HD-DVD built into XBOX 360, maybe in 2008 or 2009..

"Xbox 360 to get built-in HD DVD drive in late 2008?

Posted Oct 19th 2007 3:57PM by Nilay Patel
This certainly isn't the first time we've heard this rumor, but SmartHouse is reporting that Microsoft and Toshiba are working on an updated Xbox 360 with a built-in HD DVD drive. If that were all, we wouldn't bat an eye -- it's gotta happen sometime -- but there are some other, crazier aspects to this version of the rumor that set off some red flags: SmartHouse also claims that the new box will be Toshiba-branded and have dual HDTV tuners, electronic program guide capabilities, built-in wireless networking, and sport an "MP3 player" dock, which we'd imagine would be for a Zune. That's a hell of a box, right there, and while we've seen similar devices like Sony's PSX, they didn't exactly take the world by storm. Our money is still on a simple bump of the existing 360 to HD DVD, but get ready to hear a lot of about this rumor in the weeks to come."Engadget....

Even if this is true, late 2008-CES 2009? I really don't think there is really even any point in discussing it. Beside the fact that this will have no effect on games for the XBOX 360; because they cannot have one really small group(the new buyers) running on one format(HD-DVD) and the other really large group(the install base) running on another format(DVD). This just won't happen. No smart business would do this, they are splintering their own market. The new console might be good for people looking for a cheap HD-DVD player, although they can do that now for $599. With the purchase of XBOX 360 plus the add-on HD-DVD player. Now in order to make a descent impact on the market the new console would have to be the same price as the current console. This seems impossible, all though we are talking a year or more from now, can you say price cut?