410°

Company who hosted the Xbox E3 2012 presentation just registered XboxEvent.com

XboxEvent.com registered by the same people who hosted the E3 2012 presentation for Xbox.

fluffydelusions4093d ago

I hope Balmer comes on stage like a mad man again.

Gazondaily4093d ago

What happened to J Allard? He was such a sound bloke.

bicfitness4093d ago

Phil will probably do the speaking this year. He's much more elegant than anyone MS has had in their roster in the last decade.

But watching Ballmer go red as a tomato and spaz out is always good for a laugh. Oh, well, there's still youtube memories for that:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

How they don't just muzzle him, I'll never know.

Oh, and I'm excited to see what MS announces. I'm hoping its not as Kinect heavy as forecasted. We need some real, core competition this gen.

TechnicianTed4093d ago

@bicfitness

Lol, Balmer's a nutcase. That video is hilarious :P

4093d ago
blackbeld4093d ago

@bicfitness

Hahaha that video is Epic!

LOL

zeal0us4093d ago

Hope there won't be any Usher this time or any lame music event that is irrelevant to gaming.

UnholyLight4093d ago

Ballmer is the bomb. Love him, not your average "Suit" guy. You can tell he really loves what he does and I find it refreshing and hilarious to have someone like him come out and talk.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COME OOOOOOOOON!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

HammadTheBeast4093d ago

I hope they show more Kinect and hopefully Justin Bieber.

/sarcasm

+ Show (6) more repliesLast reply 4093d ago
Irishguy954093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

I wonder what'll happen.

MS has a great start to last gen...no reason for them not to have a great start next gen(assuming they ditched the 360/seems like it\ for the Nextbox)

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4092d ago (Edited 4092d ago )

Did Bungie not want to get bought by them?? The devs who made xbox what it is and the ones who basically sold xboxs for 2 gens are now making multi-plat games an exclusive ps4 content. Is it just me or is that a huge turn around? That Would be like naughty dog making xbox games and exclusive xbox content.

Guess 343 and halo brand are the new face of xbox

irepbtown4092d ago

Anyone notice the date the record was created?

21st February 2013... a day after the PS4 announcement.

A fight indeed!

aceitman4093d ago

funny how this pops up just after the sony event.lol

Commandar_Shepard4093d ago

I hope Shane Kim comes up on stage to announce Resident Evil 5 for the 720. XD

(Those not familiar with the meme, at E3 2007, Shane Kim went on stage and told everybody that RE5 is coming to 360 as some massive megaton, even though we all knew that since 2006. He was confronted about this in an interview and was absolutely stunned when he found this out.)

Hellsvacancy4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

My mistake

adorie4093d ago

Lol. Someone made a story about a thread on Neo Gaf?
Because I read it there first. Credit goes to the user who put that info out. domain was registered the.next day of the Sony event.

josephayal4093d ago

dude, The Xbox 720 is a must Buy %100, Im definitely waiting a year or so after launch so that it can get a decent library of games like I do with every new console

NeoTribe4092d ago

Just admit your broke. Its ok.

+ Show (4) more repliesLast reply 4092d ago
Hands Up For Games4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

Lets Get Ready To Ruuuuuuuuummmmmmbbbbbbllllllle eeeeeeeeee!

Its a great time to be a gamer!

Good_Guy_Jamal4093d ago

Michael Buffer could sue you for that. Guy has a trade mark on that phrase, how crazy is that?

Knight_Crawler4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

I should have TM YOLO...I was using before Drake made it main stream.

Edit: OT I would scream like a little girl if I hear c-c-c-c-c-c-c-combo breaker.

And also see a fury little cute foul mouth squirl on stage.

Gimmemorebubblez4093d ago (Edited 4093d ago )

This will have a micro- soft impact on the gaming world./s

/s means sarcasm

B1663r4093d ago

~No it doesn't it means you intend to substitute a null terminated string in a pritnf command in the the c programming language.~

You surround your sarcastic statement with ~tildes~ if you are intending to point out your sarcasm.

For example...

~you have a great sarcastic sense of humor~

Gimmemorebubblez4093d ago

I know its kinda lame right.... I was just bored.

