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Gamerscore Blogcast - 051 - GDC, and Breathing

posted Friday, February 29, 2008 4:36 PM by CPaladino
Back from GDC, had a great  time! We apologize if you hear someone *cough*Tony*cough* breathing during the recording.  I tried to fix it a bit, but we were one mic short this week. MP3 File: 12.2 MB, 35 minutes AUDIO podcasts - available via Read More
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Xbox 360 HD DVD Player $50 in Most Regions

posted Monday, February 25, 2008 11:39 AM by johnporcaro
Beginning today, in most regions, you can pick up the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player for an estimated price of $49.99 /€49.99  (and equivalent local currencies). Supports existing HD DVD movie discs (more than 400 titles currently available in Read More
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HD DVD Statement Issued

posted Saturday, February 23, 2008 4:00 PM by Gamerscore News
As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Read More
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Xbox 360 HD DVD Support Statement Updated

posted Saturday, February 23, 2008 4:00 PM by johnporcaro
We just issued an updated statement regarding HD DVD support for Xbox 360.  As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD.  Xbox will no longer manufacture new Read More
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HD-DVD Statement from Xbox

posted Monday, February 18, 2008 6:00 AM by BIGVIP
We do not believe the recent reports about HD DVD will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace.  As we’ve long stated, we believe it is games that sell consoles and Xbox 360 continues to have the largest Read More
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Xbox 360 HD DVD Drops Price to $129.99 in US and Canada

posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 6:00 AM by johnporcaro
We’re happy to announce that we’re lowering the price of the popular Xbox 360 HD DVD player from $179 to $129 (estimated retail price) in the U.S. and Canada, effective immediately. Read More
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Paramount and Dreamworks Pick HD DVD

posted Monday, August 20, 2007 1:03 PM by johnporcaro
Interesting news coming out of Hollywood today, from Paramount and Dreamworks.  The movie studios announced their exclusive worldwide support of the HD DVD format for distributing movies on hi-def discs.  This means that movies made Read More
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HD DVD Accessory Drops US Price

posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 8:01 AM by johnporcaro
Today at Comic-Con International 2007, we announced we'll lower the price of the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player from $199 to $179 ERP (United States only) starting Aug. 1, 2007.  The good deal gets even better.   When you buy one, you'll Read More
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What's New With HD DVD?

posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 4:56 PM by BIGVIP
A lot of people have been stopping by my office lately asking me about HD DVD and the latest in the next-gen movie format wars.  Now that both HD DVD and Blu-Ray formats are readily available, the marketing volume around both sides has been increasing Read More
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Lunchtime Conversation - Episode -10 - The Recorder Memory Card Filled Up

posted Friday, March 30, 2007 10:17 AM by CPaladino
For this episode we tried to take community feedback about the Elite SKU announcement, and discuss some of the comments - more will come based on emails/messages from the community. During the recording of this show, the CF card was filled to capacity, Read More
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No Internal HD DVD Plans

posted Thursday, September 14, 2006 5:20 PM by Bastelyon
Rumors of a built-in HD DVD sku are greatly exaggerated.  We’re proudly launching the HD DVD Player as an accessory this holiday.  Turns out you want a say in how you spend your entertainment dollars.  So who are we to burden every Read More
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Xbox 360 Fall Accessories Peek

posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 4:12 PM by johnporcaro
GameVideos.com posts a video review of some of the new Xbox 360 accessories, including the steering wheel, camera, wireless headset, and the HD DVD Player.  As a bonus, you get to see Tony chatting with Product Manager Albert Penello.  Read More
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Peter Moore at Vision Conference

posted Thursday, August 17, 2006 5:41 PM by johnporcaro
A few weeks back, we had a two-day summit where Steve Ballmer, Mitch Koch, and Peter Moore spoke to partners and retailers about our plans for the next year.  I was able to capture audio and video of Peter's session, slightly edited.  Download Read More
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The Week of Rumors and Speculation

posted Thursday, August 17, 2006 4:11 PM by johnporcaro
(...though I'm not sure this week is all that different than other weeks...).  In case you weren't sure, we haven't announced a price or availability date for the HD DVD Player--anything you're seeing online is speculation.  Or as Cesar Read More
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Microsoft HD DVD Player Exclusively For Movies

posted Wednesday, August 16, 2006 1:45 PM by johnporcaro
I'm seeing lots of speculation about our upcoming HD DVD Player, and whether we have plans to publish HD DVD games.  The answer is no.  Since announcing the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player accessory at E3 2006, we’ve been clear that it is designed Read More
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