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theburner · 12-16-2004, 06:42 AM

Hulk, I agree. The next gen console race will be INSANE. Word is MS dropped support for internal HDD also, because not many people used it. Best example I can give you is Halo 2. Ever see any long load times? Nope.. Somehow they used the HDD to eliminate the long load times (ie. Kotor 1 load times.. HATED). My bungie buddy says it is crappy nobody used it before them, because it can be a huge benefit to the game. Imagine Kotor 1 without load times at all.

I read somewhere that the reason Xbox 2 isn't going backwards compatible is because they are using a new graphics chipset for the next box, and it would be too expensive/ impossible to build in support for both chipsets.

Halo 3 will NOT be available at release for Xbox2 which is a huge mistake for MS. However, you wonder why Halo2 seems like it was rushed/ not completed? (confirmed btw by a buddy at Bungie)... If it had of drawn out any longer, it would have killed sales for Xbox2. If MS is on track for fall 05, and Halo 2 came out spring 05, it would KILL the sale of Xbox 2.

12-16-2004, 06:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
theburner Canadian Beer Ambassador Location: Cumming, GA	Hulk, I agree. The next gen console race will be INSANE. Word is MS dropped support for internal HDD also, because not many people used it. Best example I can give you is Halo 2. Ever see any long load times? Nope.. Somehow they used the HDD to eliminate the long load times (ie. Kotor 1 load times.. HATED). My bungie buddy says it is crappy nobody used it before them, because it can be a huge benefit to the game. Imagine Kotor 1 without load times at all. I read somewhere that the reason Xbox 2 isn't going backwards compatible is because they are using a new graphics chipset for the next box, and it would be too expensive/ impossible to build in support for both chipsets. Halo 3 will NOT be available at release for Xbox2 which is a huge mistake for MS. However, you wonder why Halo2 seems like it was rushed/ not completed? (confirmed btw by a buddy at Bungie)... If it had of drawn out any longer, it would have killed sales for Xbox2. If MS is on track for fall 05, and Halo 2 came out spring 05, it would KILL the sale of Xbox 2. __________________ Take Off Eh!