Full Version: Xbox 360 / Xbox 2
does any1 know anything about the XBOX 360 / XBOX 2 ??
Yes... What do you want to know? I actually work for EB Games so i try and keep up on that kinda stuff...
QUOTE (SilverHaze420)
work for EB Games
Cool!
Any specs? About the way she looks, things like that ..! 
Here try this site:
PS3: http://home.btconnect.com/hgi/ps3/
XBox 2: http://home.btconnect.com/hgi/xbox2/
Nintendo Revolution: http://home.btconnect.com/hgi/nintendo-ds/
PS3: http://home.btconnect.com/hgi/ps3/
XBox 2: http://home.btconnect.com/hgi/xbox2/
Nintendo Revolution: http://home.btconnect.com/hgi/nintendo-ds/
Nice! Thanks!
No problem, glad to be of service.
man that xbox is powerful,, i think its gonna be a big contender this time
is it just me or are the controller ports missing? i mean there are memory slots in the picture and then 3 other different single ports but nothing for 2 or more controllers.... wireless perhaps?
QUOTE (godan @ Apr 25 2005, 06:56 AM)
is it just me or are the controller ports missing? i mean there are memory slots in the picture and then 3 other different single ports but nothing for 2 or more controllers.... wireless perhaps?
ps3 and xbox2 controllers are wireless that's a well known fact
wireless??? ohhhh yyyaahhhh!!!
that xbox rulez!!!!
that xbox rulez!!!!
Nice seen this b4 but Wireless? oo nasty that mean u gotta Spend billions on AA batteries or Charge it all the tiem 
blah if they gunna do wireless i they shud do everytime ya X-Box it Charges ya Controllers even when ya playing games kinda like car battery or summat like that
blah if they gunna do wireless i they shud do everytime ya X-Box it Charges ya Controllers even when ya playing games kinda like car battery or summat like that
Seeing all the problems the xbox had with their first generation, I think I may hold off for a later generation on this one as well. That, and the price should fall once the ps3 comes out.
QUOTE (Carmon @ Apr 25 2005, 05:52 PM)
Nice seen this b4 but Wireless? oo nasty that mean u gotta Spend billions on AA batteries or Charge it all the tiem blah if they gunna do wireless i they shud do everytime ya X-Box it Charges ya Controllers even when ya playing games kinda like car battery or summat like that
blah if they gunna do wireless i they shud do everytime ya X-Box it Charges ya Controllers even when ya playing games kinda like car battery or summat like thatI have a Logitec wireless controller for my PS2. You are wrong about batteries... I can't remember the last time I replaced them.
They problably gonna do a batterie charger for the controller batterie.
About the price ... I just dont care ... Gotta have that buy as soon as she get out lol
About the price ... I just dont care ... Gotta have that buy as soon as she get out
lol
Preety soon Microsoft going to be making there own bateries, Sony already do. 
Problably! lol
They want to take over the world u know?
They want to take over the world u know?
I really reccomend the Rayovac I-C3 15 minute rechargeable batteries. I buy them at Target for about $9 a 4pack.
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I have a Logitec wireless controller for my PS2. You are wrong about batteries... I can't remember the last time I replaced them.
What Batteries Are they?
QUOTE (Carmon @ Apr 28 2005, 10:15 AM)
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I have a Logitec wireless controller for my PS2. You are wrong about batteries... I can't remember the last time I replaced them.
What Batteries Are they?
nuclear uranium-235
QUOTE (DigeratiPrime @ Apr 29 2005, 08:53 AM)
Looks like it's been cobbled together in Photoshop from some of the leaked pics and the top of the current XBox. Decent enough job, but not really convincing.
Jason
not really convencing? a fake?
maybe not final but that's the real e3 prototype: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8112/Xbox-360-Exposed/
maybe not final but that's the real e3 prototype: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8112/Xbox-360-Exposed/
http://www.engadget.com/
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Xbox 360
* Another Xbox controller pic?
* Gates confirms Xbox 360 for 2005
* Live Xbox 360 shot!
* Xbox 360 Windows Media Center Remote Control
* Close up shot of the Xbox 360’s controller
* Another Xbox controller pic?
