The Xbox 360 discussion Thread

Posted by parsnip
talk about the xbox 360 here

Specs

Xbox 360 System Performance Specifications
Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU

* Three symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each
* Two hardware threads per core; six hardware threads total
* VMX-128 vector unit per core; three total
* 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread
* 1 MB L2 cache

CPU Game Math Performance

* 9.6 billion dot product operations per second

Custom ATI Graphics Processor

* 10 MB of embedded DRAM
* 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines
* Unified shader architecture

Polygon Performance

* 500 million triangles per second

Pixel Fill Rate

* 16 gigasamples per second fill rate using 4x MSAA

Shader Performance

* 48 billion shader operations per second

Memory

* 512 MB of 700 MHz GDDR3 RAM
* Unified memory architecture

Memory Bandwidth

* 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth
* 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM
* 21.6 GB/s front-side bus

Overall System Floating-Point Performance

* 1 teraflop

Storage

* Detachable and upgradeable 20GB hard drive
* 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM
* Memory Unit support starting at 64 MB

I/O

* Support for up to four wireless game controllers
* Three USB 2.0 ports
* Two memory unit slots

Optimized for Online

* Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live features with broadband service, including Xbox Live Marketplace for downloadable content, gamer profile for digital identity, and voice chat to talk to friends while playing games, watching movies, or listening to music
* Built-in Ethernet port
* Wi-Fi ready: 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g
* Video camera ready

Digital Media Support

* Support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD
* Ability to stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras and Windows XP-based PCs
* Ability to rip music to the Xbox 360 hard drive
* Custom playlists in every game
* Built-in Media Center Extender for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
* Interactive, full-screen 3-D visualizers

High-Definition Game Support

* All games supported at 16:9, 720p, or 1080i, with anti-aliasing
* Standard-definition and high-definition video output supported

Audio

* Multi-channel surround sound output
* Supports 48KHz 16-bit audio
* 320 independent decompression channels
* 32-bit audio processing
* Over 256 audio channels

Physical Specs

* Height: 83 mm
* Width: 309 mm
* Depth: 258 mm
* Weight: 7.7 lbs.

System Orientation

* Stands vertically or horizontally

Customizable Face Plates

* Interchangeable to personalize the console

(Taken From Xbox.com)

Accessories included with the Xbox 360

Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

Enjoy speed, accuracy, and freedom to roam with its 30 foot range.

Xbox 360 20GB Hard Drive

Save games and music, plus download new Xbox Live® content.

Xbox 360 Headset

Trash-talk opponents or discuss strategies with your Xbox Live teammates.

Xbox 360 Component HD AV Cable.

This connects gamers to the world of Xbox 360 games and graphics through high-definition and standard-definition connections.

Xbox 360 Ethernet Connectivity Cable

Instantly connects gamers to the world of Xbox Live®.

Xbox 360 Media Remote

Sit back and take control of your console, TV, and DVD/CD playback. Included for a limited time only..

At The Release of the Xbox 360 (November 28, 2005) It will cost Ł209.99 for the standard pack and Ł279.99 for the deluxe pack which includes the HDD
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Posted by Cornholio_666
the thing that sucks is the new controllers use usb to connect to the console. so i can't use my old xbox controllers if the batteries die in the wireless controller. i should go out and purchase a play and charge kit

Posted by parsnip
hmmm..USB..that could be useful

Posted by Cornholio_666
no support for mouse and keyboard announced so far

Posted by nickorooster
I heard that there will be an adapter for the old controllers to fit the USB ports...

I can't remember where from, but I work at EA, and a fair bit of weighty stuff is thrown around the office there.

We've got a few debug units in, but they haven't let us mere testers near them, and if they had, I wouldn't be allowed to utter a word of it, so meh, I guess I'll have to keep my mouth shut about them

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Nick

Posted by gelfen
the old controller connection is usb anyway, they just changed the shape to make it proprietary.

