Microsoft Reveals Xbox 360 Soccer Exclusivity

By Spartan_X
in Xbox

 Share

Recommended Posts

Grand Master

Spartan_X

Posted
Posted

Microsoft Reveals Xbox 360 Soccer Exclusivity

At its press event at the Leipzig game conference, Microsoft did not debut any major new titles for the Xbox 360, but did nonetheless make the unexpected announcement that both Electronic Arts? FIFA 07 and Konami?s Pro Evolution Soccer 6 would be next generation console exclusives to Microsoft for twelve months.

This appears to imply that there will be no PlayStation 3 version of either franchise until late 2007, with the company commenting that this made "the exclusive home to next-generation soccer this holiday season," a major boon to Microsoft in the soccer-mad territory.

The company also confirmed the specific bundle deals and release dates for the Xbox Live Vision camera, for which consumers can chat via video, send photo messages, put their own face in a game, and customize their gamertag for the benefit of their friends on the Xbox Live network.

The camera will be available in the U.S. on Sept. 19 and in Europe on Oct. 6 in two packages, firstly the standard Xbox Live Vision packag, featuring the camera, one-month Xbox Live Gold Membership, Xbox 360 Headset, and free downloads of Uno and TotemBall for $39.99 U.S./ euro 49.99. Secondly, the Xbox Live Video Chat Gold Kit includes a camera, a 12-month Xbox Live Gold Membership, an Xbox 360 Headset, free downloads of Uno, TotemBall, and Robotron, and 200 Microsoft Points for $79.99 U.S./ euro 89.99.

Officials also announced that the Xbox 360 would be launched in Eastern European countries such as a Poland, Hungry, The Czech Republic and Slovakia from November 3rd, 2006, further expanding the console's global reach.

Microsoft additionally followed up on a partnership with ten major universities to place the XNA development platform in the curriculum, the European part of a U.S. announcement already made during the company's GameFest last week. Five of these universities will be in Europe, with Hull, Nottingham and Bradford in the UK and Karlsruhe and Munich in Germany.

Finally, one other minor announcement in the company's relatively uneventful Leipzig press conference was the revelation that classic German board games Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne and Alhambra are to debut on Xbox Live Arcade in the near future.

souricon.gif News source: Gamasutra

Mentor

cashman Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

Hmm, I wonder why this is. I wasn't planning on getting a 360, but if Pro Evo is always going to be exclusively on the 360 I will have to move to them instead. I won't be getting a new console for at least a year anyway, but this is a major blow for Sony if gamers know that Pro Evo won't be coming to their console straight away.

Grand Master

PL_ Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

Ah well, the PS3 is backwards compatible, so I'll just play Pro evo 5 till then :p

Ah. No. You misunderstand. PES6 is coming to all the current-gen consoles, along with FIFA 07, but they are next-gen exclusives.

It is indeed a very surprising move, nontheless. Could MS dollars have had a hand in this, or was it a developer's choice... :shifty:

EDIT: Wait, 12 months exclusive?! Does that mean that us 360-ers will be loving FIFA 08, while PS3 has just discovered 07?

Grand Master

Keito

Posted
Posted

Ah. No. You misunderstand. PES6 is coming to all the current-gen consoles, along with FIFA 07, but they are next-gen exclusives.

It is indeed a very surprising move, nontheless. Could MS dollars have had a hand in this, or was it a developer's choice... :shifty:

EDIT: Wait, 12 months exclusive?! Does that mean that us 360-ers will be loving FIFA 08, while PS3 has just discovered 07?

Well PES6 it is then :p

I think they'll be just skipping PES7 / FIFA07 for the PS3... they'll just move along.

Grand Master

Bhav

Posted
Posted
EDIT: Wait, 12 months exclusive?! Does that mean that us 360-ers will be loving FIFA 08, while PS3 has just discovered 07?

No it means PES7 and FIFA08 will be on both PS3 and Xbox 360.

This is pretty annoying, but since the PS3 is backwards compatible I'll can make do with the PS2 versions.

And the one I'm more interested in, PES6, according to Eurogamer, is just a prettier version of the PS2 game. Next year they should have re-worked the engine for PS3 and Xbox 360 (much like EA has done for FIFA07 on Xbox 360).

And anyway, both games are released across all the other platforms before PS3 is released, so no one is going to notice really.

Mentor

Ambience

Posted
Posted
EDIT: Wait, 12 months exclusive?! Does that mean that us 360-ers will be loving FIFA 08, while PS3 has just discovered 07?

