Xbox 360 HD DVD Add-On: $199.99
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Microsoft put the high-definition rumors to rest Wednesday, announcing at its X06 event in Barcelona that the HD DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 will arrive in the U.S. in mid-November at a cost of $199.99 USD. The package will come with a copy of "King Kong" on HD DVD and the Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote.
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Microsoft has released a new SKU for their Xbox 360 console--but should you buy it?
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on   Wednesday it will launch its Xbox 360 HD DVD player in Japan on   November 22.
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Amazon.co.uk has added a rental service to its DVD tab allowing customers to rent six DVDs a month for Â£9.99 or four DVDs for Â£7.99 additionally rental members will save an extra 10 per cent off of Amazonâs DVD prices.
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Microsoft shrugged off HD DVD&#39;s demise on Tuesday, declining to say if or when it would support Blu-ray Disc for the Xbox.Microsoft steadfastly backed HD DVD, selling an external drive for the Xbox for $129.99. That offer was still on the U.S. Xbox Web site as of Tuesday, despite the news that&#160;Toshiba will scuttle the format. Toshiba had been the lead electronics manufacturer in a coalition of companies pushing that format but content producers have thrown their support to Blu-ray.Microsoft&#39;s decision to make the HD DVD drive external rather than within the console &quot;was quite a strategic move on their part,&quot; said Paul O&#39;Donovan, principal analyst with Gartner.However, it&#39;s inevitable that future Xbox versions, as well as other gaming systems aimed at tighter integration with entertainment systems, will incorporate Blu-ray Disc drives, said O&#39;Donovan. The Xbox currently has a standard DVD drive.Sony gained momentum for its Blu-ray player by putting it in its PlayStation 3 console, according to research company IDC.The PS3&#39;s &quot;dual roles as a gaming console and a next-generation DVD player have made it an important part of the format war,&quot; according to the report.Prior to Toshiba&#39;s announcement, Microsoft downplayed the rumors of HD DVD&#39;s death, contending buyers are more interested in gaming functions.&quot;We do not believe the recent reports about HD DVD will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace,&quot; the company said in a statement. &quot;It is premature to speculate but we do know from market data that HD movie playback is not a primary purchase driver for consumers buying video game consoles.&quot;Microsoft, which started selling the external drive for $199 in late 2006, has dropped the price twice, to $179 last August finally to its current price, which varies by region.O&#39;Donovan agreed the company likely won&#39;t face declining sales of its Xbox gaming console. But Microsoft&#39;s greater problem may be getting rid of the external HD DVD drives in its inventory.HD DVD is &quot;dead and gone&quot; now, O&#39;Donovan said.&#160;
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Disney and Microsoft have announced a deal to offer movie rentals to Xbox 360 users via Xbox Live.
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Toshiba has abandoned the HD DVD high-definition video disc format, it announced Tuesday. (More to fol...
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Microsoft has forged an agreement with Disney to offer the studio's movies for rental via Xbox Live. High-definition films will cost 480 Microsoft points, while those in standard-definition run 320 points. Older films are priced at 360 points and 240 points. All films can be watched for 24 hours after downloading before they expire.
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Microsoft Corp. is introducing an external high-definition DVD player for the Xbox 360 video game console to match the Blu-ray disc functions of Sony Corp.'s upcoming PlayStation 3. The software maker also announced Wednesday it will launch the Xbox 360 in India this week and in Africa next week.
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Microsoft Corp. said on  Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360  game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),  matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition  DVD functions.
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TechWeb - The installation of the &quot;life-sized&quot; wax figure in the famed Las Vegas Strip museum is the latest indication that the Xbox 360 game will smash game disc sales records.
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NEW YORK  - Peace may be at hand in the nearly three-year battle to provide HDTV owners with an affordable DVD player that can handle any movie that shows off high-def's vivid video and rich surround sound.
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Watch out, Toshiba Samsung will launch its promised dual-format HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc player in Europe next month, the company has said, and industry insiders are already claiming the machine could be priced at just â¬400 ($548/Â£271).â¦
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Blog: Originally announced at $599, the BDP-S300 model next-gen DVD player will sell for $499 when it ships this week.
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At the CEDIA custom electronics show in Denver, LG Electronics is showing off a new prototype high-definition video disc player that it claims will play both iHD and BD-J interactive content, and will sell for $999. Is this one, finally, at long last, for real?
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Microsoft Corp.  said on  Wednesday it will launch its Xbox 360 HD DVD player in Japan on  November 22.
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HD DVD or die! Microsoft today stressed that it believes HD DVD is the best optical disc for consumers and that it has no plans to support Blu-ray Disc on the Xbox 360, despite recent comments from company staffers that it might.â¦