Xbox appears to have given up on supporting physical media for first-party games on its own console, much to the frustration of fans.

At CES in January 2006, then Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced that the company would release an HD DVD add-on disc player for the Xbox 360. Microsoft launched its HD DVD external player in ...

Overnight, half a million Blu-ray players had homes ... marketing prowess to bear – and delivered an add-on HD DVD drive. As a cost option. To 1080p, or not to 1080p? The ‘premium’ Xbox 360 package ...

Not a bad deal, eh? "The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player is the best high-definition movie experience and value on the marke. The reviews, the word of mouth and the consumer response have all been crystal ...

you got a Blu-Ray player, and it was the same thing you played your games on. The HD-DVD drive, on the other hand, was messy. It was an external drive you had to plug into the Xbox 360.

How’s this for a relic of the format wars? Guy at the Fremont Market wanted $20 for this Xbox 360 HD-DVD player. I mentioned the whole Blu-ray thing and suggested $2. He pointed out that it ...

TOKYO -- Will anyone buy this Xbox 360 HD DVD player? Anyone? Anyone? Stacks of the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player are to be found in a sales bin these days, illustrating that the HD DVD format is as dead ...

Check out how we test and review games here Microsoft has announced that a new update for the Xbox 360 HD DVD player is now available, with users of the drive likely to be prompted for an auto ...

"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.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will stop making video players based on the HD DVD standard for its Xbox 360 game system, a move that comes days after Toshiba Corp pulled the plug on the high ...

Microsoft Corp. said it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 video game system after Toshiba Corp. ceded the high-definition video format battle to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray. Microsoft ...

Don't expect to see those HD DVD player add-ons for your Xbox 360 on store shelves much longer though. Microsoft has officially announced that they will no longer be offering the HD DVD player ...