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Xbox 360 & Next-Gen Live Specifications Leaked

Posted by Zonk on from the some-tasty-gaming dept.

Tim Grube writes "Gaming Horizon is reporting that the Xbox Live 360 specifications and console specifications have been leaked. Xbox Live on the next generation is said to have two version, a free one and a subscriber one. The Xbox 360 iself will have a DVD-RW, be Wi-Fi Ready, contain 3 USB ports, and have 512 GDDR3 RAM."

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  1. Looks impressive by SlongNY · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The specs look impressive, expecially with a custom kernel to take advantage of the hardware. I am just curious what the price point will be. I am going to grab it the day it comes out, mainly because i want to make use of my 45 Inch LCD Tv :) I wonder low long it will take after lauch for the 1st modchip.

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  2. Single Profile and Mobile Device Music...Great! by MBraynard · · Score: 3, Interesting
    This is a really nice touch that seems not to get much attention. What it means is that rather than having to create a profile in every game (Halo, Halo2, GR, MechAssault, etc.) you can have a single profile. Hopefully the basic options, like aviator-absolute stick looking, will carry through, along with playlists.

    Also cool is the support for music from mobile players. I have a Dell Pocket DJ with the Napster2Go service. This will allow me to carry my 'library' of over a million songs over to the Xbox.

    I really can't see that they missed anything with this. Perhaps they will overprice is, but I'm looking for a 299 price point.

  3. Re:Massive Specs by Retric · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Don't forget:

    There selling it at a loss.

    It's not in stores yet so PC prices will drop by the time it's out.

    Or this could be a lie.

  4. DVD-RW?! by tootbrush · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Do we have to save on DVDs now?

  5. Re:Yeah, but... by jericho4.0 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The original XBox was basically an Intel PC. This device is not. The major problem this raises is that binaries will not work, so no flash, games or commercial apps. Still, at the probable price point it's peerless as a personal plaything.

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  6. Re:Wow by imitier · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If you know of a better online gaming system for consoles, I'd love to hear about it. As it stands, I haven't seen anything better on another console. As long as Microsoft continues supporting Live, which it certainly seem to be doing with the next Xbox, and as long as a number of my friends across the country still use Live, I don't particular care if Microsoft is making money on it or if it has sold less or more consoles than anyone else.

  7. Improved Disc Speed? by robbway · · Score: 2, Interesting

    As I play Forza, I wonder about disc read speed. Forza loads forever. If complicated and detailed games will be common--and I'm all for it--some optimization needs to be done. Also, in the realm of PS2 downward compatability, will the improved speed enhance load times of XBox games?