Surely this is false, right? This is not the first time the rumor has surfaced and in my opinion, it will be inevitable. Whether Microsoft is willing to make this happen now or later, the 360 will eventually need to ensure that it is Blu-ray ready as clearly the HD DVD media concept is dead in the water.

And while Microsoft does not likely have any specific animosity with Blu-ray short of added expense, I can certainly understand why they might not want to jump into the Blu-ray scene at this stage. I mean let’s face it, Sony is having a difficult time enough as it is pushing the format as many people are simply finding it hard to digest the idea of buying media that is more expensive and in some cases, is arguably not as clear as advertised.

So what do you think? Will Microsoft be taking both the Xbox 360 and Windows into the Blu-ray space at about the same pace? Or instead, will it wait until adoption becomes a bit more mainstream first? You know, Blu-ray players being purchased without them being bundled with the PS3.