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Oswald sounds badass.

This may be pushing it but do you think you could drop by the THQ/GSC booth and check out the footage for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (it might even be playable) and tell us if the game looks like it actually has some gameplay instead of just random walking around.

Why the flock did you open a whole new thread for this when there is already a KOF XI thread? This news isn't THAT important. Merged.

Now I think the real revolutionary stuff will be on the controller side. I think the 3D projection stuff is all bunk.

Official press release by Nintendo which states exactly what they said in the NYT article: http://www.nintendo.com/newsarticle?articl...9&page=newsmain They seem to be making a big deal about it's size. Nintendo must have forgotten that it's not the size that counts, it's how you use it.

Microsoft is trying to attract the 50 year old anime watching school girl pedo loser group with this:

Make a violin out of it.

Kill it.

Ok, in a New York Times article there is a little blurb about the Revolution: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/13/technology/13xbox.html Go to bugmenot.com for a username and password. Anyway, here is the little bit of info about the Revolution:

Plus I'd rather the insight of one of us instead of those media whores.

Wait...did you just say that Gears of War is being made by Rare? That's wrong. It's being made by Epic. It's the game CliffyB is working on.

It's because all the talent from Rare left to make Free Radical who unexplicably made the crappy Timesplitter series. All Microsoft got was the Rare name and franchise, none of the people. Here are links to all the other promo vids: PGR3 : http://www.xboxyde.com/leech_1271_en.html Quake 4 : http://www.xboxyde.com/leech_1275_en.html Gears of Wars : http://www.xboxyde.com/leech_1273_en.html Ghost recon 3 : http://www.xboxyde.com/leech_1272_en.html Call of Duty 2 : http://www.xboxyde.com/leech_1274_en.html NBA 2k6 : http://www.xboxyde.com/leech_1276_en.html 3 condemned videos: http://www.xboxyde.com/news_1488_en.html 6 Full Auto videos: http://www.xboxyde.com/news_1490_en.html

Shacknews and VoodooExtreme is where I go for my news. But both are PC gaming focused but have some console news, especially big news like this.

I love roman numerals too because it's funny to watch idiots say 'V' instead of 'five'. But whatever, I won't be playing them anyway.

There once was. Final Fantasy was intended to be Hironobu Sakaguchi's final game for Square, but lo and behold, it sold like hotcakes. That's why the series was named Final Fantasy. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Exactly. Instead of making games with new names, they just stuck with the same thing added a number at the end. If you are able to come up with all that dialogue in the game you can atleast give it a flocking subtitle so it makes the series look like each game is a chapter in a sort of video game novel! I mean, Final Fantasy VII: The Quest for Dicks is much better than just Final Fantasy VII.

They will use the Final Fantasy name till the world implodes. There is just far too much money in the Final Fantasy name and they know that whatever they brand as Final Fantasy will sell by the boat load. Why do you think they is absolutely no continuity between each Final Fantasy and they've expressly stated that there is no Final Fantasy bible? It's so that they can put that name on whatever game they are making. Also, I found the name Final Fantasy to be really flocking stupid. There is nothing Final about it.

Just to let you know, Magic-box took those pics straight from http://www.xbox360.com.

Uhh...first of all there is absolutely no need to double post. You have the ability to edit your first post, use it. But, I really doubt there is an easy way to do that. But what's the point since you can use Unibios in Kawaks.

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It's just the effect of the MS hype. Once Sony shows there stuff you'll be right back to normal.

The launch titles are less than insipring: The only games I'm interested are Quake IV, Call of Duty 2, and Ghost Recon 3 and all those are coming out on PC. Certainly nothing in there that makes me wantt to buy it at launch.

From what I read about people's impressions from the PDZ footage, it's not impressive either. In fact, it's pretty bad. Also, the first impression is the most important.

First pictures of Perfect Dark Zero: http://www.1up.com/do/slideshow?pager.offs...t=0&cId=3138147 Now my question is how long have they been working on this? It doesn't look very next gen at all. In fact, it doesn't even look as good as current games.

