Engadget & Joystiq's live coverage of Microsoft's Xbox 360 E3 event
By Ryan Block 
posted May 9th 2006 2:00PM
posted May 9th 2006 2:00PM
2:47 pm - Wiped out courtyard of enemiesenormous crab boss emerges from underground ... fades to black. Peter Moore takes the stage.
2:49 pm - Moore: "A taste of the second generation of next generation of games. We are delivering the next generation of gaming right here and right now. For the first time ever all of our gaming and entertainment resources are under a single division. Games are driving Microsoft entertainment." Moore dispels rumor that secret stach of consoles where hidden in Area 51.
2:51 pm - "By next month, we will have sold over 5 million Xbox 360 consoles. More than the original Xbox, the PS1, the PS2, or any other console at that stage in the lifecycle." The sales slide ain't half bad -- Tufte would be proud. The Xbox 360's sales curve is steeper than the competition and steeper than the iPod, a device many consider to be the gold standard of consumer electronics devices.
2:53 pm - "Xbox 360 isn't a hub, it's a gateway to new forms of HD content. Only Microsoft can deliver HD content, shared game space, and access to the digital entertainment of your choice ... connecting you console to Xbox Live, is as vital as connecting your compter to the Internet. By next year, Xbox Live will surpass 6 million members ... evolving into a true entertianment network. As of last week we hit 57% attach rate."
2:55 pm - A brief montage of Xbox Live Arcade games: Pac-Man, Contra, Galaga, Contra, Sonic, Defender, SF II Hyper Fighting, Time Pilot, Ultra Mortal Kombat 3, Scramble. Track and Field, Time Pilot, Contra, Super Contra, Paperboy, Rally-X, Frogger, too.
2:57 - Through Arcade we are doing what the Sundance Film Festival does for movies. As of today, we have partnerships with over 100 indie developers. Moore's sporting a lime-green pocket square, driving home one interesting aspect of the 360's differentiation: this is a console with an official color. Even if the box is white this time around (versus the original Xbox's black), the green remains. Whether that green signifies the money that's been poured into the box or the money consumers are spending on their electricity bills to keep the thing running, this color does speak to a branding sophistication that sets the console apart. Xbox Live Arcade is about taking game play in new directions.
2:59 - Surprise addition to Xbox Live Arcade: Lumines Live. "Today I'm proud to announce a partnership with Warner Music Group to integrate [music] content into Lumines Live. " In other words, you'll be able to play music videos in the background as you play Lumines Live. The demo showed a Madonna vid playing in the background.
3:01 pm - Second-wave 360 titles: Lost Planet, Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis, Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway, Mass Effect, NHL 2k7 (2K Sports), Too Human, Viva Pinata, Moto GP, F.E.A.R., LoTR Battle for Middle Earth, Sonic the Hedgehog, Madden NFL 07, World Series Poker, Saint's Row, John Woo presents Stranglehold, Enchanted Arms, Test Drive Unlimited, NCAA Football 2007, Dead Rising, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007, DDR Universe, Prey, NBA 2007, Crackdown, 99 Nights, Gears of War, Superman Returns.
3:02 pm - Moore: "By this holiday we'll have over 160 games to choose from. "Pro Evolution will make its next-gen debut on Xbox 360." Madden will debut on Xbox 360."
3:05 pm - Announcement: Fable 2, shows trailer. Ok -- as far as pre-rendered trailers go, the Fable 2 trailer looked hot. We'll see what it looks like once it's pressed on a disc. Moore: "The next chapter of one of our bigest franchise. With Fable 2, Peter Molyneux will deliver a gaming experience more intimate than anything before it. " Moore welcomes Peter and Lionhead to Microsoft, audience applauds.
3:07 pm - Another MSFT Game Studios exclusive: Forza Motorsport 2. Moore: "Now you can choose from over 300 cars to tune and paint. You can play with up to 11 other people. Here's the best part, Forza will bae available by the end of this holiday season." The Forza tralier is so loud that the bass is vibrating the loose folds on my pants leg. This is by far the loudest demo that we've seen yet. Graphically, it looks good, but we've yet to see a racing game (from Microsoft or Sony or otherwise) that is leagues ahead of PGR3. In addition, Microsoft will make a wireless wheel controller available.
