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Xbox Unveiling Tonight on MTV

Posted by Zonk on from the i-want-my-geek-tv dept.

GamesIndustry.biz has a reminder that the Elijah Woods hosted Xbox 360 unveiling will be happening tonight on MTV. From the article: "Microsoft has already said that it will demonstrate 'the Xbox vision for the next generation,' which 'ensures that the user experience is always connected, always personalised and always in high definition'."

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  1. Local Newspaper by superpulpsicle · · Score: 4, Informative

    There is a massive section in my local newspaper on this today. M$ claim by 2006, xbox will have close to 40% of the market, while PS2 will have 50%.

    While I own a PS2, I look at games like Forza Racing on the xbox and it's competition like this that we desperately need. Games like Gran Turismo has been sitting at the top for too long.

  2. Most Repulsive Combination Ever by theclam159 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Xbox...Elijah Wood...MTV...
    It's the three things I despise the most.

    Seriously, what demographic is Microsoft trying to reach? The people who know the least about good gaming? Oh, wait, I think I figured it out...

    1. Re:Most Repulsive Combination Ever by mbrewthx · · Score: 4, Funny

      If they wanted to do that they would have introduced it on G4.

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    2. Re:Most Repulsive Combination Ever by HAKdragon · · Score: 3, Funny

      It is a bit odd that a station for music is showing a debut for a video game console, while a video game station isn't,

      MTV has music now?!

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  3. Re:x-box name by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We used to call it the Malcolm X-box, spiritual successor to the IHaveADreamcast.

  4. NOT the Xbox 360, according to Xbox rep... by mrdogi · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I work at a retail store, and the Xbox rep. was in today, making sure that I know about the unveiling on MTV. He let me know that the name was going to be call Xenon, not the 360. I'm assuming that that is the correct spelling.

    Anyway, thought you'd like to know, if you didn't already.

    1. Re:NOT the Xbox 360, according to Xbox rep... by radish · · Score: 4, Informative

      Xenon is the internal codename for the project. All the released/leaked photos so far show the name as Xbox 360 and the marketing materials heavily feature circles. If it's not called Xbox 360, I'll eat my wavebird controller.

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  5. That was terrible by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 3, Interesting

    history of gaming according to xbox:
    pacman, atari, xbox, xbox in hd...

    the game footage they showed was terrible.
    doom3 has better graphics.
    i thought this thing was supposed to be more advanced than today's PCs.
    with a product such as this, there's no way they'll be able to keep up with real next gen consoles...

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  6. After seeing the Xbox 360 .... by mbrewthx · · Score: 3, Insightful

    All I have to say is

    The Phantom is dead!!!!
    Long live the Phantom!!!!!
    Xbox 360 kind of looks like a Phantom on Steroids. Infinum Labs could learn alot from Microsoft's unveiling.

    I can just hear it...
    "Boys I'm buying you a Phantom for Christmas"
    "But Grandma if you get us an Xbox 360 we can give you our X-box for you house so we can play games with you when we visit"
    "You boys are so good looking out for Grandma, now if we can just get your lazy as father off the couch"

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