Developments at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week suggested that the ongoing battle between the competing Blu-ray and HD-DVD next-generation, high-definition DVD formats could become a long, unproductive war. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates upped the ante, declaring in his keynote address that the Xbox 360 game console will feature functionality with HD-DVD, which is also backed by Toshiba.
HD-DVD, Blu-ray Closer to Consumer Showdown
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 5, 2006 10:48 AMDevelopments at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week suggested that the ongoing battle between the competing Blu-ray and HD-DVD next-generation, high-definition DVD formats could become a long, unproductive war. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates upped the ante, declaring in his keynote address that the Xbox 360 game console will feature functionality with HD-DVD, which is also backed by Toshiba.