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[Neon]

What, Xbox and IPOD in the same sentence?

If you play "Project Gotham Racing 3" on an Xbox 360 after the console hits stores later this month, Microsoft invites you to use tunes straight off your iPod as an alternative to the game's sound track.

Officially, the company says the new console can stream music from just about any MP3 player. But during a preview of the next-generation console in San Francisco last month, Microsoft execs talked up the interoperability between iPods and the Xbox 360.

"When you plug your iPod in," Xbox digital-entertainment executive producer Jeff Henshaw told CNET News.com, "the Xbox 360 automatically detects that it's there. You can browse by artist or album or genre or by custom playlist."

Want to hear the best bit of this? Apple haven't agreed to this fully but as long as Microsoft don't stream it with music from the itunes site there is nothing they can do.

I quote: Microsoft tried to "engage" Apple in a partnership that would have officially made the iPod interoperable with Xbox, but Apple rejected the overture.

"So we went in and built all of the support we could," Henshaw said. Microsoft plans to release the new Xbox in North America on Nov. 22.

[ShadowFox]

HAHAHA That's great! But that's kind of a clash ehh... Microsoft, Apple, working together... Just like old times huh?

Cool, but then again, I'm still not a fan of the iPod

[RedInferno]

Nor am i...i like their computers though..

I feel the ipods are heavy, bigger than other mp3 players and they are overpriced like most apple products..

[ShadowFox]

LOL Overpriced is an understatement... I prefer my good ol iPAQ and my small Ilo, reliable, good space

[RedInferno]

I'm thinking of getting one...what one do you use?

[ShadowFox]

The one from Walmart... I have a 512MB Secure Digital card I use in it... it cost me 32 bucks... good buy, good staples

[Neon]

Wonder if it will work with the XBOX, seriously i mean it, MS says that most MP3 players will work with it and you can transfer your music to Games and the XBOX HDD!

[ShadowFox]

I'll find out when I get an XBOX 360... I'm going to see if mom and dad will go half and half with me for Christmas and SAY it's for my brother

[Neon]

Tell them i want one as well...i got plans to get an Mp3 player so far, but not thought of the Xbox360 to match yet...mmm

[stevenaxe]

That is great for microsoft! Sony can't let that happen because they got their own mp3 players and wouldn't want to support the ipod, but microsoft doesn't produce any mp3 player, so that's a nice extra for the 360.
I remember seeing a short clip of bill gates praising apple

[Neon]

I thought they helped father the iRiver? :cowboy: