Vivid graphics take Xbox 360 to a new level
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Pause the game and zoom in far enough, and you can make out the strands of hair in Mike Holmgren's mustache.
Not that you would want to get that close to the Seattle Seahawks head coach, even virtually. But that's one example of the details made possible by Microsoft's upcoming game console, the Xbox 360, as demonstrated Tuesday at a preview event here.
Whether that realism translates into market success for Microsoft remains to be seen. For one thing, reigning champ Sony promises similar advances in its next PlayStation console. And rival Nintendo points out that visual improvements alone don't mean much unless the games are actually more enjoyable.