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Just like queston 20 up there, no one will really know fr sure untill Microsoft release some solid technical info. They could change their minds at anytime to what the specs will be.
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I know that the specs could change at any time but.....I read in a game informer mag that it would be much more powerful. The magazine said it would contain a 3.5 ghz proccessor. But as said above, it may change at any time. I have also hear that the controler will be slightly changed. there will be 2 more triggers, simular to the ps2 controller instead of a black and white button.
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The Xenon system (I use that term because it is the only officially used name for the Xbox's successor) will be vastly different. IBM has been contracted to design and produce the processor, which is being based off the design of chips currently found in Apple computers. Furthermore, Microsoft sent nVidia packing with this project, and hired ATI to make the graphics chip. Another main difference is that pretty much all of the rumors found "in the wild" about Xenon include the fact that a harddisk will not be standard. This could be very detrimental to the system because history shows that if a piece of hardware is offered as an addition (or is bundled with some "versions" of the console but not others) developers will not take full advantage of the capabilities of that device. When a certain feature comes standard on a given console, developers know that, by taking advantage of that feature, they aren't limiting their potential audience. However, this is not the case with an add-on feature.
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the controller will stay the same but they will come wireless as a standard
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The Xbox 360 was finally unveiled at E3 2005, so the answers are official, now! :) The first, most noticable differance is the appearance. If the original Xbox was a Hum-V, than the Xbox 360 is a Ferrari. Microsoft's sales in Japan were never phenomenal, so they've redesigned it for the microphilian Japanese consumers/ It's sleeker, lighter, and stands upright. It has shed it's black surface and adorned a new crome silver look, along with being shaped semi-hourglass. The controllers are also silver-white, and otherwise look the same... except that they are wireless right out of the box. And if that wasn't enough, the center "X-box" logo is now a menu button that controls features such as Custom sountracks (which can now be played in any game) and even the power- you can turn it on/off without ever getting off your lazy #$%. :) I've heard no word if the wireless controller will have to be charged or require batteries, but hopefully a cord will be an option because it's a bold choice- and one i'm personally dubious about. As for specs, their main focus was adding more memory. And no, I dont mean a bigger harddrive- I've had my Xbox 3 years and still havn't chipped below that 50,000+. So what does more memory mean for you? More powerful games, of course. In short, the Xbox 360 has a very high POTENTIAL. Unfortunatally, at this point in time, their first generation games look pretty much identical to last generation X-box games graphically, but they do move very smooth and lifelike. And their games are now all compatible with HDTV, meaning you'll be able to see your characters moving in a lifelike (kinda creepy, really) way. You'll see more action taking place in one scene with no lag. You'll be more immersed in the game, with any luck. Some of the candidates for Launch titles and/or early launches include (in their respective sequal) Dead or Alive, Project Gotham Racing, Prince of Persia, and NFL 2k6. Some of their up and coming originals are looking very nice- one to look out for is Kill Zone, which makes the best used of the graphic potential that I have seen thus far. Otherwise, the games are not looking amazingly more advanced than current games which means one of two things... they are going to get a lot better post-alpha, or it's too early to launch next-gen consoles. You decide.
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