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State of the 360

Posted by Zonk on from the good-ship-xbox dept.

IGN is reporting on The State of the Xbox 360, detailing information on the next-gen console since this past E3. From the article: "Coming into the home stretch here, it's clear Microsoft has had its fair share of problems. The MTV event, though brilliantly conceived, was a hype-without-substance infomercial that impressed nobody, especially the most important people -- gamers. At the actual MTV event, I did an informal poll which revealed that three-fourths of the people attending were there only to see the Killers. E3 was underwhelming to put it mildly, and the summer months proved to be vacant of everything but rumors, leaks, and more rumors and leaks. The Tokyo Game show helped Microsoft's cause a little, and Microsoft finally revealed its Japanese pricing and the worldwide release dates, leaving one major news announcement left open - the day-and-date launch games. Apparently, Microsoft and friends are still working on these last details."

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  1. Re:Which is surprising... by TitusC3v5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    IMHO, Nintendo is the only one coming with something remotely interesting.

    You, sir, need to be shot.

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  2. Re:Which is surprising... by Lisandro · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mom! Mom! I made a funny! :)

  3. Re:Which is surprising... by game+kid · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think 2006 will be marked by the return of the cartridge--at least, to PCs. All the consoles and their games seem a bit out of reach of the Incredible Shrinking Wallet at this point.

    We'll start seeing small companies selling USB flash sticks (the "cartridges") with their games saved on them. Big corps will fight back with overly DRM'd, 20-GB dongle-games that only look like they're on USB flash sticks.

    Hey, if artists can do it with music*...

    *I can't seem to find the /. article that mentioned that...

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  4. Re:Just don't care by cornface · · Score: 4, Funny

    Looks like I won't have to think about it for quite awhile.

    Yes, other than every day for the next year during the times that you eagerly log on to slashdot to post excessively long and detailed posts explaining how disinterested you are, it will be completely out of your mind.

  5. Re:What Revolution? by cornface · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are you going to spend your first hour of a game sitting there with a manual practicing the multitude of movements required?

    Don't worry, sir. You can start now.

    Pick up your tv remote. Got it in hand? Now smash it into your face as hard as you can. You just did a dash attack! Do it again! Oh my god, Gannon is injured! Again! Again! Keep smashing, you've nearly won!

    Now, press the enter key a few times, just so you know it's working. (hint: it's not working.)