Posted by ADT0079
You can pre order here in the states but there only package deals that start out at 599.00 and go up to 1999.00 So its time to start saving .What game cant u guys wait to play? Me ghost recon 3 .thanks PH4Z3R for starting this thread.

Posted by Cornholio_666
Project Gotham 3, Dead Or Alive 4 and of course Halo 3

Posted by ADT0079
There is a site hosted by microsoft that shows a count down timer .kinda weird site i will put the link up when i get home. I would like to see a driving game as most of the time you can notice graphics updates.let us know if you find any good 360 sites

Posted by Merovingian
HALO 3 all the way

Posted by Dj Boyi
Countdown to a piece of crap! Mark my words!

Posted by Cornholio_666
Need For Speed: Most Wanted looks good too

Posted by BlackBauer24
Gears Of War looks Crazy!! (ONLY ON XBOX 360 & PC) hee hee, cant wait for that, also looking forward to 360 version of Forza Motorsport.

Posted by parsnip

Quote:

On 2005-08-31 16:42:46, ADT0079 wrote:
You can pre order here in the states but there only package deals that start out at 599.00 and go up to 1999.00 So its time to start saving .
What game cant u guys wait to play? Me ghost recon 3 .thanks PH4Z3R for starting this thread.

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No Problem

I cant Wait for APB (all points bulletin)

,prey, full auto and halo 3

Posted by ADT0079
@boyi i could say the same thing about the PS3 but then we would both be lying .So stop already.Gears of war that looks crazy nice. Galo 3 opps i mean halo 3 doesn't look like it will be coming out any time soon as i have not seen anything on it .i will start posting screen shots and other 360 related stuff.

Posted by parsnip
All Points Bulletin

All points bulletin is basically a massive multiplayer online version of gta where players can make a player and start there own gangs...

Last week, Peter Moore announced that Real Time Worlds have signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft that will see a number of exclusive titles developed for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. In top of that, WEBZEN Inc. announced today that All Points Bulletin (APB), is in development for the Xbox 360.
APB is being developed by Real Time Worlds Ltd. under the leadership of David Jones, creator of the original Grand Theft Auto franchise. APB will be the first real-world based, massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) for the Xbox 360. WEBZEN will publish and operate the game in worldwide markets, with WEBZEN America Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WEBZEN, launching and operating APB in North America. All Points Bulletin for Xbox 360 will be released in 2008.

A genre-breaking game unlike any other in the MMO space, All Points Bulletin offers intense game play in a highly volatile world filled with dramatic car chases, shootouts, busts, escapes and arrests. Players can also enjoy a fully customizable gaming experience without leveling-up constraints, allowing them to choose character appearances, attitudes, music preferences and more. In addition, many actions throughout the game will result in cash rewards, enabling players to obtain advanced weaponry, vehicles and other items to further enhance their characters.

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Posted by ADT0079
Sounds pretty interesting what site did you get that off of.would like to check it outForza i Hope like hell that comes out soon after 360 imagine the car physics with actual damage rendering how sweet Forza is at the top of my list also .

Posted by parsnip
lol.. i've got forza for the xbox the graphics are good but the game isnt really too additive

Posted by ADT0079
Yeah Forza is more of a sim than actual entertaining game like nfs Or midnight club me i like the true driving physics and being able to race P1's and enzo's .

Posted by parsnip
NFS is crap

Burnout 3 rocks though

Posted by ADT0079
Forgot about burnout . There is a new one coming out soon Burnout revenge looks good but i think i am done buying games for Xbox 1 .where everyone from and what are the prices for the 360 if they are doing PRE order in your area.

Posted by parsnip
i think burnout revenge is out..

