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michael
post Nov 17 2005, 07:07 PM
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As part of our training for the launch, myself and a couple of other employees were invited to Microsoft's Reading Office for an afternoon to experience Xbox 360. We basically sat through a few seminars detailing the power of the machine and, more importantly for MS, the new features on Xbox Live. In between each lecture, we were let loose on ten 360's running on HD televisons with a selection of games. I went there expecting to be amazed at the games, but what I wasn't prepared for was the detail of customisation that the 360 was capable of. You really can make the machine as individual as your Cocker. There were the obvious wallpaper and graphical themes but then it went deeper with the demonstrators connecting digital cameras to download images or connecting an iPod to play music through your games. It even recognised the playlists that were on the iPod, something you can't do on a PC without iTunes. Music from any device can be played in ANY game. Connecting the 360 to your home network allows you to play movies or recorded TV programmes if you have a TV card an Win MCE. Whilst doing any of these things, you can still log into the new-look Xbox Live to send or receive messages, download free games from the Arcade portal or buy and trade your Xbox points in the Marketplace lobby. I can't give too much away as they probably bugging my room, but one of the coolest features I saw was the Player profile. How many times have you had to sit in front of a multiplayer Halo screen waiting for Russboy to sort out his gay controls? No more. Your Player profile applies to all your games. If you like inverted controls for your FPS games and enjoy listening to Wagners Flight of the Valkyries when you play, that's what you'll get on all your FPS games. Can't be bothered with the ambient chatter on your RTS games? They're gone, no matter what you play. Project Gotham 3 looked and raced like a dream and Perfect Dark Zero is...wait...can you hear that? I..arrrghhhhhh!


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post Nov 17 2005, 07:21 PM
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I'm soooo jealous!!!

I'm starting savin now!!!

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post Nov 17 2005, 08:04 PM
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Good stuff mate - now where's that NDA biggrin.gif
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He then went on to mention something about 'Developers, developers, developers...' squeeze.gif

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post Nov 17 2005, 08:59 PM
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Apology accepted

Talk about taking a perfectly good post and ruining it for us 'non-geeky' types

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post Nov 18 2005, 09:34 AM
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For those that want to see inside the unit.
Xbox 360


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post Nov 18 2005, 09:41 AM
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QUOTE(Twiglet @ Nov 17 2005, 08:59 PM) *

Apology accepted
Talk about taking a perfectly good post and ruining it for us 'non-geeky' types


Yeah what-ever, don't make me post the link to that German's avatar - it may mysteriously end up getting used round here... happy.gif


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post Nov 18 2005, 12:47 PM
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hmph!!


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post Nov 18 2005, 07:06 PM
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I think i need to know more about the german thing........ dry.gif


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post Nov 24 2005, 09:46 AM
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There seem to be some reports floating around of problems with the 360's (www.techspot.com/news/19525-xbox-360-unstable-and-crashy-after-one-day.html) - is this MS bashing (doesn't seem to be) or indicative of a real problem? (and if so how wide spread?) Will be interesting to see how the UK units do when they are released early next month...


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post Nov 30 2005, 06:45 PM
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A component shortage has led to Microsoft delivering only 50% of the pre-ordered stock to retailers this week. That means that half of the people that paid deposits guaranteeing them stock on launch will be let down. There were supposed to be two major deliveries within a week of each other. The first one turned up as promised and those units were sent out to some stores. The second delivery didn't happen so the stores that didn't get stock from the first run got nothing at all. I have 14 pre-orders that I cannot fufill and we've had to call these people today and inform them that they won't have their Xbox on launch. This disaster is on a national level with high-street and online retailers panicking over how to deal with the massacre that is Black Friday. I checked my pre-order with Littlewoods online on Monday and they had an estimated delivery date of the 30th November. Since the announcement they have had to review their schedule and my estimated delivery date is now 03 March 2006


Thank you, Microsoft.


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post Nov 30 2005, 07:03 PM
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OMG!!!
Ooopsie...


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post Dec 1 2005, 08:12 AM
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Hands up who is shocked by this?..................................
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No one? Thought not!!


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post Dec 1 2005, 09:42 AM
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Hey look on the bright side at least your house wont be burnt down by the XBox over xmas!
Oh yeah and I see that the new XBox struggles to play the new Quake! hmmm not going to go down well that.

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post Dec 1 2005, 12:40 PM
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Where have you heard that mike??? Post the link please


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post Dec 1 2005, 01:02 PM
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Latest here...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4488008.stm


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