![Email This](mailto:?Subject=Xbox 360 joins HD DVD tour&body=Hi,%0D%0A%0D%0AI just found this:%0D%0A%0D%0A<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sony-playstation-3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/microsoft-xbox-360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a></p><center><a href="http://www.thelookandsoundofperfect.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/08/360-hd-dvd-on-tour.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a></center>A tour promoting HD DVD is launching in September, and Microsoft will be providing its Xbox 360 + HD DVD combo as an example of the experience. Looks like a sign of confidence that the HD DVD extension will be on par with other HD DVD players -- whether the price will also be on par has yet to be seen.<br /><br />Here are the tour dates:
<ul>
<li>September 14 - 17: Denver Colorado Convention Center</li>
<li>September 22 - 24: Dallas Plano Balloon Fest (Texas)</li>
<li>September 29 - October 1: Minneapolis, MN</li>
<li>October 5 - 6: Chicago, IL</li>
<li>October 10 - 15: New York, NY</li>
<li>October 20 - 22: Washington, D.C.</li>
<li>October 26 - 28: Philadelphia, PA</li>
<li>November 2 - 4: Richmond, VA</li>
<li>November 15 - 16: Los Angeles, CA</li>
<li>November 24 - 28: Seattle, WA</li>
<li>December 6 - 10: San Francisco, CA</li>
</ul>
In other news, the HD DVD players <a href="http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/08/18/hddvd_bluray/">outsold</a> Sony-backed Blu-ray players by 33% during their respective launch windows, according to NPD.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><strong>See Also:<br /></strong></span><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/22/will-resistance-fom-justify-the-ps3-pricetag/" id="r-0_1108988559">Will Resistance: FoM justify the PS3 pricetag?</a><br /><a id="r-2_0" href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/2-0&fp=44ecc09328c766c5&ei=MIrsRMyNNMn2aMPrsOQI&url=http%3A//www.joystiq.com/2006/08/08/ms-shows-off-360-external-hd-dvd-drive/&cid=0">MS shows off 360 external HD DVD drive</a><br /><br /> [Thanks, laserboyjc]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.thelookandsoundofperfect.com/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/23/xbox-360-joins-hd-dvd-tour/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/658146/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&fc=1&url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/23/xbox-360-joins-hd-dvd-tour/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/23/xbox-360-joins-hd-dvd-tour/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><font size="1"><hr>SPONSORED BY: <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game</a> Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">AOE3</A> introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">http://www.ageofempires3.com/</a></font></p>%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp://xbox-360.x-hub.com/?a=360-news%26id=195){kind=link}
Xbox 360 joins HD DVD tour
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
Here are the tour dates:
- September 14 - 17: Denver Colorado Convention Center
- September 22 - 24: Dallas Plano Balloon Fest (Texas)
- September 29 - October 1: Minneapolis, MN
- October 5 - 6: Chicago, IL
- October 10 - 15: New York, NY
- October 20 - 22: Washington, D.C.
- October 26 - 28: Philadelphia, PA
- November 2 - 4: Richmond, VA
- November 15 - 16: Los Angeles, CA
- November 24 - 28: Seattle, WA
- December 6 - 10: San Francisco, CA
See Also:
Will Resistance: FoM justify the PS3 pricetag?
MS shows off 360 external HD DVD drive
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