Actually MS made the right decision by not putting either in the Xbox and shipping an add-on (which can quite easily be in either format). Replacing the internal, bog DVD drive with a hi-def unit in a subsequent version once the dust has settled is a very simple proposition.
Sony's approach was damned stupid. If HD-DVD had won / still wins out then Sony would have been / will be right royally screwed and anyone with a current-gen PS3 would have been / will be taking the shaft along with them.
I reckon Sony's decision was entirely because they had to be seen to support BD unequivocably and corporate strategy beats sound commercial argument any day.
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Actually MS made the right decision by not putting either in the Xbox and shipping an add-on (which can quite easily be in either format). Replacing the internal, bog DVD drive with a hi-def unit in a subsequent version once the dust has settled is a very simple proposition.
Sony's approach was damned stupid. If HD-DVD had won / still wins out then Sony would have been / will be right royally screwed and anyone with a current-gen PS3 would have been / will be taking the shaft along with them.
I reckon Sony's decision was entirely because they had to be seen to support BD unequivocably and corporate strategy beats sound commercial argument any day.