Microsoft rolls out 360 HD DVD player update

by Dustin Burg { Apr 8th 2008 at 5:00PM }

Even though HD DVD died a slow and painful death, Microsoft is still showing current Xbox 360 HD DVD player owners ongoing love with the release of today's auto update. Once connected to Xbox Live with a HD DVD player firmly integrated into your 360, you'll be prompted to download a new update that's said to help with compatibility issues with some titles and will add additional support for network features. Even though this update won't resurrect Toshiba's commitment to HD DVD, it should make your HD movie experience a tad bit more enjoyable.

Tags: hd-dvd, hd-dvd-player, microsoft

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

ZEBRA NINER @ Apr 8th 2008 5:06PM

W00t? I guess that's something. I just watched Hot Fuzz on my HD DVD player last night. I was shocked to see that it still works! ;)

Tim Stanley @ Apr 8th 2008 5:47PM

Why wouldn't it? It's not like they are going to disable what has already been released.

ZEBRA NINER @ Apr 8th 2008 5:58PM

The winky smiley face means I'm joking. ;)

Oh written word, how do I make you properly translate my emotions!

xenocidic @ Apr 8th 2008 7:25PM

I find that the winky with an angled bracket works better ;>

murph @ Apr 8th 2008 5:23PM

Shhh...this patch secretly contains code for Blu Ray add-on support. :)

MikeG @ Apr 9th 2008 7:53AM

LOL, I was thinking the update would magically turn your HD-DVD into a Bluray Player. ;)

Arnie @ Apr 8th 2008 5:35PM

On a side note-: how do I contact Microsoft/Toshiba for the 5 free HDDVDs which I was supposed to get with my player? I bought this player but sent the form in a bit late but way before the deadline and its been 2 months and I havent heard anything from these guys regarding my money. Where are my HDDVDs Microsoft??

Arnie @ Apr 8th 2008 5:36PM

That was regarding my movies and not money! First time I felt I needed an edit button!

ZworT @ Apr 8th 2008 6:52PM

It took about 4 months for them to ship mine, and I'm sure they aren't exactly busting their asses these days.

eugene @ Apr 8th 2008 10:55PM

It took me 7 months to get my free hd-dvds.

Vcize @ Apr 8th 2008 5:38PM

COMEBACK!!!

smkalot @ Apr 8th 2008 5:42PM

lol yea it prob does. "slow and painful death"... the coxbox 3fixme to follow the same. PS3s killing you guys right now, go look at the posts on ps3fanboy. Read about how Red Faction devs say that PS3s got much better graphics, and how its a more powerful system that's hard to figure out, but once they start to no other console rivals to it. YEEEEEE BOIIIII! wow am i glad I got a ps3.

p.s. PS3s been outselling 360 for the last 3 months worldwide, and 2008 is PS3s year... Enjoy your DVD games... soooo last gen

Skeeter @ Apr 8th 2008 5:56PM

Arnie, it took 4 months for me to get my 5 free HD-DVD's. Be angry at Toshiba not Microsoft.

TORO @ Apr 8th 2008 6:08PM

Click on the PS3 link, look all the way to the right...how many games scored 90+?
http://www.metacritic.com/games/ps3/

Click on the Xbox link, look all the way to the right...how many games scored 90+?
http://www.metacritic.com/games/xbox360/

Yea that's right, PS3 has 3 games that scored above 90, and guess what, those games were on the 360 as well. On the other hand, Xbox has 10 games with 90+, 4 of which are exclusive to Xbox.

So what the hell are you so "glad" about? You guys get excited so easily lol

ZEBRA NINER @ Apr 8th 2008 6:41PM

You just got served! You just got effed in the A! Booyah! :P haha!

TORO, where have you been?

TORO @ Apr 9th 2008 9:48AM

I've been around, I read X3F everyday but don't comment as much its been busy.

I haven't played the new maps but I'll be on tomorrow (Thurs.) wit Athena, u and ur girl should join us!

David @ Apr 8th 2008 6:02PM

I don't have a HD-DVD add on, but looking at the pic, is there a recessed section on the back to add the WiFi adapter?
I'm guessing this is because it takes the USB slot the WiFi adapter would? Just thought it would be weird that you could run two of them, on on the system, one on the HD-DVD drive.

