[quote name='Chacrana']I really don't think it's a good idea. The reason that the HD is required for some games is because pretty much everyone has the thing. There's a very select few that don't have the hard drive so that won't affect sales too much and it really is a very tiny number of games that require the HD. So what's the difference between requiring the HD and requiring the HD DVD drive? $200 that everyone will have to shell out. The story might've been different if MS had the drive available at launch or if the drive was included in a bundle. Then, people would've known from the start that they might be needing the HD DVD drive and at the very least, it would've been available for them and a viable option for developers.
But that's simply not the case. We're here almost a year after the 360 was first released and MS is just now revealing details on an HD DVD drive that will cost another $200 for consumers. The average consumer isn't going to care. He's already paid $400 for his system, so why would he want to shell out another $200 to play maybe one or two games that take advantage of an HD DVD drive? The only audience for such a device is movie aficionados (and they'd probably buy a standalone player anyway) and really, really, really hardcore gamers who are willing to spend $200 for the ability to play a couple new games and then an additional $60 for each one of those games. As a result, developers would have almost no audience for a game on HD DVD. It'd be wildly impractical to develop a game on HD DVD because so few people would care about it much less consider buying it.
It just doesn't make sense for the average consumer to buy an HD DVD drive for the 360 just for the ability to play a couple new games which is why it ultimately will never happen.[/QUOTE]
Everyone is looking at this in a whole different way than what it is. All these posts are kind of all to one side or the other. Nobody is really saying I'll wait and see what they have to offer. I keep hearing, that it's bullshit and MS lied and they will lose me as a customer. Well, honestly, you don't have to buy it if you don't want to. It's not like they are making you buy it to make your 360 work. If you bought the 360 at launch or a month ago, you bought it because that system was what you wanted at that time. If it changes and you want what it has to offer later then you make the decision and upgrade.
I want this drive for the HD movie capabilities until a better stand alone DVD players come along at a lower price. I made the, well not mistake but, early decision to pay $500 for a single disc DVD player back in '98. I got a great player for the time but it was missing many of the features that the players had just a few months later for the same price or even lower. So, for many this would be a great opportunity to be able to watch HD movies. Now for games being exclusive and if they don't come out for both formats (DVD & HD) that it will fail. Yes, yes it probably will but that doesn't mean they aren't offering you something worth it. Impratical? Maybe. But what makes this different than the add-ons that Nintendo, Sony, Sega all try and puch on us since the early 80's? Nothing but that this may actually be worth it and this could be more attainable to more than those 32x's were or Sega CD's. Back then I couldn't afford that kind of money and the games sucked to boot. Those games weren't available on both formats(cartirdge & CD). If you wanted to play them you had to buy the new player. I see as this is a pleasant alternative not the only road in sight. They aren't going to stop making regular 360 games unless I missed something.
Well maybe I'm way off and this may be incoherent since I had to write it in parts during work but I hope you get part of what I meant to say.
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