Official Xbox 360 Thread.

[Glass Joe]

I think the only Shadowrun news that was reported was that MS registered the name. I don't think there was an actual game announced.

[Eirikur]

On to new 360 topics, has anyone heard any details about Final Fantasy XI on 360? I've been really craving to play this again on the PC and would like to pick up the 360 build when it comes out, but is it going to be the same servers as the PC/PS2 version or is it going to be a different seperate server that is only for Xbox360 players?

I'm pretty sure it'll be on the same servers as the PC/PS2 servers, but besides that the only other piece of information known about is that the only graphical upgrade for the game will be an increased draw distance.

Yay...

[TobalRox]

I'm already sold on 360 (Really, my life and free time is going to decide if I get one at launch or not at this point), so a new PowerStone on live would totally rock.

I wasn't sold on the MTV special, I wasn't sold at the first few days of E3... when I started seeing videos from the "behind closed doors" events, THEN I was sold. Then I thought about it, "hey, DVDs aren't in HD, and there is very few shows I actually watch in HD right now, so I really need something to get full use of this TV I got a year ago" so it became a no brainer. And the more I read up on games, the more I'm interested. This sounds like it could be one of the best launches, or launch "periods" in quite a long time.

EDIT: Just saw a screenshot and read a little bit about Night-Nine Nights... if they pull off even a fraction of what they claim, I will be ALL OVER it.

[EMAGDNIM]

Yeah...I remember watching the MTV special (terrible) but when E3 rolled around and showed actual game videos, I knew I had to have one...I'm actually excited for this launch...I was not for the first X Box launch, but the 360 is different...

[TobalRox]

Yeah...I remember watching the MTV special (terrible) but when E3 rolled around and showed actual game videos, I knew I had to have one...I'm actually excited for this launch...I was not for the first X Box launch, but the 360 is different...

I hated the Xbox at first... felt it was one of the worst systems, with a horrible controller, and it would die a short death. Then MS got their shit together and now it's my favorite system. The system was around for almost 2 years before I got one, but once I did, it quickly took over my gaming time and shelf space.

[Dyne]

the pics look nice but how bout we spend some time on non-drone AI for once?

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8568/P...3-Screenshots/

[Dipstick]

the pics look nice but how bout we spend some time on non-drone AI for once?

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8568/P...3-Screenshots/

BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM LIGHTING!

Regarding the AI: PGR2's AI was not that bad (on Expert, anyway). I think their MO with creating AI for racing games (as it seems similar in Forza and PGR2) is to make them realistic relative to how other players would play it, not how real-life drivers would race. Which made for a lot of bumping and grinding and starting-grid collisions, which was infinitely frustrating to deal with, but you see the exact same behavior online.

(This is also one of the reasons Burnout 3 works as well as it does, but that is neither here nor there.)

-Dippy

[TobalRox]

I like just running around killing hundreds of mindless enemies... it's why Doom and Serious Sam are more fun than FPS games that come out now... they each have their own place, actually, as I have fun with both, it depends on my mood.

[Korly]

I hated the Xbox at first... felt it was one of the worst systems, with a horrible controller, and it would die a short death. Then MS got their shit together and now it's my favorite system. The system was around for almost 2 years before I got one, but once I did, it quickly took over my gaming time and shelf space.

I'm really not looking forward to the new systems, for this very reason. I mean, Xbox sucked so much, for so long. Now, it's my favorite, but it sure fucking took it's time. And look what's happening with PSP and DS. At least DS has a pretty sweet lineup on the way, but that'll make it about a full year before it really picked up any steam.

Oh well, still gotta get it at launch.

[TobalRox]

I'm really not looking forward to the new systems, for this very reason. I mean, Xbox sucked so much, for so long. Now, it's my favorite, but it sure fucking took it's time. And look what's happening with PSP and DS. At least DS has a pretty sweet lineup on the way, but that'll make it about a full year before it really picked up any steam.

Oh well, still gotta get it at launch.

This mentality has always boggled my mind... why spend all that money on something you don't really want that much? I waited for Xbox to drop price, games to go down, better controller to come with it, etc. I had no problems waiting because I had no desire to own the system before that. Why do people feel the need to own at launch if they don't want it?