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July 31, 2005
Speaking at the Xbox Summit 2005 in Japan, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates revealed plans for the Xbox 360, the new Microsoft gaming console to include HD-DVD drives.
Considering that such a decision would postpone the launching date, initial Xbox 360 models will ship with standard DVD drives, once HD-DVD systems are go, the Xbox will incorporate them reports Softpedia.
Xbox 360 incorporating HD-DVD is nice push for its creator Toshiba in battle for next generation DVD. Sony's Play Station 3 will incorporate the Blu-Ray standard.
Gates also said that the Microsoft-Toshiba alliance is not a unilateral partnership and that many of the equipments manufactured by the Japanese company, such as the Tablet PCs will be based on Longhorn, Microsoft's future operating system.
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According to retail sources speaking to Spong.com Sony is planning to cut the price of the skinny PlayStation 2 to 60 Euro, in an effort to undermine the launch of the Microsoft Xbox 360.
The price reduction will probably be worldwide, with the console priced at $100 in the US Nintendo may also cut the price cut of the GameCube in an effort to take some buzz of the Microsoft Xbox 360
"You can expect significant reductions in the price of everything this Christmas, but most noticeable will be the PlayStation 2," our well-placed source told SPOnG. "We've been briefed to expect a price as low as 60 Euro beginning at the start of December. Sony's probably looking at a global price cut - around $100 in the States and a serious Platinum range announcement too."
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July 29, 2005
An image purporting to be from Espanol Xbox 360 presentation is making the rounds. As shown on the shot above, the Xbox 360 controller has a QWERTY keypad. The keypad would be attached to controller so you could send text messages or chat during the game
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At the Xbox Summit 2005, Microsoft showed off its first mock-up of the Xbox 360's retail packaging: a simple white and green box that matched the console's color scheme reports Game Spot
According to the Xbox 360 packaging, Microsoft will ship a hard drive, wireless controller, Xbox Live, headset, and Ethernet cable with the Xbox 360
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July 27, 2005
At the Xbox Summit 2005 event in Japan, Software Giant Microsoft gave a first look at the additional accessories which Microsoft will be shipping alongside Xbox 360 - including wired joypads, memory units, and additional hard drives.
Accessories such as additional wireless controllers, additional headsets, faceplates for the unit and a selection of audio-visual cables (including a VGA cable for high definition PC monitors) will be made available.
Microsoft will offer additional hard drives, a USB wireless adapter, and wired controllers for the console.
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July 25, 2005
Today at the Xbox Summit 2005 in Tokyo, more than 50 of Japan's game publishers pledged their support for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. The games announced today span a full range of genres and include titles previously exclusive to other video game systems. These next-generation games, including major titles such as "Resident Evil" and "Ridge Racer," showcase the incredible experiences enabled through Xbox 360. Xbox 360 Game Titles Shown at Xbox Summit 2005
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Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software maker revealed on Monday that 45 game titles available for Japanese users of the Xbox 360 game console are scheduled to go on sale in time for the year-end holiday shopping season reports CNN.
"I've always said that Japan is a vitally important market for the Xbox platform," Peter Moore, Microsoft's vice president in charge of Xbox marketing, said at an event to introduce upcoming games for the console.
"I know that the success in this country is the ultimate tribute to the compelling power of our new platform," he said.
38 publishers, including Square Enix Co. Ltd., Electronic Arts Inc., and Namco Ltd., are developing 45 game titles. More than 100 other titles are being worked on.
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July 24, 2005
Xbox marketing head in the UK Stephen McGill stressed that Microsoft wanted to reach out to "the untapped market of female gamers" by designing games that are more female friendly and, critically, emphasizing less of the marketing efforts on appealing to teenage boys in a chat with the Inquirer
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July 22, 2005
At a media briefing in Dublin on Thursday Microsoft confirmed more than 25 titles to launch with its next-generation console, with a further 160 in development. Games planned for the Xbox 360 include Perfect Dark Zero, a prequel to the Rare game Perfect Dark; Kameo, a family-orientated game; Project Gotham Racing 3; Dead or Alive 4; Quake 4; FIFA 2006; and Ghost Recon 3.
Microsoft plans to make its console backwards compatible with current Xbox games. Stephen McGill, head of Xbox marketing, revealed that the company was planning to make the best-selling Xbox games -- of which he claimed there are hundreds -- compatible with the console, and work backwards down the list. He admitted, however, that there may be some Xbox games that simply won't work with the Xbox 360.
Graphics are controlled by a 500MHz ATI graphics chip, and the console is powered by three 2GHz cores. Its 20GB hard drive is removable, so you can attach it to a friend's Xbox 360, almost eliminating the need for memory cards.
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A picture purporting to be of a Xbox 360 motherboard has surfaced on a French Xbox modding site. The site claims to have received an anonymous tip yesterday with the picture attached.
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