give it a rest already...
much has been said about the 360 and blu-ray but that's just rumors, M$ won't say anything because its ego is bigger than their income and they're too proud to say "we're just copying the ps3"
which is what mostly everyone would do if he was involved in a console war with sony and nintendo...even M$...if it is true though, they'll be forced to spit it out sometime

My prediction of Xbox 360 with Blu-ray drive is really coming closer and closer and closer and closer and closer.................

Well, Time will tell the truth? Maybe in 2009 or 2010.

very true but will it be too late by the time M$ swallow their pride?

Well, then should I wait til 3rd quarter to buy an xbox?

I don't think its an issue of pride. Supporting Blu-Ray increases Sony's revenues through licensing and software sales. Microsoft is in the unenviable position of needing to support a format that increases the size of the Playstation warchest.

Sony Warchest, not PS. Sony and M$ are the biggest competitors out there, naturally M$ is going to have a few problems with making a Sony format work in THEIR system.

I hate it when people say that by Microsoft going blu-ray that they are copying the PS3. The first Xbox and PS2 both had DVD players, does that mean that they were copying each other too?

If Microsoft wants to keep up with the Hi-def video market, then getting a blu-ray xbox or attachment is a good way to go. I wonder how much a bluray xbox would cost though. My current 360 is starting to show some wear on it, so if it lasts until this new xbox comes out, I'll pick one up for sure.

it's all about the timing
releasing a space movie around the time of the cold war (i'm talking about the space race or whateverthey call it) would certainly mean the incomes would be bigger than if they released it in 1600 (never mind the fact that it's impossible since i'm only trying to explain what i mean)
the other thing about the timing is creativity, if you do sth first then you'll have that extra bonus, however, if you do sth 2nd or 3rd (and so on) people will naturally say you're copying the guy who did it first
microsoft said they didn't want blu-ray and that dvd+ dl discs were fine for them and their games (lost odyssey, anyone?)
now they *may* include what they didn't want to...you're really not thinking they're just copying sony if the rumor is true?

@ The Slayer

Well, Sony invented blu-ray and put it on their consoles. If xbox did that, well, that is copying, like it or not. It is not unlike microsoft to copy other people, thats pretty much all they do.