[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Nuke
it could use rf freqencys like bose remotes or my logitech keyboard and mouse. rf would be faster and would operate through non transparent bariers better. battery life on wireless controllers would probibly be pretty good. i have to chare my mouse every 2 weeks (and thats because of the high power led in the thing) and my keyboard every 2 months. id see the controllers lasting about a month. perhaps they use battery pacs and the machine comes with a built in charger for them. id like to see support for windows xp joystick drivers so you could use a pc controller (saitek x52 for example).

as for the harddrive i can ijmagine microsoft including a dedicated operating system (xbox windows). that means mod capability and such. no doubt they well include an optional keayboard and/or mouse. if they managed to make the thing rival pcs in the software compatability department it would be cool. like if you could install windows xp on the thing and run stuff like photoshop or 3d modeling proggies or even pc games. any modern console is just a game optomised proprietery comuter anyway.

none the less il stick to computers for my gaming needs. i might buy a console should they ever pass a pcs performance but it would still only be a secondary gam8ing medium to me.

on a related topic, does anyone have any specs on the psp?

PSP; http://homepage.mac.com/gregorypierce/iblog/B251959301/C4010552/E1190434189/

[q]PSP Specifications:

PSP CPU Core

MIPS R4000 32-bit core
128-bit bus
333MHz
8MB eDRAM main memory
2.6Gbps bus transfer rate
FPU, VFPU (2.6 billion flops)
3D graphics extended instructions
1.2V

PSP Media Engine

MIPS R4000 32-bit core 128-bit bus
2MB eDRAM submemory
90nm CMOS manufacturing process
1.2V

PSP Graphics Core

2MB VRAM
5.3Gbps bus transfer rate
3D curved surface and 3D polygon engine
Support for compressed textures, hardware clipping, morphing, bone, tessellation, bezier, b-spline (NURBS)

Sound Core

VME (Virtual Mobile Engine)
Reconfigurable DSP engine
166MHz
128-bit bus
5 billion operations per second
CODEC capabilities
3D sound, 7.1 channels
Synthesizer, effecter, and other abilities
ATRAC3 plus, AAC, MP3 for audio
1.2V

Media

UMD (Universal Media Disc)
60mm-diameter disc
660nm laser diode
1.8GB capacity (dual-layered disc)
11Mbps transfer rate
AES crypto system
Unique disc ID
Shock proof

Other Specifications

16:9-format widescreen TFT LCD (480x272 pixels, 24-bit full color)
MPEG4 AVC decoder
Wireless LAN (802.11)
IrDA (Infrared Data Association)
USB 2.0
Memory Stick
AV in/out
Lithium ion battery[/p]

NB: apparently the CPU is capped at 222HMz; this may be for battery life; it's been suggested that games may come with a firmware upgrade to 'unlock' it where needed (which would suggest some games use more batteries than others as well).

[Turnsky]

Originally posted by Setekh
I only care about Halo 3. Curses, marketing wins!

you and me both

halo 2's engine, bar obvious bugs, had the most impressive post-prod effects i've seen in a game engine

imagine the Xbox 360 iteration..

that said, it's not a /terrible/ name strictly speaking.. i think that name was coined because to them, it'll be a revolution in entertainment technology, or just that the name was already taken

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Turnsky


you and me both

halo 2's engine, bar obvious bugs, had the most impressive post-prod effects i've seen in a game engine

imagine the Xbox 360 iteration..

that said, it's not a /terrible/ name strictly speaking.. i think that name was coined because to them, it'll be a revolution in entertainment technology, or just that the name was already taken

What, you mean because Nintendo nicked it?

I suspect it is simply to have a '3' in the name.  Some people are probably facetious enough to care about that sort of thing.

[Turnsky]

Originally posted by aldo_14


What, you mean because Nintendo nicked it?

I suspect it is simply to have a '3' in the name.  Some people are probably facetious enough to care about that sort of thing.

hey, if it's one thing microsoft do best, it's advertising, but, all things aside, the Xbox is a great little ( ) console, say what you want about it, or listen to the console fanboys, but the numbers don't lie, all three of this generation's consoles sold really well, save for the GC in australia, and the Xbox in Japan.


money speaks louder than obnoxious little teenagers who whine about stupid things and speak 1337

the reason people don't go on and on about PC's like the consoles fanboys do,  is that, they're pratically everywhere and in every shape or form, with hundreds of variences and uses.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Turnsky




hey, if it's one thing microsoft do best, it's advertising, but, all things aside, the Xbox is a great little ( ) console, say what you want about it, or listen to the console fanboys, but the numbers don't lie, all three of this generation's consoles sold really well, save for the GC in australia, and the Xbox in Japan.


money speaks louder than obnoxious little teenagers who whine about stupid things and speak 1337

the reason people don't go on and on about PC's like the consoles fanboys do,  is that, they're pratically everywhere and in every shape or form, with hundreds of variences and uses.

Albeit, I wonder if any of the current generation actually expanded the target market.......  I think what Nintendo are doing with the DS and (apparently) the Revolution is really clever; they seem to be focusing on ease of control, which arguably is a key to opening up a new demographic base.  The DS may be less powerful than the PSP, but it's aimed at a different base, namely people who maybe don't give a **** about MHz or ultra-realistic physics and are happy using a single stylus rather than a 4, 6, 8+ button controller.

