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Microsoft finally cuts HD DVD add-on

Microsoft will end production of the external HD DVD drive for its Xbox 360 video game console, according to a report by the Associated Press.

FAQ: The next video game consoles?

The swallows come back to San Juan Capistrano every year, the Olympics happen every four years, and old video game consoles get junked every five years.

  • Sony cuts costs, but not brand problems

    Big layoffs may save pennies, but they won't fix what's really wrong with the Japanese consumer electronics giant.

  • Microsoft in Sony talks about Blu-ray

    Following its brief campaign to support the doomed HD-DVD format, Microsoft has now apparently entered into talks with Sony to bring Blu-ray disc technology to the Xbox 360.

  • Toshiba to announce "war is over"

    With an announcement from Toshiba imminent, the next-gen movie format war is almost at an end, with HD-DVD falling to its Sony-boosted rival, Blu-ray.

  • Analyst: PS3 could be third

    DFC Intelligence says Sony could "easily go from first to worst"; thinks brand strength, market position can't overcome US$600 price.

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