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00Gravity
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28. May 2005 @ 15:52 |
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Matrifart, i respect that, although you're a sony fan, you still managed to see that it has competition. most sony fans don't relize that and they're blind by their love of the playstation
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28. May 2005 @ 16:19 |
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BTW, ))Gravity
could you please stop calling everyone fanboys when you are like an XBOX 360 fan boy. dont be so paranoin dude. @ FLIP, THAT WAS NOT A PERSONAL ATTACK, JUST A SUGGESTION.
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00Gravity
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28. May 2005 @ 16:37 |
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i'm not a ms fan boy, earlier i was backing up the ps3, read and think. i didn't call Matrifart a fan boy just a fan. he even said so himself. he said he was a sony fan. big deal. and if i was a ms fanboy, all you would ever here coming out my mouth is "360, get the 360 i love the 360!!!!!!!!!!!" but that's not the case, so please don't just say whatever you please and think first, i love the ps3 and the 360 both. or else i wouldn't be getting them both. earlier i did research on the ps3 on page 10, it's the 17th post. go read it for yourself it's some ps3 info.
and i think of a fan boy to be different than a fan.
a fan is someone who appreciates something because it appeals to them and they tend to like it.
a fanboy is someone who used to be a fan but can't face reality and is blined by their love of something.
so don't call me a fan boy, a ms fan, fine, but not a ms fan boy.
ps: i'm also a sony and nintendo fan as well
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28. May 2005 @ 16:51 |
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have seen both sides of the story, and i still think the ps3 is best. Yes i am a ps fan, but no real sony fan as they have a tendency of screwing things up in various departments. But so has M$.
i never got screwed by MS
i just got a free upgrade my Windows media play from 8 to 10 now for free.
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00Gravity
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28. May 2005 @ 17:45 |
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hey u too, rap4life, i sure he means something else though
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28. May 2005 @ 17:51 |
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It's funny, when i first joined this thread the lines were drawn and blood was flowing. Now as time goes on it seems everyone is making peace and taking on the points from both sides. I think it is time to put the vs aside and talk bout the technology and gaming aspects of both systems. Don't worry though, for those who don't wanna give up. Coz when they are both out then the lines woll be drawn again, and one system will take the throne. LONG LIVE WORLD OF WARCRAFT!
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i never got screwed by MS
i just got a free upgrade my Windows media play from 8 to 10 now for free.
theres fan boys and then theres the microsoftmafia:p
I JUST WANT TO COPY DVD'S!, is that to much to ask for?
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28. May 2005 @ 17:54 |
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WVengence- Quote-
"Ludikris: Regarding MS Anti Spyware. Do your research, because your wrong. MS released the beta Antispyware about 3 months before they bought Sybari. They are using Sybari to fuel their AntiVirus efforts but had their AntiSpyware up and going before hand.
Also, regarding your comment about anyone arguing with Sony. I will point out (regarding the infamous KZ2 video) that J Tretton (VP Sony America) said that it was in-game play while Phil Harrison (VP Sony Europe) said it was a video, on the SAME DAY!!! Now since these two are in the console industry and even in the same company. Forgive me if I find their claims a little hard to swallow if they can't even get their lies straight among themselves... Interview videos are available from G4tech TV..."
Ok... I did my research... thx. You should ask me before you go spouting off comments attempting to make me look a fool for stating something..... So here it is.
PC WORLD April 2005
Article "Spyware Stoppers"
page 73 is the yellow section on the right
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"As we were completing testing for this story, Microsoft released a beta version of its new Windows Antispyware, the product formerly owned by Giant Software, which Microsoft acquired in December 2004."
So put two and two together... what you said and what I read. Baisically Microsoft acuired a company, put there name on its software and called it beta. Then acquired whatever company you spoke of for help distributing or whatever you said. So its a double whamey deal, they bought TWO companies for one program, my bad I didnt know they did it twice in one sitting.
Sounds pretty simple to me, and Ill trust PC WORLD as a decent source of information.
Now on to the Sony thing, do a search for this topic on these boards youll find that all the console systems were giving mixed messages about what was playing what and what was which. Any recreation of gameplay is not actual gameplay.... duh its a recording. Aside from that not even MS was using real 360s, they were runnin their games of macs (or something like that), which does kinda explain the wires.
