Microsoft stops production of Xbox 360 HD-DVD players @ Gaming Target

Written by Kris Rosado on February 24, 2008

News: Get them while you can!

Guess this officially ends the HD-DVD era huh. Well this is good news at least for people who like to collect obsolete things... and who doesn't?

Last weekend, Microsoft officially made the announcement that they were indeed stopping the production of the Xbox 360 HD-DVD add-on player. They did however state that current owners would be taken care of until their warranties expire. They also made note that this would not be affecting the Xbox 360 as a platform.

The full statement from Microsoft:

As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture new HD DVD players for the Xbox 360, but we will continue to provide standard product and warranty support for all Xbox 360 HD DVD Players in the market. As we stated earlier, we do not believe this decision will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace. HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room, along with playback of the DVD movies they already own.