I am on my 3rd, my brother is on his second. Both of us have our original xbox1 systems and they both still work. Coincedence? Quality took the back seat over timely launch, it is obvious to me.
That would be me.
I ride the bus every day, and it is quite a nice change of pace to watch one of my dvds (ripped w/ pspvideo9) every now and then. And when my wife and I went to Las Vegas, we watched a couple episodes of 24 season 1 while on the plane. Yes I do play games mostly, but I love it's movie capability as well. And judging from the success of UMD sales in this country, I'm not alone.
They never said there won't be ability to save a game with no HD, they just said it won't include a HD. I'm sure there is an alternative way to save a game that will come with EVERY console, like a small flash device or something. I'm thinking the HD will just be for additional content, music etc. If you want to store that stuff, you'll have to buy a HD. I don't see it as a big problem.
More than likely, there is some alternative storage included by default to allow for saved games, like a large flash device. This would be something every developer can code for and assume is there for game saves (and for backward compatibility with certain "popular" games). If you want to rip music, download extra content, etc, you'll have to buy the HD. Simple to me. The only downside I see, is that no game would now include the ability to play ripped music, because they can't assume you have the HD. But the 360 may be getting around this by being able to autonimously play music apart from the games? Would require some sort of mixer setting to be able to adjust comparitive volumes...we shall see.
Maybe not right this minute, but very soon. Players are due out by the end of the year, and studios are gearing up for hd-dvd releases. Check out the text from this article:
CES 2005 While games publisher Vivendi Universal was touting its support for the Blu-ray Disc format yesterday, the movie business in which it owns a 20 per cent stake, Universal Studios, was announcing plans to release 16 HD DVD titles in the US.
It was joined by Paramount, which will ship the first titles from its initial 20-strong list of HD DVD products in Q4 2005, and by Warner Bros., which plans to lead the field with a catalogue of 50 HD DVD titles, again commencing Q4 2005.
Warner's line-up includes titles from Lord of the Rings producer New Line Entertainment - though the studio did not yesterday commit itself to offering those movies, in either their cinema or extended versions, on the new format. The 50-title list also include HBO productions The Sopranos and Angels in America.
I tell you now, if Warner puts LOTR on HD-DVD at the end of the year, I will have to seriously think about getting an hd-dvd player. Do I want another piece of equipment besides my xbox360? Not if I can avoid it. I'd sure like it if they'd release the 360 with hd-dvd from the get-go.
Actually I would consider myself on the conservative side, and I consider this whole situation laughable. I fail to see the sudden concern over our children seeing some dry humping, when all through the game people are being killed left and right. Which is worse? I tend to think this whole thing is no more than a parenting issue, and government should stay the hell out of it. The game already had an M rating, which means over 17. If a 17+ year old kid has life long problems over seeing video game characters go through the motions, are you telling me any 17+ year old hasn't seen much more graphic detail in the form of downloadable content? If a kid is technically adept enough to unlock the content on GTA, they most certainly have downloaded their share of hardcore porn off the net. So I fail to see where the government feels it's going to help the situation at all. It is parenting 100%.
Yes there does not seem to be a breakdown of LAUNCH titles, as the link suggests. Just titles "in development". I'd sure like to have confirmation of quake 4. Damn that short footage I saw looked amazing.
>Until you actually say "On sale on [insert date here]", just shut up - we'll be a lot less skeptical that way.
I do believe that is what he is doing, shutting up about another date. He mentioned early in the article the mistake of promising too much. I think if they announce a date again at this point, it is all but on the shelf. I'm actually interested in this product, completely depending on pricing options and what you get of course, but I'll be very interested in that announcement. He's right, there are a hell of a lot of games that fell through the cracks simply because of bad launch timing. Sometimes nobody sees really quality games because nobody hears about them due to being drowned out by another games launch. I'm anxious to see the list of partners and games available. I'm looking at my xbox library, and I've basically got a $50 game every month since it's been out, and I suspect that most of us are close to that. What if this service is $30/month, with instant access to a buttload of quality games? I'd certainly be thinking about it. They need the marketing also or it will die no matter how great it is, and great marketing sometimes can simply be word of mouth.
I really don't think MS would deliberatly underproduce to "sell out", that would be the ultimate in stupidity. They know there is a limited time window in which to establish the biggest xbox360 user base as possible, and that is the time before ps3 launch (and before the inevitable hype machine). The only way to maximize this is to meet demand. If someone has to wait too long, ps3 thoughts just may creep into their heads, and MS knows this.
