So far no backward compatibility because it changes from nvidia to ati cards. So microsoft will be liable for making it compatibility. They are still finding ways, loop hole to make backwards compatibility happen.

We can't really say who gona win next round 'coz we don't have any in depth story yet. IMO, next console war they won't be any hardware superior over each other i guess. Interesting point is xbox 2 gona have 3 version.

In terms of price maybe xbox 2 gona have advantage 'coz m$oft?....ati? (don't know whats the real reason they change to ati though)

I definitely want a hdd inside a console, it's just soooooooooooo nice to have a hdd in a console.

I want a built in media center....xbox mod media center has proven that it's a very convenient all in one entertainment system. Why want to have so many dvd player tv out cards stack near your tv, just one console will do!!

I gona wait and see, which one better then i will buy....instead of being a fan boy or something.

OMG, you said what i wanted for quite sometimes.

It's out in xbox. Somehow you show that out there alot of "soft"core gamer just wanna buy a console to play winning eleven, some sports games. Alot of my friend do.

BTW, prazole if what you said is true...squaresoft coming to xbox then the competition is really up to the console design, hardware, marketing liao. Almost all the game are cross platform, haha. For me i will either buy ps3 or xbox 2, gamecube revolution yet to see. Unless it's cheap then i gona buy both of them (like now i have both ps2 & xbox)

This post has been edited by PrivateJohn: Feb 11 2005, 01:17 PM

Cocky Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

I don't want xb0x 2 so fast!! Xb0x still got alot of potential with all the great games lately.

I can visit the site with no problem. Using streamyx?

Microsoft dude ----> Sony

Sony Dude ----> Microsoft

Next gen console battle is getting interesting.

Anyway...here is one of the xbox 2 strongest weapon...XNA development kit.

If it really works out, alot of game developer gona shift over to xbox 2 'coz the cost of making game is lower like what Matt B said. 1 Tool, games for 2 platform...

Maybe that's one of the reason Hironobu Sakaguchi move over to microsoft. The game market is all about profit. No profit, no resources to make another game.

On second thought, maybe this is the real reason he left square.

How microsoft do it?
More Japanese Game Luminaries Pick Next-Gen Xbox!!!

Microsoft Game Studios Interview: Next-Gen Partnerships

This post has been edited by PrivateJohn: Mar 5 2005, 04:31 PM

Microsoft Announces XNA Studio

Well, for nintendo we can't really say next gen console wars gona be their knockout round...with current "rumours" only...there are yet to be seen.

This post has been edited by PrivateJohn: Mar 8 2005, 12:11 AM

SWEET.

BTW...Final Fantasy father Hironobu Sakaguchi demonstrated an Xbox 2 game to Hirokazu Hamamura

This post has been edited by PrivateJohn: Mar 10 2005, 12:41 AM

Microsoft Reveals First Details of Next-Generation Xbox

Microsoft Game Studios Chooses Unreal Engine 3 (epic showcase of unreal championship 2 makes microsoft choose unreal 3 engine?)

NovodeX Physics SDK to Support Next Generation Xbox

Some angry fan comment on the news..


Another thing, why there are not much news about sony upcoming ps3 other than chaging power of the new ceo. I can't wait for the next gen console. It's the future....home entertainment system.

This post has been edited by PrivateJohn: Mar 10 2005, 06:21 AM

Perhaps not everybody need the hdd? Like current xbox, how many actually used up the 8 gb hdd if they don't know about the function or those buy it just for gaming but not home media center.

Slower loading time perhaps but i thought xbox next does come with hdd but how big it is are still unknown, maybe default size just few gigs but then it's upgradable? Xbox can have superior loading time part of the hdd as well. The cache file is in xbox drive x or z. Goto check again.

This post has been edited by PrivateJohn: Mar 12 2005, 04:19 AM

Maybe? All sort of rumours our there. Just goto wait till this e3. Hope i can go e3 with my friend this year since his gf going USA for studies.

Anyway, my bro start saving money for xbox next already. Since he is a working person, xbox next will be more affordable compare to last time when none of us have any income.

SUXOR.

That sux. I have bad karma with laptop hdd which die off easier. (experienced it...3 laptop hdd gone)

Wait a minute, what you means is in order to play xbox games on xbox next, you need to buy optional hdd?If xbox next games, the default settings will do?

Oh man, that's great. Remember it's not suppose to be backwards compatibility. So that's the loophole microsoft been talking abt. Before that they can't make it backwards compatibility 'coz of legal binding, nvidia etc and they said they gona find a way to make it happen.

Sony promises developers an easy ride on PS3

GDC: Getting Unreal with Epic's Mark Rein

I am just worried how much all the next gen games gona cost as the game developing are getting more and more expensive. Just wondering whether i could afford ori in the years to come.
Price of ori is very high already, so as an alternative to "game rental"...malaysia have its own robin hood.

For me...what i hate next gen is all my adventure game are gone. Monkey island, sam & max etc. Look at lucasart...what type of game he is releasing now.