Will you tune in for the debut of the 360 on MTV? [Archive]

pacmanhat

05-11-2005, 02:08 AM

There's no option for "I would, but I can't.", which is my situation. So I guess I'll tape it if I remember to. Actually, I guess that fits with the first option. I have other plans that night (which I'll probably end up talking about in Off-Topic once it happens, since it's kinda significant :) ).

Tatsu

05-11-2005, 02:10 AM

I don't mind watching MTV so I would sure tuning in. Unfortunately I'm not going to be home when they air the party/presentation. That's why I voted for the last option. If they make a rerun of they show and I can catch it, I'll sure watch it. It's gonna be interesting. I wonder how much MTV payed to show it! Or did X-Box pay MTV to show it? Anyway, I think it's a good move marketing wise.

Cryomancer

05-11-2005, 02:14 AM

Nah, i'll read about it here afterwords, and thus not have to let their advertisment brainwash me. :D

videogameking26

05-11-2005, 02:21 AM

I got to work 2-10 on thursday so plan to tape it so I can watch it after work, also plan to watch it at work because heck it's only 30 minutes before I clock out anyway so it's all good :evil:

GameGuru

05-11-2005, 02:23 AM

I am trying to set my Tivo online here from work to record this Xbox special but it isn't finding anything titled Xbox. What is the name of the program on thursday?

GameGuru

05-11-2005, 02:24 AM

Nevermind, I took "360" off my search and found it.

The Next Generation Xbox Revealed A preview of the gaming console; host Elijah Wood; the Killers perform. Thu 5/12 8:30 PM 364 MTV
The Next Generation Xbox Revealed A preview of the gaming console; host Elijah Wood; the Killers perform. Fri 5/13 12:30 AM 364 MTV
The Next Generation Xbox Revealed A preview of the gaming console; host Elijah Wood; the Killers perform. Sun 5/15 8:00 AM 364 MTV

Anthony1

05-11-2005, 02:29 AM

I hope to be able to watch and tape it on my VCR, just in case there is some footage of a particular game that I would like to check out in more detail. Sometimes when stuff spashes across the screen you don't have time to really see what the hell is going on.

But I think it's kinda cool that we are going to get this information, whatever it is, before the actual e3 debut.

It's kinda nice that all the important people in video games are going to be watching along with all of us common folk.

By the way, what time does this thing come on? (pacific time)

Videogamerdaryll

05-11-2005, 02:35 AM

Taping it,now that I know.....Thanks...

-hellvin-

05-11-2005, 02:43 AM

No. I do not like MTV.

Besides, there will be a full length detailed thread and discussion here anyhow.

petewhitley

05-11-2005, 02:55 AM

I'll watch the replay when Smackdown! is over ...

Sylentwulf

05-11-2005, 07:24 AM

Ugh, MTV.... I wouldn't watch an MTV special under almost ANY circumstances, let alone for something I really don't care about to begin with (a microsoft product)

They should get a friggin clue and put it all over techtv for a day like they did with the DS (Yes, it made the channel completely unwatchable for the whole day and it really sucked)

anagrama

05-11-2005, 07:39 AM

Christ, no.

THATinkjar

05-11-2005, 07:57 AM

It's quite interesting to gauge the response to this MTV special.

I won't be watching it because I can't. And I'm very content with "missing out" because all the details - and so many more - will find their way onto the web in no time. So, what am I missing out on? Nowt!

Damaramu

05-11-2005, 07:58 AM

Don't have cable. Rarely watch TV. Could care less about X-box in any incarnation. :fist:

Kejoriv

05-11-2005, 08:00 AM

No I am not. Its gonna be one long commercial. I am going to read the news reports about it online. Ign and this site should have some good highlights and coverage.

Tron 2.0

05-11-2005, 08:25 AM

Couldn't care less beside MTV is for the Y generation these days.

Watch it will have a rep from MS, saying how much Sony and Nintendo next. Console 'will suck if any thing at all.

calthaer

05-11-2005, 08:35 AM

I have no interest in participating in Bill Gates' designs to monopolize the living room in the same way he has the home office. And no - I do not own an Xbox.

squidblatt

05-11-2005, 08:46 AM

No cable. Don't want it, don't miss it.

