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Xbox 1.5 rumoured in Japan

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

Written by: Lasse Penttinen @ 4 Jun 2003 11:41

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• FABIAN

  I love my X BOX I dont care how big it is, I love the game Tao Seng...
  

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  4.6.2003 13:01 #1

• Ghostdog

  Sorry CD-RW, I have to disagree about the looks. I think the XBox looks quite good, even though it is a bit large.

  5.6.2003 04:22 #2

• carlitob

  I have to go with Fabian here Xbox rocks. It is kinda clunky though
  

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  5.6.2003 05:42 #3

• Tedronai

  Xbox is ok.. Im a ps2 fanboy, but I'm open to all the systems.. actually.. i like my PC more.

  5.6.2003 15:43 #4

• Sophocles

  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
  

  7.6.2003 07:56 #5

• Ketola

  Well Xbox is a bit bulky.. And quite noisy, too, as is PS2. A modded Xbox works very nicely as a media center, though.
  
  

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  9.6.2003 07:25 #6

• Sophocles

  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
  

  9.6.2003 09:08 #7

• Sophocles

  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
  

  9.6.2003 09:09 #8

• Ketola

  The fan on my v1.1 Xbox is quite audible - especially in silent scenes of movies. Actually it keeps more noise than my PC!
  
  

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  9.6.2003 09:35 #9

• Sophocles

  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
  

  9.6.2003 10:45 #10

• Ketola

  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.
  
  

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  9.6.2003 11:17 #11

• Sophocles

  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
  

  9.6.2003 13:10 #12