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[SHIVMOO]

i didnt mean the option...
i meant...
if everything is wireless... how many signals are they going to have on these controlers... shure i can see how poeple can do the whole wireless thing with 4... but 16... there might be a cross over there... like computer mice.. when there are 2 many wireless mice in an area... there is always to poeple fighting because there signals muck up...
i just hope there isnt much problem

[No0B]

ok, i see what you mean now. from what i've heard the 360 only has 2 controller ports, so it won't be like it used to with 4 people to a box. so if you have 4 boxes on a LAN then that's only 8 peole. so i wouldn't think that the signals would get messed up.

[MalDON]

No, the controllers are all wireless, the consol has two slots to plug the optional memory cards into.

EDIT:They are using very basic wi-fi technology, each controller has an id, like a mouse, the system figures it out from there.and since the range is only 30 feet the chance of a controller messing up is slim.

[bsq]

xbox 306 

Surely you mean 360?

yes ^^

[No0B]

i knew that everything would be wireless, but when you buy new controllers, how can the 360 recognize that controller when the receiver is built inside the 360. there would have to be someway of telling the receiver to read the signal coming from the new contoller.

[No0B]

i was wrong about only being able to use 2 controllers. you can use 4. and they will also have wire controllers, so it will have a controller port.

http://www.xbox.com/...0/factsheet.htm

* Support for up to four wireless game controllers
* Three USB 2.0 ports
* Two memory unit slots


http://www.xbox.com/...lsfactsheet.htm

"Xbox 360 Controller
Based on the acclaimed design of the Xbox Controller S, the Xbox 360 Controller features an extended nine-foot cable and an improved ergonomic design. The centralized, glowing Xbox Guide Button grants you quick access to your digital movie, music, and games libraries. The ultimate in gamer flexibility, precision, control, quality, and comfort are all yours."

[raenef]

My Opinions:
The new Xbox 360 will only be backward compatible with the "Top Selling" xbox games, so Im not expecting the new system will be fully 100% backward compatible with the complete xbox library.
They have announced a partnership with Square Enix, japans distributor of the "Final Fantasy" series. With Final Fantasy XI already confirmed. I expect semi-good things from this.
As for me Im still awaiting next year with the release of the PS3 with titles such as Tekken 6, and Devil May Cry 4 already confirmed.

[SHIVMOO]

theres some official shots of ps3 released.... they make the 360's look great.. they are ugly as sin...

[raenef]

Yea the new controllers for the PS3 look like alien boomerangs. They freak me out a little.
ps3 pics

[adam123]

I like the design of the PS3 very neat and modern, but the handset, that's disgusting.

[discreet]

does anyone know of any specs for the ps3?, they will have come competition running against 3 processors

[syntex]

The playstation 3 design pwnz,But the controller... DISGUSTING

[raenef]

Discreet: Full story with specs at the bottom here

[squr3l]

man the 360 looks awesome but so does the ps3, but yea the ps3 controls suck majorly, ill just hafta wait to see the games and the ps3 3rd party controllers

[Griffin]

I am not really a console fan but this caught my attention...

"The RSX is more powerful than two GeForce 6800 Ultra video cards, which would cost roughly $1,000 total if purchased today. "

Thats a quote from the PS3 article.

[MalDON]

omg, those ps3 pics are so sad. I mean those controllers are just, YUCK. The consol looks like a ripoff of the 360. sad...