After months of speculation and rumors, a video spotted via Wired has finally confirmed that, yes, Microsoft's Zune HD will be a portable gaming device.
The video above states right there in plain Englay at 32 seconds in, "Play games." A Microsoft representative tells Wired that a handful of titles will be available right from the start when the device launches today. Gizmodo reports some of the first to be Project Gotham Racing: Ferrari Edition, Vans Sk8: Pool Service and AudioSurf Tilt.
This and a few other clips touting the Zune HD's new features were apparently leaked over the weekend and then promptly snatched away again at the request of Microsoft. No point in keeping secrets now, as it's hitting retail shelves as I type this. On top of games and HD Radio compatibility, the device also boasts Xbox 360 integration, with the ability to play HD video downloaded from Xbox Live.
No word yet on whether any of your XBLA titles will work on this thing, but given its touch screen interface it's safe to say the iPhone may have something to worry about. We'll keep you posted as further information rolls in. Hooray?
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6:00 AM on 09.15.2009
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Also, side note: The Youtube title dealy says "Forza Motorsport" on it, but there is fuckall to confirm that's actually what you're looking at. That could be any racing game. I didn't mention it because proper JOURNALISM.
Although, this as with the original Zune I assume won't be coming to Australia land?
WHY IS THIS THING GETTING THE FIRST HANDHELD PORT OF AUDIOSURF?!
If the tech is near Xbox quality, then we'll see more of its hand later on. I'd say don't write MS out on this Zune. Remember, the original Xbox didn't do so well either, but 360 is soaring. If MS play their cards right, the Zune will too.
...I want one. When my iPod dies, I'm getting a Zune HD.
That'd swing a purchase for me.
Audiosurf puts me at the edge of the cliff, Achievements would force me to take the big plunge.
can stream music from the Zune to the 360.
But, I do hope that some devs port their games to it and add cross-platform multiplayer, so that the number of players in some of my games goes up. Some people would not buy the iPod Touch/iPhone just because it's Apple, and now they've got a device that they can use instead.
"Only available in the US."
...cock.
I don't have the money to spend on this thing :(
Furthermore, the architecture for the Zune HD is going to share a great deal more in common with the iPod Touch than the 360 (particularly due to the fact that the 360 uses PowerPC chips, similar to older Apple Macs, while the Zune HD likely uses an Atom processor, which is Intel and therefore completely incompatible with games developed for the 360.
More than likely, games developed for the Zune HD will be ports of iPhone apps, ports of Flash apps, or developed from the ground up for the device (or possibly both Zune HD and iPhone/iPod Touch).
Personally, I'm not a fan of the original Zune, and as such I am skeptical about the Zune HD. But, I'm all for more competition in the marketplace, as Apple will certainly push forward on the iPod Touch, and developers will make better games for all platforms as a result.
Anyhow, I really want a Zune HD...I just can't afford one. I hate how the new desktop software taunts me with the apps. It says I don't have any, and tells me to go to the marketplace to get some, but then I go and it says that I need a Zune HD to get any of them T_T.
actually the zhd uses the nvidia tegra proc, which has 3d support and 8 CPU cores.
Also audiosurf fuck yeah! PS: i am posting this from my zuneHD, its fucking awesome.
But...did I just read Audiosurf?! YES PLEASE!
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/09/14/from-oled-to-tegra-five-myths-of-the-zune-hd/
Actually, as a Zune owner and Zune lover, that was pretty fucking hilarious. Especially when I heard my one friend threw his at the wall and destroyed it merely ten minutes before I told him they were working now. Funny stuff.
Also, as much as I'd fucking kill for portable Audiosurf (Especially on a music device), I'm still really holding out for some form of XBLA compatibility. Either way though, I can't wait to get mine. My 30gb Halo Zune has been through hell and back.
That's not exactly a repetutible article at all. It orignates from an apple-fansite, and all of the information it gives is either false or was true 2-3 years ago. Such as, OLED's lifetime is currently rated about 5-7 years, which is well within the lifespan of most PMP's.
And the tegra stuff is just avoiding the real facts. Such as the article says that the tegra could run quake 3 at 35 FPS but the iPhone could run it at 40-45 FPS. What (on purpose) didn't mention was that the tegra chip was running the game at double the iPhone resolution, and was using anti-aliasing+AF.
It's so increadibly biased and wrong it's not even funny. It's even more retarded that the apple crowd is throwing it around as if it's fact. If you even try to say otherwise on their forums they outright ban you and delete your post, to make it seem like everyone agrees with them. It's absolutely rediculous.
It can say it plays games all it wants, we all know that it isn't MS answer to the PSP/DS, which makes me upset. This is direct iPhone competition, not competition for the real handheld gaming devices.
Else come the new year, I'm switching to iPod.
I can't wait to pick up the Zune HD in a couple months... probably sometime after the Holidays. I want to sit back as see if there are any problems with it.