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X360 runs Halo 1/2 from day one News
Xbox News by Tom Bramwell
First of all, we've resisted the temptation to do, "Halo for Xbox 360 launch", so how about some biscuits? Second, according to numerous reports based on Microsoft's recent show-and-tell tour of the American tech-and-games-press circuit, Xbox 360 will launch with legacy support for Xbox titles Halo and Halo 2.
Microsoft's Peter Moore said at X05 that some Xbox 1 games would be backwards-compatible at the launch of 360, and said, "We will probably be in a position in about two weeks to give you a list," which means we can probably expect one either this week or at least soon.
That Halo and Halo 2 are on the list is about as surprising as another viral marketing campaign, but there you go. We'll let you know when the rest of the list's confirmed.
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thegamesthething
17/10/05 @ 09:04
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ffs carlo, the article is about 100 words long, try reading it again
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hmm, no surprise there then.
what about the rest of them, i'm actually gonna be really interested to see how many games from xbox1 are gonna be running on this machine, though most people have an xbox already that will buy a 360, but there may be the odd few people who dont, so will maybe want to buy some of the xbox games they havent played... neosalad
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optimusprym8
17/10/05 @ 09:38
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That's no bloody good as I just got an email from Play.com saying that Microsoft has announced that the numbers of systems destined for Europe is severely less than expected and therefore my pre-order (made on Day1, previously told I would be guaranteed a console on Dec 2nd etc) wouldn't be getting to me before Xmas. Fan-fucking-tastic, thanks a lot M$. I think I'll save my cash for something else now [CANCEL ORDER].
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Eighthours
17/10/05 @ 09:51
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That's no bloody good as I just got an email from Play.com saying that Microsoft has announced that the numbers of systems destined for Europe is severely less than expected and therefore my pre-order (made on Day1, previously told I would be guaranteed a console on Dec 2nd etc) wouldn't be getting to me before Xmas. Fan-fucking-tastic, thanks a lot M$. I think I'll save my cash for something else now [CANCEL ORDER].
Read the email again. It says that your console cannot be GUARANTEED to arrive before Xmas. It doesn't say that you won't get it on Day 1. Every single Play customer who ordered a 360 got the same email so that the company covered themselves. You ordered on the first day, so I'm sure you'll get your console. Cancelling now would be a very big overreaction without reading the email properly, and WOULD be a guarantee that you don't get a console on launch day. But then it would be your fault!! |
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The Bodybuilder
17/10/05 @ 10:22
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>" I think I'll save my cash for something else now [CANCEL ORDER]."
So let me get this straight... You want the x360, but thier is a possibility you may not get it before christmas. So in retaliation, you are gonna cancel your pre-order, thus ensuring you WON'T get your hands on it before christmas (and possibly this year)? |
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I wonder if that www.hex168.com is a reference to the number of games that will be backwards compatiable. Still should know tomorrow. I think it said somewhere that we would have physical evidence of the power or something.
My only real issue with viral marketing is that it always ends up disapointing. if I want physical evidence of the power I want to hear that the 360 is shipping early and not some list of games I wont care about come launch day. |
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Eighthours
17/10/05 @ 10:25
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If you were a bright boy, Eighthours, you'd shut up, let him cancel and improve your own chances in the process ;)
Believe me, if I'd ordered with Play I'd have kept my big mouth shut! :) |
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Derblington
17/10/05 @ 10:35
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Suits me - they're the only Xbox games I've kept to play on my 360. I'd like Fable:TLC, Ninja Gaiden Black, Riddick and Farcry to work too, so that I can pick them up in the future.
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optimusprym8
17/10/05 @ 10:40
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no my point was if I ain't gonna get it before Xmas then I will use the money for something else and get one at a later date (maybe). I accept cancelling an pre-order limits my chances of getting one before Xmas elsewhere since everyone is in the same boat. I am peeved at the fact that Play must know how many they are getting and so should be able to send emails to people who have pre-ordered saying "Yes mos def" or "No sorry..." not a generic email to all pre-orders putting the willies up everyone, mostly, for no apparent reason.
And what prey tell is wrong with Play? At least I would be getting a discount on some parts which equals more than what I would have got in GAME or clubcard points or whatever had I pre-ordered off the street. |
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They would be fools if they didnt. But if they are rewriting the exe files, would it be possible for halo 1 to play on xbl?
If you get that play.com stuff, well thats play.com. Mine is still guaranteed (phoned yesterday). I never preorder online. Now i can just drive 10 mins to the store and pick it up in the morning, unlike online, where ive to wait untill somewhere in the afternoon. ^_^ |
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optimusprym8
17/10/05 @ 13:16
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well Play initially said to me that it would probably actually arrive on Dec 1st... maybe they meant 2006...
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kangarootoo
17/10/05 @ 16:19
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@el_bandito
If the code is unchanged I would expect not. I know the XB360 will upsample DVDs that aren't recorded in highdef, but I would guess that doing the same thing for a game would take quite a bit of crunching. That said, if you are running an XB1 game on the 360 it has cycles to spare so it may be up to it. I'm kind of winging it here. Does anyone know more about what actually happens when you upsample a DVD stream. If you were to just increase the number of pixels you wouln't get any more detail surely, so I would assume some form of anti aliasing would be applied? If such a thing was done to a game would it be worthwhile? Talk about answering a question with a question.
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Good news for other Play customers - I cancelled my pre-order (I realised I really, really couldn't afford it AND all the JRPGs I've got pre-ordered!) thus increasing your chances of getting one!
Here's an idea - Start posting links to negative and scaremongering news stories in the hope of getting other people to cancel then you are practically ensuring that you'll get a 360:-) |
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Markusdragon
17/10/05 @ 17:55
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"And have 2 oversized slabs under the TV instead of one? That wouldn't be cool :( "
I have three, one's an amiga CD32. Huzzah! |
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el bandito
18/10/05 @ 12:16
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@kangarootoo
I don't think the high def is stripped from the game code... the option to set your xbox to HD has been disabled in the EU xbox dashboard. Has anyone with a chipped box run a pal copy of Halo in HD? Would be a nice if your xbox games run HD on the 360... |
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