Double post, but I don't give a flock. These are official specs. Xbox 360 Specs: CPU * 3 symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each * 2 hardware threads per core; 6 threads total * 1 VMX-128 vector unit per core; 3 total * 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread * 1MB L2 Cache * 9 billion dot product operations per second Custom ATI GPU: * 500 MHz Clock Speed * 10 MB embedded DRAM * 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically-scheduled shader pipelines * Unified shader architecture * 500 million triangles per second polygon performance * 16 gigasamples per second pixel fillrate using 4X MSAA * 48 billion shader operations per second Memory: * 512 MB GDDR3 RAM * 700 MHz DDR * Unified memory architecture * 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth * 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM * 21.6 GB/s front-side bus Overall System Floating-Point Performance: * 1 TFLOP Storage: * Detachable and upgradeable 20 GB hard drive * 12X dual-layer DVD-ROM * Memory unit support starting at 64 MB Input/Output: * Support for up to 4 wireless game controllers * 3 USB 2.0 ports - 2 front concealed under flap, 1 rear - compatible with all USB devices * 2 memory unit slots Digital Media Support: * Support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD * Stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras, Windows XP PCs * Rip music to Xbox 360 hard drive * Custom playlists in every game * Windows Media Center Extender built in * Interactive, full screen 3D visualizers HD Game Support: * All games supported at 16:9, 720p and 1080i, anti-aliasing * Standard definition and high definition video output supported * Multichannel surround sound output * Supports 48 KHz 16-bit audio * 320 independent decompression channels * 32-bit audio processing * Over 256 audio channels Optimized for Online: * Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live features, including Xbox Live Marketplace for downloadable content, Gamer Profile for digital identity and voice chat to talk to friends while playing games, watching movies or listening to music * Built in Ethernet Port at rear of console * Wi-Fi Ready: 802.11 A, B and G * Video Camera Ready Wireless Controllers: * 'Black' & 'White' buttons moved to shoulders of controller; now known as 'Bumpers' * 'Expansion Jack' & 'Audio Jack' located at the bottom of controller * Found at the top of controller is the 'Charge Port,' where the 'Play-Charge' recharging cable is connected Jazz: * Stands vertically or horizontally * Interchangeable faceplates to personalize console to owners tastes * In addition to summoning the Xbox Gamer Guide and the Xbox System Guide, Xbox Guide Button on controller and DVD remote lets gamers turn their systems on and off while kicking back on the couch * 'Ring of Light' on console and controller communicates different events to player with varying patterns and colours, such as a new Xbox Live game invite being sent; many more cool actions displayable Xbox Live For The Next Generation Increased Flexibility * Xbox Live, Silver - No monthly subscription required * Xbox Live, Gold - Standard monthly subscription required Benefits of Xbox Live, Gold Unified Service Approach * Xbox Gamer Guide that provides a consistent interface across all experiences * Access to other players' Gamer Cards via Xbox Live * Xbox Guide Button for fast access to the Guide and online features * Personalized game play settings * Seamless transition of Xbox Live account from Xbox to Xbox 360 Xbox Live Online Game Play * Access to MMOs (additional fees may apply) * Free Xbox Live weekends * Multiplayer online game play Xbox Live Gamer Profile * 'Gamertile' personalized image for your gamer profile * Personalized 'Motto' for your gaming profile * Personalized look for the Xbox System Guide * Collection of offline achievements * Collection of online achievements * Personalized 'Gamertag' Xbox Live Intelligent Matchmaking * 'Gamer Score' - Part of Gamer Profile: cumulative score of all of achievements. Can be used for quick comparison with other gamers * 'Location/Language' - Part of Gamer Profile: identifies your location and preferred language * 'Reputation' - Part of Gamer Profile: rating provided by community that indicates how you are perceived by other players * Enhanced matchmaking using above elements of gamer profile * Choice of matchmaking based on either skill level or social play * Opportunity to provide feedback on other players and affect your likelihood to match with them in the future * 'Gamerzone' - Part of Gamer Profile: indicates style of social gaming you prefer - relaxed/casual, competitive, etc. Xbox Live Community * Friends List; online presence * Recent Players List * Ubiquitous voice chat in game * Ubiquitous voice chat out of game Xbox Live Marketplace * Credit card no longer required for Xbox Live access * Free and premium downloadable game content * Free and premium downloadable movies, music and TV * Downloadable game trailers/demos * Microtranscations Xbox Live Message Center * Game Invites * Friend Invites * Text and Voice Messages * Service/System Messages Digital Media Experiences * Custom playlists in every game * Play music from portable music devices * View pictures from digital cameras * Stream Media from connected Windows XP PC * Windows Media Center Extender built in * Interactive, full screen 3D visualizers * Track Info for CDs (Offline & Online) Parental Controls * Game play based on game rating (e.g. ESRB) * Managing Friends List * Sharing profiles and/or viewing other profiles * Communicating via voice, video, and/or text * Presence * Ability to purchase premium content in marketplace * Ability to play multiplayer online Benefits of Xbox Live, Silver Unified Service Approach * Xbox Gamer Guide that provides a consistent interface across all experiences * Access to other players' Gamer Cards via Xbox Live * Xbox Guide Button for fast access to the Guide and online features * Personalized game play settings Xbox Live Online Game Play * Access to MMOs (additional fees may apply) * Free Xbox Live weekends Xbox Live Gamer Profile * 'Gamertile' personalized image for your gamer profile * Personalized 'Motto' for your gaming profile * Personalized look for the Xbox System Guide * Collection of offline achievements * Collection of online achievements * Personalized 'Gamertag' Xbox Live Intelligent Matchmaking * 'Gamer Score' - Part of Gamer Profile: cumulative score of all of achievements. Can be used for quick comparison with other gamers * 'Location/Language' - Part of Gamer Profile: identifies your location and preferred language * 'Reputation' - Part of Gamer Profile: rating provided by community that indicates how you are perceived by other players Xbox Live Community * Friends List; online presence * Recent Players List * Ubiquitous voice chat in game * Ubiquitous voice chat out of game Xbox Live Marketplace * Credit card no longer required for Xbox Live access * Free and premium downloadable game content * Free and premium downloadable movies, music and TV * Downloadable game trailers/demos * Microtranscations Xbox Live Message Center * Game Invites * Friend Invites * Text and Voice Messages * Service/System Messages Digital Media Experiences * Custom playlists in every game * Play music from portable music devices * View pictures from digital cameras * Stream Media from connected Windows XP PC * Windows Media Center Extender built in * Interactive, full screen 3D visualizers * Track Info for CDs (Offline & Online) Parental Controls * Game play based on game rating (e.g. ESRB) * Managing Friends List * Sharing profiles and/or viewing other profiles * Communicating via voice, video, and/or text * Presence * Ability to purchase premium content in marketplace For those stuck offline Unified Service Approach * Xbox Gamer Guide that provides a consistent interface across all experiences * Xbox Guide Button for fast access to the Guide and online features * Personalized game play settings Xbox Live Gamer Profile * 'Gamertile' personalized image for your gamer profile * Personalized 'Motto' for your gaming profile * Personalized look for the Xbox System Guide * Collection of offline achievements * Collection of online achievements Xbox Live Intelligent Matchmaking * 'Gamer Score' - Part of Gamer Profile: cumulative score of all of achievements. Can be used for quick comparison with other gamers * 'Location/Language' - Part of Gamer Profile: identifies your location and preferred language Xbox Live Marketplace * Credit card no longer required for Xbox Live access Digital Media Experiences * Custom playlists in every game * Play music from portable music devices * View pictures from digital cameras * Stream Media from connected Windows XP PC * Windows Media Center Extender built in * Interactive, full screen 3D visualizers * Track Info for CDs (Offline & Online) Parental Controls * Game play based on game rating (e.g. ESRB)

Next gen is going to be interesting. I may even get an XBOX 360. But only after mod chips come out and some decent games to justify owning it.