Walker4093d ago ShowReplies(3)
Show all comments (89)
280°

Nintendo says Switch 2 will be officially announced before the end of March 2025

This is Furukawa, President of Nintendo. We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015. We will be holding a Nintendo Direct this June regarding the Nintendo Switch software lineup for the latter half of 2024, but please be aware that there will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during that presentation.

Profchaos1d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

I'm excited for a switch 2 however I don't feel it will be coming this year as per the tweet in they are commuting to a reveal in this Japanese financial year in 2025.

Realistically we will get one last holiday season to focus on the switch because it would be madness for Nintendo to go into the holidays where the switch always performs well when they have announced a switch 2.

I'm thinking we see a announcement late Jan 25 personally with a release between March and June depending on when the software is ready and how strong the holday sales were if they need to boost those figures for the next earnings call or not

gold_drake1d 9h ago

yea agreed. they'll probably match it with the new pkmn game they announced

VenomUK1d 8h ago

So it begins!

Where one contender pulls out of the game, another comes back bigger and stronger.

Nintendo Switch 2 - let the games begin.

Cacabunga22h ago

A new Splatoon launch title for sure.. hoping they change the recipe and make it open world.

I think it’ll come out Q1 25. Let’s wait and see

H91d 3h ago

There's a event in June for games on the switch and they said there won't be a switch 2 announcement so no way they will announce the console after june and still release it in the same year

Eonjay1d 3h ago

So, I think they will shoot for another FYQ4 release (like with the first Switch) but I am confused by the headline:

'[...] Switch 2 will be officially ANNOUNCED before the end of March 2025' This implies that the Switch 2 isn't coming out till maybe holiday 2025 or maybe even 2026. I think they will be better served by NOT releasing when GTA 6 launches (unless there is some shocking reveal that it will run on Switch 2). Release early 2025.

Neonridr1d 6h ago

I'd say it'll be released before March 2025 tbh.

Asuka1d 5h ago

About time. I can't wait!

notachance1d 5h ago

Holiday announcement with summer launch

thesoftware7301d 4h ago

It should be an interesting year; Sony, Nintendo, and MS all have new Hardware to show.

Show all comments (28)
470°

PS5 Pro specs leak video taken down by Sony

Sony is taking actions as video by Moore’s Law is Dead, has been issued with a copyright claim.

Read Full Story >>
videogameschronicle.com
andy8521d ago

And people say it's all fake because Sony haven't said anything 😂 conveniently forget the PS4 Pro was only announced 2 months before release.

BeHunted21d ago

It's fake. There's no factual evidence other than his own made up specs.

Hereandthere21d ago

What were the specks Sony was afraid of showing?

Shikoku21d ago (Edited 21d ago )

Digital foundry put a video out saying what he leaked was exactly what they also knew about the PS5 PRO. So no it's not just stuff he made up

Babadook721d ago (Edited 21d ago )

If it’s fake what copyright does MLID infringe upon?

😂

andy8521d ago

Aye because they'd go to the effort of copyright claiming it if it didn't exist 🙃😂 you'd have to be a special kind to be thinking its not a thing by now

Cacabunga21d ago

They need to reveal it with uncharted killzone or a heavy hitter like this

Ironmike21d ago (Edited 21d ago )

U mean the specs that we'll established digital foundry which said these are the actual specs published a video on 2 weeks ago I mean they are only one of most trusted sites for tech information but they just made up a video for the sake of it

Christopher20d ago

I would love for it all to be fake, but lots of people are saying they've seen/heard the same thing. But, man, we 100% don't need mid-gen upgrades when we're failing hard to optimize current hardware.

+ Show (4) more repliesLast reply 20d ago
Seraphim20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

if I recall Sony lowered sales expectations for PS5 earlier this year. if that is the case we won't hear anything about a Pro until next year or shortly before/when it's dropping. After all, if the Pro was dropping this year/fiscal year they wouldn't have lowered expectations.

As for squashing rumors. Yeah, shit like this prevents potential buyers from adopting now, just like slim rumors in the past. It only makes sense to keep things under wraps from a business perspective. Despite living in a technological age of unfettered access to information we don't need to know whats going on behind closed doors be that at Sony, Nintendo, MS, or amongst any development studios. When the steak is done we shall feast.