DigitalSpace

05-11-2005, 08:51 AM

I don't have cable, and even if I did I'd probably skip it anyways. I'll check things out on the internets.

AMG

05-11-2005, 09:16 AM

Yeah, I'll be watching. I can't wait to see the console in action.

05-11-2005, 09:19 AM

BTW- it's Elijah WOOD, not "Woods".

Oughta know that by now what w/ all the "Lord of the Rings" stuff going on the past few years...

Oh, & it's not "Brandon Frasier" either, JFTR.

SuperNES

05-11-2005, 09:41 AM

Hell yeah! i'm recording it on my Dish network reciever, and my whole town has Xboxes so i'll probably invite a few people over. i'll just play it back and tape it later.

Lord007

05-11-2005, 09:47 AM

I'd like to watch it but I can't afford cable TV just yet (just moved into a new apartment).

Anthony1

05-11-2005, 09:55 AM

I'm kinda suprised by all the people not watching this just for the principal of it.

You guys should watch it and tape it. You never know when 15 years later some buy will pay $300 for a tape of it, like that one guy on here that will pay $300 for a CD-I commercial!

Just kidding, but seriously, if you have MTV you might as well watch it for a few minutes, just to see what the damn thing looks like.

THATinkjar

05-11-2005, 10:05 AM

It won't be worth jack for hundreds of years, if ever. Everyone who gives a monkey will watch it. And everyone who watches it will probably record it thinking it might be worth something.

This is pure advertising. Yes, we shall see the product (probably in action). And yes, they will probably run through the spec (though, it won't be heavily broken down). But the main goal is to sell the idea of having an Xbox 360 come launch. Nobody needs to watch this.

Infact, I'd like it if nobody watched it and Microsoft would learn to go through the usual channels in the future.

Cmosfm

05-11-2005, 10:35 AM

Nah, I really don't like MTV, and I'm sure that it will be "extremed out to the max" with all kind of stars that are really relevant to the launch of the system like Ludacris and 50 Cent.

But besides that, I really don't give two shits in a barrel about the 360, I like the current gen and we don't need a new system yet. It really upsets me that they are releasing a new one, and that Sony and Nintendo are planning on one soon too, the current gen is just getting to their peak!

THATinkjar

05-11-2005, 11:04 AM

I completely agree. Well, I almost agree.

The current generation systems are far from dead. It disturbs me that so many key/great releases will hit the Xbox just weeks before the Xbox 360 is rumoured to be launching. That is madness to the extreme.

MS are going out on a limb here. I hope in many ways its a success. I want them to be around for some time to come because I've really taken to the Xbox. But I don't want it to overshadow current hardware because I think Nintendo and Sony realise there is much more to come on these platforms.

VACRMH

05-11-2005, 12:25 PM

XBOX what? Dude, I don't watch TV, I play games and troll the net

:fist:

Would you mind not putting insults in the poll options? :roll:

lendelin

05-11-2005, 12:27 PM

Of course I will watch it! I think everyone who is seriously interested in games will watch it in the end, MS/MTV hatred or not. The curiosity takes over.

If there is a lot of dumb blahblah (music, dumb cool jokes non-game related circus) going on, I'll turn it off pretty fast; but I want to see the next Xbox, see it in action, and the first important public strategy to market the new console.

I just have to look up the channel number of MTV. :) I watched around three years ago for about 5 minutes.

DTJAAAAMJSLM

05-11-2005, 01:32 PM

I'll have to record it because of my boring night class. -_-

CreamSoda

05-11-2005, 01:48 PM

Yes, I know it's gonna be a typical MTV/Spike Hour of commercials(with a bunch of celeberty guests and music videos thrown in). Then the last 5 minutes show and talk about the actual Xbox. LOL

Bue, Dude it's a new Xbox!!! 5 minutes is better then no minutes.

vulcanjedi

05-11-2005, 01:49 PM

Hmm

Won't there ever be another console that lasts longer than 4 years?

Or is that the current marketing strategy that points to when consumers are ready to shell out more money?

Or do you think microsoft is just trying to entice PS2 only gamers to cross over to the dark side?

VJ

THATinkjar

05-11-2005, 02:11 PM

Microsoft are branding the next generation as current generation. This is similiar, is it not, to when Sega's 16-bit effort was released and 8-bit gamers jumped ship? And then the SNES came along and established an even footing.