If you want to ask politely I can also answer anymore of your questions about my comments and or opinions.
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28. May 2005 @ 18:23 |
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@ FLIP, THAT WAS NOT A PERSONAL ATTACK, JUST A SUGGESTION.
solargame,
Are you yelling at me? :) lol
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28. May 2005 @ 18:32 |
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All right I may be newly registered but I have been reading this forum for a long time now and lets get something straight: XBOX RULES!!! There's all these people talking about how much better the PS3 is gonna be compared to the Xbox360. There's also some people that think both are gonna blow, and some that are undicided. But there is hardly anyone actually siding with Microsoft and the Xbox360. Well I am one of those people. Xbox clearly tops PS2 and Sony. Sure PS2 has more games that maybe are for a better range of people but the Xbox games are seriously better all-round than the PS2 ones. Also, there are a large group of people that think the PS2 controllers are better than the Xbox controllers. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS??? Xbox ones are far superior to the PS2 ones. They feel alot better and they contour to the standard human hand. They also have better button placements and over-all better buttons. I have just read the last 25 posts and I have 3 things to say. Number 1: Screw you foxTrue all you know is the technical facts for the PS3. Technical facts have no power over me, it all comes down to good games. Bungie created Halo and Halo2 which demonstrates that they are truly game-masters, and with them on board with Microsoft Xbox360 will blow PS3 out of the freaking water. Number 2: 00Gravity i side with you even though I am a fanboy. Number 3: Xbox will win, pure and simple ladies and gentlemen. GOOD NIGHT!!!
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28. May 2005 @ 18:35 |
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@ Marine
i wonder why there are few people siding with xbox 360. that was a pretty stupid comment dude.
theres a reason why no one likes it and thats becuase it just sucks.
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28. May 2005 @ 19:25 |
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solar game, i should flame u, i'm really really close to it, but i'm not.
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LOL!!!! ;), grunt14, i think you're right people like solorboy i mean solorgame, (flip i'm sorry that was an accident), and marine,
we don't need to respond to people like that.
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28. May 2005 @ 19:50 |
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Hey Marine123, i don't no bout everyone else, but it seems like your going on bout ps2 and xbox. Don't no if you no this but its bout ps3 v xbox360 v revolution. Jus trying to help a fellow human out(Flip). Oh also wats this flaming business bout, wat does it mean?
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Isn't so obvious when you look at sales figures.
I JUST WANT TO COPY DVD'S!, is that to much to ask for?
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29. May 2005 @ 00:52 |
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To answer a query, when i said that M$ and Sony screwed things up in certain departments. The sony customer care has a rather infamous reputation, and also when i bought an mp3 player from them, the programme sonicstage was **** all. I sat for 2 days trying to make it work only to find out that it din't work on fujitsu siemens computers for some reason. And with M$, windows isn't really the most secure os in the world, and windows explorer is bad. (However office rocks)
OK, that was off topic, i am sorry.
And marine123, you really havn't used the ps2 controller a lot have you, but as Grunt14 said, this is ps3, xbox360 and revolution forum. (Just to back him up though, the ps2 has sold close to 90 mill copies, and the ps1 over 100 mill, The ps2 outsold the xbox all the way, even after xbox came out.)
To the arguement at hand, i believe that most people just love the ps3 more than the xbox 360. I mean, yes ok, so the ps3 looks tike a futuristic toaster, but the xbox looks like some tissue box. And the ps3 has a wider rage of multimedia compatebility. We don't know how their online service is going to be yet, but it is yet to be seen if it can compete with live on the 360.
Pure specs are difficult to interpret because none of us actually understand the new tech anyhow. According to M$ graphs, the xbox will outdo the PS3, but according to Sony graphs, the PS3 will rock the 360's world.
Being a ps fan, i will stick by my guns and say, ps3 gives more for the dough, estimated sale price is $299, that is damn nice if you ask me. The fact that you can have 2 screens at 1080p (unlike the xbox 1080i on one screen), and that you can use the ps3 as a hub, and link it to 2 other ps3's, together with it supporting old memory card, the sony memory stick and compact flash. Also it has 100% backwards compatibility. that is over 15000 games ppl. So the machines are technically almost equal, and i am not qualified to say which one is best. Personally, i think that the ps3 might just end up being the niftier piece of kit.
