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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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Microsoft will lose money on the Xbox hardware, how much depends on the cost of components when the machine is launched.
Microsoft hope to make money on the software.
Still the Xbox is looking promising, with MAME the arcade emulator comming to the Xbox its a safe bet that a Playstation Emulator will follow. :-)
Microsoft hope to make money on the software.
Still the Xbox is looking promising, with MAME the arcade emulator comming to the Xbox its a safe bet that a Playstation Emulator will follow. :-)
X-Box costs $345 to make.... £300 = $426 Profit made with UK sales?
Am I missing something?
It is $345 to make isn't it... or is is $435?
Game: Slightly Confused
Am I missing something?
It is $345 to make isn't it... or is is $435?
Game: Slightly Confused
Role on X-box!!
Mario and Donkey Kong make it to the Xbox...if you dont believe me see the link???
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Emulation on the Xbox is already in development, well if you want to play old arcade games anyway
see www.mame.net or more specifically
visit http://www.otakunozoku.com /xbox/index.html (remove spaces)
Yes from what I can see on this screen Donkey Kong and Mario will becomming to the Xbox this November :-)
Latest
Emulation on the Xbox is already in development, well if you want to play old arcade games anyway
see www.mame.net or more specifically
visit http://www.otakunozoku.com /xbox/index.html (remove spaces)
Yes from what I can see on this screen Donkey Kong and Mario will becomming to the Xbox this November :-)
The Xbox is advertised at retailing at $299 on Microsofts website, so it will probably cost £299 over here in the UK when its released next year. But It will probably cost Microsoft more to make, meaning theyll be losing a load of cash initially.
As for the price of games, nothings been confirmed yet although I believe Microsoft isnt going to take as big of a cut of each games sale as Nintendo or Sony. This may lead to cheaper games.
As for the price of games, nothings been confirmed yet although I believe Microsoft isnt going to take as big of a cut of each games sale as Nintendo or Sony. This may lead to cheaper games.
but how much will the x-box cost? apparently it costs $450 to make. The X-box will be most likely to compete with the Ps2, with the GC holding its fans from the N64.
The Xbox should, if nothing else, bring out the best in Nintendo and Sony. Im expecting Sony to drop the price of the Playstation2 in November when the Xbox and GameCube gets released which will be good.
Hopefully the Xbox games will also have a lower Recommended Retail Price, meaning games get cheaper.
Hopefully the Xbox games will also have a lower Recommended Retail Price, meaning games get cheaper.
Im looking forward to the release of the X-Box and GC, but not for the reasons most others are. I already own a PS2 and don't plan on buying a GC or X-Box so why am I looking forward to the release? Its all to do with competition, when a console has tough competition they try to develop better games for it.
There has always been competition, originally it was nintendo Vs sega with the NES Vs master Sysytem then the SNES Vs Mega Drive then it was the PSX Vs the N64. Now it looks like all three this time will have quite a battle. Its obvious they will all sell and appeal to different people, all three have great specifications and the future for them all looks good, maybe one will be the most popular but they should all do well.
Competition is everywhere, from sports like football to everyday life like going to work/ school. Imagine if nobody tried to be good and do better than others, life would be very boring indeed. This is why things should get better for gamers, not just PS2 owners but for other console owners too. The standard of games should increase and maybe there will be reduction in prices for games which im sure would make us all a little happier.
There has always been competition, originally it was nintendo Vs sega with the NES Vs master Sysytem then the SNES Vs Mega Drive then it was the PSX Vs the N64. Now it looks like all three this time will have quite a battle. Its obvious they will all sell and appeal to different people, all three have great specifications and the future for them all looks good, maybe one will be the most popular but they should all do well.
Competition is everywhere, from sports like football to everyday life like going to work/ school. Imagine if nobody tried to be good and do better than others, life would be very boring indeed. This is why things should get better for gamers, not just PS2 owners but for other console owners too. The standard of games should increase and maybe there will be reduction in prices for games which im sure would make us all a little happier.
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