engadget recently interviewed Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, about all things Xbox 360. He leaves the door open to adding an HD drive like Blu-ray or HD-DVD to the Xbox, but I think he may not like Blu-ray so much. When asked about Xbox 360’s lack of a “next-generation optical drive” he says “No… we just haven’t announced anything yet. Sony may have announced a non-standard drive last night. We just haven’t announced anything.” (By “last night” he was referring to the PS3’s unveiling.)

Hmmmm. With a bunch of big-name manufacturers (Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Hitachi, Dell, Apple, etc) backing Blu-ray, it’s pretty hard not to call it a standard.

That was a cheap shot, Mr. Ballmer.

Link: engadget - The Engadget & Joystiq Interview: Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft