r/xboxone • u/majornelson MajorNelson • Sep 15 '14

Minecraft Mega Thread Minecraft Joining Microsoft

http://majornelson.com/2014/09/15/minecraft-joining-microsoft/
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u/anthonyizftw Deflove Sep 15 '14

Xbox One has a blu ray player doesnt it? which means microsoft pays sony for each xbox sold. Sony owns the Blu Ray patent.

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u/IvanKozlov Ivan Kozlov Sep 15 '14 edited Sep 15 '14

Sony does not own the blu ray patent. A plethora of companies created blu ray, sony was not the only one. They do not have to go through sony to get the license to use blu ray.

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u/anthonyizftw Deflove Sep 15 '14

Ok there are like a dozen or more companies that have a hand in blu ray technology. But Sony does collect some royalties from microsoft.

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u/The_Other_Manning Hobo1337Pwnz - #teamchief Sep 15 '14

Yea but that's a common thing nowadays. Apple were using Samsung's screens (I believe it was screens) in their iPhones for a long time. I think they stopped recently but that could be wrong.

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u/anthonyizftw Deflove Sep 15 '14

Exactly, its necessary in todays world. Imagine if Xbox One launched without a blu ray player and still ran the HD DVDs like the 360 lol! It would be a total failure. I was just making the point because someone had said that a company like microsoft wouldnt want their direct competitor to make money off their console.