Digital media will be the future of home entertainment, or at least that's what Microsoft is counting on. Although, it would be a great coup for Sony to make money off of its competitor and get a Blu-Ray drive in the 360, Microsoft is determined to go without it. Perhaps this is a result of HD-DVD's failings, or simply Microsoft's standard of never supporting a competitor.

As CVG reports:

Calls for Microsoft to increase the capacity of its games media have grown since Lost Planet 2 producer Jun Takeuchi said that Capcom had to cut content from the Xbox 360 version of the game due to size restrictions of the DVD format.

I do agree that the future of home entertainment is in digital media. However, discs will be the primary source of gaming content for the foreseeable future and, as games continue to push the envelope, Microsoft will need to figure out how to upgrade the capacity of its discs. Blu-Ray will continue to be an advantage for Sony in the eyes of developers, who have 50GB capacity multi-layered Blu-Ray discs to work with.

For example, Sony has confirmed that the European version of God Of War III fills over 40GB of Blu-Ray disc space - taking full advantage of the multi-layered format.

Speaking on his Twitter, Tim Moss - director of technology at Sony Santa Monica - said:

'35Gb of goodness. Thank heavens for Dual Layer Blu-Rays'

Later adding:

'Euro version is bigger, in low 40's. 9+ languages.'

I think it would be interesting to see Blu-Ray in an Xbox, but I understand why Microsoft is sticking to the position of "never." They already prepared to go down the path of full retail through download with Platinum Hits and Xbox Originals being available on Xbox Live, while also increasing the sizes of its hard drives.

But isn't it inevitable for an Xbox to have Blu-Ray? Or will we all be downloading full current release games at a much higher rate sooner than expected?

Or will we see the birth of Green-Ray?

Source: CVG