3:09 pm - Announces new wireless headset and Xbox Live Vision Camera. These three new accessories will be available this fall.
3:11 pm - "We're committed to bring inspured content to the Japanese market. And we have the help of Sakaguchi's exclusive title 1: Blue Dragon." Moore confirms the title will be available in Japan this fall.
3:13 pm - Announces Dead or Alive Xtreme 2. Later this week, you can download Itagaki's latest game trailer from the Marketplace. Moore: "Let's talk about the Tom Clancy series from Ubsoft. These games have consitently pushed the boundaires of Xbox Live. Let's take a look at the next installment." Previewing Splinter Cell Double Agent.
3:14 pm - So Moore's jumping from third-party developer to third-party developer, interspersing his patter with trailers of games. Ubisoft's trailer is a mix of cinematics and in-game play for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent.Splinter Cell Double Agent will be released this September on the Xbox 360.
3:15 pm - Moore: "Part of our commitment to broaden our entertainment. We're creating a whole new world that kids can jump into and enter anytime." Light chuckles ripple through the crowd when Moore says "Viva Pinata." After the gore of the Tom Clancy game, the transition is a tad jarring. All pinatas have candy-related names.
3:19 pm - Experienced players will have to deal with pesky pinatas. "The Romance Dance" ... how the pinatas reproduce. The Viva Pinata demo is a tad laggy and unfinished. We're seeing lots of polygon glitches and strange artifacting. We understand that it's unfinished, so we'll leave it at that. As many have noted, Viva Pinata appears to be very similar to Nintendo's Animal Crossing in concept. Moore doesn't miss a beat in reacting to the weak applause, "C'mon, it is an E-rated game, let's not forget here."
3:20 pm - Xbox Live Marketplace ihas opened the floodgates to truedigitally distributed content. There have been over 18 million content downloads. As of tonight, we will have over a 1000 conent items. Pre-orders for Fight Night increased by over 5 times after the Fight Night demo was released.
3:22 pm - "Tonight you can download HDTV content starting with Gears of War documentary, which will begin on Xbox Live and conclude net week on MTV." Peter Moore is talking about how Xbox Live changes the way that games are sold, distributed, and augmented through digital downloads and episodic content. We've heard it all before, but with each iteration fleshes out the vision just a little bit more.
3:25 pm - Moore: "The Xbox 360 HD DVD player. The intial run of Toshiba players sold out within a few days. I'd like to announce that today, the Xbox 360 player will be available this holiday. I've got to take my jacket off ... Some of you may remember this ... It's no big secret that I saved the big guns for the bog guns! Some guys do rubber ducks, so guys do tattoos. Moore takes off his jacket -- to show off his Halo 2 tattoo. The other arm has a Grand Theft Auto IV tattoo! October 16, 2007 in North America, October 19 in Europe.
3:26 pm - Microsoft and Rockstar games have entered into an exclusive partnership to provide exclusive episodic content through Xbox Live. Moore is interrupted by applause after this announcement. The crowd was not expecting this, and is pumped to hear it.
3:27 pm - Switching to Windows: "The most game friendly operating system in history: Windows Vista ... our new brand identity is Games for Windows." Flight Simulator X, Halo 2, Zoo Tycoon. Game demo featuring Crysis, exclusively for Windows. Chris Donahue, Group Manager, Games for Windows takes the stage. Chris is playing the game in god mode on some sort of super Windows computer that we can't see, but which we assume is the Dell XPS box right beneath his podium.
3:33 pm - Moore: "Let's take a peek into the future and see what gaming will look like on Windows Vista." Age of Conan : Hyborian Adventures; Crysis, MS Flight Simulator X. Moore: "Windows Vista is built to run games. It will be the single bigest launch int eh history og Microsoft. It will deliver more horsepower ... and for the first time ever your games will be immediately accessable form the Start menu."
