X-BOX 360 "the new X-Box, more stylish and much faster" Developer:Microsoft Released:November 2005 Price:app. cheapter then X-Box @ launch Genre:next-gen games console Date posted: 19 May 2005 ScreenShots: 6 Written By: PlayDevil.com CREW A little Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen. It's UPON US! IT's HERE or WE GOT 'EM. Or it. Anyway, one of the true next-gen video game and entertainment systems have see the light. We're talking about the new X-Box 2 from Microsoft or better "XBox 360". 360 stands for 360 degrees and wether you like it or not, Microsoft's new console can be placed in any direction. Horizontal, Vertical ... twist it 360°. Hold your breath because Microsoft has included A LOT of new "goodies" into their new console, which will come out THIS NOVEMBER 2005. While price is yet unknown many speculate that Microsoft won't charge as much as it did with the first X-Box launch. So hopefully we won't be seeing 400-500 euro pricetags in the shops. Unlike any console before, Xbox 360 puts gamers at the center and gives you the freedom to personalize your gaming experience however you see fit. Xbox 360 Faces make it easy and fun to change the face of your console. Change your Faces whenever you like to match your personality, your mood, or your wild side. So flip it, switch it, or leave it be, and express your unique sense of style. Further enhancing the gaming experience, Xbox 360 Memory Units allow you to save your in-game achievements and unique gamer profiles. The Memory Units (2) are easily portable and enable quick and easy access to previously established benchmarks, putting you in control of your games and your lifestyle. You can save your games, your Xbox LiveTM profile, and more with Xbox 360 Memory Units. The Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote was engineered to serve as your integrated control center for the entire Xbox 360 experience. Enter a new world of digital entertainment with the touch of a single button. Play DVD movies and music, plus control your TV and your Media Center PC with one controller. The centralized, glowing Xbox Guide Button gives you quick access to your digital movies, music, and games library, and backlit buttons make the keypad easy to see in a darkened home theater. So kick back, relax, and enjoy the ride. The Xbox Live Camera for Xbox 360 opens up a new world of gaming and entertainment on Xbox Live, the world's premier online video games service. With the Xbox Live Camera, video chat and video messaging with your friends becomes more than just a feature set; it is an integrated part of the Xbox Live experience. Connect and communicate while playing the same or different games, watching movies, listening to music, and more. The Xbox Live Camera also takes personalization to a whole new level and allows you to customize your gaming experience by putting your face on characters in your games, all while being able to video chat with your friends as you play online. And with next-generation online motion-detection-enabled games, the Xbox Live Camera puts you entirely in the game and in control of the on-screen characters over Xbox Live. The Xbox 360 Headset heightens the experience of the unprecedented online gaming community, Xbox Live, allowing you to strategize with teammates, trash-talk opponents or just chat with friends while playing your favorite games. You can record and leave short voice messages for friends or family through the free Xbox Live Message Service or connect with buddies online using the headset in place of the phone. Turn it up or turn it down, and experience the most intense gaming experience possible. Designed for versatility and ease, the Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter enhances your Xbox 360 experience in the digital home, seamlessly synchronizing with the Xbox 360 system. You can easily transfer videos and music to your Xbox 360 system from your Media Center PC, chat with your friends, play games via Xbox Live, and more-all without the clutter of wires. High-performance wireless gaming is here! Using optimized technology, the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller lets you enjoy a 30-foot range and up to 40 hours of life on two AA batteries-and when they run low, you're given ample warning so you can connect a Play & Charge cable for uninterrupted play. Plug the Xbox 360 Headset into the controller for full duplex voice communication: a wireless first. With quick access to Xbox 360 features including DVDs, music, pictures, and more, along with the ability to support four wireless controllers simultaneously, gamers can experience wireless freedom, precision, high quality, and performance for endless gameplay. Experience an unprecedented level of Rumble Control. Set the Rumble Control to Full, Medium, Low, or Off to match your personal preference. The Xbox Guide Button at the center of the