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Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 9:39 pm
by andyman
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 9:40 pm
by Giraffe }{unter
MTV, a launch partner of Microsoft for the Xbox 360 console, unveiled timeframe of availability of new games for the forthcoming Microsoft game machine, which are due in November. Also during the weekend a number of web-sites published photos of the game console itself as well as its controllers.
Ads currently broadcasted by MTV promise that a special feature dedicated to Xbox 360 to be shown on the 12th of May will include “trailers of the newest games that are due out in November for the new Xbox”, reports Gamespot web-site. The listing seems to bolster suspicions that the next Xbox will launch on the fourth anniversary of the original Xbox’s release in mid-November 2001. Nevertheless, in spite of the apparent phrasing of the MTV citation, Microsoft officials denied to comment on it presently.
“This year…we are going to ship this next Xbox,” Bill Gates is reported to have said during this year’s annual meeting of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in early May, 2005.
Meanwhile a number of web-sites published pictures of the Xbox 360 console as well as its controllers, including joystick and remote. The photo of the remote is blurry and the functions the device will do are unclear, though, it could be seen that the remote has a set of buttons common for CD or DVD players, “back” “display”, “end memo” as well as “Windows” buttons.
In a research note released to clients in mid-April, 2005, Goldman Sachs projected that Microsoft’s next Xbox console will go on sale in October or November, 2005, and claimed that the software giant may ship 3 million units already this year. In the first two weeks of sales more than a million of Microsoft Xbox consoles were sold in 2001 and the company said it aimed to ship up to 1.5 million of the Xbox machines totally in 2001.
Microsoft Xbox 360 console is based around microprocessor developed by IBM, high-definition visual processing unit designed by ATI Technologies, I/O controller engineered by SiS and some other key components. The gaming machine will feature wireless network connectivity and will provide a broad set of multimedia capabilities, it is projected.
Source:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multim...0509062400.html
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 9:45 pm
by andyman
I hope we can use the current controllers too...i like those alot for shooters.
Maybe there will be an aftermarket adapter or something.
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 10:18 pm
by Kills On Site
I recall something saying that new controllers will be needed, I hope not as I still use the original controller and cannot stand the small controller.
My main question about the pics of the X-Box 360 is why does it appear to only have one controller port? Seems like a big downfall.
Also seeing as the X-Box is known as the "big brother" console, meaning not for kiddies, does the controller look kiddie and where are the black and white buttons?
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 10:22 pm
by o'dium
It has 4 pads dude, only they are now wireless. That port on the front you see is for the USB stuff, which ROCKS.
i.e. mouse and keyboard time
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 10:23 pm
by o'dium
The black thing on the pic above is the IR reciever
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 10:25 pm
by Don Carlos
o'dium wrote:The black thing on the pic above is the IR reciever
no shizzle?!!? :icon26:
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 12:30 am
by Kills On Site
o'dium wrote:The black thing on the pic above is the IR reciever
I swear i got good vision :P
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 2:17 am
by Kills On Site
I think they need small LCDs on the controllers so you can type your name and identify which X-Box it is connected to, assuming you can name your X-Box, that would make LAN parties so muich less confusing
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 2:28 am
by mjrpes
If the controllers are wireless, does that mean you have to maintain them with batteries?
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 2:28 am
by reefsurfer
Kills On Site wrote:
I swear i got good vision :P
Fuck no.. you cant have good vision with that fucked up red font.
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 7:37 am
by o'dium
Kills On Site wrote:I think they need small LCDs on the controllers so you can type your name and identify which X-Box it is connected to, assuming you can name your X-Box, that would make LAN parties so muich less confusing
Yes. Lets up the price a bit more on this crazy expensive machine :icon28:
mjrpes wrote:If the controllers are wireless, does that mean you have to maintain them with batteries?
There is a good chance "no". It will probably be like your wireless mouse, either the ywill give you a dock, or a simple "wire".
Bats are not so bad, they last for 100 hours on ninty, so why not here?
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 7:42 am
by Grudge
I'm wondering what will happen at a LAN with say 8-10 xboxes and 30 wireless controllers. Do you "initialize" the controller and "attach" it to a certain box, or how would that work?
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 7:44 am
by o'dium
Grudge wrote:I'm wondering what will happen at a LAN with say 8-10 xboxes and 30 wireless controllers. Do you "initialize" the controller and "attach" it to a certain box, or how would that work?
well, what i said was fine, for 16 "signals"...
But yeah, 30 or so people can get tricky i'm sure... Hmmmm...
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 7:56 am
by MKJ
o'dium wrote:I find it funny that Fender asked for Blu-Ray... Isn't Blu-Ray a "sony" thing?
Thats like the PS3 having MSN messenger?
BlueRay got canned, sir. i posted this a week or so ago.
BluRay and HDDVD joined forces now. great stuff IMO
