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360 rumor round-up

OrangeLoungeRadio compiled a bunch of gossip from a "recent sales meeting" that supposedly included some higher-ups. Here's the 360 related stuff:
  • Winning 11 Pro Evolution 2007 not an XBOX 360 exclusive. The reason there is no PS3 is because they haven't gotten the final dev kits yet. My rep says it will probably be released on the PS3 as late as May.
  • Activision says the next Guitar Hero after 2 will be on the XBOX 360.
  • No charge for online aspect of Phantasy Star Universe on XBOX 360. There will be a monthly fee for PS2 and PC users.
  • No Full Auto 2 for the XBOX 360 at all. The first one did not sell well so they will not be making a sequel for the XBOX 360.
  • XBOX 360 - NO PRICE DROPS, NO BUNDLES. Infact he mentioned that the Canada office works a bit independent of the US office and that they didn't know Canada was doing a bundle. Much hate mail was exchanged.
  • Gears Of War comes out November 7th. Not street dated. Emergence Day is November 12th. That is when the big advertising push happens, not the release of the game.
  • Halo 3 set to come out March or April of 2007. Not Fall 2007.
  • The $79.99 vision camera bundle will replace the 12 month Live bundle that is available now.
  • Test Drive: Unlimited will be getting new download packs each month. This is planned so far until June of next year. The 1st two packs will be Lexus cars. No word if these will be free (but he said Lexus paid 250K for the cars to be in the game). The packs will range from FREE - $7.99 (or the Microsoft point equivalent of that)
Keep in mind these are all rumors. Halo 3 in March would be a kickass way to spend Spring Break -- and even more significant given the PS3's launch issues. Anything else get you excited (Besides the blessed abortion of Full Auto 2)?

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1. "Halo 3 in March would be a kickass way to spend Spring Break"

lol, are you serious? try getting out of the house. i'll be spending my spring break at lake havasu, on a house boat, surrounded by half naked, drunk, hot women. some will actually be so drunk, they'll just take off their clothes for no reason! i'll fuck one for you, don't worry.

Posted at 4:12AM on Sep 7th 2006 by BAMF xxx

2. One thing on this list, for me, stands out above all others: free online play for Phantasy Star Universe.

Give me some of that!

Posted at 10:16AM on Sep 7th 2006 by Richard Mitchell

3. Wow...a sucky Full Auto game didn't sell well on the 360. Surprise surprise.

Wanna bet that it doesn't sell well on the PS3 too?

I swear I've never seen devs take a simple concept like guns and cars and make it not fun like Sega did with Full Auto.

Posted at 10:34AM on Sep 7th 2006 by Scott

4. All may be ok... except the full auto 2 lol

The problem is Full Auto 2 for the 360 was already announced and screenshots were sent out... what... 2-3 weeks ago shesh.

Posted at 11:30AM on Sep 7th 2006 by Chris Chance

5. Im with you, Mr. Mitchell. I so want to get into an MMORPG, but am not about to pay $15/month to play a single game.

Posted at 11:47AM on Sep 7th 2006 by puh_fifer

6. Am I the only one who enjoyed the first Full Auto?

Posted at 12:45PM on Sep 7th 2006 by ShadowGod

7. They need to come out with details about Guitar Hero for the 360 because I am this close to buying a PS2 just for that game...I was hooked by my nephew and now that's all I can think about!

Here's hoping that they release Guitar Hero 360 (or whatever) soon...and then offer the tracks from GH and GH2 as two downloadable packages for $15-30. That would be perfect for me...

And if that camera bundle really does replace the 12 month Live bundle...talk about market penetration! Those without the camera will be a rare breed indeed.

Posted at 1:33PM on Sep 7th 2006 by LunarDuality

8. "lol, are you serious? try getting out of the house. i'll be spending my spring break at lake havasu, on a house boat, surrounded by half naked, drunk, hot women. some will actually be so drunk, they'll just take off their clothes for no reason! i'll fuck one for you, don't worry"
Boring... Halo 3 is much funnier!
:) Stop being a man pig, please...

Posted at 1:53PM on Sep 7th 2006 by I am the walrus...

9. I'm confused, when exactly is the release date for GoW?

Todd
http://www.proxbox360.com

Posted at 2:23PM on Sep 7th 2006 by Todd H.

10. Guitar Hero on any next gen would rock.. Could be pretty interesting if it were on the Wii..

Posted at 2:42PM on Sep 7th 2006 by DeadPlasmaCell

11. Todd, Gears of War's "actual" release date is Nov. 12th, though Cliffy B admit that it will ship on the 7th and they will allow stores to sell as soon as they get it. And of course they will sell ASAP.

Posted at 8:24PM on Sep 7th 2006 by Imadogg

12. omfg guitar hero on 360 cannot wait for it woot woot i will get it the second it comes out cannot wait for it i went to best buy the other day and they had hooked up this got me hooked like that other guy i was so close to byuing a ps2 for that game cannot wait for it will rock !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:19PM on Sep 7th 2006 by carlos

13. Well, seeing as Phantasy Star isn't an MMORPG and has far lower backend costs, it makes sense that it shouldn't require a fee over and above Xbox Live Gold to play online.

If Sega had figured this out a few years ago they could have done a lot more business on the Xbox version.

Posted at 4:37AM on Sep 8th 2006 by epobirs

14. all u would need is xbox live silver to play the game

cause microsoft doesn't make you have gold to play mmorpgs

finally a free online game

Posted at 6:30AM on Sep 8th 2006 by Cdaghostie

15. Played Full Auto 2 as E3 and it was actually pretty fun. Not sure about the racing, but the Arena style was entertaining and I ended up winning a hat because of it.

Found out from one of the developers there that Full Auto 2 is actually Full Auto 1. They were planning the game for the PS3 from the get go and were asked to "put something together" for the 360. So you aren't seeing a sequel, but a completed game.

Posted at 8:13AM on Sep 8th 2006 by smikwily

16. Put something together for the 360? I remember Adam Sessler being all excited for it as a 360 launch game at E3 2005. Sounds like a developer gave you a lame excuse for his first half-assed attempt instead of fessing up for sucking.

How does PSU work? Is it instance based like guild wars, where everyone meets for a specific quest, or is it still free roaming like WOW? Forgive me if I sound stupid, I know nothing of MMORPGs.

Posted at 9:33AM on Sep 8th 2006 by puh_fifer

17. puh_fifer,

PSU most closely resembles Diablo. There is a hub/town where players meet up, buy goods, etc. When they are ready they party up and warp down to the dungeon (or planet in PSU's case). There are quests that a party can take from the guild office or they can just clear out each dungeon and progress towards the final dungeon.

It was essentially a hack n' slash dungeon crawler but it was a good one. The reason I liked it so much is that it doesn't have the *huge* time requirement that many MMO games have. You could conceivably play for an hour and feel like you did something.

Hope that helps. I'll probably be picking it up, free or not.

Posted at 10:03AM on Sep 8th 2006 by Richard Mitchell

18. so drunk that they'd sleep with someone like you...? that *is* pretty cool, actually

Posted at 10:58AM on Sep 8th 2006 by pixelate

19. oops, should stop clicking on old email links.

Posted at 1:59PM on Sep 8th 2006 by pixelate

20. 6. Am I the only one who enjoyed the first Full Auto?



Posted at 12:44PM on Sep 7th 2006 by ShadowGod 0 stars

Nope Shadowman, I liked it too. Matter of fact it was the most-played game in my household for a few weeks running.(Not that there was much else to play)

Posted at 8:34AM on Sep 11th 2006 by SoonerBill

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