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Microsoft HD-DVD add-on for Xbox 360 officially dead
It’s true; the big, bad Microsoft has pulled its support for the HD-DVD player add-ons for the Xbox 360 after news of Toshiba’s withdrawal from the format war. So all those HD-DVDs you invested in? Well, sorry to say there aren’t any new ones are coming out soon. Support for HD-DVD drives is now out the window. Feel free to yell or hit something in light of you spending that money. Rumor has it by the end of the year Microsoft will be releasing a Blu-ray player add on for the 360. That seems like a good idea. Maybe the next Xbox will have a Blu-ray drive in it. One can only store so much gaming goodness on a regular DVD.
Hey you can still use your HD-DVD add on as an DVD player with up scaling abilities, which is what many companies are calling their left over HD-DVD players. Or you could make it into as a giant paperweight and desk ornament for your home office.
So what happens to all the left over HD-DVD add-ons? Are they just dumped into a warehouse or will they be sold cheaply to Mexico? Most likely they will go to some landfill like the leftover E.T. Atari cartridges went. Poor Microsoft won’t even be able to give these away because of a dead format. Rest in peace HD-DVD add-ons. May someone, somewhere, find a use for you.
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