Bill Gates Breaks Hearts of Xbox Fans

At the CES over the past week, Bill Gates gave some good news for Xbox 360 owners. Was it the new Xbox 360 Ultimate , the answer........No.

Stated from the IGN website:
"Robbie Bach, President of Microsoft's Entertainment & Devices Division, gave 360 geeks one small cheer, announcing that MGM and Disney have agreed to release content on Xbox Live Marketplace."

[kerwin2005]

I think MGM is going to add one of my favorite movie's Of Mice and Men

[BrianC6234]

Why would Xbots want the Ultimate to be released? It would just be another expensive 360 they'd have to buy and the built-in HD DVD drive would be an orphaned format soon. IT wouldn't be good for movies or games. This is actually good news for them.

[gamesR4fun]

didnt even know that meant me n bill were going steady...
well still doesnt hurt has long has the wife doesnt find out...

Seriously tho no one promised a big 360 announcement heck most 360 owners dont even know about the ces and couldnt care less about BG they just want to play games...

Sure his last keynote speech wasnt has huge has most of us thought it would be but then again like he said repeatably they are raking in the dough so do they really need to impress us?

edit lol fixed dunno how those extra h's snuck in there ;)
But heres something for your kind gramaticle intervention

[BrianC6234]

GamesR4fun - Why do you keep spelling as with an h? It's as, not has.

[InMyOpinion]

I did'nt like the idea of the Ultimate 360 at all so I'm happy they aren't going to release it.

[Crazyglues]

I think they had it, and decided not to go with it in the last few days because of what has happened with the blu-ray war, and big movie studio's going blu-ray.

So they really had no choice after that but to cancel it.

[killax3563]

Oh big fvcking deal, Disney and MGM are going to release movies on Xbox Live. Movies that you can only watch within 24 hours.

Lame a$$ Bill Gates at it again. First, Vista now this crap.

Go back to giving your money to charities Bill. Lame boy.

[ry-guy]

Eh, the Ultimate 360 was just a rumour that Microsoft kept coming out (uncharacteristic of them mind you) and saying they had no plans for new SKUs. It had nothing to do with the BluRay snagging Warner, remember Microsoft has a large share in WB and voted yes. If they had this Ultimate SKU in the pipe they would've voted no and been vocal about it. It was just a rumour that sprouted legs and ran...

[Caxtus750]

"suspecting that Microsoft would license 360 technology to manufacturers so that any hardware device could include the ability to play Xbox games. Neither became reality Sunday night."

What about buying the console through BT? which will have added set top features?

That was announced.

[danarc]

Of mice and men is a really good film, seen it a few months ago :)

I think hes made Xbox fans happy to be honest, it hasnt screwed all those people who got an Elite for Christmas.

[DethWish]

What exactly is lame with giving money to charities...?

[Spinitus]

"mice& men" is one of the best books I've read, and i hate reading books.

[Dr Pepper]

Why would that break my heart? Him announcing an xbox 360 "Ultimate" would only piss me off.

[tatotiburon]

yes same here

[the worst]

MGM and Disney
Xbox Live Marketplace
wow im jumping out my pants
this is so funny
lolololololololololololololol ol

[Kleptic]

haha yeah...

why does the media act like that is what the fans/owners want to hear?

if I was an Xbox 360 owner I would be hoping for stuff like...free online play...even more XBL content...upcoming games...a "case" or whatever for normal SATA 3.5" drives...even better 3rd party exclusive support...confirmed growth and system life span increases...etc...

not a new 360 SKU that blows my current box out of the water...or even worse, a new Xbox altogether...

that goes for Sony also...don't tell me about a new SKU...tell me about improved PSN support...upcoming firmwares and features...Home release date...upcoming games...etc...

that is what owners most likely want to hear...I don't think there are a lot of MS "fans" that are sitting around waiting for yet another version of the 360...what they have now is all that is needed this generation...now bring the features...that goes for both companies...and Nintendo can employ a media lock on the Wii altogether...making it illegal to talk about the Wii in any sense...I won't mind...I don't want to hear about that little white thing anymore...

[KS1985]

@-2

That is depending on the person.

Some 360 owners would be happy to get HD Disney & MGM movies for their console despite them being Blu-Ray exclusives.

Or for really hardcore 360 owner, who want to see other consoles fail (because they'er jealous of their power or originality [if that is spelled right]) than that is bad news for them.

