New Xbox 360 set to upscale DVDs
A Circuit City page which lists the new Xbox 360 60GB model states the following.
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21.7.2008 COMPLETE List of Original Xbox Games Playable on Xbox 360
The folks at Xbox are working hard to add more of your favorite games to this list, so check back often for the latest updates.
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365 Days Later, Xbox 360 Unveils First Wave of TV Shows and Movies on Xbox Live
Xbox 360 offers the latest in entertainment options for everyone, from a library of 160 high- definition games expected by holiday to downloadable standard and high-definition TV shows and movies.
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22.11.2006 Inside Xbox 360: What's Next?
Now that Microsoft's Xbox 360 has launched in its three biggest markets--the United States, Europe, and Japan--it's time to turn our attention to the second phase of this exciting game console's life.
In the first phase, we saw the massively successful launch of the console along with 18 launch titles and numerous hardware peripherals. And all around the globe, millions of eager Xbox fans queued up outside of retail stores to be the first on the block to obtain one of the most eagerly awaited game machines in video game history. How will Microsoft follow up on this blockbuster debut and keep new and future Xbox 360 users happy throughout 2006?
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12.12.2005 PlayStation 3 vs Xbox 360
We dig beyond the hype to see how Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3 stacks up against Microsoft's big white box.
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11.6.2006 PS3 and Xbox 360 about the same
MICROSOFT'S Xbox 360 and Sony's soon to be seen PS3 are much of a muchness according to games developer, Denis Dyack.
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1.11.2006 XBox 360 ELITE
Xbox 360 Coming Soon in Black as "Xbox 360 Elite" Today Microsoft announced what has long been rumored, a premium XBOX 360 model with a black case and an HDMI port allowing for 1080p.
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30.3.2007 Try the Xbox 360 Pants!
One of the must-have accessories for all the Xbox 360 fanboys in the world has finally arrived and it is available for only 18 bucks.
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20.5.2008 Has Xbox 360 Already Won the War?
With Microsoft executives becoming ever more eager to tout the company's sales numbers of its Xbox 360 in public, and the dramatic success of games like Gears of War, has Redmond given itself such a head start that it will be near-impossible for Sony to catch up?
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8.12.2006 Xbox 360 price drop on the way soon?
If a promotion in a printed UK advertising catalogue is anything to go by, the cost of the Xbox 360 Premium console with wireless controller and 20Gb hard drive is set to fall to the cheaper cost of the Xbox 360 Core system, just in time to spoil the launch of the PS3.
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20.2.2007 Xbox 360 Laptop mk2
Behold, the Xbox 360 Laptop mk2! It may look a bit like its first generation sibling, but don't be fooled. This Xbox laptop is a bit thinner, significantly lighter, and has some essential upgrades if you're gonna build one yourself.
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18.4.2007 Xbox 360 Messenger Kit
This year's Xbox 360 Spring Dashboard Update brought MSN Messenger contact-list integration to Xbox Live, but many of us have been waiting for Microsoft to release the chatpad accessory before making full use of the service.
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23.7.2007 Xbox 360 Survey Reveals
Families are sticking together and searching for better entertainment value this holiday.
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30.11.2008 Xbox 360 suffers ritual sacrifice
A brand new Xbox 360 was ritually sacrificed in front of a large line of Xbox Fanboys waiting to buy the latest machines.
Blokes from smashmyxbox.com queued for 55 hours outside Best Buy to be one of the first to own the new gear.
However, to the horror of the waiting line, once buying the much sort after machine, the pair took out a pair of sledgehammers and pummelled it to death in front of them.
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23.11.2005 Xbox 360 Crashing Like Mad? + Screenshots
From Xbox-Scene.com:
Jsgongwon, one of our forum members, reported that his newly bought Xbox 360 keeps crashing while playing Project Gotham Racing 3 in single player mode.
He's playing with the default settings, and apparently his Xbox crashes even before the end of the first lap. Crashes on Xbox Live and on startup occur too. He included screenshots of the crashed Xbox 360 and a video of the crash.
