Given the recent events at CES , I don't think HD-DVD's going to be getting fashionable anytime soon, with Warner Brothers now firmly in the Blu-ray camp. Still, there might be another year or so left in it, so if you fancy getting some HD movies in on the cheap, you might be interested to hear that the price of the player's dropped from 179.99 US dollars to $129.99. Throw in the five movie deal, and it's really a pretty attractive bargain. Except for the fact that the format's probably going to be dead before long. Still no word on UK pricing, but I suspect we'll see a drop soon.

The HD-DVD's never been a big focus of the Xbox 360 campaign for Microsoft. It's a nice little add-on that helps the 360 to tick a couple of boxes in its competition with the PS3, but Microsoft always seemed a bit keener on its whole digital download scheme. Still, if Microsoft's hoping that downloads are going to replace discs, they better start working at getting some bigger 360 drives out and expanding the movie service beyond just rentals. Also, a couple of watchable films up on the European Video marketplace would be a welcome addition.

Source:
Major Nelson via Kotaku

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