Microsoft To Drop HD DVD

Microsoft Corp. said it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 system after Toshiba Corp. ceded the high-definition video format battle to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray.

"HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room, along with playback of the DVD movies they already own," Blair Westlake, a corporate vice president of Microsoft's media and entertainment group, said in a written statement.

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