Ben Hollis

Sounds like they've been looking at Windows Live Local. What's next, aerial photos and live traffic map?

While I don't know what the differences in development cost between the 360 and PS3 actually are, having developed for neither, there are two things that differentiate the platforms:

1) The 360 is much more like developing on a PC, using familiar tools that developers have used for years. DirectX really is easier than OpenGL for complex graphics, and it encompasess a far larger set of functionality than just graphics.

2) The still-in-development XNA tools from Microsoft seem like a godsend for game developers. The ability to write games in managed code that work on both Windows and Xbox 360, leveraging a large game-specific base class library, is not something to be sneezed at.

After seeing "An Inconvenient Truth" I thought about all the power my game consoles, TV, stereo, etc were wasting by being in standby all the time. So I went to Target, bought a $20 remote switch, and stuck it between my entertainment center's power strip and the wall. Now when I'm not using any of the stuff (at work, asleep), I just click it off and save the power. Maybe I'm not saving much money, but there's no need to waste that power, or wear out your electronic components by keeping capacitors charged.

I would much rather play games with my 360 controller in 720p than on my old Xbox with its failing DVD-ROM drive. I've actually been holding out on buying a handful of Xbox games because I don't want to start the save on the old box - games like Prince of Persia 3. I'll buy them the minute they're on BC. I really just want to throw away my old Xbox and play all my old games in 720p.

IGN doesn't have the power to confirm anything Halo related.

This week's Bungie update says as much.

Um... maybe I'm just not reading it right, but how does this have anything to do with the Xbox 360? Are you really this strained to find something to post about?

Hey, don't forget about XBList - it's got all that plus better notifications, Halo 2 emblem loading and the ability to edit your friends list...

http://brh.numbera.com/software/xblist/

I don't know why everyone's always talking about Halo 3's release date being pushed around and how it's overhyped and whatnot. There is no release date. There never was a release date. There's no hype because the game hasn't even been announced. No information has come from credible sources about whether it's even being developed.

#4 - Yes. It says that the console was expensive to produce.

Yes, I definitely think the new price is too high. It's a psychological thing for me - I had no problem paying $50, but $60 is too much. I walked out of EB without The Outfit today even though I know I want it and would buy it for $50.