Andre Yoskowitz
24 Feb 2008 17:47
Microsoft has announced that will stop producing its HD DVD player add-on for the Xbox 360, citing Toshiba's end of support for the format as the key reason why.
The company said it would continue to provide warranty support for the 300,000 or so players that had been purchased to date.
"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," added Blair Westlake, a VP of Microsoft's media and entertainment group.
Microsoft was the second largest backer of the format behind Toshiba, and has said it will continue to look into how HD DVD technology, such as the interactive layer HDi, can be applied to other platforms.