3:35 pm - Oblivion sold 1.7 million copies in three weeks for Xbox 360 and PC. Shows joint release titles Shadowrun (Fasa Studio) for PC and Xbox 360. Microsoft's got an unenviable task of promoting both Xbox and PC games via the same conference. This isn't something that the other guys have to do. How do you show off the latest PC technology without making the Xbox 360 look stale? (Answer: thankfully, the PC and Xbox 360 aren't wildly different right now.) This allows the company to put together "joint releases" timed to hit the Xbox 360 and Windows at the same time. Whether "joint releases" are still happening four years from now is another question.
3:36 pm - Second joint release is Alan Wake (developer: Remedy) exclusively for Xbox 360 and Windows. Moore: "This game is a true genre buster. It's a pyschological action thriller."
3:39 pm - The Alan Wake trailer looks good, and the audience applauds readily after it concludes. "When we come to E3 will always try to show something that's new ... " Introduces Bill Gates, who admits "I'm a heavy Xbox 360 user. A PGR3 addict ... The futre of gaming involves software, better tools, better environments, being user-centric." MSN Messenger will be connected to Live, so it's seamless. "Driving the industry to a whole new size."
3:40 pm - Share your gamertag, Bill. We want to add you to our friends list, yo. What is that in Bill's hands? He's holding a tiny white object and can't stop fiddling with it. Is a stack of index cards with Bill's speech notes? Bill's just stalling for time ... building suspense while we wonder when he's going to drop a news bomb on us.
3:42 pm - "Now with Xbox 360 we're ... driving a global phenomenon. Our biggest challenge was keeping [the Xbox 360] in stock. Today we're talking publicly about ... a 10 million unit head start with the Xbox 360. We got the pieces in place. A year from now, we will be at over 6 million on Xbox Live at the next E3."
3:45 pm - "So what's the most dramatic thing we could do to take Live to the next level? " Connect users. Consider that there are 230 miilion Windows gamers and 1 billion game ready cellphones." Announces Live Anywhere, will be built into the Windows Vista.
3:46 pm - Live Anywhere will provide cross-platform possibilities. Just scratiching the surface of mobile gaming. "Start a game on Xbox, continue it on your phone. There are games that will work that way."
3:48 pm - [Just quick note: Xbox 360 will launch in eight new countries: South Africa, Chile, India, Brazil, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. This is a big deal -- Microsoft's global operations allow it to reach into countries that are typically avoided. We regularly hear from Joystiq readers in South America who lament that getting current-gen consoles at realistic prices is difficult. Games in those countries are often twice the price they should be. When we spoke yesterday with Michael Pachter, Managing Director of Research for Wedbush Morgan Securities noted that the domestic-market growth will see "single-digit" percent growth, while overseas markets could see much higher growth. ]
3:49 pm - This Live Anywhere thing sounds nice, but we want to see these features in action. Gates is right that Microsoft is the only company that can pull this off (because of the ubiquity of the company's operating system), but it's also the only company that can fail to execute. Ooh, it's almost like Billy G's reading this blog post, because now they're going to show us some demos. Scott Henson Director of Platfrom Startegy takes the stage.
3:51 pm - Henson is starting game of Shadowrun on Xbox. He is automatically signed into Xbox Live; looks at friends list: can see friends on Xbox 360, mobile, and PC. "One gamertag no matter what the platform is ... of course I will be able to real time voice chat while we are playing cross-platform."
3:53 pm - Shadowrun demo: "Avenger" starts up Shadowrun and pulls up his friends list. He can see his friends connected to their mobile phones, computers, and so on. Avenger sends an invite to his friend "Major Nelson." Switch video feeds to Major Nelson. We see the invite pop up on Windows Vista, almost like an email notification popup. Major Nelson then compares profiles (insert slick, transparent UI here!) and decides to jump into Shadowrun with his buddy Avenger. Now get this: one of them's using the Xbox 360, one's using a Windows Vista PC. Finally, we will settle the ages-old debate about which control mechanism (mouse & keyboard or console controller) is superior for FPS control.
