@tiuk: I bet they aren't really taking much of a loss on the 360 drive (if any, not large), based on the fact the HD-DVD manufacturing isn't that different from DVD manufacture for discs - the HD drives needs a different laser and some other encryption in hardware, but outside of those parts I don't imagine the costs are significant.
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@tiuk: I bet they aren't really taking much of a loss on the 360 drive (if any, not large), based on the fact the HD-DVD manufacturing isn't that different from DVD manufacture for discs - the HD drives needs a different laser and some other encryption in hardware, but outside of those parts I don't imagine the costs are significant.