Posted by Cornholio_666
yeah Burnout 3 is good

Posted by ADT0079
Might have recently but ow Xbox 1Buying is over

Posted by parsnip
not for me... my xbox is modded anyway

Posted by ADT0079
That works but suck for the online play which is where i spend most of my time,Seems like with the hdd and all the pictures music etc etc that it wont be that hard to mod the 360 ,but who knows .........
Heres the Weird Count down Web site ,now when it first appeard like 2 weeks ago the Tree didnt have any aplles on it and the rabbit was on the other side of the tree the Shadows were diffrent and there wasn't the black hole forming at the bottom ...????????????who knows

http://www.origenxbox360.com/
Here's a Screen Shot

Sorry For all the edits but dont want to keep posting
Here are pictures of the Package deals that there taking Pre Orders For ..Notice the Prices

Packages:

Silver Bundle:

Gold:

Ultimate:

Omega:

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Posted by parsnip

High prices

Posted by parsnip
lol

Posted by ADT0079
Yes high prices So i have to start saving now if i want one when they come out.. Thinking about picking up one of those limitied edition E3 Face plates numbered to 5000 off of ebay but there going for 100 and up.no W800 for me.

Posted by solidsingh
im selling a modded xbox

Posted by ADT0079
What would be the point this late in the game .

Posted by ADT0079

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Posted by parsnip
hmmm...i wonder what

Posted by parsnip

hmmmm.....

Posted by ADT0079
Hmmm is right kinda weird web site and i wonder what it will lead to.have they set a price and date for the people in Europe Or there around ?

Posted by SE Rules
PS3 will destroy the xbox360, more powerful, more software.

Posted by parsnip

this is the xbox 360 discussion thread not the ps3 v xbox 360 thread

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Posted by ADT0079

Quote:

On 2005-09-02 17:41:49, SE Rules wrote:
PS3 will destroy the xbox360, more powerful, more software.

More software where where is all the software all i see is movies,Back off and wait forever for your beloved Ps3 and Waiting and Waiting and Waiting and Waiting and Waiting and Waiting while im enjoying my 360...Nice day Se Rulez--

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Posted by zMastaa

Quote:

On 2005-09-01 22:34:40, ADT0079 wrote:
ok i am going to post a full Run down of this website the clues the meaning of it everything So here go's

Origen Xbox 360 Update:
History Of Earlier Updates

Update 1: One of our readers have calculated that it counts down to September 27th at 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time to be exact!

Update 2: The name of the site is Origen Xbox360, so what hints could be hidden in the word Origen. The word Origen is a spanish word for Origin, which comes from the latin word Origo which means "beginning". Here is a link to the Wikipedia description of the word Origin below if anyone one wants to dig for clues. If I am not mistaking Microsoft has promised earlier to reveal some big surprise for the Japanese market this fall, so could this be it? Will the Xbox 360 be launched in Japan first? I doubt it as September 27th is way to early, as developers will need more time to complete their games.

Update 3: It apears that the word Origen also is the name of a great Christian theologians. Don't know yet if we will find any clues here but here is a link for more info about Origen.

Update 4: I have added another screenshot which shows what will appear on the site when the clock reaches 0.

Update 5: One of our readers is in fact part of the team that made the site, and he has given us some clues.

Clue one -
"i can provide you guys with some info, im on the team that designed this site, is something related with circles. thats all i can say. NG

Clue two -
"ok, what do you find when yo cut tree in half and see it by the top?(HD) another detail,youll see something different with the rabbit(HD)so check it from time to TIME(HD), the team which worked on the ourcolony website are involved on this. Clue: 2 systems, and a entire universe to explore. NG "

Update 6: Ok let's sum things up. We think it has something to do with Japan because of the bonsai tree. We can also draw connections to Alice in Wonderland because of the rabbit. Which makes the comments about the circles and "universe to explore" even more interesting when you think of the phrase " "spiraling down the rabbit hole" . And if you look at the console packaging it does indeed look like the rabbit hole. But what does it mean?

Update 7: More clues posted by the MS guy.

