It is unclear whether or not backwards compatibility will work with the smaller-capacity 64MB memory cards. In order to play current-generation Xbox games, owners of the bare-bones system will have to purchase the detachable hard drive. Microsoft has confirmed that the "Core System" will not be backwards compatible out-of-the-box.
Details on the specifics of the Japanese release will be disclosed at this year's Tokyo Game Show, which begins September 16. Peter Moore, Xbox corporate vice president of worldwide marketing and publishing, who spoke with GameSpot, reiterated that the Xbox 360 is still on schedule to launch simultaneously in North America, Europe, and Japan this holiday season.
Xbox 360 Media Remote Control (limited time). Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 will be released in two SKUs, the "Xbox 360 Core System" and the "Xbox 360." The two products will be sold at $299 and $399, respectively. Today, Microsoft laid down new facts about its upcoming console at the Games Convention in Leipzig, and they sounded awfully familiar to analyst predictions and forum posters' speculations. Pictures of the console surfaced before its debut on MTV, its name was exposed before the company could spin it itself, and the prospect of standard wireless controllers came with no strings attached. In its quest to get the console out in time for the holiday season, Microsoft hasn't exactly kept the shutters drawn on its secrets regarding its next-gen contribution: the Xbox 360. All that was left was for industry media, fans, and analysts to speculate on what would be of the new consoles. As the Big Three (Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo) planned their business tactics for the next-generation console wars, none have been willing to divulge their strategies, lest competitors get the scoop.
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