In a similar vein for the G5 and PS3 threads, I just saw this news story. Looks like Microsoft is trying to beat everyone to the punch this time around!

I guess this doesn't sound that surprising to me. There could be a LOT of time between early tech demos shown around next Easter vs. when the system will actually be released. I kinda expected the big 3 to possibly hint at their next gen systems at next year's E3 anyway, and Easter isn't that much prior to E3 if indeed Microsoft does show something at that time.

Well, Sony has already said they will have a tech demo of the Cell ready by March. I would not be surprised to maybe get some specs at E3 based on that. This Xbox2 thing is still just a rumor, but it does sound about right.

Oh, and Franchise, its "N5" not "G5"

Oh yeah, my bad! I was thinking Gamecube at the time and put in G5 by mistake. G5 is the sequel to G4, the crappy gaming channel on cable!

Hmmm...I wonder if they are going to take a different approach about the hardware next time. I know a lot of people said that the xbox is nothing more than a pc but I kind of liked that.

Yeah I never got why people called xbox a PC. I mean PSX2 is called Sony Computer Entertainment System but most folks seem to forget that fact. I mean really damn you M$ for giving me a hard drive so I don't have to buy memory cards and Internet out of the box. DAMN YOU TO HELL. Also don't forget what system you got to add a hard drive to and has a USB plug. I know what one sounds like a PC to me.

PS. This is not a PSX2 bash I own one and like it but fact is it's much closer to being a PC then the xbox could ever hope to be in it's life.

"Live 2" enabled games at launch
20 gb hard drive
7.1 sound
dvd player
tivo capabilities
4 wireless controller ports
hi definition support
smaller console size
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(imagine the race it would have been if xbox was released at the same time as ps2)

ps2 and gc sales up 6% from last year
xbox sales up 63%


ahhh meee loooves xbox *hugs huge box*

Way off base.

The reason the Xbox is so similar to a PC is because it uses a PC processor and motherboard. It even uses a modified GeForce 2! Sony's processor is custom made to specifically do FLOPS (in fact, it does twice as many FLOPS as the Xbox despite have almost 1/3 the processing speed). The Xbox even runs Direct-X, which was originally developed for and still used by most games for running on a PC. The fact that you could build your own Xbox using common PC parts is reason it is closer to a PC, not just because of a hard drive or USB.

http://www.us.playstation.com/periph...?id=SCPH-97047

Now who is more like a PC again I rest my case.

You think because it has a Linux development kit that it is more PC? So that makes PSOne more of a PC than the Xbox too, right?

The hell you talking about what does PSOne got to do with anything? You lost me man also I'm dropping it cause this is not what the thread is about and I told myself I'd never have a debate with you again about something to do with PSX2.

Haha... it's okay, I won't punish you for not knowing that Sony released a Linux development kit for PSOne as well.

I think my point was missed. I don't really care which system is more like a PC. I don't think it's a bad thing at all to be like a PC. The ultimate gaming machine to me is a PC so what's wrong with a console copying a PC? Seems like it makes it a heck of a lot easier to use typical PC components so developers don't have to do much of anything special like they would for a proprietory system.

I don't CARE how good/Powerful XBOX2 going BE.... As long as XBOX 2 much compatable w/ all XBOX games is what i really wanted to heard...otherwise, Just another piece junk.

So far PS3 is impressive meeeh

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