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The continuing Xbox 360 roll out looks like:
Feb 2: Mexico, Columbia
Feb 24: Korea
Mar 2: Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, NZ
and prices have been announced for Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Microsoft pledges to protect young Xbox Live users in response to a child molestation that was apparently arranged via the service.
Microsoft Denies Plans For Xbox 360 Blu-Ray Support:
Following Microsoft VP of marketing Peter Moore’s remarks in an interview where he claimed Blu-Ray support was possible via another add-on to the Xbox 360, Microsoft have issued a clarification firmly stating that the company has no plans to support Sony’s next-generation media format.“It is important to understand the context in which that statement was made,” said a company spokesman. “Microsoft firmly stands behind the HD-DVD format as the best choice for our consumers. As we’ve said before, we’re confident that HD-DVD will bring the excitement of high definition movies to the consumer faster and at a greater value. We believe that consumers have signaled what format they want to enjoy high definition DVD and we’re going to follow them down that path.”
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“The question of whether Xbox 360 has the flexibility to adapt to consumers’ needs is a different issue entirely,” according to the statement. “Xbox 360 is a future-proofed system – one that allows us to add features as consumers demand them – as evidenced by our offering of the HD-DVD drive as an accessory. Current reports indicating that we have a back-up plan, which includes Blu-Ray support are incorrect.”
