The video we WANTED to see about the Xbox 360

Copied from the MTV website (under 'geek specs':
- IMB PowerPC based CPU with three cores at 3.2 Ghz apiece
- 500Mhz ATI graphics processor with 10MB DRAM
- Detachable, upgradeable 20GB hard drives
- Three USB 2.0 ports
- Built-in Ethernet port
- Built-in 802.11a, b, and g Wi-Fi
- All games support16:9 widescreen, 720p and 1080i resolution (and standard definition output)
- 48Khz 16-bit audio, 32-bit processing and over 256 audio channels

anyone see a prob w/ this?http://www.mtv.com/games/video_games/xbox/console.jhtml

Ok Xbox 360 gotta have it..but Im only gonna buy it just to sell it the next day for triple lol...come on guys..we want games that look real..not somewhat real..we dont wanna see fmv's..just gameplay.! I'll drop $400 or so on this but no more. Hell with live and media center just give us more realistic looking games..thats all we ask game Gods!

Damn the MTV thing was a big disappointment but man this video is making me scream. I'm happy as hell, I am saving for this mother right now. I have to get it, this is the first time I have ever been giddy...literally GIDDY with joy. I could never imagine this system to be as cool as it turned out. I had some low hopes when the system controller was revealed and now I want to touch it.I'm not going to sleep tonight. I am too excited.

Wow, nice.

Wi-Fi B, G *and* A. Very nice.

I WANT THIS SOOOO BAD!!! I doubt PS3 can beat this.........I luv Xbox 360 so much.....I want it sooo bad.....SOOO Bad...I cant sleep :(

I WANT THIS SOOOO BAD!!! I doubt PS3 can beat this.........I luv Xbox 360 so much.....I want it sooo bad.....SOOO Bad...I cant sleep :(

As far as mirrors go, if you click the globe on the front page of ourcolony, it'll give you a download link to the movie. It's their product, let them take on the bandwidth.

The MTV preview was uninformative and simply a waste of time. After watching it I was 100% against buying the Xbox 360.

This clip answered so many questions and after watching it I am completely for buying the Xbox 360.

The bottom line? MTV sucks.

I still haven't heard anything on backward compatability. Anyone?

Just go to http://www.ourcolony.net/ and click on high to download the video.

Nice and quick.

Awesome video by the way!

Awesome....Sony and nintendo better have something.

Let me repeat it: According to these specs, Microsoft is going to let you buy $4000 worth of hardware for $400.
Truly amazing.

I have no idea how they will manage to recover all that money. Even if they sell tons of games.

anyone mourn the loss of backward compatibility? isnt it official now?

haha...you just don't get retail vesus accually making it yourself...Microsoft "owns the silicon" as they said. Also, I heard the figure to be possibly $360 for the premium $300 for reg. Microsoft will be making a nice profit on this one, don't worry.

If you watch that video, Fable is on the Xbox 360, so backward is very possible

Yeah...PowerPC...can't wait until people start installing OS X on their Xbox2's.....that's gonna drive Microsnorf more crazy insane than linux.....

Everyone noticed that J said they went after the best processor that would be available in 2005? So if IBM is making chips for the other two consoles, but for 2006...

Gamespot video here: http://www.gamespot.com/features/6124293/index.html

They're playing Halo 2 and showing Master Chief in a video about the 360. They're either blatantly telling us it's in and just trying to hold on and scare Sony, or J.Allard would be behind the worst advertising scheme ever throwing this out (Here's Halo, but it's not really on the 360!). If 360 isn't backwards compatible, I'll be the first in the mob after this vid.

that's Fable 2 (Patrick), as for the Halo, who knows, it could be Halo 2 HD or Halo 2.5 Dir. Cut or Halo 3 with a throwback map on; however, I do know Xbox 360 can't be backwards compatible from the specs released and the info. on ourcolony's clip

Man, I just got an XBOX last week, and Microsoft just came up with a new one.
So, finally, what's the 360 for? what does it mean? just was a simple name?? you gotta be kidding....hyped.

correction: that's Halo 2 in HD

in my opinion this video should have been shown on the mtv brodcast. possibly in place of a comercial break, its an important convincing way to look at the xbox360, and it got me interested in buying one already just for the tech involved in it.

