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05-12-2005, 03:40 PM
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Knight
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Re: First Full REVEAL Of XBOX 360
Ok, time for my wise-ass remarks everyone was hoping they wouldn't have to read...
A triple-core IBM 3.2ghz? I thought Xbox 360 was supposed to be the profitable system? Guess not.
HD only 20GB? Wow, things seem to be shrinking. Signs of Microsoft spending too much.
No 1080p support, but this is the HD Era as J Allard and the other children will continue to call it, until he cons the rest of the world into saying it.
Wow, we get a HD web cam? Yippie, just something else to cause lag.
We get USB ports, but do we get controller ports? Of course not. You know what makes backwards compatibility even better? when you can use the original controller!
Since its WiFi they probably took away our ethernet port as well. But 802.11a, b, or g?
But let's look on the bright side, we get to play slightly revised versions of DOA, Ghost Recon, Fable, and PGR!
Or save your money, and continue playing Xbox.
umm... so who wants to go press dashboard buttons, remove HDs, and display JPEG slideshows with me? Sounds like fun, right? We can also change faceplates, and turn our console from vertical to horizontal!
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05-12-2005, 03:43 PM
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Mr. Mjolnir
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Re: First Full REVEAL Of XBOX 360
someone said there is 1 original controller port on the back. dunno if true
HD webcam. if hd mean Horrible Definition, I'd believe it.
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05-12-2005, 03:49 PM
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DoA looks great, Ryu from Ninja Gaiden is sure to please those with an Xbox.
Controller still sucks though...
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05-12-2005, 04:30 PM
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Controller port on the back? Come on here, we're sacrificing functionality for style so this can win a mother's approval for the living room. And only 1? Why not keep 4?
And connecting the controllers with USB to charge would be nice, but can they charge and play at the same time? Can I remove the batteries and use the USB connection as a wired controller? Better yet, where the hell did they hide the USB ports? Do I need to pull my Xbox off the "home entertainment system" shelf to plug in my controller? And even if I can, now we only have 3 ports? I could've sworn I used to have 4, 2 generations ago on my N64!
And like Null mentioned, keyboard and mice drivers would be ideal for the USB ports. But then again, in this age of "god forbid we show a cable" why no Bluetooth support for keyboards and mice? Then I could use it from my couch, with no cords anywhere! But I sure will go broke on batteries.
I also like the 20GB upgradable HD. In other words, you're paying for 20, if you want more, you can buy it, but either way, you're initially paying for 20. Lucky us.
I doubt Microsoft has the balls to enforce the every game supporting 1080i and 720p thing. Sorry, it's a nice idea, in theory, but Xbox 360 is likely going to receive upgraded ports much like Dreamcast did. And those games are going to be made at a lower resolution, so unless Xbox 360 has built-in up-conversion, which would be nice for backwards compatibility though not sure if real-time up-conversion is practical yet, it's going to be in 480p at best. They won't have the balls to force developers into 16x9 1080i, because PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox all have a larger install-base than Xbox 360 will, so they need all the games they can get to sell systems.
Microsoft has already said it will launch Spring 2006. If they push it back to Fall 05, they are stupid. Christmas sales, yes, but it'll be more expensive, and I doubt the hardware will be ready by then. Unless they just want to make 3 consoles, ship them to opposite sides of the country and say they sold out. It works for Sony, but doesn't really help sales.
But still, I think after I'm done pressing the circle-of-retarded-ass-sayings-that-Microsoft-is-in-love-with-this-gen, standing my console up, and detaching my HD, I'm gonna take a break. These games are too much for me.
5 more hours. I swear, if I hear them say HD-era or customisation, I'm gonna be on the next flight to Redmond to strangle Microsoft's marketing department.
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