If you look at the Sims success, it's arguably due to similar reasons of finding a 'new' or untapped market.  So, tis interesting IMO.

[Grug]

Aye. If \ when they make Halo3, its gonna be a blast.

Speaking of which I downloaded the 4 new maps available. They are all pretty kickarse.
I'm a little dissapointed with Turf however, as I was expecting roads and a general vehicle map, but its more of a tight quaters, alley fight out set up similar to Zanzibar.

Warlock is basically an improved version of Wizard, so its kind of meh, felt like its been played many a time before.

Sanctuary is pretty cool for team skirmish's or a medium large sized slayer.

Anyoen else check em out?

[WMCoolmon]

The obvious symbolism of the Halo 360 name amuses me.

"We're right back where we started!"

[aldo_14]

I read an interesting rumour, incidentally, that the Nintendo Revolution (and this is complete guesswork, albeit from a reasonably informed source*, so no evidence to support it) in some way will support projection or stereoscopic imaging for the display.

Which would be interesting.

*http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk/news/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=35533&subsectionid=1587 for details; note this is completely speculative.

[Nuke]

thanks for the specs aldo. i know im not buying one now you can get more power out of a pda and run descent 2 on it, and thats good enough for me

[Andreas]

I haven't really been keeping up with this 360-thing, but when are they planning to release it?

IMO the problem with X-Box was that they never really made any games (other than couple of sports games) that I was truly interested in. Shame really, a LOT of wasted potential, especially because the controller was so kick-ass.

Specs really mean **** to me, it's the games that they are gonna release for it that will decide whetever I'm getting it.

[Grey Wolf]

I've seen a lot of evidence supporting the wireless controllers on the successor to Xbox. I'd really hold off on debating the power of the PS3 vs. the Xbox 360, however, as they are really completely different architectures, even if both are based on IBM technology. It will really come down to the skill of the programmers at using the technology, and the compilers used for the PS3.

Either way, though, IBM is set to make a killing, as all three consoles are using IBM designs for the processor.

[Pacinoisthemoon]

OMG IT IS HUGE, if that is the actually plan for the xbox360, it's a pc god damnit!! IT IS ORGASMIC!!!!! there is no doubt im paying full price for xbox360, im gonna be one of the first in my neighbourhood to own one, and halo2.5, the supposed "Release title" for xbox360, im gonna buy that too, even though halo2 sucks ass, and halo was amazing, this leaves halo2.5 to be at a 50/50 chance of sucking, either way im buyig because im a huge halo sucker, damn halo2 was such a disappointment, but i still like it anyway.

and Hexley, MMOFPS for xbox360 on xbox live:nod:

definitely buying it too, although xbox live seems to be a rip off

[Grey Wolf]

You do know that Halo 2.5 is Halo 2 with better graphics, right?

[Pacinoisthemoon]

negative, it is not...you gotta be on your toes buddy you are way behind

[Kosh]

Something funny someone gave me

http://www.hcn.zaq.ne.jp/cabic508/rsf/frame1.html


But I think it is really funny that my laptop severly outclasses the current XBox, despite the it being made for games only.

[Grug]

Halo 2.5 is only a rumour. There's been no mention of it by Bungie or others. Plus it is very much so against the Bungie way.

How is Halo2 a dissapointment btw? It improves on everything from Halo1.
Do you have xbLive? Or play multi? That's its main greatness.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Grug
Halo 2.5 is only a rumour. There's been no mention of it by Bungie or others. Plus it is very much so against the Bungie way.

How is Halo2 a dissapointment btw? It improves on everything from Halo1.
Do you have xbLive? Or play multi? That's its main greatness.

How many of the founding members of Bungie are actually still at Bungie, anyways?

[Tieowbeijas]

Well, Alex Seropian, one of the founders of Bungie (also made the music for Marathon) left Bungie 2002.

Also, Greg Kirkpatrick (not a founder, but anyways, wrote much/most of the storyline for the Marathon games and made maps for the games) left Bungie after Marathon 2 to work with Double Aught who worked with Bungie to make Marathon Infinity. IMO it's very noticeable in Halo that he left the company since Halo lacks the "twist" that the Marathon-storyline has.

[Grug]

Most are still there. The bungie way is still present in the behind the scenes vids.

Though there community team can be kinda jerks sometimes. Though thankfully they have little to none involvement in the actual games.

[Deepblue]

Originally posted by Pacinoisthemoon
OMG IT IS HUGE, if that is the actually plan for the xbox360, it's a pc god damnit!! IT IS ORGASMIC!!!!! there is no doubt im paying full price for xbox360, im gonna be one of the first in my neighbourhood to own one, and halo2.5, the supposed "Release title" for xbox360, im gonna buy that too, even though halo2 sucks ass, and halo was amazing, this leaves halo2.5 to be at a 50/50 chance of sucking, either way im buyig because im a huge halo sucker, damn halo2 was such a disappointment, but i still like it anyway.

and Hexley, MMOFPS for xbox360 on xbox live:nod:

definitely buying it too, although xbox live seems to be a rip off

Am I the only one that got mixed messages from that???

Xbox Live is actually a pretty good deal, if you have broadband.

But anyhoo, heres a recent pic from ourcolony.net of the gamer profile thingee that will be on the Xbox 360. It also pretty much proves that it will have an external digital camera.