[BLUR111]

what u espect from the richest man in the world this and i doubt this broke hearts of anyone this is just lame news

[Kleptic]

I don't care what anyone says...MS is in trouble now with their "home media" control that they originaly were touting...while the 360 never really was a device for much more than games...this download full HD movies from XBL will never take off without a complete release of the HDD holds they now have implemented...

HDD's for the 360 are a complete rip off...forcing you to pay nearly double for the exact same speed and space as whats available to PCs and the PS3...and that is a crucial element when going up against BD now...

it probably is true that HD DVD was never much more of a deterant to Sony for the most part, as far as MS was concerned...but with everyone now saying "well downloadable media is the future anyway"...maybe...but its not anywhere near as close as some are making it out to be...this MGM/Disney stuff I good for movie fans I guess, that also own a 360...but it will never come close to sales of DVD or BD physical media offered by those studios...not when a full HD movie is going to take up nearly a 1/3rd of the Elite's HDD right now...

no idea why I am ranting about this...if anything I was hoping for the rumored case that some sites were hinting at...that allowed 360 owners to drop a 3.5" drive into a thing that then mounted onto the top of the 360...without something like that, XBL may fall harder than HDDVD has a movie format...

[jack who]

ign what fools.

[Vojkan]

KIDS JUST GO BUY PS3, JUST DO IT XBOTS, STOP HATING

Go buy superior console and format, come on......come on.....do it....

Why xbots hate Sony so much, why you guys have so much hate for Sony? Not cool. Be like us PS3 fans, we dont hate.

[jaja1434]

^^^

Sometimes I don't ignore people just because I patiently wait for them to lose that last bubble...

[Vojkan]

^^
Get a life^. "Bubbles???"-buahaha go get laid or something.

[BulletToothtony]

the biggest news were that xbox live is spreading its downloading content getting tv shows from disney and abc, that is great news.

But man that goes A LONG FREAKING WAY from an xbox360 "Ultimate" i mean come on, 2 weeks or rumors about the ultimate on n4g and people arguing about it, and some people were even almost sure that the ultimate is coming,

this goes to show that us as gamers really got to be smart and dont buy into all this rumors crap that is getting out of control, that a bunch of sites come up with just to get some more traffic,

[BrianC6234]

Don't believe rumors. The same thing happened with the PS3. For a long time rumors said the 2.0 system update would include XMB in-game access. Sony never said it. When it didn't happen a lot of people blew up at Sony. But they never promised it. Microsoft never promised the Ultimate. Rumors are lame actually.

[RudeSole Devil]

I really hope there wasn't going to be another Xbox 360 on the market. Good move Microsoft, now before they start with digital distribution let fix Xbox live.. The connection sucks right now .

[DarkSniper]

Microsoft has undoubtedly squeezed out every bit of life it had in the XBOX 360 in the year 2007. Their sole intention was to take out the PLAYSTATION® 3 during it's period of growing pains and throughout it's first year of sales. Their expectations have seen the worst doom of the history of XBOX. Not only has Sony placed themselves in the eyes of customers with the industry leading Blu-Ray format, but Microsoft themselves are left speechless as they have no counterattack to the technological juggernaut known as the PLAYSTATION® 3.

Dark Sniper proposes a toast to the death of the little green dumpster juice that couldnt.

$niper

[Ureval]

Thats a complete load of crap. First of all whats the point. Games are for gamers and some people prefer one to the other. Ill probably get a PS3 at some point but for now I dont have any incentive to do so. You know why? Because the 360 has a great line up of games and great upcoming games too. It has a superior online setup and (imo) a better controller.

Its simple, PS3 needs to make better games than 360 and needs to up its online setup. It has the power, a more reasonable price, but doesnt have the games. Uncharted is not enough to sell a system, and until PS3's big 08 games come out the reviews havent been written yet.

I aint saying that the other consoles are useless. Zelda games alone are enough for me to buy a Wii, and Uncharted does look like a solid game. Funny thing is, earlier this year I borrowed a Gamecube from a friend and when I went out to buy games I could only find a small handful of games that were worth buying. Same goes for PS2. When I first bought my Xbox it was a tough decision, but Im glad I went with it. After I did so many great games came out for it I always had something good to play. I keep tabs on the games coming out on all the systems and I can honestly say that Im glad I went with Xbox and its why I bought a 360. (Still havent played Kingdom Hearts, sniff)

The fact is Microsoft is fine. It has better games. Period. Better then the Wii, better then the PS3. To me sales dont mean s--t. I want games, good games, and Ill go where they are. And until your system starts releasing better content I could give a flying f--k how many units it sells. Ill stick with the games.

