some MS stuff from an insider [taken from gamescore blog]
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I want to know all about hd-dvd drive on x360. It will upscale low-res dvd movies to 1280x720p which is breeze.
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http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/10276/Toshiba-Tours-America-to-Promote-the-Launch-of-HD-DVD/
http://www.totally360.com/gameinfo.php?details=newsid&newsid=173
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http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/10276/Toshiba-Tours-America-to-Promote-the-Launch-of-HD-DVD/
http://www.totally360.com/gameinfo.php?details=newsid&newsid=173
It is easy to do on even the original Xbox though software, but MS doesn't provide the functionality themselves because the MPAA doesn't like people doing such things on unprotected outputs.one said:
But studios have the option to make HD-DVDs only playable at full res when played over HDCP enabled outputs; so obviously MS will have to something to provide that in order to make the accessory viable, and upscaling DVD playaback will likely come along with that.
scooby_dooby
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Just like I said, Vanguard: Saga of Heros is coming to the 360...despite it being explicitly denied by devs on their forum.
Not the prettiest game, but sounds like a really cool MMO http://pc.ign.com/articles/688/688718p1.html
Not the prettiest game, but sounds like a really cool MMO http://pc.ign.com/articles/688/688718p1.html
scooby_dooby said:
there is rumor about WoW as well but i really dont understand how they can launch all these MMORPGs and expect them to work fine. The most obvious thing is the 12Gig HD is lacking obviously for any added or downloaded content (only way addons would work on the 360). Itegrating 360 users and PC users on the same set of servers would be neat and certainly boost MMORPGs but i think it may be a bit costly on MS's part if they want it to become widespread. Obviously you cant charge $100-$150 for another hard drive in addition to the monthly fee and any cost of added content without looking like a jackass.
Basically i dont think anything is set in stone yet.
I wouldn't call GamerScore insiders, so much as paid marketing people. Look at the about section, all 5 people working on the site are high-ups in the marketing department.
Take what you read there with a grain of salt, or at least realize that it's a marketing blog and the excitement for stuff is a bit embellished.
GamerScoreBlog- About Section said:
Take what you read there with a grain of salt, or at least realize that it's a marketing blog and the excitement for stuff is a bit embellished.
scooby_dooby
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SugarCoat said:
I don't see the problem, FFX1 was like 5gis installed with 2 expansions included. And I imagine most games won't need to be installed like FFXI which is a horrible implementation.
The 13 gb HDD should be fine for many games, I don't see why add-on packs would be greater than 1-2gb, so you would be fine for at least half a dozen MMO's at any one given time (how likely is that?) and if you did buy a bigger HDD, it wouldn't be for one game it would be for many games allowing you to play like 10mmo's at the same time.
If the games do need to be installed, not sure why the would, but if they do you still have room for 2 games at a time, and can redownload/reinstall anytime. I'm not really into MMO's but I would imagine people don't usually play more than a couple at a time.
scooby_dooby
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expletive said:
lol, i kinda hope not! either way, the idea that you need to buy a bigger HDD to play an MMO is crazy. Maybe if you play 3 or 4 at a time, but if that's the case, you're one hardcore gamer and don't even come close representing most people.
aaaaa00 said:
expletive said:
I didn't claim they were being dishonest. I was just making sure others knew what the site was, as Griffith spun it as if they were some kind of special "insiders" doing us a favor -- Look at the topic title. It never hurts to know where the information is coming from.
I think the site is fine; they aren't hiding anything really, which means they can at least be taken as a source of some sort. But you have to take what they say for what it is. Same with Major Nelson's stuff. Same as any other PR... it doesn't mean whatever they say is bullshit, but you know how it is.
Bobbler said:
Sorry I didnt mean to come across as defending them, jsut an aside on how they were open about it and how these blogs that are openly by internal MS departments seem to be all the rage these days.
I'd like to imagine we're really getting some unbiased insight here but considering it was a marketing meeting, the content is biased to begin with. So unbiased insight on biased content is still biased!
scooby_dooby said:
Something of note, as Vanguard and the HDD space issue were brought up:
Vanguard for the PC is currently quite sizeable (biggest game I've seen so far, in terms of how much HDD space it takes). It's bigger than a dual layer DVD. And by the time it's done I imagine it'll require more than that 13gb's the X360's HDD has on it (at least the PC version, maybe they'll do something for the console version to curtail such happenings?).
Hopefully they release bigger drives (60+gb please!).