XBOX360 USB Pro
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May 15th, 2011 | 
Author: Well now seems that a possible full write solution or workaround is in the works for the 0225 drive according to the latest IRC logs.
[2011-05-15 10:30AM UTC] #fw <c4eva_> details of 0225 write solution soon!
[2011-05-15 10:32AM UTC] #fw <c4eva_> a 9504 drive will also suffice!
[2011-05-15 10:37AM UTC] #fw <c4eva_> 0225 solution is not cross flashing,uses same drive,no pcb swap!
[2011-05-15 10:42AM UTC] #fw <c4eva_> no problem with write!
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From gamasutra.com:
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Microsoft removed a standalone processor from Kinect because there was ?no need? for its inclusion, not as previously rumored, to merely reduce the cost of the device.
?We didn?t know how much processing Kinect was going to take at the start of development,? said Tsunoda. ?Obviously, you don?t want to lose any of the things that are important to Xbox customers. Graphic fidelity is something that Xbox has always been known for, and you want to make sure that you still hit that level.”
“Forza is a graphical showpiece, and we had Forza with Kinect at E3? the graphic fidelity has actually improved in some areas from what they shipped with Forza 3. It?s still running at 60 FPS and it?s supporting Kinect, so there?s just no need to have that extra processor.?
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Full Story: gamasutra.com
From businessinsider.com:
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Now that Xbox is a profitable, established brand, why not spin it out as its own company, where it has to fend for itself and it can innovate without worrying about the bureaucracy of a massive parent corporation?
We put the question to one of Xbox’s founders, Kevin Bachus. His response: Xbox is a really good fit for Microsoft, now more than ever, as tech companies start fighting for the living room, and expanding their mobile gaming on smartphones.
Today, Xbox has earned its own spot in the world of gaming. It doesn’t need Microsoft to gain consumer trust.
But, in a slightly ironic twist, Microsoft needs Xbox more than ever before.
While Xbox might look like an odd duck from the outside, it’s quickly becoming an integral part of the business. Spinning it out now, when it’s about to be more important than ever makes no sense.
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Full Story: businessinsider.com
From eurogamer.net:
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Credits earned by gamers before Halo: Reach’s official launch will be removed, Bungie has warned.
Bungie will reset Credits earned and any gear bought ahead of the Xbox 360 exclusive’s 14th September launch.
“Some of you are playing Halo: Reach a little bit early,” communications man Eric Osborne wrote in Bungie’s forum.
“It happens. With millions of copies out of manufacturing quickly making their way into the massive global retail chain, it’s not terribly uncommon for a few discs to ‘accidentally’ slip into a few lucky customers’ hands. Que sera.”
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Full Story: eurogamer.net
From engadget.com:
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A tipster just forwarded some legit-looking screenshots of Xbox prompts in AT&T U-Verse’s technical support database. Our source claims the Xbox is presently being tested internally with friends and family of AT&T employees, and that it’s likely only a couple of months away at this point.
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Full Story: engadget.com
From industrygamers.com:
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This week Microsoft officially announced a $10 increase to the annual Xbox Live Gold subscription. In a special Pachter’s Podium last year, Wedbush Morgan Securities’ Michael Pachter correctly predicted the $10 increase.
As for Xbox Live’s future, the great thing about the $10 increase is that it will enable Microsoft to reinvest in the service to then offer even more enhancements. “The extra $10 translates to around $100 – 150 million per year in additional revenue for Microsoft. I think that they will reinvest at least this much in developing other new applications, and will roll out a premium service with $100 – 200 million worth of enhancements,” Pachter told IndustryGamers. “If they can get 2 million users to switch from the $60 plan to the $100 plan, they’ll make an extra $80 million a year, and can keep investing to try to grow that business.”
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Full Story: industrygamers.com
From joystiq.com:
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We’ve got it on good authority that sometime this Holiday season, Microsoft will launch a new Xbox 360 controller with a rather unique d-pad. According to our trusted source, when one rotates the d-pad ninety degrees on this new controller, it’ll raise up about a quarter of an inch — a modification apparently revealed to be targeted at fighting game fans.
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Full Story: joystiq.com
From 1up.com:
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We know Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 will have access to Xbox Live, but it looks like their connectivity ambitions between the Xbox 360 and Phone 7 are even loftier than that, including not just turn-based gameplay but eventually real-time multiplayer between Phone 7 games and Xbox 360 games as well.
“So initially we’re turn by turn-based,” said a Microsoft representative to rgbFilter during the recent X10 event in Toronto (via Joystiq). “We are working on real-time phone-to-console, likely initially through Wi-Fi — again, operator networks are sensitive to that. That’s not on day one; day one will be turn-by-turn as well as companion-type gaming where you play a level on the phone and it may unlock a level or a weapon or some special achievement on the console game.
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Full Story: 1up.com
Hey there today when i was looking at the xecutor forums i saw something very interesting that took my attention . I guy from russia has manage to hack the new xbox 360 250g s model ! Look’s little to good huh?
http://rutube.ru/tracks/3504237.html?v=d26b0a7491c310c4f2aade68a6526808
Just press the play button.
From gamesindustry.biz:
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Microsoft UK boss Neil Thompson has confirmed the 4Gb Xbox 360 will be the “primary SKU” for Kinect at launch, with no plans in place to sell the motion-control device together with a 250Gb system at a discount.
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Full Story: gamesindustry.biz
