As expected, Microsoft announced details for the Xbox 360 at GDC but withheld plenty - such as whether the rumored name for Xbox 2 is even accurate. We do know that many first gen features such as music playlists, Xbox Live Friends lists and voice chat will be built-in at the chip level so all games will support them. Xbox Live Downloads will become a centralized Marketplace that supports micropayments and community content. There are also believable rumors that all games will support at least 720p widescreen HDTV and 5.1 audio. Juicy details such as name, price, release date, backward compatibility and hard drive are apparently being saved for E3 in May...
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