Source: An interview with Microsoft Japan's Xbox operations chief Yoshihiro Maruyama in Famitsu Xbox. The official story: A Microsoft rep declined to comment. What we heard: One of the biggest ...

Microsoft had a swanky little event in a penthouse overlooking the Thames this morning and one of the many bits and bobs on show (check back soon for the games) was the Xbox 360's HD DVD drive. Hang ...

Microsoft Corp.'s line of Xbox 360 Authentic Products continues to grow while enhancing the way people experience games and entertainment. The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player offers Xbox 360 owners the most ...

Don’t bother using the Xbox 360 as a DVD player (note: that’s regular DVD, not HD DVD) since, according to Extreme Tech, it’s absolutely terrible. ET went to extreme measures to test the performance ...

Less than a week after Toshiba officially pulled the plug on its HD DVD next-generation optical disc format, Microsoft Feb. 24 announced it will no longer manufacture add-ons to its Xbox 360 game ...

All you high-definition fanatics out there, take note: we have it on good authority that the Xbox 360's long-awaited HD-DVD drive is right around the corner, set to ship this Christmas. More ...

At the company's X06 conference in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft provided worldwide-release details for the Xbox 360's external HD-DVD drive. The drive will be available for $200 in the United States ...

Source: Japanese media outlets, including Mainichi Interactive and Zakzak. The official story: See below. What we heard: Less than a week after the launch of the Xbox 360 in Japan, various news sites ...

This week, the titans are clashing. Sony and Microsoft, both notorious for pulling out all the stops, are going head to head with their latest game machines. Although not a gamer, I’m drawn to the PS3 ...

It looks like new Xbox 360 DVDs designed to hold an extra gigabyte of data may not work with older consoles. The issue came to light after a user with a 2009 60GB Xbox 360 Pro received an unexpected ...

Though it’s been rumoured by Bill Gates that Xbox 360 may feature HD-DVD support eventually, Yoshihiro Maruyama, Xbox Japan’s chief of operations, has gone on record stating that, “It’s a possibility, ...

The player sits next to (or on top of) your Xbox 360. It's slightly awkward - certainly more awkward than the PS3 and its built-in Blu-ray player. On the other hand, it's a space savings compared to ...