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The next generation is upon us. First unveiled right here at
the Electronic Theatre, April 24th 2005,
Microsoft’s official public presentation on MTV hammered home the
details of the new system in a rather garish TV presentation. With
plenty more details having been revealed at the pre-E3 press
conference, we now know Microsoft’s strategy for the successor to
the Xbox. What follows are details direct from Microsoft’s
E3 press release:
Hardware,
software, and services -
Fusing powerful hardware, software, and services, Xbox360 fully
engages you in a gaming experience that is more expansive,
dramatic, and lifelike, where the possibilities are limitless and
your imagination knows no boundaries.
Xbox
Gamer Guide -
The Xbox Gamer Guide is an entertainment gateway that instantly
connects you to your games, friends, music, movies, and
downloadable content. Available at a touch of the Xbox Guide
Button, the Xbox Gamer Guide gives you instant access to the
experiences and content you want.
Personalised
interface -
Xbox360 lets you create your own unique system and experience. With
interchangeable Xbox360 Face plates, it's easy and fun to change
the appearance of your console.
XboxLIVE!
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XboxLIVE! is where games and entertainment come alive, the only
unified place where you can play with anyone, anytime, anywhere.
And the best just got better. Connect your Xbox360 to your
broadband connection and get instant access to XboxLIVE! Silver.
Express your digital identity through your Gamertag and gamer card,
talk with others using voice chat, and access XboxLIVE!
Marketplace—all right out of the box, at no extra cost.
XboxLIVE!
Marketplace –
XboxLIVE! Marketplace is a one-stop shop to download new game
trailers, demos, and episodic content, plus new game levels, maps,
weapons, vehicles, skins, and more.
Games
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Xbox360 redefines what games look like, sound like, feel like, and
play like to engage you like never before. With Xbox360, epic
worlds are alive with detail, from thunderous skies rumbling over a
mountain range to tiny blades of grass rustling together in the
breeze. Vibrant characters display depth of emotion to evoke more
dramatic responses, immersing you in the experience like never
before.
Digital
entertainment - Amplify
your music, photos, video, and TV. Watch progressive-scan DVD
movies right out of the box. Rip music to the Xbox360 hard-drive
and share your latest digital pictures with friends. Make the
connection, and Xbox360 instantly streams the digital media stored
on your MP3 player, digital camera, Media Center PC, or any
Microsoft Windows XP-based PC.
While
all this tough talk may be enough to sway some fans, we know that
viewers of the Electronic Theatre will need more – more
details and more facts. Pure facts. It’s not just how a console
looks and acts, it’s how it plays. So, after some major
negotiating, the Electronic Theatre is able to bring you exclusive
previews of many of the titles to be available within the first
month of the Xbox360’s launch, including; Kameo: Elements Of
Power, Need For Speed: Most Wanted, Condemned:
Criminal Origins and, at long last, Perfect Dark Zero.
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