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Microsoft Game Studio and XB360 Rep Here Taking Questions
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krypt0nian
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element said:
oxy, when is Shadowrun coming out?
Marty Chinn
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segatavis said:
Someone changed the title. It originally was just an announcement of his presence. That's what the whole point of this post was. To announce he was here in an official capacity so that when topics or responses come up, there isn't any question to the validity.
Hello Arne,
A couple of questions I have about X360 which I haven't seen asked in this thread yet are:
1. Why are Microsoft launching the X360 in the UK this year, when there isn't yet a significant HDTV installed base? Wouldn't it be better to delay it a few months (which is what normally happens with UK launches anyway) since Sky (the major UK satellite provider) will not be launching their HDTV service until next year and that will represent the start of the push towards HDTV adoption?
2. Why does the standard SCART adaptor included with the UK/European version of the X360 only support composite video? It seems a bit unfair to require European users to purchase an extra cable to get the kind of image quality that American users have by default with the component cable.
A couple of questions I have about X360 which I haven't seen asked in this thread yet are:
1. Why are Microsoft launching the X360 in the UK this year, when there isn't yet a significant HDTV installed base? Wouldn't it be better to delay it a few months (which is what normally happens with UK launches anyway) since Sky (the major UK satellite provider) will not be launching their HDTV service until next year and that will represent the start of the push towards HDTV adoption?
2. Why does the standard SCART adaptor included with the UK/European version of the X360 only support composite video? It seems a bit unfair to require European users to purchase an extra cable to get the kind of image quality that American users have by default with the component cable.
--Danj said:
Yes I am agree: This Dec the 2nd I have to purchase a Scart cable to get better screen result instead of the composite cable, (so that will cost me another 30 E), beacuase I don't own a HDTV yet.
The most Europeanres prefer this option:
High component cable for HDTV>>drop it out the box.
Scart cable:Included
Since that the High component cable for HDTV was dropped it, The price will cost lesser>>say 379 or something...
swordsman said:
Well, the European "HD ready" standard does require HDTVs to have component inputs, so the component cable will be useful for those people who do actually have an HDTV, but what I am saying is that since there are not a significant proportion of HDTV owners over here compared to the US, the standard SCART adaptor should be upgraded from composite video to RGB.
what does the 'core' pack come with? The premium pack should stick with component cables, as I have a HDTV - screw the rest of you!
I would have thought that following your logic, the US pack should have svideo, as there will be more people with that than component HD inputs?
I would have thought that following your logic, the US pack should have svideo, as there will be more people with that than component HD inputs?
i wasn't being sarcastic.Juice said:
it was a genuine thanks to arne for coming to gaf. i'll edit the post.
arne,
re: european scart cable - could you suggest it be included with the 360 (for europe)? rgb is so much better and just about all tvs made in the last 15 years support it.
thanks.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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Ok, tell me about Shadowrun or I will kill a kitten..............a really cute one too. :lol
mrklaw said:
But surely the component cables can be used for non-HDTV sets too? Component as a connection standard has been around way longer than HDTV. My point is that a great many Americans, even those with SDTVs, will have sets with component connections on, so they can make use of that connection straight away to get the best possible SDTV picture quality, but UK/European SDTV users are forced to buy a new cable to be able to get equivalent quality.
Kung Fu Jedi
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Ok, I just poured through 4 pages of this thread in the hopes that I would find some interesting new information on the 360 that i didn't know before from a "Rep". In the end, I see nothing new yet. Come on Arne! Feed us up something we can us!
scarybore
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Danj said:
Either way, someone will get stuffed with cable choice no matter what MS had chosen. Personally I think they made the right choice, but im also buying a RGB and a VGA cable so that may just be me (I have a cable fetish I guess).
Here a tiny question thats pretty pointless and I daresay I could guess the answer, but here we goes anyways;
When ripping CDs to the 360s Hard drive, will we be given a choice of bitrates (or even formats) or will it still be 128wma so as to maintain compatability for the BC Xbox games?
Beer Monkey
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The Experiment said:
Well, since you are a damned communist, we were't really expecting you...
Agent Icebeezy
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This could have been done better. He was bombarded with questions a little bit of Googling could have found.
At the very least I'd like to Thank Arne for being here, hopefully he's helped show some on GAF how much they suffer from groupthink. I'd like to know how many MMORPG's there are in development for the 360? I don't need to know which, I just want to know how many. I can't wait for the Marvel Universe one...
arne said:
Excellent! Thanks, that's one of the things I really wanted to know. It means I won't have to rip 60+ CDs and then go through editing and deleting the ones I don't want
I'm also curious about how they'll be stored and archived ie if I rip from CD then will they have "Track 1, Track 2 etc", or will it be possible to get the artist and track name information over Xbox Live (like Winamp etc does)?
What about if it's got an mp3 player connected? Will it be able to display track and artist data alongside the song?
Thanks arne
shoplifter
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arne said:
Fair enough, is there a date that it will be made public? Launch is only 10 days away, after all.
To be very honest rep. I am not really that impressed with what 360 is offering right now. Most of your titles are not running at 60 fps. Some of the graphics still have a this gen feel to it. I surely hope in the future the games will start to look leaps and bounds over what the xbox can do. Because you are asking people to pay 400 bucks for games that still look too similar to this generation of gaming.
Mr. Lemming
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GhaleonEB said:
Also its technically $300...
Do you know, or can you find out if the Creative Zen Xtra will work with the Xbox 360? I'd really like to know.
Also, how does the Xbox handle all those different mp3 players that don't have removable hard-drive functionality? Surely it has to have specific drivers for each one... This is I fear the Zen Xtra won't work: it doesn't have hard-drive functionality without additional drivers...
Thanks
Also, how does the Xbox handle all those different mp3 players that don't have removable hard-drive functionality? Surely it has to have specific drivers for each one... This is I fear the Zen Xtra won't work: it doesn't have hard-drive functionality without additional drivers...
Thanks
heavy liquid
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GhaleonEB said:
Oh, don't worry. He's been busy in other threads, too.
This is a bit of a trainwreck. Arne, it's cool that you're answering questions, but you're not exactly bringing much new to the table here. That's fine of course, but GAF users are pretty well-informed and mostly only care about the hardball questions that you can't answer.
It may be beneficial if this thread gets closed and you just chime in at appropriate times through regular threads as you come across the opportunities. That seems to be what was intended from the start. I'll leave it up to you for now, though.
It may be beneficial if this thread gets closed and you just chime in at appropriate times through regular threads as you come across the opportunities. That seems to be what was intended from the start. I'll leave it up to you for now, though.
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