Update: Microsoft Finally Admits to Xbox 720
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End of the year? And Halo 4 comes out in November...surely they would just release Halo 4 onto the new system, so then they would make A LOT more money with the system.
Somehow i doubt this, i really do, but even Microsoft isn't that stupid to release a highly anticipated game onto the 360 when in a month a new console would hit the shelf. And if they do, they are idiots.
I can easily see it being released in 2013/2014, but this year, and not mention at E3? Yeh sure.
Somehow i doubt this, i really do, but even Microsoft isn't that stupid to release a highly anticipated game onto the 360 when in a month a new console would hit the shelf. And if they do, they are idiots.
I can easily see it being released in 2013/2014, but this year, and not mention at E3? Yeh sure.
The only thing I care about here is if it has backwards compatibility. And I mean FULL backwards compatibility, permanently. If I can't play my entire current Xbox 360 collection on the new Xbox when it eventually comes out, then there's no way I'm getting rid of my current console. Which means a lesser chance of me upgrading to the newer version...
it's time again to get screwed over by another console generation...Cecilthedarkknight_234 said:
when will they ever learn,... when...
Even better yet, "The KineXtBox".Devoneaux said:
Anyway, I propose the name Xbox Fiesta instead, for no other reason that I like the sound of it.
I'm not too excited about the specs so far, all it's telling me is that it's slowly catching up to PC's of last year. 64-bit and 4-6GB of RAM, shit that's at least what I'd be expecting, especially if there's extra resources going into the OS running it, knowing MS's track record I hope they don't make it a bloated mess.
Backwards compatibility is good, that's nice to loyal fans rather than taking out the used games market, but I hope the cloud gaming part is implemented well. That's still something rather new and I hope it doesn't ruffle too many feathers. Though it definitely will, just like Steam did and Origin is doing.
Backwards compatibility is good, that's nice to loyal fans rather than taking out the used games market, but I hope the cloud gaming part is implemented well. That's still something rather new and I hope it doesn't ruffle too many feathers. Though it definitely will, just like Steam did and Origin is doing.
My thoughts exactly. They'd have 3 months and a bit to generate hype if they're aiming for a late Q4 release, which is very little. Six months would be bare minimum, and I'd expect a year.thebobmaster said:
It's not you they're aiming at, but people who'd buy it as a tv receiver you can play games on.loa said:
Much along the same lines as that a PS3 on discount is a perfectly viable alternative to a blu-ray player.
really? assuming this is legit, I'd be taking bets on the crash rate being some what greater then the 360sTerminate421 said:
but i doubt this is legit, Microsoft would have been bragging about 'how much better it is' compared to the WiiU by now if it was
Naw, you're not thinking it through... they're offering a game console (or at least, we assume it will still play games... hard to say with all the other shit they're shoehorning in) that can also be used as a DVR so you can 'time-shift' (legalese for 'record and watch later') tv shows.Kargathia said:
Doesn't sound like something they'd really be interested in... except for when those HDDs inside the start getting full-as-fuck (and people who own DVRs will tell you that doesn't take anywhere near as long as people think it will) and people want bigger and bigger HDDs... which microsoft will be more than willing to sell them at a grossly inflated premium.
Actually, even at a discount they're still not a viable alternative unless the PS3 offers you other things you're interested in... because it will be a loooooong time before a PS3 is discounted to be price competative with a low end, el cheapo BR player.
That doesn't even count people who use a PC as their media centre, who can grab a BR drive for their system for AU$50.
This has to be a fakeout or a lie or a misunderstanding or something. The xbox 360 is a hugely popular machine with a dedicated fanbase, there's no way they're going to ship out it's successor with so little notice and advertising. It's already freakin' August. They would give the next console at least a year and market the hell out of it, not mention it in passing with five months left till Christmas.
I'm calling bull on this one.
I'm calling bull on this one.
Pedantic moment: Xbox 360 first release date - November 16, 2005. It's been almost seven years.kitsuta said:
Pedantry aside, I agree that four months seems like they'd be cutting it awfully close as far as hype goes, and especially with Halo 4 looming on the horizon. The Xbox 360 was unveiled to the public six months before it hit the market, and this isn't an 'official' announcement or anything so assumptions would say that they'd likely only give themselves three months of hype if they tried pushing it out before the new year.
I'll wait and see what happens. I figure next year I'll need to upgrade my computer anyway.
EDITED out a bit that had no business being included because it's pretty easy to see the date for most people on this website.
I doubt that release date being before the end of the year. It would've been announced at E3 this year if it was going to be released.
Plus as a Bungie fan that leaked contract from the Activision-Infinity Ward case specified how their new franchise was to release in 2013 as one of the launch titles for the "Xbox 720" along with on the older 360.
Plus as a Bungie fan that leaked contract from the Activision-Infinity Ward case specified how their new franchise was to release in 2013 as one of the launch titles for the "Xbox 720" along with on the older 360.
Aw don't feel too bad about it. It usually takes a couple years for new consoles to be worth buying anyway. What with new IP taking a while to develop and the practically inevitable bugs that the system itself will have on launch (RRoD anyone?) it's probably for the best.The Crazy Legs said:
Besides, most of the stuff for the 360 is gonna be discounted now! Hooray for waiting.
And the official name will probably be xbox 360 triangle.
I doubt it will release this year. There is no way they wouldn't make any hype about it. Unless they leaked all that info intentionally hoping that it will be hype enough. Too bad that people were to skeptical about it and it went the other way, creating some anti-hype.
I doubt it will release this year. There is no way they wouldn't make any hype about it. Unless they leaked all that info intentionally hoping that it will be hype enough. Too bad that people were to skeptical about it and it went the other way, creating some anti-hype.