Raven has worked hand in hand with ID for years and years, and every time the game has been quality and did not disappoint. Hexen did rule for it's time. I remember buying that game because I just bought my shiny new canopus pure3d card, with a whopping 6mb texture memory, and wanted to run something other than glquake. There weren't a lot of 3d accelerated titles at the time.
I have no doubt Quak34 will be of excellent quality. I just hope the rumors are true, that it will be an xbox 360 launch title. I'm more console FPS nowadays.
Quite possible, not sure. Seems like it wouldn't be a 100% slam dunk though for backward compatiblity, as I'd imagine to get every possible fragment of horsepower out of the console maybe there is some low level stuff going on. Only the devs really know.
I am 99% sure of this.
I was contacted by MS about a contract job opportunity in test engineering for xbox testing of "RF peripherals", and they also mentioned the next xbox will wirelessly network to your home lan. A friend of mine working as test engineer over there is the one that clued me in to the opening, which is all about RF testing. He mentioned they were in "panic mode" in trying to make the end of the year release, apparently there was still quite a bit of testing to get done. I have no doubt they will though, MS will not lose, they have too much money to throw at winning.
It takes at least a few months to ramp up to that capacity, so by my calculation they better be within a couple months of release to manufacturing to make those numbers. They have to start building well in advance.
Maybe there will be a "backward compatibility pack" for sale extra, which loads the emulators for the cpu and gfx code, thus taking care of any extra licensing costs owed to nvidia for emulating their hardware. I think this is a possibility.
The games lineup at launch is going to determine how many units sell, not the hardware specs. I wonder if they will reveal that on mtv may 12. I would imagine they would.
I personally couldn't stand to watch more than 5 minutes of unscrewed. I have enjoyed G4Techtv more since they've been putting more game related shows on, namely icons. I dig xplay too. I don't think I'm alone, and I'm looking forward to the makeover.
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I am on my 3rd, my brother is on his second. Both of us have our original xbox1 systems and they both still work. Coincedence? Quality took the back seat over timely launch, it is obvious to me.
Maybe they will add a pleasing sound for the Blue Screen of Death, that people will still like hear after the tenth, hundredth, and thousandth time.
I beg to differ. Quake3 IMO was id's greatest achievement, that game had some serious legs and is still fun to this day.
I hear they are looking for frog modelers and frog skin artists. :)
That would be me. I ride the bus every day, and it is quite a nice change of pace to watch one of my dvds (ripped w/ pspvideo9) every now and then. And when my wife and I went to Las Vegas, we watched a couple episodes of 24 season 1 while on the plane. Yes I do play games mostly, but I love it's movie capability as well. And judging from the success of UMD sales in this country, I'm not alone.
They never said there won't be ability to save a game with no HD, they just said it won't include a HD. I'm sure there is an alternative way to save a game that will come with EVERY console, like a small flash device or something. I'm thinking the HD will just be for additional content, music etc. If you want to store that stuff, you'll have to buy a HD. I don't see it as a big problem.
More than likely, there is some alternative storage included by default to allow for saved games, like a large flash device. This would be something every developer can code for and assume is there for game saves (and for backward compatibility with certain "popular" games). If you want to rip music, download extra content, etc, you'll have to buy the HD. Simple to me. The only downside I see, is that no game would now include the ability to play ripped music, because they can't assume you have the HD. But the 360 may be getting around this by being able to autonimously play music apart from the games? Would require some sort of mixer setting to be able to adjust comparitive volumes...we shall see.
I say when they're decommissioned, they launch all the space shuttles one last time and leave them up there, as space stations.
Maybe not right this minute, but very soon. Players are due out by the end of the year, and studios are gearing up for hd-dvd releases. Check out the text from this article:
CES 2005 While games publisher Vivendi Universal was touting its support for the Blu-ray Disc format yesterday, the movie business in which it owns a 20 per cent stake, Universal Studios, was announcing plans to release 16 HD DVD titles in the US.
It was joined by Paramount, which will ship the first titles from its initial 20-strong list of HD DVD products in Q4 2005, and by Warner Bros., which plans to lead the field with a catalogue of 50 HD DVD titles, again commencing Q4 2005.
Warner's line-up includes titles from Lord of the Rings producer New Line Entertainment - though the studio did not yesterday commit itself to offering those movies, in either their cinema or extended versions, on the new format. The 50-title list also include HBO productions The Sopranos and Angels in America.