The_EniGma

05-11-2005, 02:21 PM

"MY PRECIOUS"
"BAAAGIIINS HE HASSS THE XBOX366600 KILL HIM WE MUST"

/cheesy lotr jokes.

Hopefully my uncle will tape it for me since i dont get mtv on my cable unless i have the highest package (fecking cable tards), othjerwise ill download it from usenet and watch it.

PDorr3

05-11-2005, 03:23 PM

I bet it will be chessy, showing all sports games and having celebs that have no clue about games come on and say how great the system looks and stuff. I will watch regardless though.

boatofcar

05-11-2005, 03:39 PM

I'd watch it if I had cable, but I don't. I can't wait for video podcasting via the PSP to take off. :rocker:

Nature Boy

05-11-2005, 04:21 PM

Just kidding, but seriously, if you have MTV you might as well watch it for a few minutes, just to see what the damn thing looks like.

If I happened to be by a TV and it was on I'd probably flick to it, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it.

The thing is: this will be *all* over the news. So why watch what will likely be nothing but a commercial when I can catch the highlights (if you will) Friday morning?

Story Time (I'm sure I'm not the only one): at EB today some guy rushed in and asked if they had the new Xbox in stock. Gotta love hype! :)

hezeuschrist

05-11-2005, 05:52 PM

Jasoco

05-11-2005, 08:52 PM

Yeah, it's gonna suck, but I'll watch it anyway, burn it to DVD, rip it from the DVD to my computer, upload it in MPEG-4 format, host it on my web site and become famous as the guy who hosted the crappiest console intro ever.

Or not. I dunno. Anyways. I got my TiVo set, but I do NOT have a VCR nor will I be having a party. So I chose the second option.

max 330 mega

05-11-2005, 09:06 PM

you can definitely count me in, i cant wait to see the new xbox. i really hope it impresses, i know i love my original xbox to death.

Slipdeath

05-11-2005, 09:07 PM

I'm very interested in this, for one reason:

The rumors are out of fucking control. Seriously. I want solid facts on every aspect of the system so I don't have to suffer through pages and pages of speculative bullshit about the abilities of the next gen. I want official pictures of the machine so all the horribly ugly concept designs can take a hike (yes, I know what it looks like but it needs to be official).

More than anything, I want to know why it's called 360.
Took the words right out of my mouth. I know most people have spent at least 5 minutes reading/discussing the 360, so why not spent 5 more minutes on the actual facts?(hidden somewhere in the commercials)

Ed Oscuro

05-11-2005, 09:09 PM

I'm kinda suprised by all the people not watching this just for the principal of it.

You guys should watch it and tape it. You never know when 15 years later some buy will pay $300 for a tape of it, like that one guy on here that will pay $300 for a CD-I commercial!
In 15 years nobody will have VCRs, your TiVo's hard drive will be dead, and there won't be any interchangeable formats as Sony/other players exert their market power to break consumer control! Yipee! (It looks like Jasoco's got a handle on this, though...)

Nice poll, Anthony1; I had to read that last option out loud for the fun of it :D Though I wonder how people who "troll" the net wouldn't be aware of the name "360" O:

Jasoco

05-11-2005, 09:26 PM

Yeah, I will be recording it to DVD just to have. Highest quality I can. I suppose it's a half hour. (22 minutes sans commercials) Then that means my 1HR high quality DVD will have an extra half hour+ to be filled up. Hmm.. What to record.. what to record.. ;)

It's at 9:30 Eastern, roght? That's the time I set my TiVo for three weeks ago.

Also, haven't we already seen the Xbox 360? What really is left except to have scantily clad cheerleaders dance around it while Hip-Hop artists and the American Idol assholes sing about it?

[Double checks TiVo To Do list.]

Damn! The Apprentice is on at the same time! God dammit. Conflict! What to do now? Both shows will air once and never again. Shoot. When I added that Season Pass a few weeks ago I didn't realize it would take priority over my manual 360 recording. *sigh* Glad I checked. Now I have to re-add it.

Quote TiVo's Description says:
The Next Generation Xbox Revealed
(2005) A preview of the gaming console; host Elijah Wood; the Killers perform. (Stereo)

The Killers? I don't know if that's better or worse!