"We are living in a world of digital entertainment, in a world were all reality is going to be virtual and the only thing needed to create at that time would be our own imagination" -Tree RINGS reveals the years of the tree while he is also the CENTER of that virtual world. -[J].A.E* 11=fun for A,J and E* 9=fun for J not for A or E* *(important) NG"

Update 8: A suggestion from one of our readers is getting some attention.

Wes wrote,

Hang on a sec. If you use the thing the MS guy said, and use the numbers as month dates, ie: 9 = sept, and 11 = Nov. Then use A, J and E as the continents: A =America, J = Japan, E = Europe . 11=fun for A,J and E* 9=fun for J not for A or E This could be saying that 11 (or November) is when something to do with the 360 will be in all 3 places. and that in 9 (or sept), something is happening in Japan, not America or Europe. 9th month (sept), is when the countdown will end.

Update 9: When you right click on your mouse and click forward a couple of times the new pic appears as posted earlier. First I thought the word that came up also was Origen. However, looks like it also could be Ougen (this is the pic where the rabbit is gone). Note :Most of our readers thinks it is Origen, and that it only looks like it says Ougen because it is written in another font. So the whole Ougen clue is most likely miss-leading.

Update 10: Who wrote this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origenxbox360? Note : Wikipedia.org can be edited by anyone so don't trust it!

Update 11: You can now also discuss this in our Xbox forum at ZTGD

Update 12: Latest interesting comments by our readers:

Kimble 08.20.2005 05:28
The word origen unscrambles to region. The rabbit almost looks like a map of different regions (countries) squished together with two dots marking cities.

Wes 08.20.2005 07:03
Im still hangin on the idea of origen linking to the word origin - meaning beginning. this links somewhat to japan, as japan was the beginning of videogaming.

JNW911 08.20.2005 08:16
Hey Guys, I'm not sure if this is at all relevant, but the rabbit is the zodiac symbol for both chinese/japanese for the year 1999. The first xbox was in beta status during this year in october. And isn't the xbox360 in beta status now?? I dont know.. plus the source code has a link with 1999 in it(leads nowhere though). Maybe the rabbit zodiac/1999/beta thing is coincidence Anyone? Wes??

Wes 08.20.2005 08:24
JNW, you could be onto something. the meaning of zodiac is a 12 band eliptical thing in astrology. Each band is 30 degrees in this zodiac. This possibly ties straight to the XBOX 360 bein the rabbit. (30 times 12 is 360)

Update 13: Some sort of log in page has been discovered - Note: We have logged in to the site and it is just the old Xbox press site. The two sites are on the same web server which explains this.

https://www.origenxbox360.com/default.asp

Thanks Matt / PlanetXbox360

Update 14: There is strange hidden text on the log in page -

"DURING THE BUILD UP TO THE RACE THERE WILL BE 1000+ LONDON WIDE, RUNNING CLINICS. NINE SWAT TEAM THAT TURN UP, MORNING (GYMS), LUNCHTIMES (TUBE STATIONS), EVENING (TUBE STATIONS). THEY'LL LOOK AFTER YOUR BAGS, SPLIT THE GROUP UP INTO VARYING STANDARDS, GIVE ADVICE AND THEN GO ON RUNS" What does this mean?

Update: Seems to be a connection http://www.runlondon.com/nikeruns/ Most likely same web designer that just used some random text on the log in page , it was most likely put there to look cool and nothing more.

Update 15: The last clue -

MS 08.21.2005 01:47
"When you didn't capture the attention of someone in the past, next time in the future, do it bigger and smarter, then they will put attention on what you are trying to offer" J.A "People rising up while the sun is still shinning, on 9 something big is going the happen and you will be surprised" Some of you guy has already the answer to all this and even some extras, so you guys just need to wait and find it out, no more clues for now, maybe next week. I'm in a big trouble people at the xbox marketing sector is already searching my person, just, dont forget, this is not a joke, really trust me something BIG is going to happen.NG

Update 16: Strange clues hidden in Wiki ?