I tell you now, if Warner puts LOTR on HD-DVD at the end of the year, I will have to seriously think about getting an hd-dvd player. Do I want another piece of equipment besides my xbox360? Not if I can avoid it. I'd sure like it if they'd release the 360 with hd-dvd from the get-go.
Actually I would consider myself on the conservative side, and I consider this whole situation laughable. I fail to see the sudden concern over our children seeing some dry humping, when all through the game people are being killed left and right. Which is worse? I tend to think this whole thing is no more than a parenting issue, and government should stay the hell out of it. The game already had an M rating, which means over 17. If a 17+ year old kid has life long problems over seeing video game characters go through the motions, are you telling me any 17+ year old hasn't seen much more graphic detail in the form of downloadable content? If a kid is technically adept enough to unlock the content on GTA, they most certainly have downloaded their share of hardcore porn off the net. So I fail to see where the government feels it's going to help the situation at all. It is parenting 100%.
Yes there does not seem to be a breakdown of LAUNCH titles, as the link suggests. Just titles "in development". I'd sure like to have confirmation of quake 4. Damn that short footage I saw looked amazing.
Next: Sony releases their next gen console MS releases Halo3 The End
>Until you actually say "On sale on [insert date here]", just shut up - we'll be a lot less skeptical that way. I do believe that is what he is doing, shutting up about another date. He mentioned early in the article the mistake of promising too much. I think if they announce a date again at this point, it is all but on the shelf. I'm actually interested in this product, completely depending on pricing options and what you get of course, but I'll be very interested in that announcement. He's right, there are a hell of a lot of games that fell through the cracks simply because of bad launch timing. Sometimes nobody sees really quality games because nobody hears about them due to being drowned out by another games launch. I'm anxious to see the list of partners and games available. I'm looking at my xbox library, and I've basically got a $50 game every month since it's been out, and I suspect that most of us are close to that. What if this service is $30/month, with instant access to a buttload of quality games? I'd certainly be thinking about it. They need the marketing also or it will die no matter how great it is, and great marketing sometimes can simply be word of mouth.
I really don't think MS would deliberatly underproduce to "sell out", that would be the ultimate in stupidity. They know there is a limited time window in which to establish the biggest xbox360 user base as possible, and that is the time before ps3 launch (and before the inevitable hype machine). The only way to maximize this is to meet demand. If someone has to wait too long, ps3 thoughts just may creep into their heads, and MS knows this.
I doubt microsoft will be giving away free hard drives this time around. I'd be surprised if the HD wasn't an extra add on for more $$$
Yes that is what I took it as too. Would be pretty stupid to include a writeable dvd drive, the first mod will be an xbox game copy machine.
Raven has worked hand in hand with ID for years and years, and every time the game has been quality and did not disappoint. Hexen did rule for it's time. I remember buying that game because I just bought my shiny new canopus pure3d card, with a whopping 6mb texture memory, and wanted to run something other than glquake. There weren't a lot of 3d accelerated titles at the time. I have no doubt Quak34 will be of excellent quality. I just hope the rumors are true, that it will be an xbox 360 launch title. I'm more console FPS nowadays.
Quite possible, not sure. Seems like it wouldn't be a 100% slam dunk though for backward compatiblity, as I'd imagine to get every possible fragment of horsepower out of the console maybe there is some low level stuff going on. Only the devs really know.
I am 99% sure of this. I was contacted by MS about a contract job opportunity in test engineering for xbox testing of "RF peripherals", and they also mentioned the next xbox will wirelessly network to your home lan. A friend of mine working as test engineer over there is the one that clued me in to the opening, which is all about RF testing. He mentioned they were in "panic mode" in trying to make the end of the year release, apparently there was still quite a bit of testing to get done. I have no doubt they will though, MS will not lose, they have too much money to throw at winning.
It takes at least a few months to ramp up to that capacity, so by my calculation they better be within a couple months of release to manufacturing to make those numbers. They have to start building well in advance.
Maybe there will be a "backward compatibility pack" for sale extra, which loads the emulators for the cpu and gfx code, thus taking care of any extra licensing costs owed to nvidia for emulating their hardware. I think this is a possibility.
The games lineup at launch is going to determine how many units sell, not the hardware specs. I wonder if they will reveal that on mtv may 12. I would imagine they would.
The robots will see in a "180 degree circle". That wil truly be a feat.
I will vouch for that
I personally couldn't stand to watch more than 5 minutes of unscrewed. I have enjoyed G4Techtv more since they've been putting more game related shows on, namely icons. I dig xplay too. I don't think I'm alone, and I'm looking forward to the makeover.