Romier S Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 That previous thread was bordering on 450 posts and was getting larger by the second. Now that we have moved on from rumor into pure out information, I thought it would be nice to get a fresh start in this thread with all information on games, system specs, and more. Please feel free to continue the discussion here. If you wish to check out the previous thread for any information revealed, you can find it by going here: http://www.lcvg.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5864 What we know: System Specs: cpu: 3x IBM power pc 3,2 ghz grafik: special ati500mhz 10 Mb emb. dram 500 mil poly/sec 48 mlrd shader oper/sec 512 MB GDDDR 3 RAM 20 Gb HDD 12XDVD 64 Mb mc 3x USB 2.0 ports WiFi ready Console offically outputs 16x9, 720p, 1080i, and Dolby Digital 5.1 Launch Games: Dimitri Gears of War Project Gotham Racing 3 NBA 2K6 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Godfather The Darkness Call of Duty 2 Rallisport Challenge 3 Test Drive: Unlimited Ghost Recon 3 Test Drive Unlimited Halo 3 confirmed in the works for 360 Will be released in less then 6 months. 7 days later in Europe December launch in Japan When watching DVDs parts of the console not needed shut downs to make it quiet More about some of the games: Dimitri - From Peter Molyneux Gears of War - From Epic Games, UE3 powered The Darkness - From Starbreeze Studios Call of Duty 2 - Infinity Ward is doing this one themselves Rallisport Challenge 3 - DICE still making the series for MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Added the specs and information we are aware of at the moment. We should no doubt be seeing some more pics and videos from the MTV event tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I'm not going to post the full on magazine scans for obvious reasons, but I will give a taste . Here is the Xbox360 controller: ..and the system: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Screenshot of Ghost Recon 3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 So what's the deal with the video card, 500Mhz, very fast...but '10Mb' RAM? (and do we take that literally, as in Megabits?) I wonder if that's a misprint, either that or the architecture is not very PC-like. Maybe it's more like some SGI systems where RAM was shared for the processors and video (I think they called it X-Bar). In this case, the embedded RAM would be for cache maybe. EDIT: Also, can anyone compare those poly and shader numbers to current top-of-the line video cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I think the translation of the magazine article revealed that the pad is slightly smaller than the 'S'? I really took an immediate liking to it when I first saw the image above. I like the silver underside and generally it looks like it's going to be comfortable to hold. It's a shame there wasn't a shot of the underneath in full detail in the scans, as I?d like to see the trigger buttons and how the black and white buttons have now been implemented into that region of the pad (is that them at the very top of the pad? the two bumps on either side?) Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan FB Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 So what's the deal with the video card' date=' 500Mhz, very fast...but '10Mb' RAM? (and do we take that literally, as in Kilo[b']bits[/b]?) I wonder if that's a misprint, either that or the architecture is not very PC-like. Maybe it's more like some SGI systems where RAM was shared for the processors and video (I think they called it X-Bar). In this case, the embedded RAM would be for cache maybe. That's what I'm thinking as well, especially from the 512MB "GDDDR3" notation, which is usually for graphics cards. Also, I think this is a better view of the controller: I really like it. More GR3 screenshots: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 A full translation has been posted of three of the four leaked pages. http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=396535 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 The screens are pretty fuzzy, but impressive. The lighting and shadows are great. The middle shot in that last set of 3, the shadow of the guy and the gun on the wall, well done, it doesn't look super-sharp edged, which is quite realistic. EDIT: Unless it's an artifact of the overall fuzziness of the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 EDIT: Unless it's an artifact of the overall fuzziness of the shots. I doubt it. Looks more like a soft-shadowing technique than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I doubt it. Looks more like a soft-shadowing technique than anything else. I think you're right, because there's enough detail in the shots to show the fine lines of the UI, which means that if the shadow was hard that would show too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hopefully more launch titles will be announced tonight. That initial list from the magazine is OK but not jaw dropping. -and where's Perfect Dark? The Ghost Recon screens look great though. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 The dual Live services I think will really give the service a major boost. In the translation of the article it is confirmed that "One will be the free-version, otherwise known as Xbox Live Silver. This version will enable you to download new contents for your games, download demos of upcoming games and participate in video chat - all free of charge. On the other hand, it'll require an Xbox Live Gold-pass in order for you to play online the way you currently do. Naturally, there will be exceptions, such as large online-games, where an additional fee - issued by the developer - will be required, or weekends where MS will be making every online service available free of charge.? There's really no excuse for any broadband enabled 360 owner not to try Live on weekends for free, and enjoy the services like the free video chat which is available seven days a week. As someone who never got into Live on the current generation I'm more than impressed with this new approach. Due to the likelihood I?ll only be able to play friends across the Atlantic on weekends due to the time zone differences being too much to bear on weekdays, I am thrilled it wouldn?t cost me anything to take part on weekends. Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hopefully more launch titles will be announced tonight. That initial list from the magazine is OK but not jaw dropping. Game Informer reports (about the show tonight): Also at that same time we'll be taking the wraps off the June 2005 cover of Game Informer Magazine, which will be featuring a previously unannounced Xbox 360 title that will be taking E3 by storm next week. Trust me, you won't want to miss either of these updates. Carlos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwijibo Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I know you guys are better at finding the good stuff. After the show tonight, I'm sure it will be available for download somewhere. Could someone share :tu I'm excited about the game. If I have to buy a optional HD to play X1 games then bring it on. $100 for that & a video cam? I'm sold. oh. Thanks. Time to watch Survivor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Here is an explanation on the 10MB of embedded RAM on the graphics card, the RAM is built onto the core and connected directly to the GPUs pipes, think of it as L1 cache on a CPU. nVidia started doing this with their new GeForce 6200 Turbo Cache, which has about a 3x performance increase over the 6200 without Turbo Cache. You can expect all future GPUs to do something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJames Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Translation of the leaked Ghost Recon 3 story... http://www.ghostrecon.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=26029&st=24# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 VIDEO from ourcolony.net here: http://msxb.wmod.llnwd.net/a274/o2/ourcolony/TheColony_v1_750k.wmv Carlos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 :drool:drool:drool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 I'm willing to bet we get more info from that video than we will on that MTV special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 So far the MTV thing is BEYOND FUCKING RETARDED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 What are we, 10 minutes into the show and we've seen the console less than 20 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 I liked the Samsung HDTV commercial, why does that Halo Theme song put a smile on my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.....all of LA, no load times and FINALLY ON XBOX LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hell yeah!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan FB Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 I'm willing to bet we get more info from that video than we will on that MTV special. So far the MTV thing is BEYOND FUCKING RETARDEDI don't know what you guys are talking about' date=' I learned a ton about the 360 from that 5 second lightshow and SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE BY "THE KILLERS". In the meantime, here's a link to a non-streaming version of the ourcolony video. (31MB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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