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Where is MS Taking the 360?

Posted by Zonk on from the someplace-shiny dept.

The Inquirer has an article up asking the question where is Microsoft taking the 360? The author had a chance to sit down with UK Xbox head man Stephen McGill to get a sense of what they want to do. From the article: "You gotta love the PR hype and mud slinging that goes on during the run up to a really, really major competitive product launch. Sony and Microsoft are at loggerheads over their upcoming next-generation releases, and while we have all the tech specs (relatively) nailed and the hype about what will make each console Gods Gift to 14 Year Olds, what about the actual direction in which the two companies are pulling their franchises?"

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  1. Where is MS Taking the 360? by acxr+is+wasted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Around in circles!

    jerk

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    "Come on, let's go drink till we can't feel feelings anymore."
  2. V-chips by warmgun · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Five will get you twenty that now they're considering putting in a V-chip style device. What better feature to advertise to parents than the ability to lock out Mature or Adults Only games in light of the recent ridiculousness?

    1. Re:V-chips by Suddenly_Dead · · Score: 3, Informative

      Eh, the Xbox had a parental lock as well. You could set maximum game ratings (ESRB) and movie ratings, protected by a password.

      I'm not sure, but I wouldn't doubt that the PS2 had the feature as well.

  3. Wired Mag has Great X-Box Article by DavidD_CA · · Score: 3, Interesting
    This article from Wired really gave a good perspective of where Microsoft is taking the X-Box:

    http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.06/xbox.html

    From that article:

    For Allard, Xbox 360 is all about gaming. For Microsoft, it's about gaming - and a whole lot more. The big picture isn't 10 million hardcore gamers trash-talking one another over a massively multiplayer version of Halo 3. It's 100 million Middle Americans using Xbox 360 as the linchpin of their Windows-powered digital home.
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    -David