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Xbox 1.5 rumoured in Japan

4 June 2003 11:41 by Lasse "cd-rw.org" Penttinen | 12 comments

Recently Sony announced the upcoming PS2 upgrade named PSX. Now it is rumoured that the challenger Microsoft Xbox is getting a facelift too.

No technical details of the "Xbox 1.5" is available, but according to the source it would be significantly smaller than the initial version. Indeed the first generation Xbox is quite big, and definitely not very good looking or stylish. As game consoles are turning into media centers and used in peoples� living rooms, the design issues are more and more important.

Personally I think there is no doubt that the 1.5 will also have technical improvements, since Microsoft can�t afford to lag behind Sony in it�s struggle to grab a significant market share in the gaming industry.

Gameindustry.biz

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FABIAN (Newbie) 4 June 2003 13:01
I love my X BOX I dont care how big it is, I love the game Tao Seng... FABIAN [ + quote]
Ghostdog (Senior Member) 5 June 2003 4:22
Sorry CD-RW, I have to disagree about the looks. I think the XBox looks quite good, even though it is a bit large. [ + quote]
carlitob (Member) 5 June 2003 5:42
I have to go with Fabian here Xbox rocks. It is kinda clunky though Pioneer A05 Xbox PS2- Magic 3.1 Over 50 Movies so far to know what I got PM me. [ + quote]
Tedronai (Newbie) 5 June 2003 15:43
Xbox is ok.. Im a ps2 fanboy, but I'm open to all the systems.. actually.. i like my PC more. [ + quote]
Sophocles (AfterDawn Addict) 7 June 2003 7:56
I like the Xbox just as it is and I plan on opening it up to see just how upgradeable it is. If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson [ + quote]
Ketola (Admin) 9 June 2003 7:25
Well Xbox is a bit bulky.. And quite noisy, too, as is PS2. A modded Xbox works very nicely as a media center, though. Jari Ketola Administrator http://www.AfterDawn.com [ + quote]
Sophocles (AfterDawn Addict) 9 June 2003 9:08
I've with you on the bulk, but my Xbox is quiet or whatever noise it is making is too low to be heard over my speaker system. If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson [ + quote]
Sophocles (AfterDawn Addict) 9 June 2003 9:09
That's "I'm with you." If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson [ + quote]
Ketola (Admin) 9 June 2003 9:35
The fan on my v1.1 Xbox is quite audible - especially in silent scenes of movies. Actually it keeps more noise than my PC! Jari Ketola Administrator http://www.AfterDawn.com [ + quote]
Sophocles (AfterDawn Addict) 9 June 2003 10:45
You might need to get into the case and clean and clean out the dust especially that which collects around the fan. They are miserable dust collectors. A fan that goes bad equals damaged goods. If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson [ + quote]
Ketola (Admin) 9 June 2003 11:17
It's been like that since I bought it. Opened up and cleaned it up about a week ago, but it did no good. The fan has to move alot of air to keep the GPU and CPU even moderately cool. Small fan -> high rpm -> noise. Jari Ketola Administrator http://www.AfterDawn.com [ + quote]
Sophocles (AfterDawn Addict) 9 June 2003 13:10
Oh well, thought it might be a good suggestion. Just went to mine turned it on, turned off the speakers, and loaded a DVD and after an hour of play the fan is still inaudible. I am familiar with fan noise since my PC has a CPU fan, a Power source fan, and two case fans. Now that's fan noise. If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson [ + quote]