Wait.. double-checking again. The show's gonna rerun four more times after. I'll just record the 1:30AM showing Friday morning. Damn, I hate conflicts!

No, on second thought. Screw recording The Apprentice. I'll just watch it real-time on Standby.

DeputyMoniker

05-12-2005, 07:07 PM

I'm stuck at work. If anybody happens to know someone who will be streaming it, I'd appreciate a heads up! PM me plz.

pookninja

05-12-2005, 07:15 PM

im gonna watch it tonight.i want to see the 360 in action.

Aussie2B

05-12-2005, 07:21 PM

I wouldn't tune in to MTV to watch anything.

Plus considering I have next to no interest in the current XBox, I couldn't give a crap about the new one either. I don't care about hardware; I care about games that I can actually have in my hands right now. Even after all these years, the XBox has barely any games that interest me (I don't dig American games and PC-style games), so I think it would take a good amount of time for the new XBox to build up a library consisting of enough titles that have my interest to make me want the system. I'm more interested in the idea of the current XBox dropping in price so I can pick one up for $20 along with a few Sega games or such.

Goblin

05-12-2005, 08:13 PM

Damn! The Apprentice is on at the same time! God dammit. Conflict! What to do now? Both shows will air once and never again. Shoot.

Apprentice will re-air on CNBC Friday night at both 8 and 11. I had a similiar conflict: Watch CSI, DVD record X-Box, and delay Apprentice until Friday.

Wavelflack

05-12-2005, 08:35 PM

I have no interest in participating in Bill Gates' designs to monopolize the living room in the same way he has the home office. And no - I do not own an Xbox.

This kind of comment makes me sad. An entire generation is typified by this sort of idiotic protestation of successful business' and their owners.

I believe I will quite happily purchase suitable MS products, maybe even at Wal Mart. I can't imagine why a person wouldn't. Does an Xbox NOT suit your needs? Or do you have philosophical issues with it? Furthermore, do you have no curiosity about the next console coming to market? You certainly have enough interest in the console to post a reply in this thread...

;)

MegaDrive20XX

05-12-2005, 08:53 PM

Yes, I'm definitely going to watch it, but it will probably be kinda cheesy

Is what I say, MTV is going to have a flashy show with some live band and a bunch of bimbos who have never touched a video game in their entire life...

and Elijah Woods from LOTR will be there. (Actually he does play Xbox...during the filming of Return of the King, him and the other three hobbit cast members would spend their breaks playing Halo)

i'll watch it to find out the real dirt, and see how much it will be, and all the features which I hope they announce.

DeputyMoniker

05-12-2005, 09:21 PM

It's gonna be a mix between the cheeseball DS unvieling and a ludacris video.
Never-the-less...I wanna see the damn thing. I'll just watch it on mute if I get to go home tonight.

boozi2

05-12-2005, 09:26 PM

5 more minutes! :D

MegaDrive20XX

05-12-2005, 09:38 PM

Alright it's offical...Xbox 360 is the offical name, I doubted it...but looks like it's real...

Porkchop

05-12-2005, 09:39 PM

Sucks so far. Whats with the color. PC white.

Big Papa Husker

05-12-2005, 09:40 PM

I just flipped it on.. Anyway.. the PS3 is gonna kick its ass in the long run. XBOX360 is gonna be like the DC ;)

HAHAHAHA... from the clips... looks like XBOX 1 graphics anyway...

allsport11

05-12-2005, 09:46 PM

I just flipped it on.. Anyway.. the PS3 is gonna kick its ass in the long run. XBOX360 is gonna be like the DC ;)

HAHAHAHA... from the clips... looks like XBOX 1 graphics anyway...

Mmmmmmmmmm, no. Don't think they look like Xbox 1 graphics. O_O

Big Papa Husker

05-12-2005, 09:47 PM

The Tony Hawk game looked like it....

MegaDrive20XX

05-12-2005, 09:47 PM

Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Madden 06' is off the chain man...I like the customizing face plate...but I still say we need an ability to change the casing as well

I do agree that Tonk Hawk looks like it's from Xbox 1

Uzi 9mm

05-12-2005, 09:54 PM

Well, the unveling of the Xbox 360 is exciting, but the MTV special, is not. Pretty lame, typical MTV trash.

