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Microsoft Officially Announces End of Xbox 360 HD DVD Player; Best Buy Drops It To $49.99

Written by Rivithed

Monday, 25 February 2008

Microsoft has officially announced the end of its Xbox 360 HD DVD player. There will be continued warranty support for the player from Microsoft. The company also reiterated it won't have any significant impact to the Xbox 360 platform and pointed to digital distribution as its solution for delivery of HD flicks.

From Microsoft's Gamerscore Blog:
"As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture new HD DVD players for the Xbox 360, but we will continue to provide standard product and warranty support for all Xbox 360 HD DVD Players in the market. As we stated earlier, we do not believe this decision will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace. HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room, along with playback of the DVD movies they already own."

Best Buy has dropped the player down to $49.99. HD DVD movies haven't dropped too low just yet, but Barnes & Noble is offering many HD DVDs for $14.99 (or $13.49 as a BN member). Let us know if you spot any HD DVD deals!

From the Gamerscore Blog