Summary of Microsoft's Conference

Lotos · July 14, 2008, 11:28:56 AM

I'm watching E3 on G4.

Or at least since the New Interface announcement.
Avatars for XBL
Live Parties for community.
=Photosharing within your party
XBL Primetime (star in your own game show; partnership with the 1 Vs 100 guys; win real prizes)
Partnerships with Netflix, MGM, NBC, and a few others
Games Channel
=Uno Rush announced
Galaga sequel (Available next month)
Portal: Still Alive (XBL Arcade in fall)
South Park (XBL arcade in 2009)
Banjo Kazooie on XBL Arcade ("in the future"; assuming it will be released when Nuts and Bolts is released)
Scene It - Box Office Smash
You're In The Movies
GH: World Tour will have 85+ songs
=REM Trackpack
=Van Halen and The Eagles
=Metallica's new album, Death Magnetic will be DLC for GH3 in the fall, and for Tour when released
Lips - Wireless mic; plug in iPod/Zune/etc. into 360, sing your songs
Rock Band 2
=Axl Rose is debuting the first track of Chinese Democracy
=Bob Dylan licensed a track
=AC/DC makes an appearance
=20 Bonus tracks
=Export original tracks to RB2 (still releasing tracks; RB2 has 500+ songs counting imported)
Infinite Undiscovery (360 exclusive; Spring 09)
Star Ocean (Spring 09)
Last Remnant (11/20/08; coming to PC also)
Final Fantasy XIII for the 360

And with Still Alive coming out, I think I might just ask for a 360 for Christmas :D

Tupin · July 14, 2008, 11:31:06 AM

I wonder what the South Park game will be about...

X-3 · July 14, 2008, 12:10:36 PM

Well, that was simply kickass. Well, I thought it was good.

Microsoft's conference today has only fueled my thirst for a 360. Just a few more $...

Cornwad · July 14, 2008, 12:12:17 PM

Final Fantasy XIII?
That must be disappointing to Sony fanboys...

I want the Banjos on the Virtual Console :(

Leggy · July 14, 2008, 12:12:35 PM

Saw lots of new games, no games this year made me really go yay...lots of RPG's busting in and Resident Evil 5, yay for that Gears, ofc getting that..

New interface and the arcade is going to waste all my money :)

Custom · July 14, 2008, 12:14:37 PM

I hated the new dashboard with avatars and stuff.
Goodbye PS3. We have FF13
STAR OCEAN YES YES YES
I can't wait for Still Alive.

Gwen Khan · July 14, 2008, 12:16:24 PM

and yet nothing made me regret selling my 360

.:DL:. · July 14, 2008, 12:22:10 PM

Yea, it was pretty good.

Especially Final Fantasy 13 being announced. Now that will be awesome. Sucks for Sony fans though....whatever.

And Still Alive was just...amazing. ;D

thunderhero4 · July 14, 2008, 12:28:26 PM

I was watching this too 8)

Im kind of mad that 360s now have 60GB hdds for the price of the 20

Is there a way to get it for free by trading in the 20GB one?

Custom · July 14, 2008, 12:29:21 PM

Quote from: thunderhero4 on July 14, 2008, 12:28:26 PM
I was watching this too 8)

Im kind of mad that 360s now have 60GB hdds for the price of the 20

Is there a way to get it for free by trading in the 20GB one?

Nothing is free.

thunderhero4 · July 14, 2008, 12:31:05 PM

Quote from: Customrobo13 on July 14, 2008, 12:29:21 PM
Quote from: thunderhero4 on July 14, 2008, 12:28:26 PM
I was watching this too 8)

Im kind of mad that 360s now have 60GB hdds for the price of the 20

Is there a way to get it for free by trading in the 20GB one?

Nothing is free.

FUCK

why are the new 360 owners given a free 40GBs?! :'( >:(

Tupin · July 14, 2008, 12:31:19 PM

Can't wait for the new XBLA Galaga game.

I'm surprised that they didn't show a 360 motion controller.

Anyway, I'll be doing a similar summary for Nintendo tomorrow.

blue_slime · July 14, 2008, 12:55:59 PM

More stuff coming:

Play from hard drive. Copy your games from the game disc and play directly from the hard drive. Not only will the drive not spin, but load times are quicker, as well. Of course, you will still need the disc in the tray to prove you own the game.

Access Xbox LIVE Marketplace on the Web. Browse and purchase Marketplace content whenever you want from Xbox.com and it downloads automatically to your console. Purchase that new map, television episode, the latest Xbox LIVE Arcade game or set up a movie to watch when you get home from work.

New display support. Because you asked for it, we are adding 16X10 over VGA or HDMI, and support for 1440x900 or 1680x1050.

http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/07/14/mrcwhtnltrxle.aspx

Leggy · July 14, 2008, 01:17:15 PM

^ at least quote it you noob lol

Erm

Quote from: Commissar Torgoand yet nothing made me regret selling my 360

You have bad taste sir.

Nayrman · July 14, 2008, 01:28:18 PM

FF XIII on 360?
Jeebus apparently it isn't that big a game after all X_X;;
Meh, still got LittleBig Planet and God of War XD
Everything else I really couldn't care less about.
Portal Still Alive is going to be on the PS3 as well (well, why wouldn't it X_X;;)
Never cared for Banjo-Kazooie (terrible ripoff of Mario 64 IMO)
Also, never cared much for Guitar Hero. It's fun but I don't care about every freakin version out there...