They called it 360 so there would be a 3 in it. If a totally braindead consumer saw Xbox 2 and PS3 on the shelf, they'd buy the PS3 because it sounds like it must be better

By calling it 360 they eliminate that moronic thought.

like he said the 360 compete's w/ the 3 in the ps3 . also it does a number with the the "nintendo revolution" which is a 360 turn about. one 360 turn is a revolution. get it? clever clever!

well, to be true.. i think this video is pretty cheesy. all this "my gamerx nick" crap.. microsoft is trying to seem more cool.. well people drool maybe now, but let's see what sony and big n have to offer.

and yes, microsoft will make money, lots of it. not by selling the hardware but with all that xbox-live-stuff.. you'll pay per view/click/month/whatsoever.. and you won't pay only once..

have fun

http://computers.livedoor.com/series_detail?id=12463&page=3

More movies from japanexe Xbox 360 games! NINETY-NINE NIGHTS, LOST ODYSSEY and BLUE DRAGON

So, where's the news on the Revolution? You know, the wireless controllers, a "very, very sleek" design, confirmed backwards compatibility, DVD playback...

It's an official Nintendo announcement.

The Unit itself and its capabilities are fucking incredible, however the games shown off so far are neither impressive or properly show off the 360's potential

Even so, you'd have thought they would make a big thing about it being able to play legacy XBox games if it could...

Bit of a downer, but that's life.

Forget the year of HD. This is the year of the gaming community.

I've got to say that I'm impressed with the initial specs of the X-box, and even more excited because this should set the bar for the other two consoles. But I'm still worried about the game lineup - either scale back on the number of FPS and 3rd person shooters, or for chrissakes, do something original with them!

What I'm most impressed by is the integration with their Live service and building a community around games. Wireless broadband and online gaming are finally coming down to a price point where they are accessible to the masses, and acceptance will be spurred by the fact that all of the major next-gen consoles will feature networked play out of the box, rather than as an add-on adapter (PSP and DS leading the charge).

Of course, you'll have to give it at least a generation ebfore it becomes widely adopted - right now Live caters to a niche hardcore audience, and not every game can easily be made multiplayer (though I would go at the console like a rabid dog if more games had networked co-op rather than deathmatches).

Microsoft has built a great console for gamers, and has been very responsive to their audience this generation (though I still think they have a long way to go before they design an aesthetically-appealing piece of hardware). But at their currently-predicted price point and ith their existing game line-up, they will have a very hard time selling the console to non-gamers.

the thing that will prob. keep me from buying is that it sounds like you will never.....never stop paying after you buy one. that just sucks

You can also go to fileplanet.com, they have the video downloadable

Hey have any of you guys noticed that the Xbox360 has wired and wireless controllers? When you look at the system you can easily see there is no place for 4 controllers to be plugged in if someone perfers wired controllers.

Right on Mr. Norman!

I just wish Microsoft would see it that way, too.

Halo 2 is the only XBL game that truly supports communities with its XBL features. They were hyping Forza Motorsports for its multiplayer capabilities for months, and they delivered a complete dud, as far as the XBL features go.

I'm part of an online community for adult gamers called Seasoned Gamers [1] (no, Elijah Wood is NOT a member). The online gaming experience is much, much better with likeminded individuals without griefers and other subhumans. Microsoft, however, has done very little to encourage the formation of such communities and nothing to embrace them.

Friends and clan lists are limited to only 100 people and can't be categorised. Bungie has done some good things at bungie.net, but there's still plenty to do.

save for the cool specs and features (i like the design of the box a lot), why do i always feel like i've been injected with demerol every time i listen to corporate twits trying to sound cool and 'normal joes', just hire actors at this point, nobody can forget you're a geek with poor social skills and living in a basement with 12 computers

In case you need another mirror:

http://www.joystickwidow.com/media/movies/xbox360/TheColony_v2_750k.wmv

That MTV thing was a waste of time. I feel dumber for having watched it. Already knew all the information they released, had to sit through a crappy band, and then there was that gawdawful "Hey kids, serving your country is wrong!" indoctrination commercial.

well, the design. the guy said it is like breathing in .. well for me it looks like the box is bigger than its content ;-) .. i don't like it, but maybe it is just not my style..

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Gamespot video

I have no idea what some of you are talking about...This Xbox 360 is going to be insane and amazing.

if they can make it happen i will take back everything i've said to criticize the xbox

unfortunately i feel like they're promising a lot more than they can deliver

im rooting for the making good on promises

who knows, maybe ill go back to console gaming