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Xbox 360 Is Coming SoonXbox 360 Europe, Japan and North America will have a joyous holiday season sweetened by the release of the X-box 360. The anticipation has been great ever since MTV aired some footage of it on May 12th 2005, unveiling the name, controller, and some footage of game play. November 2005 is the Xbox 360 release date for the States. You may have heard something about an "HD Era" stated by Microsoft’s corporate Vice President J Allard. He says that the last generation of consoles were "3d era" now it’s HD. Giving a more graphic and cinematic game play experience. All games will run at 720 p and a 16:9 aspect ratio along with 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio.The system is DVD ready right out of the box. It is not confirmed that it will come with the console. Now, as expected, there will be bundles. A sales technique used by many. It will include controllers and other hardware and games. They’ll run for around $500. The systems sleek design is not only for looks, it is built so it can rest on it’s right side. Sound familiar? Yes, just like the Ps2. There will be two slots for 64 megabyte memory cards. There are also usb ports to put your pictures, mp3's and whatnot onto the system. All in this 2.5 inches by 10.25 system. This is compared to the Xbox’s 3.5 inches by 12.75 inches. Although, the system is concave so it’s hard to stack anything on top of it. Also, there are wireless controllers! You can stand up to 30 feet away. The controllers will be basically the same. It will have your D pad, x, y, a, b buttons and 2 analog sticks. The headset connects to the controllers. You can have up to four players but, you cannot use the old controllers without an adapter. The hard drive will have 20 gigabytes and it will be removable. Also, if you own a Media Center PC, you can stream dvd’s and High Definition TV to the XBOX 360. Also, use the headset to talk to friends around the world while watching television. This is all available November 2005. It will have an Ethernet port.In the box, there will be :
Xbox 360 Project XenonXbox 360 is Microsoft's successor to their Xbox video game console, previously referred to during development as "Project Xenon". The console is expected to be released in November 2005 in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. The Xbox 360 will compete for marketshare against the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Revolution, once they are released. The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, a week before E³. The system's retail price has not yet been determined by Microsoft, but it is set to be "in the neighborhood" of $300, according to Microsoft Corporate Vice President J. Allard. With the launch of the Xbox 360, Microsoft's online gaming service, Xbox Live will go through a major upgrade adding a basic non-subscription service (Silver) to its already established premium subscription-based service (Gold). In March 2004, Microsoft announced a new game development software strategy dubbed "XNA", believed to be for the Xbox 360. |
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