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Report: X360 Remote Coming, Code-named 'Newton'
by Aaron Linde, Apr 09, 2008 11:15am PDTA Wii-like remote is indeed in development for the Xbox 360, according to 8Bit JoyStick, which cites internal sources at Microsoft.
The remote is said to be in development under the code name "Newton," and could be ready for market as early as the end of this year. The report claims that while the hardware is still in the prototype phase, software developer kits and prototype remote units have been distributed.
The report cites rumors that Microsoft had licensed motion-sensing patents from Gyration, which aided in the development of the Wii remote, as further evidence of Newton's development.
Speculation of an Xbox remote was kick-started by a report from MTV News which claimed that Microsoft had been working on the device since last summer, citing an unnamed developer.
Though rumors have been circulating around the internet at a blistering pace, 8Bit Joystick had previously broken the news of Bungie's split with Microsoft, lending a fair amount of credence to the site's "internal sources."
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I did a comparison between the two remotes, i saw a pic of the "newton" remote on another website, and the wiimote pic is taken from google.
Its in spanish but here is the translation:
1. The "p" from power can be seen there.
2. This is a very bad job with copy - paste
3. That is one line coppied from the Wiimote, made bigger and copied twice.
4. An edited version of 3.
5. The buttons are in a much lower resolution
6. Both remotes have the exact same reflection, but changed in size to fit the fake remote.
This translated text is on the 1ยบ commet of the image too.
Conclusion : This must be a joke.
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Lets see if they will actually make games for this device or will it just remain an unused device.
I wonder how long it will take for Sony to eat up and create a sonymote copy of the wiimote.
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Also, a Wiimote on the 360 would make the most sense on Xbox Live, even more so then for the Wii. Simple, cheap, and creative games that sell for $10 are perfect for Live Arcade. Plus, can you imagine what the XNA community could come up with?
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I hope Nintendo is thinking about what the next big thing is to stay one step ahead.
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Has anyone here played Metroid on the Wii? How easy is it turn around and look up and down with the Wii control scheme?
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My guess is MS will try to push a new image for the 360 at Christmas time and try to be the console king for Christmas. The Xbox has the potential to do so much more then the Wii could with a waggle controller, and I personally would love to see new solid party games.
Three reasons why the Xbox would frikkin own with a waggle controller
1) Graphically it has so much more potential then the Wii.
2) Online party games are something no one has really tapped into, and Xbox has MUCH more potential to own that arena.
3)Resident Evil 5 with a waggle.
If Xbox does come out with a solid waggle, and solid games, it would considerably lengthen its shelf-life. We may not see a 720 for a few more years yet.
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500 Gb HDD (built-in - no tard pack)
Blu-Ray drive
2 GB Shared RAM
upgraded graphics and CPU
Waggle control
That would be nice... at first I was going to so no physical media drive (because MS focuses on digital distribution... but broadband is a long way away from being able to deliver 20+ Gig games to consumers at a reasonable rate).
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I guess the upside of this is that since the attach rate will be garbage, only the games that it really fits will use it, and no game would dare force it. Probably the best of both worlds, except you have to buy another controller.
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But whats the likelihood this thing will be used any more than the xbox vision camera?