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Microsoft on HD-DVD collapse: "Games sell consoles"

Microsoft has issued a statement on the impending announcement on the fate of HD-DVD from Toshiba, saying that the company's withdrawal from the next gen disc space won't have "any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace" adding that "it is games that sell consoles."

"We will wait until we hear from Toshiba before announcing any specific plans around the Xbox 360 HD DVD player," said the statement.

Microsoft's comment follow a turbulent few days for HD-DVD, with an announcement expected to confirm on Tuesday that Toshiba is to drop the format altogether.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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