Microsoft's Xbox 360 Media Briefing for TGS

Posted Sep 20, 2006 at 5:24AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Dragon, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Japan, Microsoft, Mistwalker, Peter Moore
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Microsoft has just thrown a pre-TGS press conference as a headstart for the musch-anticipated Tokyo Game Show. In the conference, video presentations of game titles like Gears of War,Viva Pinata, Project Sylpheed, Winning Eleven, Lost Planet, and Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 were delivered by Takashi Sensui, the General manager of Microsoft's Xbox Division in Japan. Sensui also unveiled a new bundle of the core version of the console which will come along woth two games, Project Gotham Racing 3and Ninety-Nine Nights which will be available in Japan by November 2 of this year for 29,800 Yen or the equivalent of around $ 254.

Peter Moore, head of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division, also made an appearance in the conference, stating that more than 100 titles are expected in Japan, 50 of which will be exclusive to the Japanese market. Moore also promised that more games developed by Japanese studios will later be released.

Another person who graced the event was Hironobu Sakaguchi, the Director of Planning and Development for Square Co., Ltd. and the creator of the Final Fantasy series. Sakaguchi's company, Mistwalker, was reported to be working with Microsoft Game Studios in February of last year to produce three RPGs for the Xbox 360. In the meantime, Sakaguchi announced announced the details for the launch of Blue Dragon which will be available by December 7 for 7,140 Yen (about $ 61). A bundle with the Xbox 360 core and Blue Dragon will also be released the same day, with the same price as that of the Xbox 360 Core bundle that includes Project Gotham Racing 3 and Ninety-Nine Nights.

Other announcements during the pre-TGS conference includes the HD-DVD which is set for Japanese release by November 22 for 20,790 Yen (around $ 177), and the released of Rush' N Attack, Ms.Pac-Man and New Rally X via Xbox Live Arcade in Japanese territories.

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Comments

by - 2006-09-20 14:26:52
poor xbox360

PS3 is better with blu-ray! for same price with hdmi
by Vecha - 2006-09-24 16:55:23
you

"poor xbox360 PS3 is better with blu-ray! for same price with hdmi" you are a dumbass

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