ThisIsChamp @ Apr 8th 2008 6:09PM

god smkalot, you are the dumbest person I've probably seen on x3f...
Okay first off, the ps3 maybe outsold the 360 for 3 months for these reasons...
1: Ps3 is the cheapest bluray player *meaning 360 is used for gaming;)*
2: The 360 has already sold so much, and it's selling fine. If the ps3 beats it by how many units in 1 month, isn't much at all when you compare how many total...
3: By looking at your post things like "YAAA BOI" Shows how much of a fanboy you are, and redfaction is nothing...Compare that with 20 companies saying the 360 is so much easier, and the ps3 delays titles;)

So what do you have to say now??
nothing! Your in the wrongsite. I'll help you out;)
P S 3 F A N B O Y . C O M
Nice and slow for ya! :D

ThisIsChamp @ Apr 8th 2008 6:11PM

sorry for the typo's...I'm sure he got my point;)
lol...Oh and I never bought a hd-dvd. I did buy a ps3, but that's for bluray *Backing up my point*
I have rachet and clank, and the only other game will be MGS4..

TORO @ Apr 9th 2008 9:45AM

smkalot @ Apr 8th 2008 6:16PM

LMAO! TORO are you blind? stupid? or both? i didnt say anything about the games you douche, everyone already knows xbox got better games to date, thats the only thing you got going for you. id really like to see what you say when MGS4 comes out, and better yet, what you have to say now to ps3 outselling the $3!+ out of xbox. i honestly never wanted to play any of the homo games that were exclusives, mainstream media obviously takes xboxs side in reviews, hence microsoft pays a lot of people off. xbox might still be pretty big in america, but overseas no1 gives a crap about $ hungry m$. its all about the PS3, learn to take facts like a man vagina.

XxCleric7xX @ Apr 8th 2008 6:24PM

To quote smkalot: "i didnt say anything about the games you douche, everyone already knows xbox got better games to date, thats the only thing you got going for you."

Just reread that. I think having killer titles would be important for a VIDEO GAME system. End of thread.

jose_edwaldo @ Apr 8th 2008 6:24PM

If "no1" (frigging netslang) gives a crap , how come 360 sales recently went up 40% in the UK? How come the 360 has 3 times as much shelf space as the PS3?

I'm not knocking the PS3.....I'm sure it's a great console, but really.....you're an idiot.

ZEBRA NINER @ Apr 8th 2008 7:18PM

Hahaha! "learn to take facts like a man vagina." What does that even mean? Take the facts like a man vagina... hmmm.

If you represent the PS3 crowd then I'm glad you are over there. :)

jmf @ Apr 8th 2008 8:08PM

Bioshock is a homo exclusive?!?!? Get your head out of your ass

smkalot @ Apr 8th 2008 6:22PM

xbox fanboys are just that, little fanboys and girls, but sooo what? Right? LOL. dont cry cuz you got the $#!++y american made m$ product. Things like PS3 HOME and ingame XMB are going to blow your prissya$$ $#!+ out of the water...

TORO @ Apr 8th 2008 6:37PM

"everyone already knows xbox got better games to date, thats the only thing you got going for you"

Haha ur dumb.

Scott Summers @ Apr 9th 2008 3:37AM

uh huh...and who's the one fanboy'ing out over what system again? Yeeeeah. Pot? Kettle? Check your color, sir.

Russ Tundra @ Apr 8th 2008 7:07PM

Smkalot.... Did you forget the O and the E in your name or are you just a Tard? Your saying that the 360 is a piece os shit and that we are all just little Girly Fanboys... LOL look into the Mirror. or how bout that shiney PS3... I'm not over on PS3fangirl.com posting shit about a $500 paperweight. That cannot play a game without waiting 5 min for the game to load crap onto the HDD. or how bout this.. Why does no one on the so called "better" PSN have a mic? I think it's awesome that I can play COD4 without a mic. LMAO. Smkalot (of cock) leave us alone. and go cry to mommy for not buying you that 360 for Christmas. I bet you are one of those people (more than likely Little Kid) who talks alot of shit online... But then suck at playing games. lol Urkel go into that body changing machine and turn into Stephen and then maybe people will start to like you!

