Xbox360 Blogger

So the Xbox360 release didn't go so well in Japan.

But that could soon change as third party developers sign on with Microsoft.

Namco has a stash of titles announced for the Xbox360. Titles include Ridge Racer 6 for xbox360, Frame City, Love Football, and a few other titles that are yet to be announced.
The titles are due to be showcased at this year's E3.

Virtua Fighter 5 and House of the Dead 4 arcade titles are both roumored to be bought to the platform. Capcom has also said they will be bringing Dead Rising and Lost Planet to the xbox360 in late 2006. However will this be enough for the xbox to increases its market share in japan.

The demand for the Microsoft Xbox360 has been huge, with consoles being sold out every where. On top of that, you can go to any store and find them gone almost as soon as they come in. Manufacturing problems have continually plagued Microsoft and their next generation console, and those problems seem to continue to haunt them.Microsoft representatives have now confirmed that the launch of the Xbox360 in New Zealand and Australia will be delayed from March 2nd to March 23rd. Despite the new third manufacturing company that Microsoft brought on board, the lack of Xbox360s is plaguing even its next launch. On the other side of things, Microsoft has confirmed that the launch of South Korea's Xbox360s is still on schedule with a February 24th release date.

An update should be headding for Xbox360 owners via Xbox Live soon. The update should fix various Dashboard problems that have affected the console since launch. Such problems include: in-game freezing issues, achievements not being registered or being lost, crashing, and the function of the dashboard as a whole.

No date has been announced specifically, but it seems Microsoft has never told us when our original Xbox was going to update, and we would download some mysterious update upon signing onto Xbox Live. So it’s probably safe to assume the same will happen with Xbox360.

Source: Gameshout

Rumours have recently been making the rounds claiming that Microsoft has delayed the release of the Xbox360 in Australia, which was originally planned for a March 2, 2006 launch.

The rumour claimed that Microsoft had delayed the launch of the Xbox360 to March 23, 2006. Considering that this rumour originated on a forum, we did not take the claims seriously until further proof had began to form.

Recently, further information on the delayed launch has surfaced. Another forumer, who claims to be an employee of nationwide retailer chain, Target, has reported that next week's catalogue has the release date for the Xbox360 branded as March 23, rather than March 2 that all catalogues have recently been marked with.

Further adding to the rumour's fire are the claims that Microsoft will issue an official statement on the system's delay in Australia on January 27, 2006. Of course, this claim is also nothing more than pure speculation.

Source: http://www.gamerwithin.com

It has been announced that the xbox360 will support the next generation optical disc format HD-DVD However, to play the discs an addon external drive will be required, shipping some time in 2006

Previously Microsoft has said that the company would not be delivering an
HD-DVD equipped Xbox 360. allow movie playback rather than as a games medium.

When released it is likly that the external HD-DVD drive will only be used for playing movies and not games.

The Xbox360 Camera seen here is due to be released during spring 2006

Microsoft has acted on xbox360 shortages by announcing a third manufacturing partner.

The company faced the passion of frustrated gamers in december as limited supplies of the new console quickly sold out.

Microsoft has now has signed up a third company to make the Xbox 360.Celestica will join Microsoft's existing manufacturing partners Flextronics and Wistron to help meet high demand for the console.

The Xbox360 is the first of a new generation of games consoles.

had signed up a third company to make the Xbox 360.Celestica will join Microsoft's existing manufacturing partners Flextronics and Wistron to help meet high demand for the console.

Microsoft is reported to be on track to ship between 4.5 million and 5.5 million consoles by the end of June. The decision to offer limited free access to its online gaming service, Xbox Live, appears to have paid off. More than 50% of 360s are connected to Live, compared to 10% of the original Xbox.

Although a free subscription does not allow people to play games, they can access the xbox360 Marketplace and download movie trailers, demo games and music.

Microsoft has also announced that it would be releasing a high definition HD DVD external drive for the 360 later this year. The console itself just has a standard DVD player.Microsoft hopes to steal a march of its competitors by being first out of the gate with the Xbox 360.

Sony has said its PlayStation 3 will out in the spring and Nintendo is also planning to release its Revolution this year.