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|CPU= |GPU= |Memory= |media=HD DVD and DVD |unitssold=316,000 in the US (as of December 31, 2007) |connectivity=USB 2.0 |display=1080p (via Xbox 360) |Sound=Analog stereo, stereo LPCM, Dolby Digital, DTS }} The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player is a discontinued accessory for the Xbox 360 console that enables the playback of movies on HD DVD discs. Microsoft offered the drive for sale between November 2006 and February 2008. It was initially sold for $199. Bill Gates announced during his keynote speech at CES 2006 that an external HD DVD drive would be released for the Xbox 360 during 2006.〔("Gates Outlines Vision for the Digital Lifestyle and Showcases New Products and Technologies From Microsoft ), Microsoft, January 4, 2006〕 At E3 2006, Microsoft officially presented the external HD DVD drive. According to Japan's chief of Xbox operations, Yoshihiro Maruyama, Microsoft will not release Xbox 360 games in the new disc formats. On February 23, 2008, the Xbox 360 HD DVD player was discontinued by Microsoft.〔(Format War Over: Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Officially Discontinued )〕 This decision came just days after Toshiba's announcement to discontinue all HD DVD players and effectively end the format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD. Two days later, the price of the HD DVD Player was reduced to a clearance price of $49.99. Peter Moore had stated that if HD DVD loses the format war, Microsoft may also release an external Blu-ray drive.〔("Moore: Blu-ray Xbox 360 add-on possible" ), Gamespot, January 10, 2006〕 This was later denied by Microsoft. Special black versions of the drive, along with black media remotes, were given to members of the Xbox 360 HD DVD development team. Unlike other black accessories which were created alongside the black ''Elite'' console, the black HD DVD drive was never made available to the general public. ==Technology== The HD DVD player connects to the Xbox 360 using a USB connection. All of the audio and video processing and output come from Xbox 360 itself. The unit can also function as a USB hub, with 2 ports on the rear. It also includes a clip for attaching the wireless network adapter to it, much like what Xbox 360 consoles of the time had. The device also has an integrated 256 MB memory unit which is used for storage of HD DVD data and is accessible to the user for saving other data such as saved games. The drive will play standard DVDs in addition to HD DVD titles; however it will not read Xbox or Xbox 360 game discs, Audio CDs or mixed media CDs. All Xbox 360 games continue to use DVD-9 media. No Xbox 360 with a built-in HD DVD drive was ever released.〔("No HD DVD games for 360" ), Eurogamer, November 1, 2005〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xbox 360 HD DVD Player」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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