To root for the xbox some though, it will have halo (drooooool), and live is good as i know. Also it seems that the 360 controllers slightly outdo the ps3's "batmerangs".
In the end though, only sales figures will announce the winner, and ps3 does not come for another year. Just gotta wait'n'see. *starts jumping up and down in anticipation, unable to wait soooo long*
On a personal note, in the end, i am the best^^
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29. May 2005 @ 05:16 |
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Ludikhris : I box before your wisdom on the Anti Spyware and humbly appologize. I was indeed wrong about that.
As for the other point... I wasn't commenting on the Hardware, but a comment that said "Anyone who knows more than Sony". I was illistrating a point that not even Sony seems to have their facts straight. The fact that two VP's both involved to the same degree in PS3, give two opposite answers, doesn't inspire me to trust what they are saying.
I fully understand that Sony only had Alpha kits and didn't really have software to show, but they certainly tried to SAY that they did.
Matrifart: "And the ps3 has a wider rage of multimedia compatebility" How do you figure that? Have you heard something the rest of us haven't? As far as I know, the two are fairly close together in those capabilities EXCEPT that the 360 can connect to a Media Center PC and use it's capabilities as well.
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29. May 2005 @ 05:30 |
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back down 00GRAVITY,
why do you keep threatening to flame everyone. what if the whole group turned on you and flamed you?
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29. May 2005 @ 06:11 |
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All right I may be newly registered but I have been reading this forum for a long time now and lets get something straight: XBOX RULES!!! There's all these people talking about how much better the PS3 is gonna be compared to the Xbox360. There's also some people that think both are gonna blow, and some that are undicided. But there is hardly anyone actually siding with Microsoft and the Xbox360. Well I am one of those people.
i love my xbox to and Im taking Ms side because their are a better company, MS didnt get sud, sony did. MS isnt losing money sony is. to say sony is a better company is wronge MS has the best company serves
i called about my xbox and some one was their, when my 3 saga consoles broke and my nitendo no one even returnd my call.
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Xbox clearly tops PS2 and Sony. Sure PS2 has more games that maybe are for a better range of people but the Xbox games are seriously better all-round than the PS2 ones.
AGREE i love halo and fable
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Also, there are a large group of people that think the PS2 controllers are better than the Xbox controllers. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS??? Xbox ones are far superior to the PS2 ones. They feel alot better and they contour to the standard human hand. They also have better button placements and over-all better buttons.
agree i love x box controllers, y do people say the x box controllers are big. the black and white buttons are better then L2 R2. Everyones thom can mover faster then ur trigger fingers.
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I have just read the last 25 posts and I have 3 things to say. Number 1: Screw you foxTrue all you know is the technical facts for the PS3. Technical facts have no power over me, it all comes down to good games. Bungie created Halo and Halo2 which demonstrates that they are truly game-masters, and with them on board with Microsoft Xbox360 will blow PS3 out of the freaking water. Number 2: 00Gravity i side with you even though I am a fanboy. Number 3: Xbox will win, pure and simple ladies and gentlemen.
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Isn't so obvious when you look at sales figures.
only using USA, what if u take the 2 years away from PS2 lets see. the xbox didnt sell in africa, Asia, or europe most xbox sales were in the US, unlike PS2.
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no offence, but how many africans can afford a ps2. with all the desiese and famine goin on.
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their r rich white people in south africa
but good point
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29. May 2005 @ 08:21 |
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and asia. ive been there before and there game stores have there own systems that have there own games that are 5x cheaper. they have systems like MICRO not many will pay an extra 150 to get the same system just brand name.
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and asia. ive been there before and there game stores have there own systems that have there own games that are 5x cheaper. they have systems like MICRO not many will pay an extra 150 to get the same system just brand name.
Japan had all major consoles sold great their, expt xbox , the x box wasnt sold 1st in japan unlike all other consoles. nitendo, sega and sony, are thouse usa companies no, their japanese companies.
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Newsflash:
Legendary Sakaguchi Now a Developer for the Next-Generation Xbox Platform!
Father of the ?Final Fantasy? Series and AIAS Hall of Fame Inductee will develop Xbox roleplaying games!
February 24, 2005?Microsoft Corporation today announced that Hironobu Sakaguchi, videogame legend and president of Mistwalker game studio, has joined with Microsoft® Game Studios to develop roleplaying games (RPG) exclusively for the next-generation Xbox® video game system.