* Gates confirms Xbox 360 for 2005
* Live Xbox 360 shot!
* Xbox 360 Windows Media Center Remote Control
* Close up shot of the Xbox 360’s controller
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Now a set of the full console specs is doing the rounds and insiders seem to think that it's the real thing.
Without further delay then, here is the full list of leaked XBox 360 specs:
Processor (IBM Power PC based design):
- 3 symmetrical cores at 3.2 GHz each
- 2 hardware threads per core
- 1 VMX-128 vector unit per core
- 1 MB L2 cache
CPU Game Math Performance:
- 9 billion dots per second
Custom ATI Graphics Processor:
- 500 MNz
- 10 MB embedded DRAM
- 48-way parallel floating-point shader pipelines
- unified shader architecture
Memory:
-512 MB GDDR3 RAM
- 700 MNz DDR
Memory Bandwidth:L
- 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth
- 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM
- 21.6 GB/s frontside bus
Audio:
- Mulitchannel surround sond output
- Supports 48khz 16-bit audio
- 320 independent decompression channels
- 32 bit processing
- 256+ audio channels
Overall Hardware:
360 HW:
- Support for DVD-video, DVD-Rom, DVD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-Rom, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 cd, JPEG photo CD
- All games supported at 16:9, 720p and 1080i, anti-aliasing
- Customizable face plates to change appearance
- 3 USB 2.0 ports
- Support for 4 wireless controllers
- Detachable 20GB drive
- Wi-Fi ready
Possibly the most appealing aspect of the new XBox for gamers will be the availability of a rather robust free version of XBox Live (Silver) while a premium one (Gold) will offer a variety of extra options.
Features for Gold service
* Also for Silver
# Also for Offline
- Seamless transition to Xbox Live account from Xbox to Xbox 360
- Access to MMOs (additional fees may apply) *
- Free Xbox Live weekends *
- Multiplayer online gameplay
- Avatar for gamer profile * #
- Motto for gamer profile * #
- Personalized look for Xbox System Guide * #
- Offline achievments * #
- Online achievements *
- Access to other players' Gamer cards via Live *
- Cumulative gamer score * #
- Location/language profile * #
- Reputation *
- Enhanced matchmaking using above
- Skill level matchmaking
- Gameplay style profile (casual, competitive, etc.)
- Recent players list *
- Free and premium download game content *
- Free and premium downloadable movies, music, tv *
- Downloadable demos/trailers *
- Microtransactions *
- Custom playlist in every game * #
- Play music from portable devices * #
- View images from digital camera * #
- Strem media from Windows XP * #
- Interactive screen savers * #
- Track info for CDs * #
- Communication with voice, video or text *
Without further delay then, here is the full list of leaked XBox 360 specs:
Processor (IBM Power PC based design):
- 3 symmetrical cores at 3.2 GHz each
- 2 hardware threads per core
- 1 VMX-128 vector unit per core
- 1 MB L2 cache
CPU Game Math Performance:
- 9 billion dots per second
Custom ATI Graphics Processor:
- 500 MNz
- 10 MB embedded DRAM
- 48-way parallel floating-point shader pipelines
- unified shader architecture
Memory:
-512 MB GDDR3 RAM
- 700 MNz DDR
Memory Bandwidth:L
- 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth
- 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM
- 21.6 GB/s frontside bus
Audio:
- Mulitchannel surround sond output
- Supports 48khz 16-bit audio
- 320 independent decompression channels
- 32 bit processing
- 256+ audio channels
Overall Hardware:
360 HW:
- Support for DVD-video, DVD-Rom, DVD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-Rom, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 cd, JPEG photo CD
- All games supported at 16:9, 720p and 1080i, anti-aliasing
- Customizable face plates to change appearance
- 3 USB 2.0 ports
- Support for 4 wireless controllers
- Detachable 20GB drive
- Wi-Fi ready
Possibly the most appealing aspect of the new XBox for gamers will be the availability of a rather robust free version of XBox Live (Silver) while a premium one (Gold) will offer a variety of extra options.
