Microsoft Pre-E3 Coverage

Downsizer · May 2006

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/09/engadget-and-joystiqs-live-coverage-of-microsofts-xbox-360-e3-ev/

Some Halo 3 shots, and other interesting info.

Joshua Stubbles · May 2006

I'm watching the conference right now.
Even this early, I'm saying Microsoft is stealing the show.
I'm a huge Sony fan, but damn. MS has it down pact.

Downsizer · May 2006

They do get an 'A' for having thier shit together. Are you recording this or is it a webcast etc?

AND...OMFG:
http://events.teamxbox.com/image/1158/PreE3/

Shadowrun.... i'm sold.

Xenobond · May 2006

I'm sorry. I must have slept through all of that.

Joshua Stubbles · May 2006

I'm watching the streamcast at Gamespot.

acc · May 2006

Conference seemed pretty good. Better than I was expecting, at least. Gotta say, Microsoft looks a hell of a lot more competent than Sony right now.

The whole multi-platform thing seems to make getting a 360 seem like an even worse idea to me, though. If I'm going to be playing the same games with the same people on Vista, why get the console at all? I'll stick with mouse & keyboard, thanks. Not saying it's a bad idea, and maybe it has appeal to gamers who aren't PC savvy but have PC savvy friends, but for me personally its just another reason to avoid the console. Vista is something I'm going to have to get anyways.

Joshua Stubbles · May 2006

Well, not everyone owns a PC. I think that's the point of it. Or, a person might not have enough money to really upgrade their PC for the last Vista games. So their only option would be the 360

aesir · May 2006

yup, gonna cost a pretty penny for a compy that can run like the 360.

All Im worried about will be that there wont be much of a challenge playing online games with people forced to use console controllers...

Joshua Stubbles · May 2006

I don't see an issue with it. As long as sensitivity settings are similar, there won't be an issue. There are some DAMN good players on the console.

Joshua Stubbles · May 2006

No one mentioned Halo 3 here? Surprising. The teaser they showed was all in game footage - looked pretty damn hot.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/viewer.aspx?productId=1084&assetTypeId=2&shotId=0

Downsizer · May 2006

That looked all pre-rendered to me. If not, the first portion before you see covy ships looks exactly like Halo 2.

Thegodzero · May 2006

well i could be wrong but so far all of the halo cinemas are realtime assets rendered in realtime but with a bit more polish efects than in game. So id say it would be safe to say that that it will look very close to that in game less some of the polish.

Ninjas · May 2006

Just watched the Halo 3 cinema. I wish there was some action in it. I thought the dialog for the chick was cliche, and brought the whole thing down.

Luxury · May 2006

On Bungie.net, they say that it is entirely in realtime. The environment is a section from a level in the final game. Their breakdown of the video is pretty informative really.

Downsizer · May 2006

I dont doubt the chief, ships, and cliff to be in realtime. The most impressive part of the demo was the sky, which I would bet my left nut is just an amazingly textured skybox. The background/mountains etc being part of it, and the sky opening just a cylinder with a shader on it.

The wreackage geometry was pretty blocky and the landscape was very empty. Just was'nt impressed. I've seen that idiots mug for years now and it's been the same stuff in each game just polished. Now... some backstory, actual progressive plot and take off his fucking helmet and i'll pick it up.

Tulkamir · May 2006

I watched the full conferenced with several other people... we all agreed that Microsoft severely shit kicked both the Sony and Nintendo's performances. Their game line up with top notch, and the new stuff they revealed was damn cool. Xbox live looks awesome, just what gaming could use. (With the arcade and all.) The idea of the network for the phone/computer/xbox looked great, etc...

I was very impressed all in all. And I am also going nuts waiting for some of those games.

spacemonkey · May 2006

microsofts presentation was ok. Nintendo's presentation was far more fun. I mean why let Bill Gates on stage? he has the charisma of mushroom, I mean WHY!

Joshua Stubbles · May 2006

LoL. And Reggie is FAR more charming.....

spacemonkey · May 2006

Vassago no, the man is like a wet fish - but he speaks so slowly even the Japanese can understand what he's saying!

Joshua Stubbles · May 2006

hehehe

JonMurphy · May 2006

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Now... some backstory, actual progressive plot and take off his fucking helmet and i'll pick it up.

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Nooo, never take off the helemt *starts having Judge Dread flashbacks*

Actually, he does take the helemt off at the end of Halo 1, and puts on a new one at the begining of Halo2. You just never see his face.

Joshua Stubbles · May 2006

Actually, yeah. If you want more backstory as well, read the Halo books. They're actually quite good.

Microsoft Pre-E3 Coverage

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