Microsoft's "Biggest Surprise Ever" Might Be Coming at E3

Microsoft’s gears are spinning in preparation of this year’s E3, but we might be in for something bigger than most think.

[Hellsvacancy]

Bigger Surprise Ever? does that even make sense

Edit: Now my comment makes no sense, gonna have to type something on topic........

The biggest surprise EVER would be IF MS said "we've taken over work on The Last Guardian and it will launch exclusively on the XB1" yep, that really would be surprising news, it would TOTALLY surprise me

Now watch people take me seriously "that will NEVER happen damn you, Sony owns the rights"

[ArchangelMike]

It's probably a Kinect-less XbOne SKU.

[Kingthrash360]

that wouldnt be much a surprise...prolly a blinx sequel.

[fermcr]

That exactly wouldn't be a surprise. Microsoft has to do something, and that's one of their options to get the X1 price way down... unless they are dumb enough to continue insisting on Kinect with every X1.

[DarthZoolu]

Free Halo 5 for Xbox One.

[vishmarx]

Half life 3,Kotor 3,or some huge old franchise everyone's forgotten about being made by the laid off devs from irrational,eidos,mercury steam,uncharted,sony SM all working on the same game.

hell lol FF7 remake xb1 exclusive
while were bullshitting

[TheTwelve]

A Kinect-less Xbox would be common sense, but no surprise.

[badboy776]

The Return of DRM?

[Saigon]

To me a big surprise would be taking over an IP that was once a Sony IP or creating a new intense IP altogether. But being that this is MS, most likely it is a New IP or some exclusive DLC. I would also assume that their second screen thing may be ready to fully implement with a new hand held device.

[Shadow Flare]

Not sure if it's true but I heard someone in Japan has preordered an Xbox One

[NewMonday]

MS to buy Nintendo

[BX81]

Idk why the first thing I thought was a life size Titan.

[Gorilla_Killa_X]

@Shadowflare, lol. Bubble for you.

[abzdine]

no matter how big the surprise is nothing will make me buy an X1.
Wii U PS4 best combo this gen by FAR!

[darthv72]

@abzdine, yeah that is a pretty great combo. Actually, pair up a Wii-u with either one of the bigger consoles and you have a great combo.

Wii-u makes a really good side dish to the main course. Just need more people to think openly to getting one and they wont be disappointed.

[USA007]

Another Phantom Dust!

[4Sh0w]

Nope, microsoft has proven they could reduce the price AND keep Kinect also they are doing pretty well with kinect which is why they've re-emphasize there isn't going to be a kinect less sku.

I hope their big surprise has something to do with the cloud and or something groundbreaking for Halo5 or yet another brand new IP on the level of Quantum Break.

[kickerz]

Hope it's an awesome surprise and not a bad surprise (like finding skiddies on your undies)

[MorePowerOfGreen]

Never going to happen.

MSFT has mentioned several times about watching out for who you see walking on their stage. Also, they may have a game possibly being enhanced by cloud compute in much more profound ways.

I know you guys hope and pray Kinect goes away but if anything, MSFT could show another Kinect revolution at any time, so I believe them when they say a kinect-less SKU will never happen, over and over again I might add.

The web would explode if Shigeru Miyamoto and Reggie Fils-Aime walked out on MSFT's presser stage.

[SourShoes]

@morepowerofgreen
"The web would explode if Shigeru Miyamoto and Reggie Fils-Aime walked out on MSFT's presser stage."
I believe that will happen about as much as I believe Vlad Putin when he says, "Those are not Russian forces in Crimea."

[kickerz]

A virtual reality headset that works with kinect would be very awesome :)

[darthv72]

MS to partner with Sega and release Shenmue 3 exclusively for XB1.

[dantesparda]

"Microsoft's "Biggest Surprise Ever" Might Be Coming at E3"

Can you say "hype", can you say hyperbole?!

[dantesparda]

The reveal of the secret sauce! a new system, they are becoming a 3rd party to Sony. They are buying out Sony, errr Nintendo, Sony and MS walking out on stage holding hands and admitting that they're married, they are my father. I can keep going.

[Pogmathoin]

I am sure if it was something incredible, with no negativity with it at all, and was something that could only be praised, it would still suck here till Sony does the same thing...

[DigitalRaptor]

@ Darthv72

Don't get ahead of yourself dude. http://www.youtube.com/watc...