Sakaguchi is best known as the creator of the Final Fantasy franchise, which has sold more than 60-million units worldwide. He was the executive vice president in charge of game development at Square Enix Co., Ltd., until February 2001.
Hironobu Sakaguchi
Citing a shared vision with Microsoft for the next generation of video games, Sakaguchi will lead the creation of two upcoming Xbox-exclusive RPGs to be published by Microsoft Game Studios.
?Sakaguchi-san has taken roleplaying games?traditionally a niche market?and introduced them to a broad and diverse audience across the globe,? said Peter Moore, corporate vice president of Worldwide Marketing and Publishing at Microsoft. ?We are ecstatic to work with Sakaguchi-san and celebrate what this news means, not only for Xbox, but for gamers worldwide.?
?I?m excited about the two epic game titles we will be developing,? Sakaguchi said. ?A number of talented creators have signed on to help develop these games, and I?m confident we will be able to create games that provide gamers with a new kind of thrill.
?Microsoft?s cutting-edge technologies in the next-generation platform will allow me to bring to life an array of ideas that I have had for many years,? Sakaguchi said. ?I want these games to be alive with a new vision for gaming and vividly depict new characters that will transcend the game, find a place in the hearts of gamers, and make time spent with my games a fond and long-lasting memory.?
Sakaguchi started his career at Square Co. Ltd. in 1986 as director of planning and development. He was promoted to executive vice president in 1991 and eventually ascended to president of Square LA Inc. (now Square USA Inc.) in 1995. In 2000, Sakaguchi was inducted into the coveted Academy of Interactive Arts & Science (AIAS) Hall of Fame for his groundbreaking work on the Final Fantasy series. In 2004, Sakaguchi announced that he had started his own development studio, called Mistwalker.
Xbox is coming off a blockbuster year as the only video game system to show year-to-year growth in 2004, while competitors declined.* Driven by epic, platform-exclusive content?including Halo® 2 by Microsoft Game Studios, Fable? by Microsoft Game Studios, Ninja Gaiden® by Tecmo Ltd., and Xbox Live?, the only unified online video game console service?gamers worldwide continue to flock to Xbox for an unparalleled digital entertainment experience.
* Source: The NPD Group/NPD Funworld, January 2005
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Newsflash:
More Japanese Game Luminaries Pick Next-Gen Xbox Platform
Game Republic?s Yoshiki Okamoto and Q Entertainment?s Tetsuya Mizuguchi will now create exclusive content for Microsoft Game Studios.
March 3, 2005, Tokyo, Japan?In another creative coup for its next-generation Xbox® platform, Microsoft® today announced that esteemed videogame developers Yoshiki Okamoto, president and chief executive officer of Game Republic Inc., and Tetsuya Mizuguchi, creator and co-founder of Q Entertainment Inc. have aligned with Microsoft Game Studios to develop exclusive next-generation Xbox games.
The announcement comes on the heels of last week?s news that videogame legend Hironobu Sakaguchi, president of Mistwalker game studio and creator of the Final Fantasy series, has joined with Microsoft Game Studios to develop roleplaying games exclusively for the next-generation Xbox platform.
For more than 20 years, Okamoto has been thrilling gamers with franchises like Street Fighter and Resident Evil. Widely considered an industry pioneer, Okamoto is best known for his ability to conceive and drive completely new game genres. In July 2003, he founded Game Republic, where he and his team have next-generation Xbox-exclusive titles currently in development.
"My goal in creating these games is to make completely fresh and riveting experiences that gamers have never had before," said Okamoto. "With the next-generation Xbox platform, I can turn this vision into a reality." Mizuguchi, who founded Q Entertainment in 2003, is the creative force behind a litany of innovative blockbusters, including SEGA® Rally Championship, Rez, and Space Channel 5. Gamers worldwide have long been attracted to Mizugchi?s distinctive style that blends music and action.
"By combining various factors, including exciting story lines, action, graphics, and music, I?ve created video games that have brought gamers the ultimate fun in gaming," said Mizuguchi. "Now, I hope to create games that will give gamers the most emotional and thrilling gaming experience possible?joy, thrills, sympathy, and speed. The power and advanced technologies of the next-generation Xbox platform will enable winning games with powerful emotions [and] high-quality graphics and sound."
