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 has been busy rolling out games, Xbox Live updates, and new console accessories all season long to keep the Xbox 360 from being forgotten during all the PlayStation 3 and Wii launch mayhem.

Let’s face it – gamers have a reputation for being pretty lazy. In the most recent episode of his web series, [Ben Heck] takes on the stereotypical gamer role and cranks the laziness factor to 11, ...

Microsoft used a press briefing before the launch of the Tokyo Game Show to announce a number of Xbox 360 developments, including launch information for an external HD DVD drive and news of a ...

Microsoft has been a driving force behind the new HD-DVD next-generation optical disc format. But the Xbox manufacturer surprised many when it chose to package the Xbox 360 with a normal DVD drive ...

REDMOND, Wash. — Dec. 13, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of the Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator, enabling film studios and disc authoring companies to model the behavior of HD DVD disc ...

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 ...

Microsoft Corp. said it would lower the price of the high-definition DVD player accessory for its Xbox 360 game console in the U.S. to $179 from $199 and offer five free movies to anyone who bought ...

It’s still miles from anything like Blu-ray’s wildly generous 50GB, but rumor has it new Xbox 360 DVDs could see a 1GB storage boost in an upcoming dashboard refresh. Pixel-nitpicker Digital Foundry ...

With the release of Microsoft's Xbox, there are now two next-generation game consoles that are able to play DVDs. In order to view DVD movies on your Xbox you need to have the official DVD Remote. We ...

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 ...

Microsoft has selected ATI Technologies to provide the H.264 decoder for the forthcoming Xbox 360 HD-DVD player add-on, ATI announced today. The H.264 codec is popular and many HD-DVDs are encoded in ...