controller gives you quick access to all your favorite Xbox 360 system activities, such as watching movies, listening to music, contacting friends on Xbox Live, and customizing your gaming experiences. Easily jump to the Xbox Gamer Guide or Xbox Live Marketplace. Based on the acclaimed design of the Xbox Controller S, the Xbox 360 Controller features an extended nine-foot cable and an improved ergonomic design. The centralized, glowing Xbox Guide Button grants you quick access to your digital movie, music, and games libraries. The ultimate in gamer flexibility, precision, control, quality, and comfort are all yours. After reading this I'm sure you're as much as convinced as I'm ... this new console is truly a NEXT-GENERATION system. A whole new era of multimedia, gaming, digital entertainment and comfort is about to begin. We won't wait you any longer now since we got some high quality images of the new XBOX 360 with its wireless controller. Even a "tech sheet" is included. Pictures       As you can see, the new design is absolutely beautiful! We certainly love it and it seems Microsoft learned a lot from its previous, still kickin ass X-Box console. The controller is now WIRELESS and smaller and the console itself is a lot sleeker, smaller and better. For those technical gamers out there we also give you the full fact sheet of the XBOX 360. Be AMAZED! Xbox 360 System Performance Specifications - Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU - Three symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each - Two hardware threads per core; six hardware threads total - VMX-128 vector unit per core; three total - 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread - 1 MB L2 cache - CPU Game Math Performance - 9 billion dot product operations per second - Custom ATI Graphics Processor - 500MHz processor - 10 MB of embedded DRAM - 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines - Unified shader architecture - Polygon Performance - 500 million triangles per second - Pixel Fill Rate - 16 gigasamples per second fill rate using 4x MSAA - Shader Performance - 48 billion shader operations per second Memory - 512 MB of GDDR3 RAM - 700 MHz of DDR - Unified memory architecture Memory Bandwidth - 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth - 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM - 21.6 GB/s front-side bus Overall System Floating-Point Performance - 1 teraflop Storage - Detachable and upgradeable 20GB hard drive - 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM - Memory Unit support starting at 64 MB I/O - Support for up to four wireless game controllers - Three USB 2.0 ports - Two memory unit slots Optimized for Online - Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live features with broadband service, including Xbox Live Marketplace for downloadable content, gamer profile for digital identity, and voice chat to talk to friends while playing games, watching movies, or listening to music - Built-in Ethernet port - Wi-Fi ready: 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g - Video camera ready Digital Media Support - Support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD - Ability to stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras and Windows XP-based PCs - Ability to rip music to the Xbox 360 hard drive - Custom playlists in every game - Built-in Media Center Extender for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 - Interactive, full-screen 3-D visualizers - High-Definition Game Support * All games supported at 16:9, 720p, and 1080i, anti-aliasing - Standard-definition and high-definition video output supported Audio - Multi-channel surround sound output - Supports 48KHz 16-bit audio - 320 independent decompression channels - 32-bit audio processing - Over 256 audio channels System Orientation - Stands vertically or horizontally Customizable Face Plates - Interchangeable to personalize the console As you can see, it's an impressive list full of added, upgraded and new features. The XBOX 360 isn't just a new fancy console. It will change the way we play games and interact with them. Right now a hand ful launch titels will be available when released. We sure can't wait to get our hands on this beauty! However there's competition. Sony has also revealed their new PS sytem, the "PlayStation3" and Nintendo Revolution info has also made public. Watch out for our other hardware previews of the PS3 and the Revolution. Only time and software will tell who is the strongest. The year 2005-2006 will be full of changes and surprises in the gaming industry and PlayDevil.com will sure watch it as closely as possible. Up Previous Page If you want to review your favorite game, or if you work with a computer game company and want your products reviewing, mail info@playdevil.com. All contributions are welcome. 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