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Title: XBox
Developer: Microsoft
Release Date:
November 8th 2001
MSRP: $299

 

With much anticipation, Microsoft is now entering the console market with their very own XBox. Based on top of the line hardware, an Intel Pentium III 733Mhz process and NVIDIA's GeForce3, XBox surely should be a winner.
 

After seeing XBox in action at this year's E3, I have to say that the hardware is good, but the developers bites. Certain developers are doing their best to help pump out good games while others is trying to use hype to gain its fame.

Here we have three videos to back me up.

Halo
Download it Here (3.9MB)

Project Gotham Racing
Download it Here (1.88MB)

Dead or Alive 3
Download it Here (12.8MB)

After viewing all three videos, you may have notice that graphics quality during Halo's multiplayer is really bad comparing to single player. As the rep states that as of right now in development, Halo will not have anti-aliasing support and that graphics quality is automatically degraded during multiplayer sessions. Single play looks alright, but it could be better. If you watched Project Gotham Racing and Dead or Alive 3's movie, it is a lot better compare to Halo, btw, those are actually in game real time renders.

   :: Alvin 'vaxc3' Hu
   :: vaxc3@3dretreat.com

 


 
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