Xbox 360 adds 1080p Support

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday September 20, 2006 @12:27AM from the now-wait-a-minute dept.

jayintune writes "2old2play has received news from the TGS (Tokyo Game Show) that Microsoft plans on releasing an update that will enable 1080p support on their Xbox 360 console. From the article, "users can expect 1080p upscaling immediately on current games and DVDs while native 1080p on compatible HD DVD titles." What could this mean for Sony now that MS has 1080p as well?" Now honestly, show of hands: who has their console (not PC!) connected to a display device capable of 1080p? Who plans on buying a device capable of 1080p?

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Re:1080p, me! by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-20 00:39 · Score: 2, Funny

I have a 60" 1080p capable plasma, and let me tell you it cost a huge amount of money, probably more money then many Slashdotters earn in a year! But I also want to make this clear: I earn *lots* of money, probably more then the vast majority of slashdotters. I don't buy things this expensive very often (although the Aston Martin I bought last week set me back a few hundred k), but I like to splash out occasionally.
Re:1080p, me! by PhoenixAtlantios · 2006-09-20 01:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Translation: I work at McDonalds and wish I could afford cool stuff, but I can't so I make up stories about how rich I am online to satisfy my desires.
Re:The Perils of Today's Console by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-20 01:22 · Score: 1, Funny

why aren't we just buying a special USB controller from these companies and running everything on our computers?

You mean the $30 xbox360 controller i bought for my PC doesn't make me an xbox360 owner ???
Heck, now i'm starting to understéand why all those "xbox marketplace" games come as a .torrent file and the "xbox live" client is called "xfire"
Re:penis measuring by @madeus · 2006-09-20 01:55 · Score: 2, Funny

Are you sure you didn't mean:

ps3 blue ray
some shite ms thing

ps3 1080p
some shite ms thing

ipod
some shite ms thing

google
some shite ms thing

(I kid, I kid!)
Re:3rd question by Schraegstrichpunkt · 2006-09-20 02:38 · Score: 2, Funny

There's no HDCP path on the 360, so either the movie studios forget all about their latest copy-protection scheme and don't set the ICT flag on the discs (sh'yeah, right) ...

They'll probably surprise us one day. I mean, they've got to figure out eventually that copy protection isn't worth the mess it makes, right?

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Re:1080p, me! by srk2040 · 2006-09-20 02:58 · Score: 2, Funny

Ummmm, when are we going to see some 1080p porn?
Re:Current Cable support by mennucc1 · 2006-09-20 04:35 · Score: 3, Funny

it depends on your "PC upgrade". My last "PC upgrade" was worth 200$ ... I guess that would by a 108p television.