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We’ve absolutely lost count of how many times Microsoft has had to deny rumors of an Xbox 360 with Blu-ray drive, but here’s another one. Following a resurgence in the rumor last week, GamePro was told today by a Microsoft official that the company continues to have no plans of introducing a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360.

The statement goes on to say that “games are what drive consumers to purchase game consoles, and [Microsoft] remains focused on providing the largest library of blockbuster games available.” OK, that’s good and all, but if the Blu-ray thing is out, could the NetfliXbox 360 idea still be on the table?

[Via Engadget]

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Details surrounding Netflix’s upcoming set-top box partnership with LG are still scarce, but that hasn’t stopped it from announcing similar plans with four other unnamed hardware manufacturers that it expects will sell “millions” of devices per year. Feel free to guess, but the only details available are that the fourth company is a small one likely to launch sooner than Q4, while the other three (including LG) will turn on Netflix functionality in some of their devices in the fourth quarter. It’s unlikely to wash away the bad taste of an HD price hike, but we like imagining that all the hardware needed to connect Netflix’s all-you-can-eat streaming movie service to our HDTV is already in the living room (Xbox 360 & PS3, we’re looking at you).

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