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XBox360 to be released worldwide this year

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:28 am
by MKJ
so we euro's dont have to wait an additional 6+ months for it. huzzah.

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php ... =0&thold=0

no word on its full backwards compatibility, though :s

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:01 am
by o'dium
Erm, M$ last confirmed it as being a "worldwise" release in november about 3 months ago, and are doing away with the release changes around the world, making games and the 360 all be released on the same day?

And also, M$ already confirmed that "popular" games will work perfectly fine out of the box, with others having to have profiles downloaded via xbox live.

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:25 am
by MKJ
uh, no, they confirmed a US release for november, sir. the worldwide release was just confirmed on the Summit

also, the backwards compatibility is still in the grey, as MS said they might use the patching system, although nVidia is working on a 'translation'-chip

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:12 am
by Massive Quasars
Horrible move.

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:15 am
by o'dium
Seeing as the PS3 will play PS2 games, they can *NOT* release 360 that doesn't play Xbox games. Even if the PS3 never played PS2 games, that would of been a massive mistake. Look at all the quality amazing titles the xbox has.

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:16 am
by MKJ
word. backwards compatibilltiytbltly is an absolute must IMO

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:26 am
by glossy
excellent.

not that it changes much for me, since i'll probably pick one up for ubercheap when the xbox3 is coming out (like i did with my xbox :\)

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:40 am
by TheRealZimbabwe
I have NEVER played one of my PSX games on my PS2. Never. Infact, when I got the PS2 in 2001, I never played a PSX game since... :paranoid:

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:42 am
by Yeando
MKJ wrote:although nVidia is working on a 'translation'-chip

Hang on, wont ATI have a say about that? Its still their chip which is gonna power it yeah? :confused:

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:02 pm
by MKJ
TheRealZimbabwe wrote:I have NEVER played one of my PSX games on my PS2. Never. Infact, when I got the PS2 in 2001, I never played a PSX game since... :paranoid:
final fantasy series, castlevania :icon14:

also, the ps2 came when the psx was near its end. the xbox isnt even close to its end.. i use mine a lot, and im pretty sure i'll still play those games when the xbox360 replaces it

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:32 pm
by o'dium
That and the fact many games are STILL gonna come out for the original xbox after the 360 launch. I know ill be pissed if i cant play those games on my 360.

Waht about burnout 3, halo 2 etc that are great online? I cant play those anymore? That would suck...

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:41 pm
by Eraser
o'dium wrote:That and the fact many games are STILL gonna come out for the original xbox after the 360 launch. I know ill be pissed if i cant play those games on my 360.

Waht about burnout 3, halo 2 etc that are great online? I cant play those anymore? That would suck...
"not anymore" ? Whaddayamean? Your XBox suddenly stops working when you buy an XBox360?

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:33 pm
by o'dium
Eraser wrote:
o'dium wrote:That and the fact many games are STILL gonna come out for the original xbox after the 360 launch. I know ill be pissed if i cant play those games on my 360.

Waht about burnout 3, halo 2 etc that are great online? I cant play those anymore? That would suck...
"not anymore" ? Whaddayamean? Your XBox suddenly stops working when you buy an XBox360?
No, but seeing as it gets traded in, i cant exactly use it that well :dork:

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:04 pm
by DiscoDave
To me, this make the decision whether to get the Xbox 360 or the PS3.

God damnit.

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:07 pm
by Transient
Get a PS3. Because XBox sucks.

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:08 pm
by DiscoDave
Can't be arsed to wait though.

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:09 pm
by MKJ
or get both :icon14:

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:12 pm
by DiscoDave
that'll be most of my yearly student loan gone

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:15 pm
by Dek
ps3 will be too expensive for a while

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:28 pm
by o'dium
PS3 is a fashion item and will have a price to match. No doubt it will be good (apart from the pad and lack of hard drive), but it WILL be expensive. Look at the PSP, its not THAT amazing but its £180.

At the end of the day, get both. I will. If they were coming out at the same time it would depend on the line up at launch, but the 360 is winning me over.

The point is, the 360 is out in a few months and the ps3 is out spring next year at the earliest. So...

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:36 pm
by KingManULTRA
Does worldwide include Australia, S. America and the rest of Asia?

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:34 pm
by *OptimusPrime*
o'dium wrote: Look at the PSP, its not THAT amazing but its £180.
lol you're kidding me right, it ownz..

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:35 pm
by *OptimusPrime*
KingManULTRA wrote:Does worldwide include Australia, S. America and the rest of Asia?
depends if those countries are somewhere on this planet, then yes

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:42 pm
by KingManULTRA
*OptimusPrime* wrote:
KingManULTRA wrote:Does worldwide include Australia, S. America and the rest of Asia?
depends if those countries are somewhere on this planet, then yes
Umm, "Microsoft announced today that it would launch its new Xbox 360 console in Japan and Europe..." so it's not worldwide...bs.

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:45 pm
by *OptimusPrime*
then it aint "worldwide" then