3:54 pm - Buy content once, available on all platofrms. Buy Zuma on Xbox 360 and have access to it on mobile phone -- one Marketplace. Gamercard integrated into mobile phone.
3:55 pm - New demo: From a Motorola cell phone, Avenger pulls up his friends list and notices that Major Nelson has sent him a message. In thise case, it's a car that's been sent from Major Nelson for use in Forza Motorsport. Avenger modifies the car with a Windows Vista application (applying an Xbox 360 logo to it). User-generated content for real -- but how will the company keep less clean content from showing up on the hoods of Forza Motorsport cars? "Racing on Xbox 360, editing on Windows Vista, and tweaking on the mobile phone." Peter Moore re-enters.
3:57 pm - Summary from Moore: 10 million unit headstart, more than 160 games by this holiday, 6 million Xbox Live members by E3 2007, Live Anywhere unites all gamers. "I hope you've enjoyed this little glimpse into the future ." Gates and Moore exit, preview rolls ... Halo 3.
4:02 pm - The trailer is the same as the one currently on Xbox Live. Ends with "Finish the Flight -- 2007." The lights come on.
Over the speakers, some Halo 3 audio trailer continues. It's full of muddled voices, full of static, full of confusing references to Halo 3 plot elements that have not happened yet. There's Japanese, English, and Spanish mixed in. The background noise appears to have been recorded on a train platform. Hardcore Halo fanboys might be picking some clues up from this stuff, but we can't tell whether it's just a cute way to wrap things up or whether there's actually someone's embedded clues to kickstart the Halo 3 launch ARG (assuming there will be one).
Final thoughts:
1. Cross-platform integration is unprecedented but we'll see whether the bite matches Microsoft's bark.
2. Microsoft's playing a different game at this point: they've got the launch over with and now they're all about execution.
3. Microsoft has stepped up the competitive arms race and has taken a bit of a turn toward the extreme. The blood in the Gears of War demo flowed freely. The Crysis demo included the word "shit." Moore dissed rubber duckies when he showed off his tattoo.
4. Microsoft's projections are ambitious. Industry watchers suggest that the first console to 10 million installed wins the war -- so Microsoft's promise that they'll be there first is code for "we're going to win the long haul."
That was a lot of information for one press conference. Thank you for joining us, be sure to check out all of our E3 on-floor this week, including hands-on impressions of every game we can get our hands on!
Here's some Halo 3 screens for you:
HALO 3 AND HD-DVD DRIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
*cricket* *cricket*
Jigga what?
price drop and a Sony funeral
what time does it start?
runs OS X!!!........
c'mon microsoft, show us all how its done.
high expectations ahead.
Anyone know if there's a live stream of this like there was for Nintendo? Gamespot only has a countdown...
Thanks
hmmm....
Halo 3
GTA exclusive
Shadowrun
HD-DVD Drive W/HDMI
100GB Hard Drive
= Fony's funeral
please be Halo 3!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only 2 announcements im hoping for is teh intel ibook
(macbook) and Halo 3!!!
So far Sony is in the lead. Nintendo was unimpressive. Contrller feels gimmicky. Plus I don't know about everyone else, but I can't imagine playing a game like Zelda with my arms held out in front of me the whole time. I need to rest my arms down while I play. I may be a lazy ass, but if I want a work-out, I go play some sports or hit the gym. Let's hope Microsoft has a great showing.
360 who? Nintendo is the glimmer of hope to the ill-faded gaming market. Nothing like a surprise and saying "NO" to the gaming community. Design and Inspire like you always do Mr. Miyamoto!
M$ announces a new controller with x-y-z pitch, roll, yaw and lateral motion. Closer inspection reveals that they've just duct-taped a Wiimote to the back of a Type S.
No offense, Salman, but judging from the reactions posted here (as well as on Digg and Slashdot) about Sony's seemingly weak and disappointing showing (and high prices) and Nintendo's seemingly impressive showing of new forms of gameplay, I'd imagine your opinion is very much in the minority.
can't wait to see NBA 2K7 ... and maybe some football from 2K Sports????
Sooo many fanboys. Personally I hope all three will be successful. Competition, variety, and innovation are a good thing.