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23.11.2005 Xbox 360 crash fix found
A gamer fed up with his new Xbox 360 crashing every 20 minutes has fixed the problem by raising the power supply off the ground with some string.
Dan, from Duluth, or 'goldeneyemaster' as he is known, told the game spot forum here that he thinks the main reason that the xBox 360 freezes is because the power supply overheats. The solution is to lift the power supply off the floor and allow the air to circulate better around it.
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26.11.2005 Asia to get Xbox 360 by March, Microsoft says
Microsoft Corp. plans to offer its Xbox 360 game console in Asian markets outside of Japan by early March, despite tight supply in the United States.
The head of Microsoft's Xbox business in Asia, Alan Bowman, said the console would hit the market in Korea on February 24 and Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore on March 2.
Microsoft's second offering in the game console market went on sale in the United States on November 22, and has been sold out at many shops. It went on sale in Europe on December 2 and is scheduled to reach shops in Japan on December 10.
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5.12.2005 Microsoft Sued for Xbox 360 Problems
Microsoft has been sued by a Chicago man who bought the company's new Xbox 360 game console over alleged overheating and lockup issues. The suit, which asks for class-action status, accuses Microsoft of rushing to market a flawed system to ensure it beat competitors Sony and Nintendo to the punch.
According to Reuters, the suit seeks damages and litigation related expenses, as well as a replacement or recall of Xbox 360 consoles
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6.12.2005 Xbox 360 Off to Slow Start in Japan
Microsoft may have to try a little harder in marketing the Xbox 360 to Japanese consumers if initial reports coming out of the country Saturday are correct. According to several press outlets, reaction to the new console from Japanese customers appeared to be somewhat apathetic.
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11.12.2005 Hackers find first Xbox 360 cracks
Only weeks after the introduction of the Xbox 360, hackers appear to have cracked their way into the software that runs the Microsoft game console.
A group called "Team PI Coder" claims to have found a way to extract the source files of Xbox 360 games as they get loaded onto the console.
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18.12.2005 MS posts Xbox 360 update
Microsoft posted its latest Xbox 360 update last night, which makes a handful of tweaks to the console's system software, according to the brief list of fixes posted by Microsoft. The update adds improvements to Xbox Guide and to the Dutch Xbox Live network configuration.
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7.2.2006 Microsoft evaluates China for Xbox 360
SEOUL, South Korea - Microsoft Corp. is in no hurry as it evaluates China for a possible launch of the Xbox 360, the company official in charge of the game console for the region said Thursday.
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23.2.2006 Xbox 360 breaks records in Australia
Next-gen Microsoft console big down under
Microsoft's Xbox 360 console has broken all records for the sale of a games system in Australia.
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2.4.2006 Win an Exclusive PGR100 Xbox 360!
Microsoft and www.oxm.co.uk are working together to allow fans to win a limited edition black PGR100 Xbox 360!
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3.4.2006 Could a Patent Lawsuit Stop the Xbox 360?
An injunction that could disrupt the distribution of the Xbox 360 game console is possible because of a patent suit that Lucent Technologies has filed against Microsoft, according to attorneys who practice intellectual property (IP) law.
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15.4.2006 Xbox 360 Gears Up for Its Second Holiday Season and Beyond
Microsoft’s X06 Xbox 360 and Games for Windows lineup showcases award-winning, exclusive next-generation titles, blockbuster franchises and the most anticipated games.
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29.9.2006 Xbox 360 Wireless Headset Update
I was just alerted about an update from the Xbox Accessories team regarding the Xbox 360 Wireless Headset.
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16.12.2006 The second Xbox 360 revealed: codename Zephyr
Ever wonder why Microsoft hasn't released an HDMI cable for the Xbox 360, or whether the AV port was really capable of digital out?
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6.1.2007 Xbox 360 v2 Information Leaks
Ever wonder why Microsoft hasn't released an HDMI cable for the Xbox 360, or whether the AV port was really capable of digital out?