[caffman]

DUFFMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[R M Spender]

you are wasting your life sounding annoyingly geekish...mommy shoulda swallowed you.......

[Dareaver1]

for you Ureval, well said.... I'm waiting for the PS3's good games too, Uncharted wasn't enough for me to purchase one, but when i do get a PS3, it'll be my must have, plus i'm waiting for the DualShock 3 to be bundled in, and that'll probably be in November. But i have plenty of 360 games to still beat, so this year is going to be very busy for me, I'm still playing Bioshock, Orange Box, Naruto (by the way great game, especially for Naruto Fans), and Forza 2; and i bought Mass Effect but i haven't started playing it yet because i really get into RPG's and i have so many to beat.

If anyone doesn't believe me check my gamertag, i've got a lot on my plate, plus when i start playing one game, i start getting Halo 3 invites and ...... It's just a great time to be a gamer. Nuff said!

[ravenguard88]

That you have as many agrees as disagrees.

That makes absolutely no sense... The 360 is the strongest console at this moment.

[Devr]

No news is better than 360 Ultimate news.

[HCS]

whoever is crying deserves to get their heart broken.

Microsoft aint stupid, all around the show was interesting.

whoever really thought a another 360 would come to the spotlight this damn soon deserves to have their head reexamined.

AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR BELIEVING EVERYTHING YOU HEAR.

HAHAHAHA

[KS1985]

I wouldn't be suprised if M$ released a Xbox 720 in 2010

[jackdoe]

Digital distribution is very meh IMO. I prefer to own a physical disc, which is what most people like. Building up a collection and having it displayed is part of what it is all about. That is why digital distribution of movies and games will never truly take off.

[bigmoney617]

think it broke the PS3 fanboys heart..waiting for MS to annouce about some rumor that was never meant to be....

Ya know waiting for 360 flaimbait with a dead format[not technically]

So I guess DD is the new threat...haha Go talk to yaboy MGM and disney, and other bluray heads that will soon follow...

Great job no new 360 which would of been stupid, stick to the strategy, hey it was a great 07 after all. with numbers to prove it MS.

Not sure whos heart they are talking about? Maybe the ones that would of never been able to afford a new xbox360 ultimate if was true...Good thing it was horsesh$t rumor..full steam ahead 2008

[Rybnik]

I think this time, the rumors were true, yet at the last minute (due to the Warner announcement) the plan was pulled. It is pretty clear that MS has been caught a bit off guard, Gates even almost had a Freudian slip when talking about the 360's functionality as someone pointed out in a different thread.

[Maddens Raiders]

is a hot mess.

[sak500]

sexy hot mess

[HarryEtTubMan]

I bet u anything Ball sak5000 is a SERIOUS douche bag loser. Who actually cares to change girls on their avatar every week. I bet you haven't even seen a woman naked.(In person)

[BubblesDAVERAGE]

if they shipped 10.6 million this year..and shipped 17.7 million this year isnt that a 30 percent decrease....from the previous year..but xbox live grew from six million to ten ..well apparently gamers and movies go togther now...but we already knew this since last gen wiht the ps2 yet xbot constantly nit pick at the ps3 for the blue ray...yet you guys have movies too..

[ravenguard88]

Because it adds to the cost of the console and creates challenges for developers who are not allowed to release their games on DVD.

Xbox Live Mareketplace adds no cost to the Xbox 360.

[Bladestar]

Why make the xbox ultimate to support HD DVD... when microsoft can get the studios to support their digital distribution goals... didn't you guys noticed what microsoft goals are? it seemed obvious to me... they didn't even mentioned HD DVD... the deal with various tv channels to bring digital distribution during the elections and the olympics... connected devices, etc...

hell.. they even managed to get SONY! yes MGM (owned by Sony) to support xbox live marketplace... what more can they want?
I don't know why Sony fanboys are calling microsoft stupid and names for trying to push digital distribution... while.. Sony their father... are supporting it too... and even worst... they are not even supporting it within PSN... but through the xbox 360 their ultimate enemy...

Do you know why? yep... because they want you Sony fanboys to only have blu-ray movies to buy... they don't want you to have a movie marketplace... otherwise Sony would be putting these movies on PSN instead of xbox live marketplace... I finding funny... that Sony is supporting xbox live marketplace... how does that make you feel Sony fanboys? almost sound like a slap in your face...

