More Xbox 360 Info
August 31st, 2005 11:39 pm

Well, in the mail today I received my latest copy of the Official Xbox Magazine. They do a great cover story on The Elder Scrolls IV:Oblivion. They also have a lot of info on the soon to be released 360. Here is a rundown of what they reported:

First off it looks like November 15th will be the official release date (though no official date has been announced yet). This would be 4 years to the day that the Xbox was released. There is a strong possibility however that this date could be pushed back a few weeks.

Games for the 360 are going to sell retail at $59.99-$69.99 in price. (OUCH) Don’t be suprised if you see some games selling for $74.99 as well.

Still not a whole lot on backwards compatibility. It looks like though that when the 360 launchs only 5-20 games will be supported for this feature. They might already be on the hard drive. It looks like you will have to download off of Xbox live to support the rest of the games.

There is talk that awhile after the original launch there will be a new version of the 360 released which will come with more controllers, a bigger hard drive, and a ton of games pre installed on the hard drive.

All that being said and my wife constantly trying to thwart my plans at buying the 360, I might just wait awhile. There are a ton of games that are coming out for the Xbox that look like they can keep me occupied until I can further convince my wife. Among the games coming out soon: Fable The Lost Chapters. 30% more gameplay than the original with tons of new levels, characters, missions, etc. Guess what, it only will sell for $19.99. There is also Half Life 2, Brothers in Arms 2, Stubbs the Zombie, X-Men Legends 2, and a plethora of other games that will be less than $50.

I will keep you guys posted. My wife did say however that if I get her pregnant than I can get the 360. Those of you with kids, is this a trap? If we have a baby and a 360 will I be able to give my attention to both? Or will one have to suffer?

Posted in Gaming by MadMarc
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Diablo
September 1st, 2005 10:04 am

Of course it’s a trap, women aren’t stupid.

I read on planetxbox360 that 3 major retailers (unnamed) have cited an email from M$ that stated the Xbox 360 will launch on the 25th of November, black Friday. I was really hoping that I could get it before Thanksgiving, as I wanted to show it off to my family. I sincerely hope that it does release on the 15th.

Well, have fun on your Xbox– Sandy and I will tell you all about the 360 goodness. XD

Sandstone
September 1st, 2005 10:24 am

Yeah, but that whole “better package coming later” thing scares the jinkies out of me. MadMarc: care to quite that section from the article for us?

MadMarc
September 1st, 2005 4:26 pm

I am going to master my typing skills and copy word for word what it said about the “better package…”

“An Uber 360 could be availiable some time shortly after launch, kitted out with extra controllers, a bigger hard drive, and possibly games pre-installed on the hard drive”

There was also this that they had to say

“The craziest rumor dug up was of an Uber package maybe priced around $700-$900 - that has either a much larger hard drive or is essentially a Media Center PC with a built in Xbox 360. There was also a suggestion that Halo 2.5 would be pre installed on this hard drive. If this does happen, you heard it hear first!”

That comes from the “All Access” section of the Official Xbox Magazine pages 22-23.

They also said that various retail stores are going to have kiosks where you can bring in your Xbox 360 memory unit and download various goodies. I think that is kind of cool, and it is a great incentive for buying a memory card for the 360.

Also there is the German Gaming Convention that is coming up very soon and Microsoft is on the record as saying that they are going to release some BIG news about the 360. I don’t know if this convention has already happened. Hopefully you guys can dig up some stuff on that and let us know what you find.

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