Probably not, as Keito said. PS3 'should' have FIFA08, and skip 07. I am somewhat disappointed that the PS3 won't have either franchise - but then again, I don't want a PS3 until FFXIII launches, and that's rumoured to be late 2007, coinciding with this 'one-year contract' Microsoft has with EA and Konami.

Grand Master

Bhav

Posted
Posted

EA says a lot of push-posh :laugh:

That's true :rofl: But like I said above, Konami has promised an optimised PES/WE next year for PS3 (and Xbox 360). This year they've just improved the graphics (and even then, they've gone overboard...the players look like wax models according to eurogamer). So PES7 is what I'm actually looking forward to.

Grand Master

PL_ Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

That's true :rofl: But like I said above, Konami has promised an optimised PES/WE next year for PS3 (and Xbox 360). This year they've just improved the graphics (and even then, they've gone overboard...the players look like wax models according to eurogamer). So PES7 is what I'm actually looking forward to.

I don't really listen to EuroGamer, after they said in '04 that MS's showing was poor. '04 being the year they showed the first level of Halo 2.

OMGWTF!?

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Posts

    • I restored the default settings to Secure Boot. Big mistake

      By dorf · Posted

      This might work, but the boot menu F12 only shows hdd and dvd+/- and Niks In the bios all usb are enabled. the usb stick is in place and in the boot menu it does not show up in the bios boot order.
    • EA Sports UFC 6 review: Brutal, satisfying, and surprisingly accessible to newcomers

      By Steven P. · Posted

      Because we were never offered a UFC game to review it in the past. Sometimes it's not a conspiracy, the reviewer does not even live in the U.S. and didn't ask for it.
    • Politically funny images of the World

      By Xenon · Posted

    • Apple releases iOS 27 Beta 2 for developers and power users

      By Aditya Tiwari · Posted

      Apple releases iOS 27 Beta 2 for developers and power users by Aditya Tiwari It's been a couple of weeks since Apple previewed the iOS 27 update during the WWDC official keynote. The upcoming iOS version will bring even more refinements to the Liquid Glass design language, an upgraded Siri AI assistant, and several new Apple Intelligence features. Interestingly, the latest WWDC keynote was different than previous years. Apple has released the iOS 27 beta 2 (build 24A5370h) for developers who want to test the new features being baked for the iPhone and optimize their apps. If you're interested in downloading the latest beta, go to Settings > General > Software Update > beta Updates, then choose iOS 27 Developer Beta. You can download the latest iOS 27 beta on more than 30 supported iPhones. Make sure you know what you are doing since developer betas can be unstable and unexpected at times. If you want to be on the safer side, you can wait for the public beta, which will arrive next month. It's been a while since Apple discontinued its AirPort router lineup. Now, the company said in the iOS 27 beta 2 release notes that the AirPort Utility is deprecated and won't be available for new downloads from the App Store. Apple added that if you previously downloaded the app, you can re-download it. However, the functionality isn't guaranteed when using the AirPort Utility on iOS 27 or later. Speaking of known issues, Apple said that the Portrait mode blur effect might render incorrectly for photos; you may be unable to stop an alarm from the lock screen without unlocking your iPhone; the "Add a Control" button in Control Center edit mode might appear small or clipped. There are several new features in iOS 27 beta 2 as well. It comes with Neural Engine improvements for Apple Intelligence, including better performance when loading large models over 1GB. HomeKit Secure Video recordings are processed on-device and through Private Cloud Compute for video descriptions and search, when Apple Intelligence is enabled in the Home app. That said, you can also download the second betas of macOS 27 Golden Gate, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, and other Apple operating systems.
    • AMD 26.6.2 driver brings FSR 4.1 support to RDNA 3 RX 7000 series graphics cards

      By RejZoR · Posted

      FSR 4.1 is insanely superior to FSR 3. Like, FSR 4.1 Performance looks better than FSR 3.1 Quality. It's great they are finally enabling it for RX 7000 users. A bit late, but I guess better late than never.

  • Recent Achievements

    • Rookie
      dorf went up a rank
      Rookie
    • First Post
      mike_rumble earned a badge
      First Post
    • Dedicated
      tuben earned a badge
      Dedicated
    • Week One Done
      mnsgroup earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Conversation Starter
      sumytbe earned a badge
      Conversation Starter

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      503
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      203
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      98
    4. 4
      Michael Scrip
      80
    5. 5
      neufuse
      67
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!