But I'm hoping to hear about new games and pricing on the HD-DVD add-on (maybe HDMI too?). And a 360 update to be able to download content in the background while playing a game.
Interactive Camera (possibly webcam features), more interactive interface games (like the trendy, sensor remotes).
Hopefully cool limited edition faceplates, like the cool "Console."
"And a 360 update to be able to download content in the background while playing a game."
AMEN.
Predictions:
Halo 3 Teaser, nothing playable, no real footage
HD-DVD
Definite price drop...
and some announcement regarding Xbox live...
Personally I think Nintendo and Sony are REALLY neck and neck right now, Sony's looking good but the price is a killer. Nintendo IF the gameplay is good (which has yet to be seen) has the whole package: decent graphics (not top of line up good), a good price (I'll lay a large sum of money that Nintendo is going to hit the $249 price point, half the cost of the 360 and PS3) , and an innovative control scheme (anyone remember our reactions when the N64's controller came out?)
If I had to rank the three:
1. Nintendo (by the slightest of margins)
2. Sony
3. Microsoft (I just cannot see any groundbreaking announcements coming from their amp today)
So there's my $0.02 folks...
the only hope for the console market is the nintendo WII. i cant believe people are still looking at graphics as a point to judge a system. are games ment to be stared at or actually played? id rather stare at my beautiful girlfriend any day over staring at 360 or ps3 image. can you imagine just playing tiger woods 2007 with the wiimote and using that to input your swing into the game? as for the person that said the nintendo press conference was not impressive...are you kidding? sonys sucked ass yesterday. bassically just about how expensive the system is going to be and how they tried and failed to copy the wiimotes capabilities. what a joke. i will admite fight night is sweet on the 360 but that wont keep me interested for long. playing fight night on the WII, now thats what ill wait for.
Listen, I hope all 3 systems rock. I agree that Sony's conference wasn't very impressive, I just thought Nintendo's was a little weaker still. I thought I'd see more out of them. Certainly more than old games using the new controller.
But am I the only one who thinks it might be a pan in the ass to be playing for a long stretch with your arms held out in front of you?
maybe they'll announce the capability for PCs to play with 360s over Xbox Live. yeah that would be cool.
Microsoft....
Let us see Halo 3. :)
Interesting that it seems like there are a lot of Nintendo fans here. Anyway, the Wii seems interesting enough for me to give it a thought, but if that controller can't play Madden properly, I will kill that thought immediately (unless Resident Evil is Wii-exclusive).
I really liked Sony's presentation, but we'll see how the launch turns out. I love the Dual Shock 2, so seeing it basically re-created with the motion-sensing is just fine with me. I just hope the online network is okay.
Halo 3!
Halo 3!
Halo 3!
PLEASE!
The only way I could see a price drop for the 360 is if the HD-DVD drive add-on is more than $100.
Xbox NEEDS to announce a killer game to get Sony and Nintendo (Sony more specifically) out of the limelight right now.
"(I'll lay a large sum of money that Nintendo is going to hit the $249 price point, half the cost of the 360 and PS3)"
How would a $249 price point for the Wii account for only half the cost of a 360? Last time I checked the 360 weighed in at $299/$399... that puts the difference at $50/$150
I'm with Big Sam, why all the hate?
I just want cool consoles, and each of these consoles provides different games and different styles - I'll buy all three if I have to!
I don't really care what happens, as long as the end result is gaming fun for me.
Why is there a Dell sitting there? :S
Is this generally just a MS conference, not just 360?
No salman, you are just a lazy fucker. Nintendo's conference weaker than Sony's? If you have no pulse, sure I can see how one would think that.
I really dont think anyone in their respective mind would lay down $600+ for a console (ahem, that's you Sony). Interesting what price the 360 comes in.