[DarkSniper]

What Sony has done is ensured that consumers get the best of both worlds when it comes to their movie watching needs.

Not only will the casual customer be able to watch some of Sony's award winning movies such as Spiderman 3 on the Blu-Ray disc format, he/she will also have the priveledge of downloading this very movie on their XBOX 360 if they have not made the switch to PLAYSTATION® 3. Sony has provided a great convenience to those who do wish to view the best motion pictures they have to offer, but do not have the high definition player to do it with.

No matter what console you turn on, Sony will always be in your face.

$niper

[Ureval]

Sniper, whats with the intense Sony love? You sound like youre in a posse and youre Sonys bi-ch. Its a electronics developer, they make TVs dude, they dont practice Mui Thai Boxing and compete in UFC. Chill out.

[heyheyhey]

i dont fell like i got slapped in the face, not one bit. DD doesnt mean sh!t to me (for films i mean not for music)and i wou ld much rather build up a physical collection of sexy looking blu disks rather than clog up my hard drive so that i dont have space for game data utilities (DMC4= 5gb), game save, tunes, photos, PSN games and demos

how was it like buying a console only to find that it overheats in a couple hours? was that a slap in the face?- how was it finding out that you couldn't play COD4 online in the holidays? was that a slap in the face?

hard copies will always be more popular than DD because people love collections and a collection of gb on your hard drives doesnt mean sh!t to anyone

[RudeSole Devil]

High School Musical, you pervert Sony through Microsoft a bone because they felt sorry for them just like I do for you..

[Ureval]

Waa, huh?

[ravenguard88]

First of all, it's "threw." Second of all, it is because Sony made the best decision to make the most money. You deserve to be called names and a Sony fanboy for that, but facts hurt so much more when someone's got way too much love for a corporation.

Microsoft and Sony are in it for the money. Sony saw a huge market on Xbox Live and to protect the interests of their stock holders released their media on Marketplace.

[joevfx]

if they did plan on announceing an xbox with built in hd dvd , then abondoned the anouncment at CES cause of the warner brothers thing. they will prolly announce it in a few weeks after the warner brothers hype dies down and try it make it like a HD dvd come back kinda thing.

[Ureval]

I dont think it will happen. If anything Id love to see a Xbox handheld.

[whoelse]

Sorry but VOD HD isnt going to take off as much as Blu-ray.

[P4KY B]

It almost bankrupted them.

:-P

[whoelse]

Video download and music download is a whole different matter dude.

[unlimited]

haha...thats all folks..

[Doctor Strange]

This is a case when hype for no good reason has created a small backlash with people expecting an Ultimate or something to crush the competition.

I think the MGM/Disney is good news even if it isn't groundbreaking.

[Universal 08]

"Bill Gates Breaks Hearts of Xbox Fans" says the title.

And there is only one word because of that: Warner.

No they couldnt have waited until the show to make that announcement, they just had to f*** everything up now didnt they.

[cl63AMG]

Tragic, I think time may be running out for the 360...I know this is obvious but they were depending on hd-dvd winning the format wars and stifling ps3 sales...I'm just not sure what the 360 can do now to move some more systems. Maybe if they announce a price drop...

[The XBOT]

"A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or electronic device that manipulates the video display signal of a display device (a television, monitor, etc.) to display a game"

"A device specially made for game play called a video game console. The player interacts with the game through a controller, a hand-held device with buttons and analog joysticks or pads. Video and sound are received by the gamer though a television. See also console game."

It is games that count son.

[sak500]

Now drop teh bloody price of the 120GB and HDadon player to 50$. I'm sure people will gobble them up.

[heyheyhey]

gobble them up? yes because im sure people love spending money on something that will have no films after may- the only thing that will "gobble up" those hddvd add-ons is the recycling bin

[Cartesian3D]

because they cant change their HDD with a third party one..

failure rate isnt near 0% like PS3 ..

Noise isnt under 20db like Ps3 ..

they need more ports and memory reader..

they want built in WiFi..

and so on..

but cuz of fanboyism EYE , they can see PS3 on shelves...

[caffman]

Because they aren't selling.

[power of Green]

You dumb ass fanboys no 360 owner cared about the bullshit rumor you PS3 fanboys were spreading the lies to bash the 360 now that it has been proven what all 360 fans were saying based on what MSFT has said over and over you turn it around like we were the ones hyped up. No one knew about the rumor and the ones that did called Bullshit.