Features for Gold service
* Also for Silver
# Also for Offline
- Seamless transition to Xbox Live account from Xbox to Xbox 360
- Access to MMOs (additional fees may apply) *
- Free Xbox Live weekends *
- Multiplayer online gameplay
- Avatar for gamer profile * #
- Motto for gamer profile * #
- Personalized look for Xbox System Guide * #
- Offline achievments * #
- Online achievements *
- Access to other players' Gamer cards via Live *
- Cumulative gamer score * #
- Location/language profile * #
- Reputation *
- Enhanced matchmaking using above
- Skill level matchmaking
- Gameplay style profile (casual, competitive, etc.)
- Recent players list *
- Free and premium download game content *
- Free and premium downloadable movies, music, tv *
- Downloadable demos/trailers *
- Microtransactions *
- Custom playlist in every game * #
- Play music from portable devices * #
- View images from digital camera * #
- Strem media from Windows XP * #
- Interactive screen savers * #
- Track info for CDs * #
- Communication with voice, video or text *
wow
Goood Specs!
i doubt it will beat ps3... or at least the cell processor lol
ide think that they would use amd since its gaming...
QUOTE (SiMoNsAyS @ Apr 30 2005, 09:55 AM)
not really convencing? a fake?
maybe not final but that's the real e3 prototype: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8112/Xbox-360-Exposed/
maybe not final but that's the real e3 prototype: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8112/Xbox-360-Exposed/
The pic in the post a while up is accurate in terms of the face, but the top of the system is not accurate. http://www.xbox360.com has a 360 view of the system and controller.
QUOTE (SiMoNsAyS @ May 12 2005, 02:51 PM)
i doubt it will beat ps3... or at least the cell processor lol
Hard to say at this point. I've got a buddy who codes for one of the game companies in Irvine, and what he's told me about their PS3 alpha dev kit is that it's "disgustingly complex" to code for, "worse than PS2". He describes PS2 coding as "a miserable experience where nothing works as easy and clean as it should and takes 3-4 times the work that either XBox or Gamecube do".
I'm suspecting that "Cell" will be very much like the "Emotion Engine", which is to say lots of hype and bluster with not nearly the promised power delivery.
Jason
@Tokugawapants, that's true, the top of the system is not the same as the final version but again that's the e3 prototype
@JasonGW, i can't speak in terms of coding but i must say that i love a bunch of titles that came for ps2 and didn't for xbox.
i'm not pro-ps2 or against-xbox but thinking on the possibilities of the cell processor i must be on ps3 side
@JasonGW, i can't speak in terms of coding but i must say that i love a bunch of titles that came for ps2 and didn't for xbox.
i'm not pro-ps2 or against-xbox but thinking on the possibilities of the cell processor i must be on ps3 side
QUOTE (SiMoNsAyS @ May 16 2005, 10:00 AM)
@Tokugawapants, that's true, the top of the system is not the same as the final version but again that's the e3 prototype
@JasonGW, i can't speak in terms of coding but i must say that i love a bunch of titles that came for ps2 and didn't for xbox.
i'm not pro-ps2 or against-xbox but thinking on the possibilities of the cell processor i must be on ps3 side
@JasonGW, i can't speak in terms of coding but i must say that i love a bunch of titles that came for ps2 and didn't for xbox.
i'm not pro-ps2 or against-xbox but thinking on the possibilities of the cell processor i must be on ps3 side
Oh I agree, there were a good number of AAA titles on PS2 (all 3rd party, of course, LOL), including the Metal Gear series, Final Fantasy X (Didn't try X-2) and a number of other RPG's. Pretty much anything that had a PS2 version and an XBox version though, the XBox version was better, hands down. I can't think of any exceptions to this rule.
As for the Cell, I'm not trusting Sony this time around. Last time they swore the same crap about their so-called "Emotion engine" was "three times more powerful than a Pentium III processor", which of course turned out to be totally bogus as we all saw when XBox hit the scene *with* a Pentium III processor, and smacked the PS2's graphics around like the little b***h they are.
I'm reluctant to buy into *any* of the hype right now, *especially* from Sony. They've got a track record of lying about their hardware (observe how they lied about the PS2 being so far beyond Dreamcast, and in fact it was *precisely* in the same league of capability).
We'll just have to wait and see.
Jason
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