It's ridiculous to suggest Sega would partner up with Microsoft to make a sequel to a game that bombed on their system, would bomb again, and was only there because Peter Moore shut out the Dreamcast version from the US, when he jumped ship from Sega of America to Xbox division.

[jebabcock]

Kinect 3.0? Just kidding... Could be a game streaming system of their own for older games.

[Giul_Xainx]

Please surprise me Microsoft. Because if you don't..... Don Matrick will be rehired.

[DealWithIt]

Or... given last few E3s, it could be Kinect 3.0

[AliTheSnake1]

It's Halo 7, Pre-order and get into Gears of war 17's Beta.

[kreate]

They might show the power of the cloud?

[Narutone66]

They're making a handheld or Windows phone will support Xbox1 game streaming.

[Anarki]

May be tempted to purchase one if it comes down to sub £300 without a kinect. That thing is worthless to me and would spend all its time facing the wall/unplugged.

[PoSTedUP]

Handheld.

@narutone- yeah thats what i was thinking earlier. either that or they secure the Shield??

[DragonKnight]

It's a Gears of War TV show.

@darth: Rumours suggest Sega has lost the trademark to Shenmue, meaning that partnering with MS would be meaningless.

[Nine_Thousaaandd]

Damn folks, really....Kinectless Xbone? No freaking way! If they do that, Xbone will fail for sure...and this is coming from a PS fan.

When Microsoft developed the Xbone, the idea was to make a console this time around with Kinect built into it...sort of. As you can tell already, Kinect was a cool idea...but struggled to match the sales of 360 hardware. Microsoft's vision for voice commands and motion control didn't take off as planned. If we look back at addons for previous consoles...all of them failed. Most gamers don't care to purchase addons for their consoles...if it's not included, then pretty much it will fail. And this is the result of Xbox One w/Kinect included.

Microsoft had a vision...Xbox and Kinect is the future of gaming, voice commands, motion control, TV...and all-in-one system that can do it all. Now Xbots are shouting for a Kinectless Xbone...lol. Think long and hard Xbots, removing Kinect will destroy Xbox One. People see a much better value in one price to play a game, not two. Plus developers will have access to Kinect at all times, no more Xbox vs Xbox w/Kinect games.

Think about it, they remove Kinect...it's back to 2 different sku's to market games on Xbox. Complete FAIL! Developers will choose Xbox over Kinect most of the time. Another FAIL! Another $100 for Kinect on top of spending $400 for the hardware to play a game...major FAIL, 360 all over again!

When gamers said NO Kinect this time...Microsoft was like screw ya'll...incoming Xbox One w/Kinect @$499.99! Their vision, not the gamer's vision...Microsoft's vision. Kinect is here to stay folks, it's part of the package so deal with it. All they can do at this point is lose more money on Xbone with a major price cut and buy more 3rd party games to make exclusive to Xbone!

Funny the same people praising Xbox and Microsoft are shouting for a Kinectless Xbone. Remove Kinect, may as well buy a cheap desktop and a Xbone controller...with Windows 8 interface, it will feel like an Xbone for sure!

[Perjoss]

Do you think they even realize how many units they will shift if they just remove the kinect and drop the price?

[Bereaver]

PEGGLE 3!!!!!!!!!!!

[mewhy32]

Hopefully you will see a price drop to about 299.99 w/o the kinect. That would put the price/power ratio into a more realistic realm and enable it to better compete with the PS4.

[Antwan3k]

The people asking for a Kinect-less Xbox One SKU at this point have to be either trolling or have no clue.. That's just my honest opinion

The Kinect 2.0 is one of the Xbox One's primary differentiating factors when you consider the fact that the PS4 has the more powerful hardware.. It's the same as the Wii U's gamepad.. Weaker hardware specs but added potential for innovation and features.. Now, unlike Nintendo and Microsoft, Sony decided to play it safe and put out a "PS3.5" and so far it is REALLY paying off for them.. Kudos to Sony.. But to get rid of the Kinect and price the Xbox One at $399 would only serve to kill any potential the Kinect 2.0 ever had, officially positioning the Xbox One as an "underpowered PS4" while selling it for the same price, and totally limiting or eliminating the overall vision and future planning that Microsoft had for their console..