Russ Tundra @ Apr 8th 2008 7:33PM

Ring.... Ring.... Hello? oh... wait on sec.... Hey Smklot!! It's Hideo Kojima.. He want's his Gay Virginity Back!

smkalot @ Apr 8th 2008 7:38PM

lol... you guys are killing me here! 1. PSN is free, you end up overpaying what you would pay for PS3 in your first 2 years of online service. 2. i said xbox games are better TO DATE, and thats where it stops. 3. no1 gives a $#!+ about 3fixme exclusives except you fagboys that got Bill Gates' cock in your hand bragging bout how great it is. 4. all my friends on my list have mics and use them in every single game they play, and we dont get annoying a$$ kids that get on and talk brainless crap, but i guess xbox is less advanced, so its understandable why kids would be attracted to a toy. 5. you lost the format war and took it like the little b!+c#es you are. and 6. you cant face the fact that xbox is only popular in US, not Japan or Europe. it's getting outsold left n right, they cant meet the demand cuz they didn't think it would do so damn good. Especially since GT5prologue came out, and the GTA IV 40gig bundle, and the MGS4 bundle, lol... it's funny how things that aren't even released yet (MGS4 bundle) could get sold out MONTHS before the release of it, you guys are so cool, how can i be more gay like you?

ZEBRA NINER @ Apr 8th 2008 7:44PM

So you are just an annoying ass kid on this site? You don't take that to your gameplay? That's cool.

pkilla @ Apr 8th 2008 7:53PM

Why do i care about what happen in other countries? The 360 is a the best console right now. Period. Your right we lost the format war. Therefore I went into the store to buy a PS3 for the blueray player. But then I realized what am I gonna do when Im not watching movies. Play 360. There was no games in the store on ps3 that wasnt already on 360 that interested me at all.

You keep saying "xbox 360 have the best game TO DATE". At what exact point in time will ps3 have better games? After 2 years? 5? 10? I dont know about you but im not waiting that long.

Adam @ Apr 8th 2008 7:55PM

Smokalottapole:Your and idiot your screaming the xbox is inferior to ps3 let me sum it up for you and please correct em if im wrong here.

360 has better titles
In game buddy list custom music playlist since day one
Rumble controller since day one.
Removable controller battery packs
Better online service
Beta tests
Game with fame sessions
Downloadable movies and tv shows
Every player has a head set
Better controller
Customizable faceplates
It doesnt require you to install 5gb of data to play a game with a 20 min install wait time
Xbox Live Arcade
XNA Creators
Better streaming of videos and music and movies
Easier to develop for
And best of all its backed by a company thats got more money than sony and toshiba combined.

So who in inferior is anything going to change.The ps3 can sell all it wants to.The ps2 outsold the xbox did that make it the better console.For crying out loud the dreamcast was a better console than the ps2.

All my life i bought consoles on my own research and never on fanboy hype.I have yet to have been disapointed

nes

snes vs genesis vs tg16 "i bought tg16 and genesis"

ps1 vs saturn vs n64 "i bought a saturn and a n64"

dreamcast vs xbox vs ps2 "i bought a dreamcast and a xbox"

Now if you look at the titles for the consoles it explains why i bought them.

tg16 had games you couldnt get anywhere else the genesis covered the bigger titles

the saturn had awesome games you couldnt get on ps1 and kicked ass for arcade 2d game emulations.The n64 covered my 3d needs and 007 etc.While ps1 shoveled disney games and shovelware.

The dreamcast had games that were very arcady too and had alot of exclusive titles and had a killer online service for the time.The xbox brought the harddrive and better online while the ps2 shoveled barbie games and basement bin junk.

smkalot @ Apr 8th 2008 7:42PM

im LMAO sittin here reading all your hate comments with no facts, how youre trying to bash me, not the PS3 hence you cant say $#!+ about it cuz it's superior in every way. talk all the $#!+ you want, i dont care for it... fact remains that xbox is doing much worse off than the ps3. the more time goes by, the better our $#!+ gets, bet you wish it was still like that for your DVD drive... dont you.

James @ Apr 8th 2008 8:41PM

That dvd topic goes back to the games scores someone posted previously. At this time there isn't much of a benefit in producing a larger that would therefore take up the space on the bluray disc:

COSTS MORE
Takes longer to produce which will add to the cost. At the same time the graphics will be worse. Because the longer you take to produce a game the worse it will get because the tools are constantly changing.