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8.1.2007 New Xbox 360 Coming Late 2007
Paul Thurrott Confirms: New Xbox 360 Coming Late 2007!
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14.1.2007Microsoft still pushes Xbox 360 as all-in-one entertainment solution
Yesterday's announcement of the "New Xbox Experience" was just another step toward Microsoft's almost almost four-year-old goal of making
the Xbox 360 the home's TV, movie, music and gaming center...
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15.07.2008Microsoft launches XBox 360 Gold giveaway
Even with recent news that Microsoft is planning on laying off about 17% of it's employees, the software giant launched it's Lunar New Year
promotion. From now until February 15th 2009, residents of Hong Kong will have an opportunity to win some golden XBox 360's. Although these
consoles are not solid gold, they are worth a lot more than what participants will have to pay to enter the competition. To enter the competition you
need to purchase a XBox 360 with a 60GB hard drive or an XBox 360 elite. The last step is sending an e-mail to Microsoft explaining why you love your
XBox.
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17.01.2009Xbox 360 Pricing, Models Announced
Microsoft has finally put to rest months of speculation, announcing official pricing and models for its upcoming Xbox 360 home entertainment console. The basic version of the Xbox 360 will run $299.99 USD, with a premium edition including 20GB hard drive priced at $399.99 USD...
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17.08.2005Modded 360 Banned from Xbox Live
Gamers with modified Xbox 360
consoles are getting a nasty
surprise: their consoles are
being blocked from accessing
Microsoft's Xbox Live
service...
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18.05.2007Xbox 360 Elite Coming to Europe Aug 24
Microsoft announced at its E3
press conference late Tuesday
that the Xbox 360 Elite will
be coming to Europe on August
24. The souped up game console
features a 120GB hard drive
and HDMI connector. Microsoft
also said it had no plans to
drop the price of the Xbox
360...
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11.07.2007Xbox 360 Not a Hit in Japan
Confirming initial reports, a
survey released Tuesday shows
that Saturday's debut of the
Xbox 360 in Japan fared much
worse than the launch of the
original Xbox in the country
in 2002. Microsoft's failure
to excite Japanese gamers
could mean early trouble for
the console...
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13.12.2005Xbox 360 Premium Gets HDMI Port
Microsoft has quietly updated
its mid-range Xbox 360 Premium
model with an HDMI output,
making the game console
compatible with
high-definition televisions
and receivers. The HDMI port
had been a major selling point
of the high-end Xbox 360
Elite, which costs $100 more
and features a larger hard
drive...
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09.08.2007Microsoft Reveals Xbox 360
Lineup
Microsoft began a full-court
press to promote its upcoming
Xbox 360 game console by
making several major
announcements at a press event
in Amsterdam Tuesday. Also
confirmed were several titles
that will be made available
when the new Xbox becomes
available next month...
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04.10.2005Xbox 360 Price Cuts Arrive Wednesday
Confirming earlier
speculation, Microsoft on
Tuesday announced price cuts
on the Xbox 360 that will take
effect tomorrow. Pricing on
the Xbox Premium will be
lowered by $50, the Elite by
$30, and the Core system by
$20...
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07.08.2007Microsoft denies any Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive possibility
Three years ago at E3 2006, Bill Gates, former CEO of Microsoft, announced a Xbox 360 HD DVD player that was capable of playing HD-DVD's. After
the bloody war between HD-DVDs and Blu-ray discs was over and HD-DVD's were no more, Microsoft decided to discontinue the HD DVD drive for the
Xbox 360. Since then there have been multiple rumours regarding a possible Blu-ray drive coming to the Xbox 360. While statistics from the Digital
Entertainment Group clearly show a spike in Blu-ray movie sales (91% in the first half of this year), Microsoft once again denied that a Blu-ray
player for the Xbox 360 was in the making.
