Tag: xbox

Xbox 360 Revealed!

Yep today is the big day! Microsoft finally revealed details on the next Xbox, named Xbox 360. Check out the amazing specs, a story about the launch, and live coverage of the MTV presentation.

Looks good to me. Three cores, just like the PS3 is slated to have.
Perhaps the most encouraging bit of news about the new Xbox, is that
there should be 25 to 40 new games supporting it’s launch. That’s in
stark contrast to the first Xbox.

Oh yeah, and apparently Halo 3 will come out this year too!

UPDATE: The official site is now up, check it out!
Some other cool features of the new Xbox: free, basic Xbox Live service
for everyone, and interchangeable faceplates for the console! Also,
sounds like The Killers kinda sucked during the MTV presentation – too
bad.

Read: Xbox

Microsoft to Unveil Xbox 2 on MTV, Promote with Pepsi

You can tell E3 is getting close, the news surrounding Xbox and PS3 is heating up. The latest is an announcement from Microsoft today that they will debut the new Xbox on MTV in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe over a 24 hour period:

According to Microsoft, Elijah Wood, who played Frodo in the Lord Of The Rings Movies, will host the debut, which is called “MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed”. Microsoft’s release indicates the global broadcast will premiere Thursday, May 12, at 9:30 p.m. EDT in North America and on Friday, May 13 in other regions around the globe.

According to the dates and times released for this launch, North Americans will see the new console on May 12th, four days before what was previously thought to be the date of debut. Also speculated today is that Microsoft and Pepsi are teaming up for a huge giveaway:

The contest will use an under-the-cap registration method (much like Pepsi did before with those iTunes giveaways), and supposedly they’ll be giving away one console every ten minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine weeks straight.

Read: WebProNews & Engadget

May 16th Game Console Showdown

Can’t wait for details on the PS3 and Xbox 360/Next/2? Well on May 16th, both Sony and Microsoft will announce details of their next consoles:

Unless Microsoft decides to move their announcement up, Sony will have the honor of going first—they have their PS3 unveiling scheduled to take place at the Sony Pictures complex in Culver City at 3pm, three hours before Microsoft is set to introduce the Xbox 2/Xbox 360/whatever they’re calling it a few miles away in downtown Los Angeles.

That’s two days before E3, so things should heat up just in time for the gaming orgy that is the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Read: Engadget