They WILL announce Halo 3. I know for a fact. (Seriously, I know so)
hopefully theyll announce thatn all 360 games will be released for computer too
(i wish)
I'm sure the Dell is there to show off Vista and some home media stuff for the 360
I'd have to say that M$ has the greatest possibility and potential at taking this year's E3 by storm...Sony's pre E3 was underwhelming. All I heard was we're going to be more expensive and we're going to copy BOTH of our competitors step by step...controller is a dualshock (minus the shock) with the revolution type motion sensor...and the ps logo, well count on that to be a M$ rip off guide feature later on...)
Nintendo has to release some specs for us...we need specs, a release date, and LOTS of gameplay to make us believers.
360 on the other hand, we're familiar with...we know what games are going to be here, including several highly anticipated ones...wink wink. As long as there is a halo video in microsoft's corner, the M$ fans will walk away with a better feeling than anyone this e3. Period.
It's all in M$ corner at this point...even the sony fans have to admit it. Haha
What takes more energy:
1. Humping Not Lazy's mom into submission.
2. Answering a perfectly good post without being a complete douchbag.
3. Kicking the snot out of Not Lazy, humping his mom into submission, then writing a funny post about it.
Thank you. Have a nice day.
I am gonnaa go with 3 Ron. But I doubt you fat lazy fuckers could get your legs, or arms for that matter, high enough to hit me. I will just kick you and you will go down, maybe some rolling too since you are very round I am sure.
RE: what takes more energy
Apparently "Answering a perfectly good post without being a complete douchbag" takes the most energy
Why do we have to wait another 15 minutes to watch the stream?!?!?!
grrrrrrrrrr...
So, sad, you all only have one game to look forward to.
Wii: Super Mario Galaxy, Zelda
Sony: Metal Gear, Gran Turismo
Microsoft: Halo, originally for the mac, but bought up by daddy rich ass.
#10 Salman, gimmicky? Wii? I would say Sony added motion detection as a gimick, Nintendo is using it as a real addition, and if you want to play Zelda with you hand in your lap, buy the GC version, full BackCompat.
There seems to be a little misplaced faith in Halo 3. I love Halo, but I would not be surprised if it comes out in Fall '07, which is too late to trump Sony. They can, of course, prove me wrong, and I would love it, but Bungie was so late to the party with Halo 2 (and the original Halo), it is hard for me to get too excited about it. I have my 360 though, and I hope that Gears of War and Prey live up to the hype.
slayermayer,
You don't need specs. They just showed off a fantastic idea and some even more fantastic gameplay. It is coming in q4 this year. What else do you need to know? Sony has pushed back how many times?
the 360 is ok. It almost feels as if they had there own generation, and no are behind sony and nintendo.
Seems like everyone is waiting for Halo 3 because there aren't any good games or support for xbox360 yet hence no good reason to buy it
Let all the fanboys be a bunch of dickheads. God forbid you say something against their console of choice. I have no preference among the 3 systems and like i said earlier I hope all 3 kick ass and I'm sure many of their 1st party games will. That being said I would be glad to kick the ever living shit out of "not lazy". For the record I spend most of my free time doing real physical activity and not this excuse for excersise some of you fanboys think you'll be getting with the Wiimote.
I would lay out $600 for a PS3, knowing there's a Blu-Ray player there. But it will also depend on what exclusive games there will be on the system. For MGS4 and another Jak game, I'm totally in.
Haha, all the 360 fans...."Halo 3"
Just imagine PS3...."the getaway" "Gran Theft Auto" "F1 2006 with my PSP as my rear view mirror"
xBox sucks...just like Microsoft...
Sony will win...Nintendo will follow...xBox....360 miles behind them :D
Louie - more power to you, you think I can come over if you get it?
Music videos in background? You'd get stuff cleared faster if there was pr0n in the background.
You gotta love fanboys...Doesn't matter what their system is. Could be a Jaguar fanboy, everything else sucks, and everyone who likes other systems suck as well...
Someone get me a streaming link...if they have it.
I don't have an allegiance to any of these companies, but from what I have seen so far Sony has been the most impressive. The Wii controller is great and all and will be a big hit in asian countries. I just don't see a large majority of americans taking the time to learn it. The perceived complexity of it is going to turn a lot of people off.
The PS3 is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too pricey, I see the PS2 being the hardware leader for the next 2 years until the price of next gen drops and some killer games are released.
