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Thinking Positively About The X-Box : - )
OK, many of you know that I’m not the biggest Microsoft Fan. However Microsoft’s new machine the X-box is starting to look like something special, and even I'm impressed. So instead of Focusing on the negative I've decided to focus on the positive things about the X-box.
So what is there to know about the X-box, well when it comes out in the US this November it will be the worlds most powerful home console/entertainment system. It will cost $299 stateside, so this means it will probably cost £299 by the time it arrives in the UK in early 2002.
The Games look impressive with Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, Dead or Alive 3, Star Wars Obi-Wan, Crazy Taxi, Panzer Dragoon, The Simpsons Road Rage, Jet Set Radio Future, SegaSports NBA 2K2, Sega Sports NFL 2K2, Sega GT, House of the Dead 3, Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2X, Dino Crisis 3,Genma Onimusha, Madden NFL 2002, F1 2001, a new FIFA game, and WWF Raw is War to name but a few of the titles that are being developed for this machine
However what interested me the most was the new features Microsoft has put into the X-box’s basic user interface (Called the X-box Dashboard). Not only will their be parental controls that will allow parents to prevent their children from playing games/or sections of games with a violent or mature content. The dashboard will also allow gamers for the first time to play the music they want in their favorite games. Normal audio CDs can be put into the X-box, and the music can be stored on the X-box’s 8GB hard drive. This means for the first time that gamers will be able to take full control of a games music. This is something that was on my wish list for a next generation console, and surprisingly it now looks like someone at Microsoft was listening to the voices of the gamers everywhere.
There are some grey areas with regards to the X-box, most notably what internet connectivity features will be available in the final machine, and if the machine will play DVDs. I have just visited www.xbox.com and so far there seems to be no official line on this.
However Microsoft has said that they expect a broadband hardware add on to be available for the machine in the second half of 2002, so hopefully by the time the X-box reaches the UK this feature may be built in.
Microsoft certainly have the power, money and influence to deliver broadband Internet access to gamers, they own are large share of the UK cable company NTL so perhaps an online future isn’t that far away. :-)
OK, many of you know that I’m not the biggest Microsoft Fan. However Microsoft’s new machine the X-box is starting to look like something special, and even I'm impressed. So instead of Focusing on the negative I've decided to focus on the positive things about the X-box.
So what is there to know about the X-box, well when it comes out in the US this November it will be the worlds most powerful home console/entertainment system. It will cost $299 stateside, so this means it will probably cost £299 by the time it arrives in the UK in early 2002.
The Games look impressive with Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, Dead or Alive 3, Star Wars Obi-Wan, Crazy Taxi, Panzer Dragoon, The Simpsons Road Rage, Jet Set Radio Future, SegaSports NBA 2K2, Sega Sports NFL 2K2, Sega GT, House of the Dead 3, Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2X, Dino Crisis 3,Genma Onimusha, Madden NFL 2002, F1 2001, a new FIFA game, and WWF Raw is War to name but a few of the titles that are being developed for this machine
However what interested me the most was the new features Microsoft has put into the X-box’s basic user interface (Called the X-box Dashboard). Not only will their be parental controls that will allow parents to prevent their children from playing games/or sections of games with a violent or mature content. The dashboard will also allow gamers for the first time to play the music they want in their favorite games. Normal audio CDs can be put into the X-box, and the music can be stored on the X-box’s 8GB hard drive. This means for the first time that gamers will be able to take full control of a games music. This is something that was on my wish list for a next generation console, and surprisingly it now looks like someone at Microsoft was listening to the voices of the gamers everywhere.
There are some grey areas with regards to the X-box, most notably what internet connectivity features will be available in the final machine, and if the machine will play DVDs. I have just visited www.xbox.com and so far there seems to be no official line on this.
However Microsoft has said that they expect a broadband hardware add on to be available for the machine in the second half of 2002, so hopefully by the time the X-box reaches the UK this feature may be built in.
Microsoft certainly have the power, money and influence to deliver broadband Internet access to gamers, they own are large share of the UK cable company NTL so perhaps an online future isn’t that far away. :-)
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Hmmm, I've seen screenshots and it doesn't exactly look...
...good.
...good.
the ide below, i think could be implemented with the new matrix games. the matrix games wont be allowed to be anything other than outstanding.
And Die Hard, but that's just about it.
except for goldeneye of course.....
Possibly, but games of movies are so inherently poor anyway, I doubt it would make that much diference.
When the MegaCD came out a few years back now people in the industry predicted that soon people would be able to buy CDs containing not only the game of a movie, but also the movie itself.
Today we have DVDs that are packed to the brim with extra features, however with the popularity of the PS2 (and Xbox!) there is the possibility that soon your DVD box set will not only contain the film and behind the scene footage but the game of the film aswell.
Do you think this would be good for the videogames industry??
Today we have DVDs that are packed to the brim with extra features, however with the popularity of the PS2 (and Xbox!) there is the possibility that soon your DVD box set will not only contain the film and behind the scene footage but the game of the film aswell.
Do you think this would be good for the videogames industry??
Typical Im away for a few days and Microsoft has announced lots of new hardware for the Xbox at http://www.xbox.com/hardware/
This includes a Freestyler Board, ShadowBlade Arcade Stick, Top Gun Fox 2 Pro Joystick and a load of Racing wheels the strangest of these being the Pro Racer from Radica.
The biggest news perhaps here is the fact that a Joystick is comming out for the Xbox before the end of the year, proof perhaps that Microsoft are trying to target the PC gamer ??
In reply to Your Honour, the rumour is that Europe will get the Xbox around March 15th next year.
This includes a Freestyler Board, ShadowBlade Arcade Stick, Top Gun Fox 2 Pro Joystick and a load of Racing wheels the strangest of these being the Pro Racer from Radica.
The biggest news perhaps here is the fact that a Joystick is comming out for the Xbox before the end of the year, proof perhaps that Microsoft are trying to target the PC gamer ??
In reply to Your Honour, the rumour is that Europe will get the Xbox around March 15th next year.
If an oficial magazine is so insanely biased how come it didn't give GT3 10/10 then?
i haven't read the whole thread (most of it) but if you want all the info on the us xbox then goto www.gamespot.com and check out the x box feature.
looks at what games will come out, the hardware, the good and bad points...very informative
;)
looks at what games will come out, the hardware, the good and bad points...very informative
;)
RastaBillySkank wrote:
> You;ve ot to appreciate I just did that post for a bit of fun, I
> didn't actually MEAN what I said in it!
On the contrary, I think the PS2 is a very attravtive door stop, and the X box will come in handy as a GREAT paperweight
:-D
> You;ve ot to appreciate I just did that post for a bit of fun, I
> didn't actually MEAN what I said in it!
On the contrary, I think the PS2 is a very attravtive door stop, and the X box will come in handy as a GREAT paperweight
:-D
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