Secondly the space on a disk does have any relevance for how good the graphics will be. It simply comes down to how fast the rendering engine can render out the frames. Overall it doesn't make much sense to start producing games on blueray when they can run perfectly fine on dvd. I could see bluray being incorporated into the next generation of consoles, that would most likely have better grahics card, processors.

oh and get a life

smkalot @ Apr 8th 2008 7:50PM

lol... sorry to be in the wrong fanboy site, im just overwhelmed with excitement of whats happening now and not back before 3 months ago, PS3s unstoppable, itll only get better, looks like i really stirred a lot of peoples emotions up here, you guys have a good one, im done flaming here... nothing personal... jus my opinion on whats happenin here... PEACE

Russ Tundra @ Apr 8th 2008 8:01PM

Smoke a Dick are you a Brit? I think you are... no wonder why we excaped from there 300 years ago. I'd kill myself if I had to deal with British Dry Humor, bad teeth and eat Toads in the Hole all day. there is no sense arugueing with your because you are a little ignorant kid... Playstation had been the choice for Million of people all over the world.. but since the Rise of Microsoft and the Xbox consoles all you PS3 fans have been mad that people are not paying attention to you anymore. lol Xbox Live = $50 = Fun times... PSN = Games you can buy on the 360 = horrible lagfest time on "Playstaion" servers. WE GET WHAT WE PAY FOR! Did I mention that the 360 comes with a Mic??? and Personally I could give a shit less about how powerful your system is... The Graphics are the same and your "Cell Processor" still can't be ultilized correctly... Hell If the PS3 is go great what aren't you playing it now??? I can make funn of you all day because I'm sitting here at work until 9 and then I'm going home to Play NHL 08 on my 360... Oh wait they make it for PS3 right? I be you the Graphics are the same. But.....

oh BTW Smkalot... you spelt your name wrong... I belive it's Spamalot on X3F... oh and YOu can swear on these forms your prick... so quit putting $(^#$*^@&)!&$^^@(#&^$ It looks like ASCII

LesbianHam @ Apr 9th 2008 9:55AM

Suck my dick, he doesn't speak for all Britons. What's wrong with you? Not only lowering yourself to his level, but insulting a very large group of people who are on the 360's side. Twat.

Zrolimit @ Apr 8th 2008 8:38PM

And you guys wasted all that time to reply to him???

dylan @ Apr 8th 2008 8:46PM

I, for one, am shocked to find so many fanboys here on xbox 360 fanboy...

P.S.
feeding trolls is only goods for making more trolls.

dylan @ Apr 8th 2008 8:49PM

damnit not goods, there can be only one good.

Russ Tundra @ Apr 8th 2008 8:55PM

nothing better to do while I'm stuck here at work :-)

Bobicus @ Apr 8th 2008 11:12PM

here is a fact no one cares what anyone says on the internet and sony and m$ are NOT going anywhere so this debate can rage on forever while they BOTH rake in the dough because that is what it is all about at the end of the day capitalism at its finest...as for smokesomedick clearly he is a fag what more can be said

Silverbullet767 @ Apr 9th 2008 4:09AM

@ Russ Tundra

"are you a Brit? I think you are... no wonder why we excaped from there 300 years ago. I'd kill myself if I had to deal with British Dry Humor, bad teeth and eat Toads in the Hole all day."

If were going with stereotypes, then guessing your american. Lets face it, you are arrogant enough.

I'd kill myself if I had to deal with overly obvious idiot humour that caters for people with an I.Q. in single digits. Eating McDonalds all day only to sue Mcdonalds for making you so fat, you fell over and broke your Xbox360 while making comments like 'oh my god' and 'whatever'

And and you may like to run a spell checker and check your pronunciation before you type, as I am having to translate it back to english, you know, that language we gave you...

Back on topic, the little PS3 fanboy is an idiot, I own all 3 systems and the worse fanboys by far are the PS3 crowd, speaking from personal experience of course.

I know he's not representative of everyone who owns a PS3, but he's not doing the image any favours.

On topic. I was on the fence when the HD-DVD came out and I held off until there was a clear format winner, which is why I bought a PS3, for blu-ray.

MDJ2010 @ Apr 9th 2008 7:10AM

I hate smkalot - thats all I have to say, I just hate dumb people!

gechidan3000 @ Apr 9th 2008 8:37AM

I am still puzzled about why everbody gets so worked up over these console/format wars just buy what you like man. I aways wanted a hd dvd player and was on the fence until it drop down to 50 bucks and i ran out and got one I mean there are like 400 movies already out and it upconverts my old dvds and i have been buying hd dvds for 10-15 bucks hd dvd "dying" was a dream come true. P.S. I hate what the internet has become