Xbox 360 Discussion

[ctrl_alt_del]

Thats great Tarey, wish you had put that sonner. My torrent download is already 30% complete, so no point switching back to this one.

Btw, it being 44Mb means that its a low-res one right? Hasen't Gametrailers relased the HD version for download yet?

EDIT 1: Yohooo, download complete, took 2 hrs and 17mins. Not bad! Anyways, lemme go and view the show.

 

[gxsaurav]

Hm, bit-tech has given an article comparing the XBOX 360 & PC Gaming,

*www.bit-tech.net/columns/2005/05/13/xbox_360_pc_enthusiasts/1.html

Untill now PC games were better just due to Online gameplay capability, but now since XBOX has XBOX Live, I don't find a single place where PC gaming is better, it's on par with the console

 

[tarey_g]

@ctrl_alt_del, the resolution is good 480x270 pix

the wmv compression is gooood, nice lookin vids yet small in size

 

[tarey_g]

Downloaded the vid , baaaaaaah time waste ..

 

[Sourabh]

iPod to Connect With Xbox 360

"Microsoft may be battling the iPod on the digital music front, but on the gaming side Redmond has embraced its Apple rival. The Xbox 360 will enable users to connect a portable music player, including an iPod, to the system and browse or play back music through the console's interface while watching 50 visualizations.

"We see the Xbox 360 as replacing your CD player in your entertainment center, but also as the best digital media amplifier available," said Xbox 360 product manager Barry Steinglass. "Your PC is a great place to manage your music, but it's not always the best place to enjoy it. With Xbox 360 you've got one central place to listen to all your music on the best sound system in the house."

Source: BetaNews
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[tarey_g]

hmmm
i don't have a ipod
i don't even own a xbox , xbox360 !!!!!!!

 

[ctrl_alt_del]

XBox 360 In-Game and Menu Images

Need I Say More?

 

[shaunak]

today (20th may) there was an article in times of india with a screen shot from the game "last oddesy". it was mindblowing.

the xbox 360s comming at the right time. just when consoles were losing to the pc in areas of graphics (san anreas will look better on pc than on ps2) comes the resuructor! xbox 360 long live microsoft!!

 

[Sourabh]

Xbox 360 Dashboard: Games

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The Games panel of the Xbox 360 Dashboard lists available titles, including downloaded content, and Achievements earned in each game.

Xbox 360 System Configuration
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Xbox 360 Dashboard: Media
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The Media panel of the Xbox 360 Dashboard offers access to music, photos, as well as content stored on a networked Windows Media Center PC.

Xbox 360 Dashboard: Xbox Live
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The main Xbox Live panel of the Dashboard lists messages, friends and provides access to the Xbox Marketplace.

Xbox Live Marketplace
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From the Xbox Live Marketplace, users will be able to purchase games, themes and other virtual goods. The Xbox 360 will come with a free Silver membership to Xbox Live.

Invite a Friend
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Xbox Live users can receive invites from friends interested in playing a game. Each invite can include an audio or video message attached.

Xbox Live Friend List
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Xbox 360 users can view their Xbox Live friends sorted by the game they are currently playing.

Game Downloads
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Xbox Live will offer free downloads of arcade games.

My Arcade Games
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The Xbox 360 will list already downloaded arcade games for quick access.

Xbox 360 Media Browsing
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The Xbox 360 will be able to browse available music for playback directly on the console.

Now Playing
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The Now Playing screen will show the current song, as well as visualizations.

Xbox 360 Visuals
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While playing music, Xbox 360 users can view full screen visualizations that go along with the music. Users can control the visuals using the Xbox controller.

Source: BetaNews

 

[Sourabh]

Speculation about XBox 360's OS

Speculation about XBox 360's OS

As we stated in our previous story on this topic, the earlier Xbox was based on a Pentium-family processor and was said to run a variant of Windows 2000. But the new Xbox 360 has a completely different architecture, based on a custom triple-core IBM PowerPC processor along with other specialty silicon including a custom graphics processor made by ATI, plus 512MB of system DRAM.

Since neither Windows XP nor Windows CE supports the PowerPC architecture (Windows hasn't supported PowerPC architecture since Windows NT 4.0 SP3), we devised the following set of alternatives for the Xbox 360's embedded OS:

- A hitherto unpublicized port by Microsoft of Windows XP or Windows CE to the PowerPC

- A version of some off-the-shelf embedded OS, possibly even a variant of BSD Unix or #%$@& (sorry, our censors deleted the "L-word")

- A new embedded software platform developed specifically for Xbox use.

Read More/Source: Windowsfordevices
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[tarey_g]

Speech recognition tech coming to the 360


Fonix Speech announced today that it will be providing its voice command technology to developers of the Xbox 360. Fonix is currently delivering their techonology to Xbox developers. Companies such as Ubisoft, Novalogic, and VU Games have released titles employing their technology.

"Microsoft is pleased to continue its relationship with Fonix for Xbox 360," says Brian Schmidt, Program Manager, Audio and Voice Technologies, Microsoft. "By incorporating Fonix's speech recognition technology into our Xbox 360 development kit, game developers can give players a fun and natural way of interacting with their games."

"Working with Microsoft enables Fonix to offer market-leading voice command solutions for next-generation products and to offer new interface possibilities for game developers and players," says Tim K. Hong, VP, Fonix Games. "Fonix looks forward to contributing to a new generation of videogames as developers use Xbox 360 to showcase greater possibilities for voice recognition in games

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[Sourabh]

LOL! Who knows how true it is but check this.

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It’s possible that we’re all just falling prey to some sort of viral marketing on Microsoft’s part, but someone just auctioned off a wired Xbox 360 controller on eBay (they claim they got it at a game developer’s conference). We missed our chance to bid, but some poor fool paid $91 for the privilege of owning a controller that won’t have an accompanying console for at least a couple more months (yeah, we know they could use the controller with a PC, but still).

Source: Engadget

 

[icecoolz]

hahaha...lol...gawd only knows if it is really a controller or not...lol!

 

[Nemesis]

Lol eBay!!! I wonder why people fall for such obvious fakes. And why pay $91 that will cost $50 (wireless) or 40 (wired) when the 360 releases?

By the way, in case you didn't notice, the pix of the Xenon Development were actually those of a PowerMac!! As it was revealed that MS used a Mac to run games at E3, I looked at the Xenon pix again and instantly recognized them!! So those pix were right...but unfortunately, they weren't those of the actual console!

PS: And oh, I'm editing the thread title to remove the [Big Update].