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Are we gonna be able to connect the new Xbox360 to a Mac? Not only to stream media but run Xbox live from?
Hmmm i dont think officaly since it has been annocned that you will need a XP machine to do streaming. You could use a mac as a router to get the xbox online tho since that would just be a case of forwarding IP's really.
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Cool, I hope "someone" releases some software to enable you to stream from a non Windows machineOriginally Posted by Dooms
Otherwise you will be stuck using Virtual PC to do it... god knows if streaming from that will be fast enough but may be worth looking into.
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Whats a Virtual PC?
Its exactly what it says, its the Mac (or any other hardware) pretending to be a PC.
The processor is emulating some other software, obviously with worse performance than the thing itself.
TiG
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M$ site about Virtual PC
As TiG just said it emulates a 'PC' - You install the program and then install Windows XP and then whatever you want. On this 1.8ghz 2gbRam iMAC at work it runs.... okish.
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Fantastic, looks like I will be getting this then and be able to share my media with the Xbox 360
Get in...
i can't see why you couldn't connect the 2, just....make sure the cable in between the 2 doesn't catch on fire from the MS/Apple flaming.
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Because i doubt that it will just be a case of pointing the xbox to a shared folder
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Considering that XBox 360 will run on a Windows variant (like the ill fated Dreamcast with Windows Ce on it) I guess thats why you have to have an XP machine to do its bidding.
Otherwise some sort of emulator for the Mac so the XBox thinks its connected to a Windows PC
Been on another couple of forums and no one is sure if you can actually stream from a Mac yet. Maybe this is something Hexus could find out from a rep or something?
Microsoft said youll be able to stream from Windows MCE and Vista. Im sure given the xbox modding comunity the 360 will recieve similar support if not more given its media functions as Id liek to be able to stream from my XP PC.
There is a Windows Media thing you can do to your XP to make it work as MCE, so should be able to get around it.
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