[The_Engineer]

YOU'RE A FAWKEN TOOL, I saw your posts in the other thread about how this ultimate "would shift the market" and "take out the PS3", now you want to act like you it wasn't you turds generating rumors?? lol

actually

bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahah

[NoxiousD]

hey power of green..
um, that rumor was started by Sega!!! those nasty sega fan boys spreading rumors about the xbox shame on them.

[Cherchez La Ghost]

Microsoft's vision just don't lie within the 360. They're trying to take multimedia to the next level. C'mon now, companies are not that dumb as you think. Gaming is just a part of their vision. IPTV thru thru the 360 as a set-top box, Voice commands thru GPS & wireless music sharing are just some of their innovations their working on. They're not just concerned about HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. DD is what they always strived for. It was more articles about Microsoft and IPTV way over HD-DVD. Thru cell phones, music sharing, IPTV and the internet is what they're concerned about.

[The-Only-Truth]

Why do Sonyboys complain that Xbots are spamming PS3 articles/threads/news.

Just look at this MS Xbox 360 news and all the whiny Sonyboys crying their lungs out ?
What's the point of this ? Kinda hypocrite....

[The Killer]

he deserves some respect for what he did in his life! so dont be surprise if some sony fans come here to comment on him!

unfortunately billgate gathers the worst people in gaming history!! he deserves better fanboys!!

i think he shouldnt have entered the console wars!! xbox didnt bring anything new to the gaming industry except the online!! which sony and nintendo would have addressed this matter sooner or later! and MS using same strategy of windows, they make unreliable OS and 360 and sell it with much higher prices!! and they charge u for every thing u use!! like 1:wireless 2:wifi 3:HD DVD 4:online play etc u got wat i mean?

[Gamingisfornerds]

I already own a 360. I'm not stupid enough to go buy another 360 on top of that! Though apparently there are 360 owners that have done this believe it or not. Must have money growing out of their @ss or something. And those that just got an Elite would've really felt shafted!

One SKU is enough already!

*sigh* It used to be so simple. Just buy a console and the games and you're off. Now you feel shafted every few months when another SKU releases.

[Lex Luthor]

Headline so damn missleading, i thought bill announced the Xbox 3.
*phew*

[Dukester101]

As long as my Xbox has and plays the games I enjoy then I could care less about what Bill Gates says and what format it supports.

I think all this HD/BD - DVD stuff is pointless and a waste of time, effort and money.

[g-nome]

Your comment should read......
I think all this HD-DVD stuff is pointless and a waste of time, effort and money.

[g-nome]

What a blu monday..... haha

[MaximusPrime]

i have a best weekend and today Monday!

Warner Brothers and New Line Cinema going Bluray. Wow. What a way to start CES!

[Daz]

Lol so your best weekend is warner and new line cinema going exclusive to blueray you must have a sad life then lol.

[vgn24]

PS fanboys were the only ones who believed an Xbox Ultimate was coming. Xbox 360 fanboys pretty much knew it wasn't going to happen. Silly rumor started by stupid people.

[tony]

xbl marketplace will have mickey mouse singing mambo number 5 for download. awesome!

[v1c1ous]

ITS WAS FREAKING CES, NOT A VIDEOGAME SHOW

[GT FLYINGDOG]

E3 = video games
CES = Conumer electronicS
"DVD 1996", "VCR 1970", TV'S and kitchen applianceS pluS Pc'S
in thiS convention waS introduce the xbox game conSole in 2001!
then only toyS

[tony]

i was just kidding.

[moujahed]

Be honest, do any of the current 360 owners care that MGM, and Disney are gonna be releasing content for XBL??? This has to be the worst news ever.

[RadientFlux]

meh... don't care about digital distribution at the moment and not in till they start getting more independent films. Stuff I can't find at my local blockbuster.

[riksweeney]

The Xbox 360 Ultimate does exist, except it's now being used as a very expensive doorstop.

[Salvadore]

Bill Gates would have broken their hearts.

[GodsHand]

Sony bought out MGM a while ago. Microsoft paying Sony for MGM content. Sounds like MS saying Uncle, Uncle...

[eLiNeS]

If anything Fony is hurting for money after paying off Warner Bros and will sell there content everywhere but of course not HD-DVD.

[GodsHand]

My mistake, I forgot microsoft does everything first and better then anybody and/or company.

I should of knowen better. Sonys fault that paramount/Dreamworks went HD-DVD exclusive from Sony bribing them.

