next gen game need that much storage???  i mean more than 9gb??
i bet the biskut tawar team will find a way to transfer BRD to DVD9..

Xbox Next info on Gamespy and the Physics Processing Unit are here for your pleasure today...

I know the PPU isn't exactly for Next-gen, but hey, it might...

Keep in mind that all of this information is based off of alpha development kits and current projections for the final hardware. Everything is subject to change.

* All games must be Live-enabled. (Live-Aware Minimum)

* All games must be HD-compatible with 720p the minimum spec, 16:9 aspect ratio, 5.1 surround sound and anti-aliasing.

* All Xenon games can be played using custom soundtracks encoded in WMA or MP3 up to 320Kbps.

* All in-game videos to use XMV (Xenon Motion Video) based on Windows Media 9, which will includes the mandatory HD-DVD codec. All video should run at 720p, 30fps and with 5.1 sound.

On a 4:3 standard tv, games will be letterboxed. (THANK GOD!! Halo3 wont have a stretched circle crosshair like halo2 does in widescreen then!)

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With my 15 years of videogame experience, I guarantee that these features will not be used in Xenon. However I do believe the custom music tracks will prevail. Don't get me wrong, I seriously believe Xenon is going to kick Sony's PS3 in the ass.

Bungie and other lazy-ass developers have no more excuses for developing half-ass games. Xenon's power and the XNA software will be the major tools for unlocking "Masterpiece Games". The next time I see a half-ass game like Halo 2, it going to be serious civil lawsuit handed out to these dumbasses, I'm not playing.

As for Nintendo's Revolution....LMAO.....they are finished. Just stick with your pathetic GBA N64 Advance unit, lol.

The Guts of the Next Box

# CPU - Xenon's CPU has three 3.0 GHz PowerPC cores. Each core is capable of two instructions per cycle and has an L1 cache with 32 KB for data and 32 KB for instructions. The three cores share 1 MB of L2 cache. Alpha 2 developer kits currently have two cores instead of three.

# GPU - Xenon's GPU is a generation beyond the ATI X800. Its clock speed is 500 MHz and it supports Shader 3.0. Developers are currently working with an alpha 2 GPU. Beta GPU units are expected by May and the final GPU is slated for a summer release. The final GPU will be more powerful than anything on the market today; in game terms, it would handle a game like Half-Life 2 with ease.

# System Memory - Xenon will have 256 MB of system RAM. Keep in mind that this number should not be equated to typical PC RAM. The Xbox has 64 MB of system RAM and is a very capable machine.

# Optical Drive - As many have speculated, Xenon will not use Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. Games will come on dual-layer DVD-9 discs. While the media is the same as that of the current Xbox, the usable space on each disc is up to 7 GB. The drive is slated to run at 12X.

# Memory Units - Xenon will use 64 MB to 1,024 MB memory cards. 8 MB is reserved for system use, leaving a 56 MB to 1,016 MB for user data.

# Hard Drive - As many have speculated, Xenon's hard drive is optional. 2 GB of the drive will be used as game cache. The final drive size is still being determined.

# Camera - Xenon will have a USB 2.0 camera. It's capable of 1.2 megapixel still shots and VGA video. Photos can be used in-game and for gamer profiles. The camera can also be used for video chat. It's unknown if the Xenon camera will allow for EyeToy-like gameplay. Developers are currently using a simulated camera driver.

# Sound Chip - Xenon does not have an audio chip in the traditional sense. Decompression is handled by hardware, while the rest of the chores are handled by software. DirectSound3D has been dropped in favor of X3DAudio. The former was deemed too inflexible.

Revolution is confirmed to be backwards compatible with GC games and will have wi-fi out of the box.