Official Xbox 360? Thread...

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: jlmadyson
Yea looks like eb games moved up GoW to 7/07, but we also have Oblivion, Splinter Cell Double Agent, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Burnout Revenge and Saint's Row (a few others as well) listed for March all which should have blazing graphics and just 1 or 2 of these keep me busy for awhile although I plan on getting at least 3 or 4 of them.

Yea ... March is going to break the bank for me

GoW looks like it's most likely going to come out around Holiday 07. I'm just taking this from what Cliffy B told us a Zero Hour. He kept on stressing how the "launch window" of Gears of War was "a full year from the 360 launch" ... and as much as he kept stressing it, it really seems like he's saying its going to definitely take up that whole years time.

I expect to see it around Thanksgiving 07.

 

[jlmadyson]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: jlmadyson
Yea looks like eb games moved up GoW to 7/07, but we also have Oblivion, Splinter Cell Double Agent, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Burnout Revenge and Saint's Row (a few others as well) listed for March all which should have blazing graphics and just 1 or 2 of these keep me busy for awhile although I plan on getting at least 3 or 4 of them.

Yea ... March is going to break the bank for me

GoW looks like it's most likely going to come out around Holiday 07. I'm just taking this from what Cliffy B told us a Zero Hour. He kept on stressing how the "launch window" of Gears of War was "a full year from the 360 launch" ... and as much as he kept stressing it, it really seems like he's saying its going to definitely take up that whole years time.

I expect to see it around Thanksgiving 07.

That should have been 7/06, my mistake. Eb games has it listed as such.

 

[Queasy]

720p images of BF2: MC

Also, the Full Auto demo is coming on the 25th.

 

[mzkhadir]

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: Wingznut
Comparison pics... PGR3 vs Real Life Tokyo pics:

One
Two
Three
Four
Five

Pic 1 is my favorite.

I concur :beer:

lol @ pic 1

The graphics look great!

Thanks for the links.

Koing

qft

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Queasy
720p images of BF2: MC

Also, the Full Auto demo is coming on the 25th.

The demo was in last months Official Xbox Magazine. (I'm really looking forward to this game. )

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Wingznut

Originally posted by: Queasy
720p images of BF2: MC

Also, the Full Auto demo is coming on the 25th.

The demo was in last months Official Xbox Magazine. (I'm really looking forward to this game. )

Yeah, I meant to say it is going to be downloadable on Live Marketplace.

I refuse to pay almost $10 for a magazine I'm not going to read just to get demos. hehe

 

[IrocZman223]

Does it take anyone else forever to download stuff on live marketplace? I just got it all set up and was wanting to play some demos to see what game I should get next

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: IrocZman223
Does it take anyone else forever to download stuff on live marketplace? I just got it all set up and was wanting to play some demos to see what game I should get next

Well, the retail game demos are in the size range of 500MB - 1GB. So, those will take a little while to download. It does seem like the downloads run a little slower than usual on Live though.

 

[Modeps]

This thread is too long. You guys should come over to my forums and discuss xbox shiz. I can never keep track of posts in this thread.

 

[TheShiz]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Wingznut

Originally posted by: Queasy
720p images of BF2: MC

Also, the Full Auto demo is coming on the 25th.

The demo was in last months Official Xbox Magazine. (I'm really looking forward to this game. )

Yeah, I meant to say it is going to be downloadable on Live Marketplace.

I refuse to pay almost $10 for a magazine I'm not going to read just to get demos. hehe

subscription is $25 a year, so $2 or so an issue/demo disc, not bad. i agree that $10 is a rip off

 

[intogamer]

Think about DDR in high def

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: intogamer
Think about DDR in high def

LOL I'd be down with that. Of course they gotta make an Xbox 1 to USB adapter so I can use the Ignition 2.0 pad that I already own. I don't think I can shell out another hundred bucks for a decent pad.

 

[thesurge]

This is the 1337 post.
how's doa4?

 

[KrazyBabaGanoush]

DOA4 has great graphics but darn it.. I just suck at the controls... I may put it up for sale or something

 

[Zim Hosein]

"Worms" coming to Xbox Live Arcade :Q

 

[Xylitol]

Sticky gone :Q

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
"Worms" coming to Xbox Live Arcade :Q

I have actually never played Worms... But I'll definitely check it out.