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24.07.2009Xbox 360 Game Compatibility
Detailed
Microsoft has issued a list of
over 200 original Xbox games
that will compatible with the
Xbox 360 upon launch, with a
promise that more games will
be supported through software
updates in the future. But the
list is missing some older,
but still popular, games...
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14.11.2005MS: Xbox 360 outselling PS3 two to one
Well, it seems like there's nothing like a good ol' price cut to help shift units for Microsoft. The software and console giant has just announced
that sales of the Xbox 360 have increased by 214 percent following the Xbox 360 price cuts and that the Xbox 360 is now selling two consoles for every
one PlayStation 3.
The sales, which are supported by sales figures from Chart-Track, include only those from the past two weeks.
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01.10.2008Xbox 360 Controller Now for
Windows
Microsoft on Wednesday
introduced its first
controller that would work on
both the Xbox 360 and Windows
XP PCs. The cross-platform
support is another effort by
the company to integrate the
gaming console as tightly as
possible into the Windows
ecosystem.
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20.10.2005Microsoft Xbox 360 Hit With More 'Disc Scratch' Lawsuits
The legal troubles continue to
mount for Microsoft's Xbox
360 video game console. In the
past week, two more lawsuits
have been filed claiming that
the Xbox 360 leaves
irreparable scratches on game
discs -- bringing the total
number of such cases to at
least four.
In the
most recent action, Los
Angeles resident Steve Carlie
claims that an Xbox 360 system
he purchased in November, 2005
ruined several of his games.
In a filing last week in U.S.
District Court in Seattle,
Carlie stated that "the Xbox
360 frequently scratches game
disks rendering them unusable
to the consumer."
Carlie said that the
problem occurs because the
laser drive in the Xbox 360 at
times makes contact with the
game discs.
A disc
replacement program operated
by Microsoft is insufficient,
Carlie says, because it's
limited to games published by
Microsoft and the company
charges a $20.00 fee for each
game. "As of the date of this
complaint, Microsoft has not
released any form of repair or
replacement procedure for the
Xbox 360," Carlie adds, in
court documents. ..
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25.07.2007Xbox 360 to get Blu-ray drive
Despite Microsoft previously denying any plans to ship Xbox 360 consoles with Blu-ray support, Pegatron Technology, an OEM subsidiary of Asustek
Computer, is reported to be preparing consoles with the next-gen optical drive built in.
Blu-ray support has been one of the Playstation 3's
strong advantages over Xbox 360 in the current console wars. It is estimated that 85% of Blu-ray players in use are PS3s.
Shipments of the
Blu-ray enabled Xbox 360 are to begin in the third quarter of 2008.
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05.05.2008Xbox 360 Sales Lag Behind PS2
The PlayStation 2 continues to
be a considerable force at
retail in the United States,
even outselling the Xbox 360,
data from the NPD Group
indicates. Microsoft's
console only sold more in
April, but was second again in
May...
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13.06.2006Halo effect not enough to prevent Xbox 360 sales decline
Even though Microsoft's best selling game came out right before the holiday quarter, sales of the Xbox 360 console dipped slightly year-over-year.
4.3 million Xbox 360s shipped during the final calendar quarter of 2007, down 2.3%...
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28.01.2008IBM Details Xbox 360 Chip
Specs
IBM will disclose details of
the processor it developed for
the upcoming Xbox 360 gaming
console at a chip conference
Tuesday in Silicon Valley.
Microsoft switched from
Intel's Pentium III, used in
the first generation Xbox, to
the PowerPC architecture in
2003...
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26.10.2005Xbox 360 price cuts begin down under
Microsoft confirmed today that it was dropping the price of its entry-level Xbox 360 by $50...in Australia...
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02.07.2008Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 Elite price cut, Xbox 360 Pro phase-out
Yes, Microsoft is cutting the price of the 120 GB Xbox 360 Elite by $100, to $299. Yes, the company is phasing out the 20 GB Xbox 360 Pro and cutting
the remaining models by $50, to $249. And no, the video-game industry can't keep a secret.
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