MegaDrive20XX

05-12-2005, 09:58 PM

true, but screw it, I havent watched MTV since 1994 when Beavis and Butthead was on TV.

I'm just loving to watch the game clips and MTV can go to hell for all I care

So far this is my "Teh shit" list

Quake 4
Perfect Dark Zero
Project Gotham Racing 3
Gears of War

So does anyone know for sure if it is backwards compatible?

Mr.FoodMonster

05-12-2005, 10:01 PM

Yeah, Perfect Dark Zero looked very sexy.

As did Quake 4 (I thought iD said they werent working on a Doom or Quake game...?) Gears of War also looks intresting.

I wont be buying one (I'll be buying a PS3) but that dosnt mean it still looks perrrty.

Neil Koch

05-12-2005, 10:02 PM

Well, the 3 minutes of actual game footage was nice, but, yeah it was typical MTV crap. Still, I'm kind of blah on it -- I didn't see anything that would make me drop $400.

And I thought it was kind of strange that they had a segment where the PImp My Ride guys modded a Xbox, since Darth Gates pooh-poohs on that.

allsport11

05-12-2005, 10:04 PM

Yeah,

Quake 4
Gears of War
Darkness
Perfect Dark Zero (although the enviroments looks nice, I didn't think too much of the character models).

Didn't really tell us anything about it other than how it looks and that the controllers will be wireless. -_-

Mr.FoodMonster

05-12-2005, 10:19 PM

www.xbox360.com

Has that always been up or was I just too stupid to try it before 5 minutes ago?

Dahne

05-12-2005, 10:23 PM

Holy Cthulhu, they're unveiling it on MTV? Now that's just sad.

Does anybody else find it kind of odd that it's called 360? I mean, besides being a plain dumb name. I mean, say, Xbox 180 would make sense, if they wanted to say they were doing things completely different from last time. What are they trying to say? It spins in circles? It's headed in the exact same direction as the first one, except it's turning around first? And I find it funny that 360 degrees = one full...revolution. LOL

ubersaurus

05-12-2005, 10:28 PM

That wasn't too bad. I really am looking forward to Perfect Dark Zero...played the shit out of the first one, and 50 person multiplayer sounds awesome.

Jasoco

05-12-2005, 10:28 PM

Okay.... now... that show...

SUCKED

I mean seriously it sucked.

Terribly sucked!

If you want real info on the 360, don't watch MTV..

http://msxb.wmod.llnwd.net/a274/o2/ourcolony/TheColony_v1_750k.wmv

This video has more info in only 6 minutes than that whole Killers music video did. Bloody hell, I knew it'd suck.

Seriously, watch the WMV. It's much better.

gamegirl79

05-12-2005, 10:28 PM

Is anyone like me and not overly excited about this thing? I watched the MTV special but didn't learn much about the system other than the controllers are wireless and it's compatible with HD. Oh, and you can change the faceplates on the front of the console. :/

A few of the games looked cool, but I wasn't overly impressed. Certainly not impressed enough to drop hundreds of dollars on before the end of the year!

MegaDrive20XX

05-12-2005, 10:29 PM

Yeah Im not too keen on the 360....kind of why I doubted the silly name...sounds like a Kama Sutra thing

05-12-2005, 10:30 PM

Dahne, way to point that out. I said a similar thing to my Xbox-loving buddy awhile back.

I guess it's called 360 becasue the glowing green "X" is now mapped onto a sphere. Wow. Oh, & having it sideways is real revolutionary too...(/sarcasm)

& as for the show/presentation... -_-. It was flashy at least.

Anybody note the girl they sent to Rare was one of the FragDolls? (I saw her sis & the redhead FG there too.)

Jasoco

05-12-2005, 10:35 PM

Do what I am doing. Push the show out of your head as if it never happened and watch the WMV video.

http://msxb.wmod.llnwd.net/a274/o2/ourcolony/TheColony_v1_750k.wmv

Just forget the MTV thing ever happened. No Frodo, no Killers, no Fabulous asshole, no Pimping and Blinging my Xbox, no huge Sports game lineup. Just pure bliss. Much better video. THEN judge it. 8-)