JackBNimble20d ago

By the time games are actually made to take advantage of the pro spec's the ps6 will be released or close to it.

jznrpg21d ago (Edited 21d ago )

Just announce it already! I want to preorder one asap. But in reality they don’t want to lessen PS5 sales until Pro is ready to launch so I understand the business part of it. September is probably when they announce it with an early November launch like the PS4 Pro

Ironmike21d ago

Pro won't lessen sales sames ps4 pro never and the ps4 pro was more relevant at the time cos move to 4k this not needed

RaidenBlack21d ago (Edited 21d ago )

Yea, my brother got his PS4 (coz of a good deal) after the PS4 Pro's release.

darthv7221d ago

^^same here. I got a base 4 for only $100 off a guy who bought the Pro. then a few months later I found a guy on craigslist selling a pro for $100 because it was left behind by his former roommate who moved out. That was the beginning of my obsession to buy up the different variants of the PS4 that were released.

As of now I am really only missing the 500m one and the gold slim but otherwise I have pretty much all the other retail ones. https://consolevariations.c...

crazyCoconuts20d ago

Anyone with 4K that appreciates 60fps is gonna disagree about it not being needed.
DLSS is a god send for Nvidia, and there's been nothing like it for AMD...yet ...

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 20d ago
DeadlyFire21d ago

They will announce it around E3 timeframe about May-June whenever they do a showcase for the year.

neutralgamer199221d ago

Just announce it this thing will sell well

Ironmike21d ago (Edited 21d ago )

I don't think it will pll still haven't seen the potential of ps5 yet

Cacabunga20d ago

agreed, but it might sell if they announce some 1st party games to lead the way. if people see the difference with the base version they can move on. for my sake I am still gaming mainly on PS4 (still not finished with RDR2 due to lack of gaming time). I have a huge backlog on PS5 I am hoping to get into.

mark3214uk21d ago

why? game makers havnt even come close to maxing out current spec yet, were getting al lthese new TFlops and game maker are making crappy remakes not worthy of the ps3

Minute Man 72121d ago

The guts of the 5 and X are 5 years old

fr0sty20d ago

People keep saying that, yet we still have games running at near HD resolutions, 30fps, and ray tracing features turned off.

PRIMORDUS21d ago (Edited 21d ago )

I would take that video and upload a torrent of it, fuck that copyright bullshit. If your going to do something that has a chance of being taken down, make a torrent first share it. Then Sony or any other company is helpless and you can laugh in their faces, taunting them to try to take it down 🤣

LoveSpuds21d ago

With kind of analysis and advice, you could be a lawyer for Trump!🤣

tronyx1221d ago

As much as the PS4 Pro didn't represent a major % in the playerbase, announcing a 'better' model will hinder sales from the 'base' model. They are right, business-wise.

Show all comments (36)
170°

XDefiant misses launch window, Ubi says a new release date will be announced after stress test

XDefiant was originally supposed to be out in summer 2023, but following a seemingly-successful beta test in April of that year, it was bumped to October 2023, and then delayed again to an unspecified future date. In its February 2024 financial report, Ubisoft slated XDefiant for launch in the fourth quarter of its 2023-24 fiscal year, which ended March 31.

A week before that date arrived, rumors surfaced that the game would be delayed yet again, and a few days later Ubisoft made it official.

"The game has always been community-first, with player feedback as a top priority," the development team said in the update. "While we hoped to go live by the end of March, there are still some improvements that we need to test before that."

Ubisoft said it's "finishing preparations" for a server stress test that will run for 12 hours on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. "After this short test, we expected to be able to lock a launch date and start sharing more about exciting content XDefiant has to offer in the future!"

just_looken36d ago (Edited 36d ago )

The previous news was from the team/rumors this is ubisoft themselves now saying the game is delayed again no new date set but they will have a stress test on a date that has not been set.

So the game is delayed to _____ TBD
Network stress test at ____ TBD

Ubisoft we make games whenever for whoever we just do not care

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurec...

X-2335d ago

I'm just going to be honest here and say what people seem to not want to, XDefiant success is going to be short-lived and it's because it's a game that's going to be under Ubisoft's umbrella. The development team can be absolute rockstars, but with Ubisoft steering the ship it's not going to go anywhere.

Profchaos35d ago

It could be a truely amazing game (it won't be) but with Ubisoft it will be monitized within a inch of its life.

smolinsk35d ago

The game is dead move on. It's the same with the Finals. These short period hype games doesn't last.

Show all comments (7)