Xbox 720 has been fully detailed to some third-parties, VG247 has learned, and has been slotted in for a Christmas 2013 released. And yes: of course it’ll have a Blu-ray drive.
TSA asks what is the future for Xbox.
They clearly never did, hence why they spent so many BILLIONS on other publishers as a last resort.
Sure, a plan to be a more hated game company than EA. Ubisoft were recently giving them a run for their money but I think Xbox have really knocked it out the park with their latest stunt.
Absolutely not, their whole plan is at odd with what MS wants
Phil wants GP to become big
MS wants to sell games and make billions
GP can’t be sustained with AAA games which take 3-5 years and 7 figure budgets. Only go put those games on GP day one. Why do you think games are coming out on other platforms?
People want a change and want Phil gone without realizing if someone new comes along they may want to change everything again so we just keep going in circles. Phil has to realize that and give clear message on the direction of Xbox
There are two reasons why all those Bethesda studios closed, and neither of them have anything to do with Bethesda (directly)...
Game Pass and Activision.
The guy confirming what we've all (well, most of us) been saying since the latest purchase.
Honestly i think Bethesda needs to buy themselves out of zenimax/MSs hands and do their own thing, i honestly think that would fix a lot of issues and save them from a potential closure.
Ah, we can see how the Microsoft media machine works.
Every article I read now is some kind of attempt to shift the blame off Microsoft and paint them as the victims or convince people that Microsoft mistakes were just some kind unforeseeable unfortunate twist of fate.
The shills are out in full force today.
It's greed. MS has the IP's it wants now it's dumping the studios that it's raided, MS will still make money from Tango's games unlike the people that made them. If anyone follows MS outside of gaming you'll see this is what they do, buy companies take what they want consolidate some of the workforce and shut them down. I don't know why people are acting so surprised when this is Microsoft being Microsoft.
MS is a three trillion dollar company, if it enters a market it has no need to compete, they take what they want and with the financial influence it can bypass laws that are meant to protect the consumer and the workforce. Just look at how they are cornering the AI market right now with buyups and investments.
Back when the Xbox 360 launched, Microsoft pushed the big budget game as a differentiator. Following all the recent layoffs, it’s clear this strategy has run its course.
The Microsoft shill take on the Microsoft causing the death of big budget gaming...
The whole driving force for growth in gaming both technologically, creatively and financially was all nonsense, and it was definitely not because Microsoft ran the industry into the ground with obviously bad decisions and creating an unprofitable business model that massively disrupted consumer spending habits. /s
LOL, this article is a big pile of dog crap...
Spencer has been constantly telling ppl that NO they would not go the route of having games like TLOU, Uncharted, etc because Playstation exists and prefers to focus on a diverse portfolio.
How many years have we seen Xbox as no game and we don't want small games like ORI, Pentiment, Grounded, etc.?
That's the real tragedy and why lots of gamers are mad at MS right now
because they have been championing smaller titles and yet fired the ppl delivering exactly what they were proning about.
So no the only nonsense is that MS seems now to be going BACK to AAA popular titles..sorry, I meant refocusing effort on core established IP where broken GAAS might be rewarded versus praised and rewarded work.
If this is real.. Having to be connected to the internet at all times will make for some interesting conversation on this site. The rumored specs with the AMD 7000 series is amazing news as well if true. With specs like the ones mentioned, the XBOX 720 would surpass my 6850 sporting Cyberpower PC. Which can already max out most games, so this is great news for people planning on purchasing the XBOX 720.. If these rumors are true.
The inclusion of bluray is nice as well. Hopefully that will eliminate disc swapping for larger games.
I guess its safe to say that XBOX fans should start saving the loose change now. This has a fair chance at being an expensive machine.
Anyway I hope this system is made as strong and as complete as possible so I can prepare for the future of HALO. And for the love of god hopefully a Halowars 2. May we all bow our heads and pray for the return of these monsterous games. With specs like mentioned above, this machine will also do wonders for the #1 pro racing sim franchise in the world. The Forza franchise.
Rated E For Everyone
"Always on" is a feature I wouldn't endorse.
@Perjoss
Nintendo has an, "always on" feature for the Wii, though it isn't "mandatory" (Its called "Wiiconnect 24" - which allows the player to receive updates, friends message, etc. <just as long as the yellow light in on>).
Maybe it'll workout for Microsoft, so here's hoping for the best.
Hope this is true.
Sounds accurate. I hope Microsoft adopts Blu-ray because it will be needed for next-gen systems. The PS3 has already benefited from it, as have the customers.
Who'd have thought we had a 3D Blu-ray player back in 2006?
Anyway, both system specs sound very promising and I hope to god they'll unveil them at this year's E3 for a 2013 launch.