Microsoft: “Who Needs Blu-Ray?”

Microsoft believes the future of entertainment lies in digital downloads, 1080p streaming and thinks Blu-Ray will become extinct.

Speaking with CVG, UK Xbox boss Stephen McGill has claimed that the format will be “passed by” before it can make an impact.

“I think people may have spoken about [Xbox’s lack of a Blu-ray drive] originally, but that’s long gone,” he told X360A.

“I think people now recognise what a smart decision it was to keep the pricing low, and actually Blu-ray is going to be passed by as a format. People have moved through from DVDs to digital downloads and digital streaming, so we offer full HD 1080p Blu-ray quality streaming instantly, no download, no delay. So, who needs Blu-ray?”