The addition of Mizuguchi and Okamoto further reveals Microsoft?s strategy for attracting Japanese gamers. Perhaps more importantly, it underscores a growing preference among the world?s most talented game developers for the next-generation Xbox platform. Last week, the company announced that Mistwalker, a studio run by the legendary Hironobu Sakaguchi, will develop two exclusive titles for Microsoft.
"We are excited for Mizuguchi-san and Okamoto-san to develop next-generation Xbox games unlike anything the world has ever seen," said Peter Moore, vice president, Microsoft Corporate Worldwide Marketing and Publishing. "Gamers will be riveted by the experiences enabled by such creators when given the proper canvas and tools."
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Newsflash:
Publisher All-Stars Gravitate to Next Xbox
Gaming heavyweights pledge their support to fuel the HD Era.
April 8, 2005, Redmond, Wash.?Microsoft® Corp. today unveiled its all-star lineup of award-winning publishers committed to making the leap into the HD Era on Microsoft?s next-generation Xbox® platform.
The future Xbox will deliver on the company?s vision of the HD Era?an era fueled by consumer demand for experiences that are always connected, always personalized, and always high-definition?through the amazing clarity of high-definition graphics, extraordinary benefits of constant connectedness, and exceptional personalization abilities.
To help make this a reality, Microsoft has assembled some of the most powerful publishers to drive the industry into the high-definition gaming revolution. Together, these publishers have sold more than half a billion copies of current-generation Xbox console video games worldwide and represent approximately 70 percent of all current-generation console games sold in 2004.*
?The key to bringing the vision for the HD Era of gaming to life is our partners: world-class publishers and developers that have molded and shaped the history of interactive entertainment for tens of millions of gamers worldwide,? said Peter Moore, corporate vice president, Xbox Global Content and Marketing at Microsoft. ?This stellar lineup of publishers and developers is poised to deliver gaming experiences our customers only dreamed were possible and is ultimately committed to elevating video games to be the number-one form of entertainment.?
Publishing heavyweights such as 2KGames, Activision Inc., Atari®, Bandai Co. Ltd., Bethesda Softworks LLC, Buena Vista Games Inc., Capcom Co. Ltd., Codemasters Software Company Ltd., Eidos, Electronic Arts Inc., FromSoftware Inc., InterServe International, KOEI Co. Ltd., Konami Digital Entertainment, LucasArts, Majesco Games, Midway Games Inc., Namco Hometek Inc., Phantagram Co. Ltd., Rockstar Games, SCi Games Ltd., SEGA®, Tecmo®, THQ®, TWP Corp., Ubisoft, Vivendi Universal Games, and Webzen Inc. have committed their support for Microsoft?s innovative vision for the future of high-definition gaming.
These premier publishers join Microsoft Game Studios, whose stable of game developers will bring exclusive content to the next-generation Xbox platform. These developers include BioWare, Bizarre Creations Ltd., Bungie Studios, Epic Games Inc., FASA Studio, and Lionhead Studios Ltd., Rare Ltd. as well as newcomers Yoshiki Okamoto?s Game Republic Inc., Hironobu Sakaguchi?s Mistwalker, and Tetsuya Mizuguchi?s Q Entertainment Inc.
The next-generation Xbox titles will provide exhilarating entertainment experiences that will drive the HD Era. Expect technological advancements such as multichannel audio fidelity that will plunge you into a world so realistic, even the faintest enemy footsteps can be heard. These advancements will be fueled by richer online communication and by an abundance of on-demand content delivered by the Xbox Live? service.
In addition, Microsoft is fully committed to this generation, so you can expect an amazing pipeline of titles into 2007. This year alone, Xbox publishers and developers will deliver more than 200 games to the platform. Since its launch, Xbox has sold 20-million consoles worldwide and is expected to sell millions more.
This unified show of commitment from the leaders of the publishing industry underlines the gaming industry's belief in the Xbox vision of how hardware, software, and services can be fused to power next-generation gaming and entertainment experiences.
* Source: NPD Funworld, Nielsen, GFK, Chartrak and Enterbra
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Samsung and Microsoft Announce HDTV Alliance for Next-Gen Xbox
April 28, 2005, New York, NY?Samsung Electronics, a global HDTV leader, and Microsoft® today announced an alliance to elevate gaming to the next level through high-definition technology. Microsoft has chosen Samsung as the exclusive HDTV worldwide marketing partner for the next-generation Xbox® high-definition (HD) gaming platform. The announcement was made today during the Home Entertainment Expo at the New York Hilton.
