[Deepblue]

You like to use gamepads on your PC???

And yes, it already has been announced that the controller will be compatible with Longhorn.

[Taristin]

I use the current XB controller on my PC.

[Deepblue]

Another option with that usb adapter is it could essentially turn your wireless controller into a wired one.

One more thing:

Perfect Dark Zero Details.
(May 6, 2005) -- Word from a little birdy who had a chance to play Perfect Dark Zero at an MTV Event. Though our source was under some non-disclosure limitations, he agreed to reveal some of the details to us under the condition of anonymity. As a result, we learned a number of different details about the sequel and Xbox 360 Launch title. Perfect Dark Zero can be best summed up as combination of Counter Strike's team-based gameplay and Splinter Cell's spy/stealth features. At Joanna's disposal will be over 22 weapons, including the return of the remote Laptop gun as well as a new invisibility gun. New to the Perfect Dark universe are personal teleporters, jetpacks, and a slew of spy gadgets. The graphics do not look like the early concept renders of Joanna, but rather realistic graphics that land somewhere in between Half-Life and Halo. Apparently the reps at the event also scanned in the entire body of one the other lucky attendees and put them in the game. Our source wasn't able to tell us with absolute certainty that this feature would available to anyone in the final game, so it could end up being a similiar case to that of the Gameboy Camera and Perfect Dark on the N64. However, we have heard pretty concrete rumors that the Xbox 360 will come with a USB camera for use on Xbox Live, so this may very well be a final production feature. Look for this MTV Event to be televised this Thursday at 9:30pm, at where else, MTV or alternatively on CTV in Canada.

[WMCoolmon]

Doesn't everyone want wireless controllers?

I guess everyone just wants to rebel against microsoft. "Package wireless controllers!? Hah! I'll turn mine into a wired one, so I CAN'T use it from across the room."

[Deepblue]

Gah, more and more stuff!

Someone PS'd the X360 into a real world situation.

[Mongoose]

I probably won't get the new X-Box regardless; if I even bother shelling out the cash for one of the next-generation consoles, it'll probably be the PS3.  I still have to pick up a GameCube well before that, though.

[Setekh]

Looks pretty small in that latest shot. Then again, anything is small compared to the original Xbox.

[Nico]

Hey, that's France3 on TV
Well I like it but I would have prefered it black. Matter of taste I suppose. Where are the black and white buttons? Triggers? That would be cool.

[Turnsky]

nice photoshop job. (you can see a white line along that speaker)

[Nuke]

why doesnt anyone make a console that fits seemlessly in everyones a/v cabnet or rack. crap like standing it on end so it can be kicked over by little brothers and the family cat. a top loading cd tray so that you can never stack anything on top of the unit.  why are people so insistant on letting the design queers strip away any shred of utilitarianisim from every product ever made for the sake of mindless asthetics.  damn you all to hell!

[YodaSean]

Originally posted by aldo_14


A...can...of....spraypaint.

So how many people spray-paint their TV or Hi-Fi nowadays?  Must be some fad I've missed out on.

I painted my Gameboy, it started out purple though, so it's sort of a different situation?

I don't really like this new xbox, personally.  It looks like a really cheap home computer(like something you would buy for kids), especially when you stand it up like that.  And what's up with the name?  It doesn't make any sense.

Anyway. what I would really like to see in terms of console design are new consoles with wood-grain casing, and maybe make the controllers aluminum or something(to match).  It would totally be the coolest thing ever, although it wouldn't match very well with newer TVs and sound systems.

[Grug]

Originally posted by Deepblue
at grug.

That IS the wireless reciever, look to the bottom right of the console... there is the webcam.

Poor choice of words on my part. That thing by the bottom right of the console is what I was referring too. It may not be a webcam at all, it could just be a wireless reciever.

I for one don't really like the idea of a webcam hooked to live all the time, if it was so I'd probably leave it unplugged when not in use.

The news that Perfect Dark is not going to be a cell shaded game is very much appreciated by me. That would of lost the whole gothic like theme of the game, and quite frankly the cell shaded Zelda looked sucky too.

Laptop gun = ownage.

I am greatly hoping they include bots in the new one as they did the original.
Spam the Dark-sim wars!

A PD bot enabled, graphics enhanced, Live enabled game is very appealing to me.

"You won't shoot me, foolish child" *pop in head*
Lol, I'll never forget that line.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by WMCoolmon


Doesn't everyone want wireless controllers?

I guess everyone just wants to rebel against microsoft. "Package wireless controllers!? Hah! I'll turn mine into a wired one, so I CAN'T use it from across the room."

Only thing about wireless controllers is a) batteries and b) response time.  The latter is/should be easy to fix, the former threatens to be a real pain in tits (especially if the batteries/cell are heavy).

Albeit I don't ever remember seeing the GC wireless controller ('Wavebird' IIRC) in the shops over here, so it's probably not a killer app (or it's costly).

[Mongoose]

The Wavebirds are the nicest wireless controllers I've seen, certainly far better than my Pelican PS2 controllers.  I'd actually prefer it if the controllers were heavier; I like a controller that has some weight to it.  That's why I like the PS1 controllers far better than the PS2 ones; they feel heavier, and they don't break immediately if you smash them into the ground while playing Madden, like the PS2 one did.

[Deepblue]

Wavebirds work just find. So do the Logitech wireless controllers.

BTW, the X360 can stand vertically or horizontally.

[Deepblue]

Some more news, this time concerning that x logo button on the controller as well as some DVD stuff:

The Xbox 360 controller used at the event was wireless and on the controller had an Xbox Live button which when pushed, an Xbox Live menu pops up on the screen with various options. Text messaging is also integrated this time around with the usual voice communication. A DVD burner with TIVO “like” capabilities is also said to be incorporated. Although, we’ll have to see about a DVD burner---seems very interesting.

Mmmm... TiVo.