MS guy 08.21.2005 07:04
*The Wikipedia articles are puzzles from the company in question. It is up to you to decide if you believe them or not.*

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/5675/wikiorigen4cj.png

Update 17: The rabbit has changed, the number 8 has appeared, could be fake as I can't see it myself

http://img398.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bunny80015zx.jpg

Update 18: See http://www.origenxbox360.com/images/countdown/countdown.jpg and then check pic number 4 and 5 below. It says Origen in the leafs, and the placement is about the same as the cat in Alice. Both the cat and the writing can become invisible.

Update 19: See pic number 3. A T-shirt, printed at the time of the Game Convention of Leipzig. The rabbit is the exact same as on the Origen site?!?

Update 20: New clue :

MS 08.22.2005 12:35
"nothing in the leafs, nothing in the trunk, and nothing in the floor.... but" "with this new hardware we would be able to do a next generation graphics including the vital SHADOWS and even new types of elements such as...." UT. Patience is what you need at this time of the year.NG

Update 21: Now this could really mean something. Remember this clue from MS?

"ok, what do you find when you cut a tree in half and see it by the top?(HD) another detail,you'll see something different with the rabbit(HD)so check it from time to TIME(HD), "

Now see this picture I put together?? Dosen't that kind of signal that even the Premium package only is half of what Xbox 360 has to offer? If so could it have any thing to do with the Origen website?

Update 22 : Messenger sign in the fruit? WTF??? Thanks Dr.Gofast
http://img289.imageshack.us/img289/5167/msnxbox36orig6is.jpg

Update 23: OMG... That isn't even a Rabbit. Its a DUCK !!! BrainSeeker 08.25.2005 12:43
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v95/BrainSeeker/tr33z0r.jpg

Humor has never hurt anyone

Update 24: New Cryptic Post - BrainSeeker 08.25.2005 12:55
http://thx8612.blogspot.com/2[....]ime-ago-three-elders-were.html

Update 25: Now we know who ate the apples!, it was the apple monster! ( BrainSeeker)

Update 26 : Earlier today we got a new clue from MS

"reality is not always the same as real, a generated picture can LOOKS almost the same as a real image, and sometimes a real picture can look as a generated picture..."UT. (35°40´12.18"N) (139°46´10.61"E) One MORE month to go..... patience will pay....NG

Our readers have found out that these are the coordinates to a building in Tokyo
http://www.realfreesites.com/tokyo.htm

Update 27: Readers comment : Daniel 08.25.2005 04:47

Ok, i was looking for the source of the page, and i saw something intresting, the new web page have this file var strFlashFile = "countdown/week-2.swf"; var strBackupFile = "countdown/origen_tease_2_02.JPG"; so it's seems that they will add a new something each week...so stay tune

Recent Updates

Update 28: The website has been changed again today. The rabbit now has moved much closer to the tree and more fruit has appeared.

Update 29: Matt 09.01.2005 08:51
When you view the source file for the site you find the information: var strBackupFile = "countdown/origen_tease_2_03.JPG" So if you go to http://www.origenxbox360.com/[....]ountdown/origen_tease_2_03.JPG you get an image where the counter is at zero and there are two rabbits.

Thats all for now

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[ This Message was edited by: ADT0079 on 2005-09-01 21:48 ]

lmao thats a copy and paste from Gaimdaily forums
u shud be ashamed of yourself

Posted by ADT0079
@ZMastaa To correct you it was taken from http://www.xbox360news.com/ and no im not ashamed of myself.......
Try finding out where they got there info from before you accuse me of taken it from a forum that has taken it from the same site that i did. So if i should feel ashamed so should the poster on that forum as i checked it out...

Come Again!!!!!

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Posted by zMastaa
o_O

cant u take a joke raa

Posted by ADT0079
hahaha im laughing ,dont take in the wrong context.....

Posted by ADT0079

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Posted by gelfen
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