD add-on. Still, we're hoping that one thing will lead to another, if you catch our drift.

[Via Gamespot, thanks rooshma]

Filed under: Industry, Blu-ray, HD DVD, Other hardware, Players

Tags: ballmer, blu-ray, microsoft, steve ballmer, SteveBallmer, support

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Patrick @ Mar 8th 2008 9:12AM

Does anyone know how long it will be until we see computers running Vista with Blu-ray drives (and burners, perhaps)?

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Mr Stevo @ Mar 8th 2008 10:17AM

Because MS has no choice for the time being. If they want to slow down PS3 sales, they'd have to develop/release their own Blu-ray player. Sure MS is putting all their eggs in the Download Basket, but we're not there yet. The infrastructure is not ready for the massive downloads. Also, a downloaded HD movie is not the same as its counterpart on disc, you'd missing out on a lot of things.

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jntaylor @ Mar 8th 2008 10:24AM

Dear MS,

If you want me to buy an XBOX 360 with Blu-Ray, it needs built-in wireless, bigger Hard Drive with simple user upgrade and much more quiet than my current 360. If not, its PS3 for Me.

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Blake H @ Mar 8th 2008 1:14PM

This headline, and the one at gizmodo, is very misleading.

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