Xbox 360 HD DVD emulator now available for free

[Zeus]

It has been revealed that the Xbox 360 HD DVD emulator is now available as a free download on the Xbox Live Marketplace when you request a token at thisishddvd/emulator. The decision was made to make it free are that MS is commmited to 'interactivity' and giving content owners the ability to create more 'compelling entertainment experiences'.


The Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator is now available as a free download on Xbox Live Marketplace when you request a token at http://www.thisishddvd.com/emulator/.

Why is it free now?

This decision was made in light of Toshiba's recent announcement that they are discontinuing their HD DVD business. The reasons for offering the emulator for free are two-fold.

Microsoft is committed to interactivity and giving content authors the ability to create more compelling entertainment experiences. The specification for HDi was developed with significant input from studios like Warner Bros. and Disney based on scenarios they desired in the next generation format. Offering the emulator for free allows a greater audience to experiment with interactivity with little to no cost.

Second, the emulator beta program had approximately 80 participants across the industry who relied on the emulator for testing HDi content. Continued access to the emulator will assist those post houses and developers in completing their outstanding HD DVD projects.


News Source: <A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/amyd/archive/2008/03/04/xbox-360-hd-dvd-emulator-now-free.aspx" target="_blank">MSDN</a>

[wraithalchemist]

i dont understand why tho!!!??!! it lost why would we continue to use this thing again?? or does this enable us to watch the hd dvd in full res without the xbox's hdmi. i dont know i just need a reason why this even being released>

[unwanted]

i dont know i just need a reason why this even being released>

a finger or fingers up to Toshiba... maybe... for there support to the format... :rolleyes:

[squaredwheels]

THATS THE BEST!!!!
Way to **** on any weenie that bought a HdDvD player for the 360!
Game consoles are for GAMING!

[redsquirrell]

what is this? so you can play HD DVD on xbox 360 without the hd drive?

[Kamalot]

Would this let you create your own HD-DVD format discs and burn them to a DVD for playback on the 360's internal drive?

Here are instructions (http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/)

Would this work?

[MadMax31]

what is this? so you can play HD DVD on xbox 360 without the hd drive?

You can develop HDi applications / videos and play them from a USB, CD or networked computer, ain't all useless if you are interested in audio/video projects...

[lost4468]

Hmm, so now we can create HDi stuff and put it on a usb stick? If so coud this be exploited in anyway?

[sigma8]

Microsoft loved HDi and hated BDJava. They're trying to gain traction for HDi somehow.

[crypysmoker]

lol... and then the next big breakthrough in 360 homebrew is an exploit found n this emulator running on the 360 that allows for anything that can run on it that can be run on a pc... As long as you have a harddrive and the proper drivers installed.

And you know what the first thing that idiots would try to install...
Vista. out of anything it will be vista. then someone builds a 360 node cluster of 200 360's, then on july 11th 2011 it becomes self aware and takes over all the communications networks :}
Skynet 360

[xghost360]

did any1 read the what you need bit this is what is says you need
* An Xbox 360 console with hard drive
* Connection to XBOX Live and an active Xbox Live account
* An Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

so you need a hd dvd player so what the point of the emu or have i got that wrong
and on the same page it says buy it now so what is the deal is it free or what also you can only use it on xbox live by the looks of i might have read it all wrong just woke up

[Bugerman]

then someone builds a 360 node cluster of 200 360's, then on july 11th 2011 it becomes self aware and takes over all the communications networks :}
Skynet 360

I seriously doubt that it would still be around by then. At least half the system would get the RROD by 2009. The rest would quickly follow. I don't think we have anything to worry about.

[gonepostl]

whats hd-dvd emulation anyway
What does this do again?

[Sepioth]

If i'm not mistaken it is more or less a developer thing.

It allows you to create HD-DVD content and "stream" it to your 360 from PC without having to burn it to HD-DVD media.

Quote from their website:

"Gone are the days of trial-and-error testing, thus reducing the costs associated with the HD DVD media."

THATS THE BEST!!!!
Way to **** on any weenie that bought a HdDvD player for the 360!
Game consoles are for GAMING!
I guess I'm a weenie then. I got a $20 WMC remote I was planning on getting anyway as it makes movie streaming a lot easier to navigate over using the controller. SO technically I paid $30 for the HD-DVD player which I might add makes a GREAT DVD upscaler. Plus I can't wait to get some great movies at a great clearance price.

[stuntpenguin007]

I signed up for this, no use in wasting free content :D

edit:I had to get a gmail to go with my hotmail and the instructions are so confusing. thins seems to be a bit of a hassle. they should just fix it so you only need one email :D

edit: O.K. I finnally got the code. first when it opens up gmail or an email program on your computer, copy the subject and body into a hotmail email. then send, they will send you another email that tells you to send your email adderss to the place you just got an email from...:eek: and then in about a day they send you an email asking you to accept the eula and then the next email you get will have the code :D

...about time they sent me the code...