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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."

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Published: 717 days 19 hours ago | News | Xbox 360

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Panthers - 471 days 3 hours ago

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

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kerwin2005 - 717 days 20 hours ago

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

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BrianC6234 - 717 days 19 hours ago

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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.

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gamesR4fun - 717 days 19 hours ago

1.2 - I own a 360

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

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BrianC6234 - 717 days 19 hours ago

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

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Jenzo - 717 days 17 hours ago

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

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Crazyglues - 717 days 12 hours ago

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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.

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killax3563 - 717 days 12 hours ago

1.6 - Lame a$$ Bill Gates at it again

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.

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ry-guy - 717 days 11 hours ago

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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...

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Chexd - 717 days 9 hours ago

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"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.

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danarc - 717 days 9 hours ago

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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.

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DethWish - 717 days 1 hour ago

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

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Spinitus - 717 days ago

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

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Dr Pepper - 717 days 20 hours ago

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

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tatotiburon - 717 days 19 hours ago

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yes same here

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the worst - 717 days 19 hours ago

2.2 - oh well

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

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Kleptic - 717 days 5 hours ago

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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...

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KS1985 - 717 days 20 hours ago

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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.

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BLUR111 - 717 days 12 hours ago

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

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Kleptic - 717 days 5 hours ago

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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...

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jack who - 717 days 19 hours ago

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ign what fools.

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jaja1434 - 717 days 18 hours ago

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^^^

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

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BulletToothtony - 717 days 19 hours ago

5 - you know tonight at ces showed me how lame rumors can be

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,

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BrianC6234 - 717 days 19 hours ago

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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.

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DarkSniper - 717 days 19 hours ago

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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.

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Ureval - 717 days 19 hours ago

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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.

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caffman - 717 days 13 hours ago

7.3 - Heeeeeeeerrrrreeeeesssssssssssssss

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

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R M Spender - 717 days 12 hours ago

7.4 - i think its time for you to wake up and realize...

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

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Dareaver1 - 717 days 11 hours ago

7.5 - Bubbles....

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!

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ravenguard88 - 717 days 6 hours ago

7.6 - I'm amazed

That you have as many agrees as disagrees.

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

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Devr - 717 days 19 hours ago

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No news is better than 360 Ultimate news.

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KS1985 - 717 days 19 hours ago

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

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jackdoe - 717 days 19 hours ago

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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.

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bigmoney617 - 717 days 19 hours ago

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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

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Rybnik - 717 days 19 hours ago

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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.

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Maddens Raiders - 717 days 19 hours ago

13 - XBox 360 -

is a hot mess.

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sak500 - 717 days 16 hours ago

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sexy hot mess

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ravenguard88 - 717 days 4 hours ago

14.1 - We complain about bluray...

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.

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DarkSniper - 717 days 19 hours ago

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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.

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Ureval - 717 days 19 hours ago

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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.

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heyheyhey - 717 days 15 hours ago

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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

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Ureval - 717 days 19 hours ago

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Waa, huh?

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