MS is kind of an afterthought even before their conference. They better make some awesome announcements at their little shindig (Xbox portable) otherwise they will be going the route of the dreamcast.
dude freakin lumine live..... i am so there. and to all you people hating on the 360, SHUT UP. shouldnt you guys be in school or something.
Where's the Gorrram M$ stream?!?!?!
I wanna watch! :P
I love how Peter Moore likes to find cool ways to make his numbers look impressive. Steeper initial sales curve than the iPod, heh. Of course the iPod was Mac-only at first. I think they sold about 250,000 in the first quarter and they're doing 8.5 million per q now? I remember when he was at Sega how they crowed that the Dreamcast's initial weekend of sales "surpassed that of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace's opening weekend." Cute stuff, but hardly an indicator.
That being said, Sony WTF? You guys are on serious crack.
Hmmm...Is Nintendo trying to say that America's youth are nothing more than overweight slobs of goo. Give the fat kids a break. Nintendo's just trying to get us to exercise. Thanks Nintendo for being concerned about our health......Long live Sony.
that lumens is awesome now thats something i'd pay for :)
hehe where the hell is the stream gamespots isnt ready?
Microsoft has a problem with the games. The only outstanding game for the Xbox360 so far is PGR3 (and surprisingly, Live Arcade is pretty good). The line-up is very traditional: shoot-em ups, (bad) sports games and shooters. This at a time where Sony and Nintendo are innovating in the gameplay area more than ever before.
MS needs to come out with some new, ground-breaking exclusive games. Sorry, Halo does not cut it, first-person gaming is about as new as the pyramids at this point.
its insane how many people know so little about this industry yet profess to be know-it-alls, its sad, wasnt the 360 hovering around 600-700 dollars before it came out on the market. im not saying that the P3 is priced well its very high, but its just coming out, if you dont expect a very high price tag on a brand new Gen5 system then you shouldn't be permitted to speak or post messages where anyone but those confined to your bloodlines have to read. we should all hope that each of the Gen5 systems do well, and that they each perform, stop acting like fools.
HAHAHAHAH
Sold more than Sony? MY ASS
Everyone who has a 360. Check the MarketPlace. Forza 2, Halo 3 and more on there!
Nintendo is offering a different type of gaming interaction besides a "controller" interface. They said nothing about Americans being overweight slobs of goo. Your comment about Americans is way out of line.
BUNGIE.NET is down!!!!
Halo 3 will be announced
Halo 3 preview prediction: Starts off with a close up of what looks like a planets surface and slowly zooms out for the next five minutes to reveal the words Halo 3. That would be sad.
Halo 3 trailer in xbox live market
WAH,WAH,WAH! My comment about Americans was way out of line? stop acting like a lil' trick-biaacth. It was just joke.
Someone get me the link from here PLEASE
www.gamespot.com/e3/e3live.html
launch the stream, right click, click properties, and paste it all here.
HALO 3 TRAILER ON MARKETPLACE NOW NOT JOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMFG, NEW GTA 360 ONLY!!!
nanananan goodbye sony!!!!!
DOAX 2...awesome. Heh, my wife was totally into that game (I'm not kidding).
Halo 3 Trailer is available on XBL right now.
you should more responsible with your post, and your humor on it only reveals more of your ignorance.
Can anyone upload the webpage with pics like the nintendo coverage was? This is blocked for me as well!
(little) Some say "Ignorance is Bliss". It is too bad that you are too ignorant to understand the concept of "freedom of speech".
God i hate this school...frickin websense...
Yeah, would someone mind posting a direct link to the stream?
PREETY PLESE?
Did he say all future GTA's are 360 exclusives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ***update*** Nope, 360 only downloadable GTA content...good not great
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Uhh, Evan, What school do you happen to go to? Is it in St. Louis?
I am downloading the HALO 3 trailer off of the bungie site as we speak!
http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=Halo3Announcement
I want all three. Reluctantly the PS3 but 360 and WII are easy sales. I really wanted the boomerang controller and not another dualshock (minus the shock). 360 AND WII!
bungie has the halo 3 trailer up.... go check it out..... wow
Xbox 360 officially in Brazil?
