Toshiba has officially thrown in the towel and halted the production of their HD-DVD. This of course means that the Blu-ray recordable format won the format war and will be featured in even more devices.

Sony has wasted no time to begin this process and has reportedly been working with one of their biggest rivals, Microsoft, to add the Blu-ray player to the Xbox 360. There has been no official mention of Microsoft adopting the Blu-ray player for their gaming system; however, with HD-DVD format dead in the water, they may not have a choice.

Currently the Blu-ray player has a big price tag of $399.99. This could mean a price increase on Xbox 360 systems with the Blu-ray player; however, this is by no means official.

In addition to Microsoft, Sony has also been rumored to be in talks with Apple Computers to include the Blu-ray player in their line as well.

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