Microsoft @ TGS

Everything Microsoft at/during TGS
*will update

Media Briefing
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Bringing it Home TGS 2006
TeamXbox Link

Peter Moore Interview
Gametrailers.com Interview

Bioshock
Developer Video Walkthrough

Blue Dragon
*Microsoft asked online publishers to pull gameplay vids
IGN Hands-On
TGS Trailer
Gameplay footage

Crackdown
IGN Hands-On
Xboxyde Gameplay footage and images

Forza 2
IGN Eyes-on
Video Interview with Christopher Lee and Major Nelson

Fuzion Frenzy 2
IGN Hands-On
Gametrailers.com Fuzion Frenzy 2 page

Gears of War
IGN\'s impressions from a presentation behind closed doors
Pics: pic 1, pic 2, pic 3, pic 4, pic 5, pic 6, pic 7, pic 8

Lost Planet
IGN Hands-On
TGS Trailer

Lost Odyssey
*Microsoft asked online publishers to pull gameplay vids
IGN Hands-On
TGS Trailer & Gameplay

Trusty Bell (Eternal Sonata)
*Microsoft asked online publishers to pull gameplay vids
IGN Hands-On
Xboxyde Gameplay footage and images

Viva Pinata
IGN\'s Hands-On impressions
Streaming clip from TGS demonstration

1080p announcement and HD-DVD Player
TeamXbox Link

HD-DVD

Misc. Info
*10 million Live Arcade downloads
*57 million plus marketplace downloads
*90 minute waits to play Blue Dragon
*Dead Rising most downloaded demo at 500,000 plus
*XNA being introduced to curriculum in four Japanese universities
*If you thought there was alot of stuff to come out at TGS there will be a ton of stuff to come out at X06 - Peter Moore

Impressive, musta taken you a while to type all that up (assuming it\'s not a cut and paste).  

Eternal Sonanta and Blue Dragon look interesting, too bad the vids were removed, I would have liked to see them in action.  I\'m a bit surprised that Gears of War wasn\'t playable at TGS, it\'s out soon and seems to be a \'key\' game for the 360.  

They\'ve clarified the 1080p announcement a bit since:

If your 360 is hooked up via component cables:

    * Xbox 360 games can be upscaled to 1080p. Titles that run in 1080p natively (none of which currently exist) will also display without a problem.
    * HD-DVDs will display at 1080i maximum -- you can thank AACS for that.
    * Normal DVDs will play at 480p. CSS prevents anything higher (though some upscaling DVD players conveniently ignore it).

If your 360 is hooked up via VGA cable:

    * HD-DVDs, Upscaled DVDs and games can all display at 1080p with no copyright hassles.

The Blue Dragon gameplay vid is on youtube.  Eternal Sonota is on Xboxyde.  I provided links to both.  Eternal Sonota is great looking.

I think Microsoft is holding Gears of War close to its chest until X06...which happens right after TGS is over.  

[Paul2]

Originally Posted by MS

If your 360 is hooked up via component cables:

* Xbox 360 games can be upscaled to 1080p. Titles that run in 1080p natively (none of which currently exist) will also display without a problem.
* HD-DVDs will display at 1080i maximum -- you can thank AACS for that.
* Normal DVDs will play at 480p. CSS prevents anything higher (though some upscaling DVD players conveniently ignore it).

If your 360 is hooked up via VGA cable:

* HD-DVDs, Upscaled DVDs and games can all display at 1080p with no copyright hassles.

Interesting, this gives another reason why PS3 blu ray built with HDMI on both versions are better than xbox hd-dvd combo.

The Trusty Bell screens look far more impressive than the vid or screens from Blue Dragon now that I look.  The character models seem to simple for me, and they picked a bad location to show off for the vid (indoor tunnel, bleh), although it\'s a nice fast transition from fighting to moving, which is important in that type of RPG.

The Trusty Bell screens look far more impressive than the vid or screens from Blue Dragon now that I look.  The character models seem to simple for me, and they picked a bad location to show off for the vid (indoor tunnel, bleh), although it\'s a nice fast transition from fighting to moving, which is important in that type of RPG.

There was another gameplay vid that I can\'t locate at the moment, but I think it showcased the game a bit better.  The more I see it the more I want it.  The animation is superb.