Sell the Xbox One without Kinect for $399 and the PS4 still wins due to an apples-to-apples comparison of two "pure gaming consoles" in which the PS4 has the better hardware specs.. That would be incredibly stupid

Now, eventually sell the Xbox One WITH Kinect for $399 and we have an entirely new ball game. You have an apples-to-oranges scenario in which you have a "pure gaming console" versus "an all-in-one gaming and media console" for the same price.. With the proper marketing, that's a value argument that Microsoft can potentially win..

Please STOP asking for console suicide by requesting a Kinect-less Xbox One SKU.. Instead, ask for Microsoft to eat the costs and just drop the Xbox One price while still keeping Kinect standard..

at the same price point of $399, even if you don't want Kinect, you'd essentially be getting it for FREE.. At that point, there's no room for complaint and EVERYBODY WINS.. The people who don't want Kinect can simply never plug it in.. It was FREE, who cares?.. Microsoft can still continue with their vision of the console.. Developers can confidently dedicate the time and resources to making relevant and innovative Kinect experiences.. And consumers can immediately justify their Xbox One purchase value with the added hardware their getting out of the box in comparison to the now "bare bones" PS4 they would have bought for the same price.. This is the only winning strategy at this point..

how is this simple concept lost on so many people?.. I'm almost convinced that the people screaming for a Kinect-less SKU have no interest in the Xbox One succeeding, prefer PS4, and probably have no plans of buying a Xbox One to begin with..

in the console development stages, yea I could see your point.. Microsoft had some options in terms of Kinect.. But once both console specs where announced and the PS4 had the hardware advantage, Microsoft only had two choices: package every console with Kinect and with eventual price drops, beat the PS4 on value. Or don't offer a Kinect SKU at all (which would render the Kinect 2.0 just as useless as the PS Eye), undercut the PS4 with a price of $299 or $349, and just be known as the Xbox 360.5 "budget console"..

the later strategy would have won the early adopter war (the war that Sony is currently winning) but would lose traction over time with PS4 price drops and them offering the better hardware.. The current strategy will be beneficial in the long run for the reasons I've illustrated above but at a loss of early momentum.. The split SKU strategy some of you geniuses are proposing would be an all around fail.. Period..

[adorie]

I want to say it could be timed GTA V Xbone exclusivity.

I said a few posts back that Microsoft moneyhatting has to be strategic instead of outlandish, this is a possibility, but Take-Two's GTA(V) is worth way more than a few Titanfalls. It's a multi billion dollar franchise, by itself.

Silent Hill, exclusive to Xbone, maybe Final Fantasy XV.. who knows... it's too early for me to think atm, lol.

Maybe 399.99 kinectless xbone with a free game.
Remember, what doesn't surprise us, probably surprises a poop ton more people.

[djplonker]

You really think ff15 could be an xbox exclusive?

Japan loves final fantasy but they hate the xbox... yeah that could totally work out -.-

p.s conidering the power of the xbone why release a new version of gta v on it because it wont be much better than the 360 version!

[Tempest317]

I doubt it would be gta v, rockstar would lose way too much money on a deal like that. Would they give up the (currently) 6 million+ possible sales on ps4 just to put it on x1? Definitely not. FF XV also definitely not, has there even been a main entry (since ff7) that hasn't been on a Sony console? I honestly don't think it will have anything to do with games other than the standard x1 exclusives. If they really want it to be exciting, theyre going to have to showcase the hardware capabilities AND their first party exclusives that are leveraging that power.

[daedra]

Dude me too I hope microsoft makes gta 5 xbox one exclusive

[goldwyncq]

Or Uncharted 4 being multiplatform and coming to Xbox One.

[PONTIAC08G8GT]

As an X1 owner I'd be happy about that haha. But I'm pretty sure that won't ever happen. Sony wouldn't let it.

[James-GAMES]

Sony owns Naughty Dog so that won't happen.

[goldwyncq]

You do realize I wasn't being serious about that, do you?

[Jdoki]

Hmm, so what sort of announcement would constitute 'the biggest surprise ever'?

MS buys PlaysStation from Sony. That would be surprising.

GTA VI is exclusive to XB1. That would do it.

Re-enabling DRM... Nah, that wouldn't surprise me at all.

[SourShoes]

The return of Cinder to Killer Instinct??

[PS3n360]

free xbox live would be a surprise and a welcome one at that.

[PickAShoe]

Or Microsoft buying Oculus Rift, that would surprise me.

