Tony Hynes from the Xbox Marketing team has got in touch with us to debunk the latest HD-DVD rumor going around. He says there are currently no plans for an internal HD-DVD drive for the Xbox 360.
You can also check out Tony's latest post on the GamerScoreBlog here, the title of which is "No Internal HD DVD Plans".
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 customer with the cost of expensive movie technology?
The Xbox way is to let you customize your high def and online experience.
So there you have it. It appears that the rumor originating from Digitimes.com was incorrect.