If so, that's pretty cool.

Now to just buy the game.

Here's a big one for the rumor mill:

Metal Gear Solid 4 on the 360?

Wouldn't surprise me if they did it. Same with Devil May Cry. Hideo Kojima already said MGS4 could be done on the 360, so clearly he's thought about it. Considering how expensive it is to make these games, it wouldn't surprise me if the only exclusives on either system are ones designed by studios owned by the maker of said system. That doesn't count for the Wii, of course, since it's cheaper to make games for the Wii.

MGS4 on the 360 would be a huge blow to Sony. It is actually the only current PS3 exclusive I am interested in since Resident Evil 5 and Assassin's Creed have already been confirmed to be multiplatform. If MGS4 comes to the 360 as well, I will most likely never get a PS3.

I think it would only happen if PS3 sales in the US and Japan turn out to be not so great.

MGS2 came out on the Xbox, and sales of that were definitely less than disappointing. I predict it will have an exclusivity window the way GTA used to.

Just curious, how long after the PS2 version did MGS2 come out?

The Xbox version was Substance, so I'm guessing it came out when Substance on PS2 did, which was, what? A year later than the original? A year and a half?

It was about a year later, I think. All I remember is that it was an Xbox "exclusive" for a while until it eventually made its way to PS2.

Famitsu is reporting the Fall Update to be released tomorrow: http://www.xboxic.com/news/1884

Hurrah!

I'm curious what the other 80 functions are.

I would assume the US would get it soon also (if not the same time as Japan)? The HD-DVD comes out the 7th or 14th, so before that I would assume.

This type of update would go live for all regions at the same time.

Does anyone here still have NBA live 06? I'm having the hardest damn time getting the online achievement(it either is too laggy to play or I get completely smoked by veteran players). I want to dump the game, but that measly 40 points is bugging the shit out of me.

Anyone want to help out?

Thanks...the wording above was a bit confusing. LIVE shouldn't go down, right?

For a minute perhaps, but nothing like the huge maintenance we just had. That 48 hour outage was partially to get ready for the Fall Update.

The Update will probably kick you off Live and ask you to reboot almost immediately.

What happened to the DirecTv blade? Those rumors were floating around last year.

Major hasn't said a peep on that rumor in a while. Me thinks they would have made a big deal about it if it was coming in the Fall update, but who knows? Here is the OXM blurb about it back in March 2006:

Kinda hard to impliment DVR functionality when you have no storage to record anything. Maybe that is why they are holding the 100GB drive back, to give users a real reason to purchase it.

I for one haven't dropped below 8GBs. I recycle my demos, and delete videos after I watch them. I don't store music or photos either, so space isn't an issue for me.

I am currently at 2GB right now. I have a bunch of demos and videos that I have yet to play. one of these days I'll have to do some major cleaning up.

Does anyone have that device that allows you to move data from your 360 HD to your computer? Does that work well?

Here's the official press release on the update:

Beginning the morning of Tuesday October 31, owners of the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft™ will be able to download a free system update that will provide more than 85 new features and enhancements, including support for native 1080p games and movies, faster Xbox Live Arcade game list display times and even more choices when it comes to video playback options.

This free update will be distributed via the Xbox Live® online gaming and entertainment network to all members (Xbox Live Silver and Xbox Live Gold) with no disc or hard drive required. Gamers without an Xbox Live account can easily sign up for free by connecting their console to a broadband Internet connection. Once online, downloading the update is fast and simple, and provides instant access to features such as:

Expanded HD Display and Video Playback Options

· With 1080p resolution, gamers now have the ability to enjoy both game and video content in the best HD resolution currently available.

· Expanded video playback options increase the ways gamers can enjoy video content on Xbox 360. It is now possible to stream WMV video from a Windows PC running Windows Media Player 11 or Windows Media Connect.

· Gamers can now play video files from data CDs and DVDs, as well as from storage devices like USB 2.0 flash drives and Xbox 360 Memory Units.

· Xbox 360 will support 50hz HDTV display modes, providing viewers greater choice in how they watch DVD and HD DVD content.

Xbox Live Arcade Enhancements

· Keeping up to date on Xbox Live Arcade games is now even more convenient with the ability to automatically download newly released Xbox Live Arcade trial games. This eliminates the need to manually search for new downloads on Xbox Live Marketplace each time a new game trial is released.

· Fast enumeration of games: you’ll see the games in your Xbox Live Arcade collection appear almost instantly. Get in and play right away.

· With so many games to choose from, Xbox Live Arcade added new sorting options such as “Recently Played” and “By Category.” These enhancements make managing Xbox Live Arcade collections faster and easier than ever.

· A new expanded Friends Leaderboard within Xbox Live Arcade allows gamers to compare themselves directly against their friends and view leaderboard details of their top 10 friends.

· A new expanded Achievements View within Xbox Live Arcade lets gamers view their full Achievement details for their Xbox Live Arcade games including descriptions, icons, allotted Gamerscore and more, right from the Xbox Live Arcade dashboard interface.

· The “Play Now” launch feature has been streamlined. Selecting “Play Now” after downloading a game in Xbox Live Marketplace now bypasses Xbox Live Arcade and takes you directly to the game.

· Xbox Live Arcade now offers a “Tell a Friend” feature. Select this option from the game info screen to send any friend on your friends list a message telling them about the Xbox Live Arcade game.

XNA Support

· Amateur game designers will be able to test and play the games they create using XNA Game Studio Express on their Xbox 360 systems when it launches later this year (separate download and subscription required).



These features and enhancements are just some of the improvements gamers can expect as part of the fall update. For a complete list of updates, visit http://www.xbox.com/live.

Microsoft is committed to providing Xbox 360 customers with the best online experience possible and delivering added value to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Those subscribers will enjoy exclusive early access to special Xbox Live Marketplace content, such as game demos, free game add-ons, free community videos, and free gamer pics and themes for up to one week in advance of their general release. Paid downloadable content remains available at the same time for both Xbox Live Silver and Xbox Live Gold subscribers.

Through these regular updates, the way gamers are connected to their friends and entertainment is constantly evolving and improving. With more than 4-million Xbox Live members to date, Xbox 360 has proven itself as the premiere gaming platform of choice.

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YES!!! Can't wait to try this!

Yeah - that video streaming and even running from a DVD is awesome.