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RED53DEVILS on 06 January 2009

It's sounding like the only "megatons" at Microsoft's CES 2009 keynote will be the volume of hors d'oeuvres served beforehand. According to TechCruch, the company will focus primarily on Windows 7, mobile devices and home networking, while Xbox 360 will barely get a mention. Lest we forget that MS used CES 2001 as its venue for the global unveiling of the original Xbox.

The site says that some media outlets have already been told -- under embargo -- that the only mention of 360 during MS head Steve Ballmer's presentation will be that Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST are (brace yourself) scheduled for release in 2009. Though we already knew that, we suspect there will be those in attendance overhead saying "Halo wha?" and "2009 ... hey, that's now!"

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/05/rumor-360-a-footnote-in-microsofts-ces-keynote/



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Sardauk on 06 January 2009
RED53DEVILS said:

It's sounding like the only "megatons" at Microsoft's CES 2009 keynote will be the volume of hors d'oeuvres served beforehand. According to TechCruch, the company will focus primarily on Windows 7, mobile devices and home networking, while Xbox 360 will barely get a mention. Lest we forget that MS used CES 2001 as its venue for the global unveiling of the original Xbox.

The site says that some media outlets have already been told -- under embargo -- that the only mention of 360 during MS head Steve Ballmer's presentation will be that Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST are (brace yourself) scheduled for release in 2009. Though we already knew that, we suspect there will be those in attendance overhead saying "Halo wha?" and "2009 ... hey, that's now!"

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/05/rumor-360-a-footnote-in-microsofts-ces-keynote/

 

Already aware via XBOX360FANBOY.com :

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2009/01/05/rumor-microsofts-ces-keynote-to-be-a-yawnfest/



 

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Tyrannical on 06 January 2009

Just when it starts to get too borring, Yoichi Wada wanders onto the stage.



Yet, today, America's leaders are reenacting every folly that brought these great powers [Russia, Germany, and Japan] to ruin -- from arrogance and hubris, to assertions of global hegemony, to imperial overstretch, to trumpeting new 'crusades,' to handing out war guarantees to regions and countries where Americans have never fought before. We are piling up the kind of commitments that produced the greatest disasters of the twentieth century.
 — Pat Buchanan – A Republic, Not an Empire

Spankey on 06 January 2009
Tyrannical said:
Just when it starts to get too borring, Yoichi Wada wanders onto the stage.

 

...and proceeds to trip over his family-sized ego to the amusement of all present.



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DirtyP2002 on 06 January 2009

Lionhead will say something about their project so there will be some things to say.

And there is no Rare-game for this year. Thats another point



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Legend11 on 06 January 2009

Anyone else getting tired of all the rumors from sites you've either never heard of before and never cared about?



Cueil on 06 January 2009

GDC will probably be the first announcements of note... maybe the Xbox 360 slim? Probably not... that's an E3 announcement



 
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arsenicazure on 06 January 2009

Apart from some gloating there isnt any need for m$ to release any information. They'r probably holding off until the big E3 anyways..



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Darth Tigris on 06 January 2009
Cueil said:
GDC will probably be the first announcements of note... maybe the Xbox 360 slim? Probably not... that's an E3 announcement

GDC, yes.  CES hasn't been a place for game announcements for many, many years.  Its a tech show (and quite a neat one at that), even though this year electronics may be in trouble.