Huh? From what I'm reading, I've hit it on the head. XBox 360 IS a MCE machine from this mornings reports. It's basically just a thin client. It can stream media from other MCE's on the same network. No surprise there. I knew they'd expand Live out for "other" content like movies. There isn't much new or innovative, but its being targeted as an entertainment center. I think the only thing I missed big on is I thought for sure it would have inputs to act as a DVR. I don't see that yet, but maybe it'll still happen.taeric said:Looking over at gamespot it looks like what theac feared Sony would do is actually what Microsoft is going to do. The XBox will be able to stream data to a WMC machine. It will also thankfully be ditching the Intel line of chips for the processor. Not sure if using three 970s is going to save on power, but it would have to be better than three Pentium 4s. Of course, that will probably erase much of the ease of programming.
Yeah, a definate lack of game demos are out there now. The few stills don't impress me, but maybe they're badass once you get to see them in motion. One thing I was thinking but forgot to mention is that wireless will be standard. XBox360 did it and I think Revolution will do it. Don't know about Sony.taeric said:Other than that... I don't see anything to be excited about yet. The idea of having a subscription console just doesn't appeal to me, so making a free Live service is a good idea. But.... I don't know how much I really care about online console games. (Though, I think they are going to be a big selling point.)
There's standard USB all over the box, so I'm guessing if you bought the "kit" to slam any HDD into, you're good to go. There's a USB port on the back and that'll probably be able to recognize removable media. They state at one point in the press release that you "your friend can bring over a drive full of media content and you can watch it with your 360". Since they mention some of that content is HD, 20Gb doesn't hold a shitload of HD. They've got something else planned for larger drives. Hopefully, its not propriatary.taeric said:Oh, and the removeable hard drive.... So long as it is a standard usb/firewire hookup, thats cool. If it is not.... we get back to what theac feared Sony would do.
The only thing I really didn't see coming was a free version of Xbox live. That's a surprise, but if you think about it, not really. "First one's free, kid ...".
Under the WTF does that mean catagory
WTF is the "Underground" category?The gamer profile will also denote which "GamerZone" the owner prefers. That's right: to separate the n00bs from the 733ts, the new Xbox Live is broken down into four zones: "R&R," for casual players; "Pro," for the hardcore; "Underground," for "those who take an alternative approach to gaming," according to Microsoft; and "Family" for all-ages gaming.