Xbox DVD player price to be slashed
From Times Wire Services
Microsoft Corp. said it would lower the price of the high-definition DVD player accessory for its Xbox 360 game console in the U.S. to $179 from $199 and offer five free movies to anyone who bought the machine in August or September.
HD DVD is a next-generation technology developed by Toshiba Corp. It competes with a Blu-ray DVD system from Sony Corp. that is built into Sony’s PlayStation 3 game console.
Attaching the players to game consoles is seen by both camps as a way to get the technologies into millions of homes.
