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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens
That said, I do like the wisdom behind Microsoft's decision to make HD-DVD optional for the Xbox360. It keeps the power in the consumers' hands as to whether they want that feature or not, even if it may end up being a little more expensive (Xbox360 + HD-DVD drive) than the PS3. Sony is practically forcing their new proprietary format unto us, whereas MS still at least respects our freedom of choice.
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Microft being seen as respecting choice, oh the irony. Why would microsoft even want to force toshiba's format onto their customers?
Who will want such an add on device anyway? Not only will the combination cost more and not have HDMI(and HD DVD is said to be stricter about DRM than Blu ray), but the drive also can't be used as part of the console. If they really wanted to give a choice about whether to have a hddvd console, they'd make two versions of the console, one with an HD DVD drive and one with two DVD drives(the games could be distributed by having one of the discs be a double sided or double/tripple layered DVD&HDDVD disc).