I can't believe. This is a joke, isn't it?
Bungie.net up. Trailer also available for download there.
Thanks for the up to the minute updates!
Engadget / Joystiq are totally awesome.
wicked all the E3 trailers are up on marketplace. ahh this is why i love the 360!
How Orwellian can you get?
Take a look at the slide that says, "One user interface, One identity, One friends list, One message center, One marketplace".
Remind you of anything? How about:
"We are one people. With one will, one resolve, one cause. Our enemies shall talk themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion. We shall prevail!"
Look...
I want all of the consoles to be Bad-Ass and I think they will. I am sick of hearing people bitch about the price of the PS3 compared to the 360 is pretty much the same. OK --- check this out.
360 PS3
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Console $399 $599
HD Player $100(est.) -
WIFI $100 -
HDD (20GB) (60GB)
Online Play Monthly Fee FREE
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TOTAL COST $599 Min. $599
So even if the game play is even par for the two systems it looks like the PS3 is just as good of a deal as the 360. Ya Dig.....
This has been the most childish thread to read of all the press event coverage. Even the coverage of Nintendo's had more mature comments than this.
Shameful. :(
This is the best thing I have ever heard. Halo 3, HD DVD, Online Camera...It's like Christmas...and Bill Gates is a skinny, not so jolly Santa Claus!!
M$ should just focus on the Vista stuff, cause the 360 potential will never compare to a high end PC potential with it's extreme configuration possibilities offered to the user... period. Sony will dominate. They offer the most powerful and comprehensive platform to realize true next gen games, games that aren't just graphics. Games that utilize immersive techniques, PS3 has the power. And the PC is the ultimate platform, so M$ just focus on the ultimate and stop faking like you can do the console thing. Yea you do it well, but not the best. (I'd like to give a big shout out to my N*gga the bigga N reppin the "W" - Wii side!)
the Sony fanboys trip me out... it's like Sony could take an old toilet paper roll, tie a string to it, tie the other end to a brick, and call it the PS4 and 70 million people worldwide would leave their wives for it...
As for me, the integration of the 360 in my entertainment system at home is more than I ever could have asked for even after I purchased it...
pretty soon, my media center pc will be sitting across the room acting as my DVR and media storage, and I'll kick on my 360 every time I want to watch TV or play a game or chat long distance or video chat or play online games with my friends or check the internet or listen to music or watch a movie or watch videos that I've downloaded or watch recorded TV or etc... while streaming everything seamlessly and wirelessly from across the room, all the while making me available to everyone else who has a 360 or MSN or a cell phone and allow instant chat to happen with the click of a button... most of us have seen the streaming from MCE to 360 and how flawless it is, and it's only going to get better once Vista hits the scene. This is next gen... period. Not an overpriced Betamaxx or a motion-sensative controller... It's being able to open up the possibilities of our daily lives and shed a new light and reputation onto the face of gaming.
#$#$#$#$#
The real question is if GTA is going to be online
Well this definitely was more exciting than the Sony event. That one almost bored me to tears... but I still think that Nintendo has won me over - despite their lame console name.
I think that Microsoft has some extremely strong ideas and some excellent software in the works - and they have finally forged some strong partnerships with 3rd party developers - something that was notably lacking in the past generation. They do need to keep up with their Live Arcade releases a bit better though... not all gamers are into games as complex and time consuming as Oblivion. Nintendo already will have this aspect spearheaded with its virtual console with installed classics available right away. (First and 3rd party games are sounding promising!)
As great as the PS3 hardware looks - I think Sony has a lot of ground to make up in the PR world. They have lost a lot of industry interest by being so deceitful.
if i play xbox360 over 14 hours it will burns then i will my loss $299 maybe i will loss my house too.
so sad.
Funny how some people say that there is only one game worth while for the 360 coming out... funny thing is... its THE game... Halo 3 will be the equivilent of Jesus pissing in your mouth... when it hits the stores... PS-Who?????