Peter Moore, the corporate vice president of worldwide marketing and publishing for Xbox, also tells us that RPG heavyweight Square Enix, which never supported the company’s first console, is readying more than just the massively multiplayer Final Fantasy XI for the 360. The console maker recently unveiled some future 360-exclusive titles, including the sci-fi role-playing game Mass Effect from Jade Empire maker BioWare, the god-versus-machines action game Too Human, and the Grand Theft Auto-esque Crackdown, while the monster-filled shooter Gears of War showed us once again just how good the system’s games can look. 64), Project Gotham Racing 3, and a handful of EA Sports titles with lead the 360 charge.īut enough about the early days of the console–you probably want to know about the returns you’ll see on this $300 or $400 investment in 2006 and beyond. On the games front, the first-person shoot-em-up Perfect Dark Zero (which keeps looking better–see pg. And in case you didn’t know already, you’ll have two different packages to choose from: a $300, bare-bones core unit that comes with the basic console and controller or the premium bundle that–for an 100 smackers–includes a hard drive, a wireless controller, and a few other welcome accessories (Microsoft expects more demand for the deluxe bundle and will produce more of those). Instead of waiting until 2006 to launch a new console like hardware competitors Sony and Nintendo, Bill Gates’ gaming crew will be the first out of the next-gen gates when it releases Xbox 360 on November 22. “Don’t dare tell Microsoft that patience is a virtue. Source: gaming advertising qmotions xboard ps2 controllers hardware united states 2008
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