[Raiden]

No no no, i think you all have it wrong, i believe MS has bought a publisher, EA or Activision with all IP's and back catalogue that would be a REALLY BIG surprise or it's Rockstar gaming company with all rights to current software. The games will still be multiplatform delayed release.
MS has bought someone BIG, or it could be a handheld console lets wait and see

Happy gaming to all gamers no matter the choice of platform we are all brothers and sisters of gaming have fun because that is what gaming really is for, our entertainment and enjoyment.
GAME ON

[maddskull]

You know what will really Surprise everybody is that Microsoft going to stage and saying "DRM is Back" i don't think that is impossible there have also been some articles talking of Microsoft bringing the drm back. they removed the drm with an update so they wont take it of the console completely it still there

[Silly Mammo]

MS would never make an announcement about bringing back DRM, they would just quietly implement it.

[AndrewLB]

Just like Sony did. lol. You fanboys are so blind to not even know that Sony had almost identical DRM for the PS4 but they were smart enough to keep their mouths shut, and when Microsoft went public with their proposed DRM and got completely obliterated by gamers and the press... sony quietly sat back, enjoyed the show, and removed the DRM in the day 1 patch.

Don't believe me? Educate yourself: http://ps4daily.com/2013/06...

[maddskull]

but they would do it eventually and the fanboys will say that they always wanted the drm.

[OCEANGROWNKUSH]

@andrewlb

did you read the article? says sony may originally have had plans to have DRM, and changed it to no DRM after MS announced thier plans... nice try though

[Jdoki]

@AndrewLB

Take another look at that piece of 'journalism' you linked to. No actual quote or even a link.

Here's the actual quote:

"There were lots of people who gave their opinions on that issue to my Twitter account before E3," SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida told Famitsu magazine this week.

"It's not that our hardware policies are decided strictly based on user reaction like this, but when we were thinking about what we had to bring across and how to bring it across, it was a very useful source."

Where in that quote does he say they reversed a decision or quietly dropped DRM. You have nothing but speculation.

Also the PS4 was announced with a lot of info months before the news that XB1 had more restrictive DRM.

You know what, I'm not even arguing that Sony considered DRM - they would have at some point in the design process - but you blindly believe the info pulled from one source with no supporting information and have the nerve to tell people to go educate themselves.

[TheGreenMan]

@AndrewLB

So you're telling people to "educate themselves" by providing an article with no sources? Do ya see the irony in that?

[lifeisgamesok]

This is not a very smart comment

After the backlash why would MS even think about going back to DRM

It wouldn't make sense

[DeathOfTheFanBoy]

@Hellsvacancy, thanks for the wisdom.

Most pointless comment I've seen today.

[mcstorm]

Wont be a Kinectless SKU people can say that all they want but the xbox one will always have Kinect 2 with it.

Ide expect it to be a big name game making a come back exclusive to the xbox console. What I don't know but looking forward to E3 this year as I think all 3 will have some big games and news for us.

[andrewsqual]

Maybe they take the leash off Rare and let them make games again? Good games? That would shock me.

[parentoftheyear]

I bet it is a Sequel to the Sound of Music with Carrie Underwood. *MIND BLOWN.

[oODEADPOOLOo]

http://imgur.com/doD94Ws

[MetaReapre]

Biggest surprise, eh? I can't really think of one...

"New Xbox One, Kinect-less, Disc drive-less, controller-less for 200 dollars!"

Would that be surprising? lol

I can't think of one thing that would be surprising for Xb1 news, unless it's some sort of old IP being revitalized that everyone loved... I'm not familiar with the original Xbox's exclusives... is there even one that people could think of?

Wait... Shenmue 3 only for XB1? that to me would be surprising news lol

[Drewidian]

It could be a partnership with one or more cable companies offering subsidized Xbox Ones for $99 down on a 2 year contract with free Xbox Live for the 2 years starting on the fall with interactive TV an and a Titanfall series exclusively to Microsoft.

