Official Xbox 360 Thread.

[kedawa]

I'm sure it'll be there in the next batch of updates. AFAIK, it uses an engine very similar to that of DOAX and Ninja Gaiden, which are also pretty high profile games.

[Korly]

I think the DS commercials were better.(They seem to be hitting the same kind of feel)

It had a more engaging feel and actualy showed game footage.
The 360 commercial was just all over the place. I thought it was a Nike's commercial.

Peter Moore was in charge of marketing the Dreamcast, and he used to be in charge of Addidas (or was it Reebok?). Coincidence?

[kedawa]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
power supply cord for the 360:

Holy fuck, that's
HUGE!

There are consoles that are smaller than that thing.
Shit, my computer is probably smaller than that.

Those dust collecting grooves are a nice touch, too.

[Korly]

Ok, we aren't seriously shit talking the POWER SUPPLY now are we?

And, which console was smaller than that power supply Kedawa?

[kedawa]

PC engine.

[Rumpy]

It's more long than anything else, but who gives a shit? It's going to be behind all of your other shit and I don't know about anyone else but I don't look at the wires or power supply when I'm playing a game. Just be glad it isn't in the machine itself.

[Prince Planet]

The initial BC list is far more extensive than I thought it would be. Some good games are missing (for now), but I don't care at all. I'm not laying down $400+ to play Phantom Dust, Orta, Splinter Cell, or any game released prior to 11/21/05.

Note: The lone exception might be Metal Arms, which happens to be BC on day 1. I could see popping that in during a lull. Damn, what a great game.

[MechDeus]

Remember when people bitched about the GC's power supply, which is the same comparative size as the 360's? Because I sure don't.

When it comes to backwards compatibility, unless they change something last minute, from Sony PR so far I know that I am pretty much guaranteed to be able to play anything from FF7 to Battlefront 2 whenever I get a PS3.

But what about FFXI?

Oh, and about BC: They've got Sneakers running on the system. Really, isn't that what's important?

[George]

The BC list is just fine, I'm happy that I'll be able to play Ninja Gaiden and Halo 2 in 720p, but the real meat and potatoes is the new games for the system. The list can grow at whatever pace, and I'll be happy at the rate the games come along.

[kedawa]

The BC list sucks for those who don't already have an XBOX, though.
There are a lot of great XBOX games that can be had for cheap nowadays, and there are still a few high profile games coming out for it.

Remember when people bitched about the GC's power supply, which is the same comparative size as the 360's? Because I sure don't.

Nobody's bitching. It's just funny how MS was on about how svelte and slick the new console design is, and here we have this ginormous brick of a power supply, making the whole setup bigger and clunkier than the original XBOX.