Xbox 360 Press Event News

by Maarten Goldstein, May 16, 2005 8:00pm PDT

Related Topics – xbox, xbox 360, Square Enix

All sorts of fun facts coming out of Microsoft's E3 2005 Xbox 360 press event. Story will be updated as they come in.

Xbox 360 will have limited backward compatability. Only the most popular Xbox games will be supported, through an emulator.
Square Enix is releasing Final Fantasy XI on the 360, with Live support. First of several Square Enix games on the platform.
More than 160 games are in development.
During a 90 day launch window Microsoft hopes that between 25 and 40 Xbox 360 games are released.
You can buy movies and music online through the 360
All games must support 720p, a 16:9 aspect ratio, anti-aliasing and 5.1 multi channel sound.

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Hey I've got an idea.

You want to play Xbox games? Keep your Xbox.

Though I'm sure the whopping $70 credit it will net you towards your 360 will really take a bite out of the price o_O

May 16, 2005 9:02pm PDT

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Hey I've got an idea. You want to play Xbox games? Keep your Xbox. Though I'm sure the whopping $7... : EvilDolemite
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  I don't own an xbox.. : jaga
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    You obviously aren't too interested in Xbox games, then. : pyrogen
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      I could have been.. Im really not being impressed by the games on either of these systems yet though, so *shrugs*
      
      oh but the technology sounds great! I could put it in my living room and look at the sleek design and talk about how fast it is I suppose
      
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      I could have been.. Im really not being impressed by the games on either of these systems yet though, so ... : jaga
      
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      huh? someone nuke this post! Okay, so you're not into Xbox. Fine. What do you play then? : mystifier
      
      I sort of dont play games anymore =( Im hoping something will spark interest.. : jaga
      
      I'm probably going to keep mine and mod it all out do I can use it for other gaming needs. : classicfork
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      He could've bought all the old games without having to buy an old console. He might have limited space... : abrasion
      
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      If he wanted to play Xbox game that much, he would have already bought an original Xbox. Sure, there ... : pyrogen
      
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      well until now Ive used my PC as my game machine, but it costs too much to keep upgrading, etc.. I was... : jaga
      
      The Xbox 1 rocks for that with the emulation of the NES / SNES / N64/ Mame etc... Hence I want full Xb... : abrasion
      
      actually I had planned to buy X-box 360 and buy all the cool X-box games I've missed, used. not that I'm ... : Yabrodan
      
      Put it this way: Imagine this was Sony and the PS2/3. Backwards compatibility for the best-selling titles... : SpiderMonkey
      
      i can't wait till PS3 comes out so i can play all those PS1 titles i missed : lord cecil
    - I am too. But I can't afford three consoles. True story. : SpiderMonkey
- Didn't you know that when you turn on the 360 it sends out an EM pulse that destroys your xbox? : Torgo
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  I don't have one because I've been a poor college student, so it would be sweet if I could just buy an XB... : J4NUS
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    Fair enough, but they'll be like $75 when the 360 hits. I'm sure that plenty of titles will be compatibl... : EvilDolemite
    - Backwards compatibility wouldn't necessarily drag down anything though. Its just a slippery slope to clim... : Ajax
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  I want to be able to play the games I love far into the future- when you know there's no way to play one ... : Borzoi
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    Too bad I guess. I mean I understand, but the SNES, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast weren't backwards-compati... : EvilDolemite
  - And? My PS games all play fine on my PSOne. My Dreamcast games still play fine on my Dreamcast. My fri... : RatBastard
- If any of you guys watn to sell your Xboxes, hook me up. I want another one to mod for another XBMC box.... : ThomW
- im keeping mine around anyway as an extra dvd player/media center. *shrug* : virus
- i have a finite number of component ports :( : nyranger66
- I really don't understand why backwards compability is being bashed by defenders of the Xbox. It's a fea... : bluk
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  I am not "bashing" backwards compat. I just don't feel that it alone should be a deciding factor or a "m... : EvilDolemite
  - I don't have an xbox. There are only a few games that I really want to play on the system. I'm still un... : Amadan
  - I guess different people play games differently then. I'm regularly playing games that are 2/3/5+ years o... : SpiderMonkey
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  I dont really understand all this complaining. Its going to have selective emulation. Does anyone here ... : fr0x
  - Lol, I wonder how many times I will post this today: Best selling and great are not the same thing. You c... : SpiderMonkey

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