The folks over at Gamespot have gotten hold of a new Xbox 360 and have put together a short overview of the digital media experience one can have with this device. It starts off pretty good too, showing a lot capabilities and the ability to interface with a variety of gadgets. But, then it kind of goes south.
| Get used to ripping tracks from audio CDs because that's the only way we could get music onto the 360's HDD. The console could recognize and play MP3 songs from USB devices like memory sticks and portable media players, but we couldn't transfer songs over to the HDD. Similarly, the system could play songs from a data CD that contained MP3s, but we couldn't transfer the music directly to the system's HDD. The 360 can stream music from USB devices and data CDs, but it won't let you copy any songs from those sources. |
This is the sort of thing that can be a real turn off to some people. I know when I read about this annoying limitation in the article, I was reminded of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Specifically, when the slightly too clever HAL 9000 computer disobeyed an order and said: "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." Of course, this sent the crew into full gear, doing what had to be done with the HAL 9000 to regain control of the situation. I wonder if life will imitate art in this instance as well?
Source: Gamespot
