Xbox 360 is almost 2 years old...How has it aged?

MouseMat2004 · 11 Oct 2007 at 21:24

Was thinking today, the Xbox 360 is almost 2 years old! thats an age in technology terms. How do you think it's held up?

Personally, I'm still blown away from the graphics I see.

SwishSpencor · 11 Oct 2007 at 21:26

MouseMat2004 said:
I'm still blown away from the graphics I see.

I never realised it was that old!

weescott · 11 Oct 2007 at 21:27

Died young, was re-born, died young, was reborn, died young, was reborn....

NokkonWud · 11 Oct 2007 at 21:31

weescott said:
Died young, was re-born, died young, was reborn, died young, was reborn....

lol

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To the OP, I think we're yet to see the best from it. You'll always get this with consoles though as it's one of its major benefits over a PC or other hardware.

Mephisto · 11 Oct 2007 at 21:35

It's still holding up pretty well. Obviously high end PC hardware has taken over now, but the gap isn't as big as I would have expected it to be at this point.

Margaret · 11 Oct 2007 at 21:37

It's like Half Life 2, but in hardware terms, it's old but still looks great.

waxapple · 11 Oct 2007 at 21:39

Were there many now 'classics' released on the platform when it was released, or did the developers hold initially.
'Tis impressive how powerful modern hardware is.

zammo · 11 Oct 2007 at 21:43

weescott said:
Died young, was re-born, died young, was reborn, died young, was reborn....

that comment tickled me funny bone just right. I've got a lot of time for that

ic1male · 11 Oct 2007 at 21:59

I think with it being HD and being more powerful than PCs at the time it was released, it is ageing very well indeed. As has already been mentioned, I think we're still only seeing the beginning of what it can do. I expect it to carry on into the first few years of the next decade at least.

NokkonWud · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:31

I wouldn't know about that long. I'd expect to see the new one in or before 2010.

wannabedamned · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:31

weescott said:
Died young, was re-born, died young, was reborn, died young, was reborn....

hahaha, Very good

rp2000 · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:33

ic1male said:
I think with it being HD and being more powerful than PCs at the time it was released, it is ageing very well indeed. As has already been mentioned, I think we're still only seeing the beginning of what it can do. I expect it to carry on into the first few years of the next decade at least.

I would say 2010 the new one will be out and within a year MS will stop supporting releasing stuff for the old one. This is based on their history of killing support for old products soon after new ones are released. So I would say 2011 will be the 360's final year.

Still 2-3 years left for them to develop some games that use its full hardware potential (i.e all the cores etc), at which point we will see all the older units blow up (I am only semi joking about this

).

rp200

darkcinder · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:44

I like to think that the next gen after this will be the last gen that is going to be so caught up in how good the graphics are due to the fact that you won't be able to get much better and that there will be a major focus on the gameplay which should bring some wierd and wonderful things to gaming! Roll on 2011

dalin80 · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:49

rp2000 said:
I would say 2010 the new one will be out and within a year MS will stop supporting releasing stuff for the old one. This is based on their history of killing support for old products soon after new ones are released. So I would say 2011 will be the 360's final year.

Still 2-3 years left for them to develop some games that use its full hardware potential (i.e all the cores etc), at which point we will see all the older units blow up (I am only semi joking about this ).

rp200

if they did that they would never make any money MS still lose billions on the gaming side of things between supporting a console they still lose money on and throwing money at various devs, i could see many on the boards (shareholders etc. not BBS) getting twitchy if a whole new hardware unit was planned.

silversurfer · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:50

Whats the killer app for 360 then.

Sooner or later ps3 is going to get gt5 which might even be good. wii seems to have tons of popularlity

I think 360 is doing ok, it hasnt aged and is still current. Over the next year PC will pull ahead but pc is more expensive..

Bengaboy · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:51

I think if microsoft released the next new generation console in 2-3 years time , it would annihilate (i like big words today lol) sony.

And I think thats what they might do too

KNiVES · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:59

That won't be cost-effective though.

TriedandTested · 11 Oct 2007 at 23:01

weescott said:
Died young, was re-born, died young, was reborn, died young, was reborn....

I don't get it

Explain someone! What have i missed?!

rp2000 · 11 Oct 2007 at 23:02

dalin80 said:
if they did that they would never make any money MS still lose billions on the gaming side of things between supporting a console they still lose money on and throwing money at various devs, I could see many on the boards (shareholders etc. not BBS) getting twitchy if a whole new hardware unit was planned.

The entertainment division will make a profit before their next console is released, probably next year. So I think this will be a non issue when the next console is released (although I concede they could still be making a loss when it is announced).

rp200

NokkonWud · 11 Oct 2007 at 23:03

silversurfer said:
Whats the killer app for 360 then.

Sooner or later ps3 is going to get gt5 which might even be good. wii seems to have tons of popularlity

I think 360 is doing ok, it hasnt aged and is still current. Over the next year PC will pull ahead but pc is more expensive..

Wait, what?
What's the killer app?
Take your pick, but statistics would say it's Halo3 which smashed records left right and center.

The PS3 will get GT5, but that's no bigger realease than Halo3 (I'd say it's smaller) and I personally think PGR trounces GT.