The next-generation Xbox/Samsung HDTV combination is designed to deliver the most advanced and realistic high-definition experience to gamers worldwide. To promote the HD Era, the companies plan to place over 25,000 Samsung high-definition televisions in Microsoft Xbox retail kiosk locations across the globe.
"Gaming has become a primary force for innovation in the entertainment and technology industries. Samsung has selected Microsoft Xbox as the best next-generation game console and a key driver in the global HDTV revolution," said Peter Weedfald, Senior Vice President of Consumer Electronics and North America Corporate Marketing for Samsung Electronics America, Inc. "Samsung is proud to expand the Microsoft relationship and stand with them at the forefront of the HD gaming century."
"Samsung is a natural partner to showcase the richness of the next-generation Xbox," said Peter Moore, Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Publishing for Xbox at Microsoft. "Samsung HDTVs will provide Xbox enthusiasts with the truest high-definition gaming experience available."
The alliance is the culmination of a global process begun by Microsoft in October 2004 to find the most advanced and formidable visual display company to join with the next-generation Xbox video game console. A wide variety of visual display screen sizes and technology platforms from Samsung Electronics (LCD, Plasma, Micro Display?DLP, and Slim Fit HDTV CRTs) combined with the incredible new Xbox console will give gamers unprecedented realism and intensity in their gameplay. The new 23" Samsung LCD TV (LNR238W) to be paired at retail with the new Xbox console offers a super-fast 12 millisecond pixel switching speed, which will enable intense action while overcoming any motion artifacts. In addition, the Fixed Pixel Device eliminates scan lines, further ensuring gameplay is smooth and flicker-free. Picture quality combines with advanced audio technology to create an incredible gaming experience. Samsung HDTVs' built-in speakers emulate the most realistic surround sound using SRS Tru-surround XT so the action feels even closer. Game enthusiasts will no doubt appreciate the sharper details, deeper contrast, and rich sound that are standard on a Samsung HDTV.
The global marketing and promotional alliance between Microsoft and Samsung Electronics will drive the HDTV gaming platform as the greatest emotional experience available for gamers around the world. The alliance will include cinema, POS, television, print, online, and various other media efforts.
Samsung Electronics and Microsoft enjoy a long-standing relationship as strategic and tactical business partners. The Microsoft Xbox currently incorporates Samsung technology, and Samsung will continue to be a tech driver for the next-generation Xbox video game console. Microsoft's first high-definition game will incorporate Samsung-branded products as well as instances of Samsung's logo as part of the overall HD gaming experience. This will mark the first time Microsoft incorporates a consumer electronics technology partner with the Xbox console and games.
The companies are involved in other collaborative technology efforts as well. Samsung Smartphones incorporate the Windows Mobile? platform; Windows Media® Audio and Windows Media Digital Rights Management 10 (Windows Media DRM 10) are integrated with Samsung digital audio players; Samsung's new Portable Media Centers feature Windows Media Audio and Video and DRM 10; and the Microsoft Windows® platform is used across Samsung's global family of notebooks and personal computers.
As a part of their continued relationship, Microsoft and Samsung Electronics are uniting in a nationwide (USA) cause-marketing program entitled "Samsung's Hope For Education." Now in its second year, the program will deliver more than $2 million in much-needed technology and software products, including Encarta® Reference Library 2005, to elementary, middle, and high schools across America through an online essay contest. For more information on how to enter, please visit www.HopeForEducation.com.
About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., markets a broad range of award-winning, advanced digital consumer electronics, information systems, and home appliance products. The SEA organization oversees the North American operations of Samsung, including Samsung Telecommunications America, Samsung Electronics Canada, and Samsung Electronics Mexico. Please visit www.samsung.com for more information.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media, and digital convergence technologies, with 2004 parent company sales of US $55.2 billion and net income of US $10.3 billion. Employing approximately 123,000 people in 93 offices in 48 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones, and TFT-LCDs.
Microsoft, Xbox, Windows Mobile, Windows Media, Windows, Encarta, and Xbox Live? are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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