 

[LikeLinus]

Has anyone played the Fight Night 3 demo? That game is going to be pretty awesome looking. Great graphics.

FIFA also looks good, but I just don't care for soccer games.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Has anyone played the Fight Night 3 demo? That game is going to be pretty awesome looking. Great graphics.

FIFA also looks good, but I just don't care for soccer games.

I played it for about an hour today until I got tired of owning Roy Jones.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Has anyone played the Fight Night 3 demo? That game is going to be pretty awesome looking. Great graphics.

FIFA also looks good, but I just don't care for soccer games.

I played it for about an hour today until I got tired of owning Roy Jones.

Yeah the 4 rounds get boring after awhile.

I haven't played the Doom 4 demo yet. I downloaded it last night. Is it any good?

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Has anyone played the Fight Night 3 demo? That game is going to be pretty awesome looking. Great graphics.

FIFA also looks good, but I just don't care for soccer games.

I played it for about an hour today until I got tired of owning Roy Jones.

Yeah the 4 rounds get boring after awhile.

I haven't played the Doom 4 demo yet. I downloaded it last night. Is it any good?

I haven't tried it. The funny thing is I don't recall anyone in this thread really talking about it.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Microsoft Now Says Blu-ray Not a Possibility for 360

Following the news of the external HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360 and reports that Microsoft would consider Blu-ray if necessary, the company has now flip-flopped on Blu-ray, reaffirming their 100% committment to the HD DVD format.

Last week we reported that Microsoft would leave open the possibility that its next-gen console could one day support Blu-ray if that format ended up winning the war against HD DVD. This was based upon comments made by Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Interactive Entertainment Business Peter Moore to Japanese website ITmedia during CES.

However, Moore's comments, which made the rounds not long after MS announced plans for an external HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360, were taken out of context, the company insists. To clear up any confusion, MS has issued a statement to the effect that they are 100 percent behind Toshiba's HD DVD format.

"Microsoft firmly stands behind the HD-DVD format as the best choice for our consumers. As we've said before, we're confident that HD-DVD will bring the excitement of high definition movies to the consumer faster and at a greater value. We believe that consumers have signaled what format they want to enjoy high definition DVD and we're going to follow them down that path. The question of whether Xbox 360 has the flexibility to adapt to consumers' needs is a different issue entirely. Xbox 360 is a future-proofed system -- one that allows us to add features as consumers demand them -- as evidenced by our offering of the HD DVD drive as an accessory," reads the official line.

The statement concludes, "Current reports indicating that we have a back-up plan, which includes Blu-Ray support are incorrect. At this point, we're fully committed to HD-DVD and have absolutely no plans to support other optical formats."

So, no MS may not officially have a back-up plan if HD DVD fails, but why did Moore say what he did regarding Blu-ray? Even though HD DVD is the focus for MS right now, it's likely that Moore's comments reflect the company's general thinking behind the scenes and we wouldn't be surprised to see an external Blu-ray player for 360 sometime in the future if that format does indeed prevail.

Microsoft Now Says Blu-ray Not a Possibility for 360.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Has anyone played the Fight Night 3 demo? That game is going to be pretty awesome looking. Great graphics.

FIFA also looks good, but I just don't care for soccer games.

I played it for about an hour today until I got tired of owning Roy Jones.

Yeah the 4 rounds get boring after awhile.

I haven't played the Doom 4 demo yet. I downloaded it last night. Is it any good?

I haven't tried it. The funny thing is I don't recall anyone in this thread really talking about it.

It's ok... Pretty much your generic, straight-forward FPS.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Microsoft Now Says Blu-ray Not a Possibility for 360.

If Blu-ray turns out to be the VHS of today's media war, I have no doubt MS will change their mind.

 

[JohnAn2112]

Damn this FFXI beta takes FOREVER to get up and running. My Logitech USB keyboard didn't work with my 360 either, which added to the overall time with the registration process. I'm updating the game now so hopefully I'll get to try the game out in the next half hour or so.