[jorellpogi]

Bill did not break my heart.

[zonetrooper5]

DD is part of the future I like having both a hard copy in my hand but I do like downloading movies, games etc as its easier. Plus, hard drives are just getting bigger. I looked at a 1TB hard drive for a desktop computer and it was £160 and that is alot of space.

[Eamon]

Since the future of HD DVD isn't clear, MS probably backed off with the idea of HD DVD built in. I think a third party might just make a Blu-Ray add on for 360 or something.

Plus. Bill actually made me happy let alone break my heart.

EDIT: Also, how many 360 owners actually thought this Ultimate SKU rumour was BS or at least DID not want it to be released?! Doesn't MS want people to feel that X360 is a games console first and foremost?

[wallace1000]

I think i have to agree with lots of other people in here on this one, why would there being no xbox 360 ultimate make 360 owners mad? I bought the 360 because i wanted to play games and if i did want an HD DVD player included in the 360 it would really chap my ass right now if they released one because i already have a 360 and i am not about to go out and buy another one.

[ReBurn]

I don't believe that Microsoft ever entertained the idea of building such a device. It was just an internet rumor and nothing else. Even if they had released a machine with an HD-DVD drive, they wouldn't have been able to use it for games without ticking off 17 million customers, and nobody in their right mind buys a game console just to watch movies.

I don't see how the rumor ever got legs to begin with.

[eLiNeS]

and post on this site.

All I have to say is, this is not a "hobby" for M$ and the Xbox division, they will be around a looooooong time. They have been smart giving us choices.

I don't see M$ ever putting a HD-DVD drive or a Blu-Ray drive into a Xbox 360 but they will defiantly be coming out with a Dual format External drive very soon for the Xbox 360 and it will sell Millions. Maybe next year they will take the rumor to heart and make the Xbox 360 Ultimate with a dual format drive, you never know.

The main thing is they have the games and that is what we all want first and foremost!

[xplosneer]

This guy's an idiot. No one got their heart broken! This isn't even a gaming event... Go wait for February and then tell us what happens.

[pshizle]

is playing it safe

then again this is ces you never know at gdc they might announce it

[Coke-a-Cola]

.

[ROCCOZILLA]

who even cares about xbox any more.

[TheXgamerLive]

And what do you know, this one is too. Report the story and poster.

Are sony fans so sad and upset over there sucky assed console that they have to try and make up stuff about MS and the Xbox 360?

Get a life.

[GodsHand]

Funny, I didn't know IGN was a Sony fan site.

I suggest you live up to your name, and don't worry about anything game related, as it just hinders your exciting life.

[TheXgamerLive]

You don't think the title has anthing to do w/a sad disgruntled sony fan?

[rawd]

Bill looks sad in that picture. We should buy him a PS3 to cheer him up.

[zonetrooper5]

You care because your commenting on this article good job on owning yourself. =)

[feejo]

Repent Bill.

[AngryTypingGuy]

As an Xbox 360 owner, the only thing I'm "heartbroken" about is that I don't know which AAA title to buy next.

[darthv72]

a price drop on the accessories like the 120gb hdd and wifi adapter. Or better yet, to go along with the whole mgm disney thing would have been the extended vieweing of rented content. I like how the content is watchable up to 14 days from the time it is dl but I think it suck azz that when you START watching it, it expires in 24hrs.

should have announced an extension to 48 or even 72 hrs. That way you can watch it more than once without having to watch it back to back to back within 24hrs. Or maybe even a reduced extended viewing considering the movie is still on your hdd and wont work without a license from live. Make the extended viewing 50 points or something.

oh well there is always E3...will there be an E3?

[Leathersoup]

How does this break my heart? I already have an Xbox that is outdated by the elite. How does another xbox with features that I don't have breaking my heart? :)

[MANTIIS]

I truly feel like the 360 is slowly dying.

[MANTIIS]

Seems like there's been no good news from MS for the 360 lately, hmmmmmmm...

[Black_Jack]

all fanboys just need to stfu, lets be honest everysingle person on here was all over this news like horse sh!t. No body's hearts breaking apart from bill gates, because hes had to turn in his mask and theif sack for retirement.

The 360 ultimate was just the ultimate bullsh!t rumour which had no weight whatsoever, those that tried to justify why they may release one (which many did) obviously have no clue about business and were disillusioned from the start.

[Panthers]

What is up with these stories being at the top of the page?