[Drewidian]

@N64Fan. There is a lot of potential for partnerships with different cable and satellite companies that just aren't there for the PS4 in part due to the HDMI input and the way MS architected the multitasking and One guide. The cable companies have tried everything under the sun to stop cord cutting and nothing has worked. They are still loosing hundreds of thousands of subscribers every quarter. The Xbox One is a perfect addition to that arsenal as a way of stopping this. MS is making content for their own TV services that could sweeten the deal. Imagine voting live for shows like survivor for challenges and missions, or asking questions directly on a news show to an interviewer. Right now the Xbox one us the only system capable of this interactivity. The real kicker is that it does this with the existing video network and only a small am out of data would be required not putting a strain on the network when hundreds of thousands to millions of users are accessing the service concurrently. There are a number of other reasons it makes sense, but ask yourself who will buy a PS4 after the next gen gamer market is saturated? Last gen sold a out 80M of ps3 and 360s, and 110M Wii consoles. The Wii U is a stillborn product, but lets say Sony sells 20M this year and Xbox one 12M as stand alone. If MS gets say Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon, and AT&T to sell them as a subsidized unit on contract, MS could beat Sony as there are far more cable subscribers than console gamers, and it may even persuade some of the cord cutters to come back....

[Gorilla_Killa_X]

I'm thinking DayZ coming console exclusively to XBox One.

[daedra]

If ms makes Dayz exclusive I will celebrate by buying 200 dollars worth of xbox one games.

[Raiden]

No no no, i think you all have it wrong, i believe MS has bought a publisher, EA or Activision with all IP's and back catalogue that would be a REALLY BIG surprise or it's Rockstar gaming company with all rights to current software. The games will still be multiplatform delayed release.
MS has bought someone BIG, or it could be a handheld console lets wait and see.

[DeadlyFire]

Potential announcements:
DayZ
Homefront 2

hmm...
Crash Bandicoot maybe?
Unreal Tournament 4?

A follow up to other exclusive Xbox Ips.

[lets_go_gunners]

I just remembered that crytek was working on homefront 2 and they did Ryse exclusively so Homefront 2 wouldn't be that shocking.

[DooodleyDude]

Hm Microsoft can't stop talking about e3, could this be it? A demonstration from what the xbox fanboys can't stop talking about. "the powah of the cloud" could microsoft be showing 4k games?

[Bdub2000]

The only people I ever see talking about tha powa of da clowd are ridiculous ps4 fanboys... I haven't seen any X1 fan boy around here talk about it unless some ps4 joker brings it up for some irrelevant reason . Heck, 90% of the comments on this MICROSOFT NEWS are from ps4 fanboys with sarcastic comments.

By the way, so irritating how everyone spells it sooooo gay...

Titanfall plus new exciting news makes this a good time to own an x1.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Hmmm.

"First 50 people in line will receive a custom Titanfall t-shirt [...] one select winner will receive a free ride and ticket to this year’s E3 to witness Microsoft’s biggest surprise ever .”

Yep I'm not getting my hopes up the winner probably has backstage access at E3 to see what MS is working on. Or win a free copy for whatever unannounced game it is.

I hoping for a huge, huge, surprise from MS but its probably only relevant for the contest winner.

[AndrewLB]

Backstage? This isn't a concert, it's a convention for people working in the video game industry, developers, publishers, the press, and for hardware manufacturers to show off the latest and greatest. I've attended it 4 times and had amazing access to just about anything or anyone. See.. when tickets cost $800 or so per person for 3 days, they don't have to worry about a lot of the riff-raff that would show up if it were $50.
I pretty much went anywhere I wanted, including behind the scenes at Microsoft's Xbox 360 booth in 2005 when they showed it off for the very first time and i managed to snap a photo of what was REALLY playing the games. It sure wasn't 360 hardware! PowerMac G5 dual-processor systems!

http://i1248.photobucket.co...

[QuickdrawMcgraw]

Another maybe biggest surprise ever at E3...Yawn...

[ZombieDust]

A kineticless xbox one would be extremely suprising considering Microsoft has made it quite clear they have no plans to do so.

[sinspirit]

What if.. They bought the rights to Crash Bandicoot and it wasn't Sony after all like the rumors suggest. I would cry.

[avengers1978]

We bought Nintendo and are making the wiixb1 u coming out 2016... Oh and here's our new handheld... With Halo/s
But that's the only way they could surprise me, I believe they will have games, I wouldn't be surprised if they had a kinect-less sku for about 399.99$.

[Magicite]

free cookies and milk for every next X1 buyer!

[Lakerman]

Peggle 3?

[popup]

MisterXmedia turns out to be Bill Gates?

[k2d]

CANNING THE XBONE? Still haven't forgotten their last E3 surprise....

[showtimefolks]

we have bought Konami and now MGS is exclusive to xbox brand

we bought EA

i mean there isn't much that MS can do that will surprise us

Half life 3 exclusive? nah that's too big even for MS to cover

[ajax17]

I wonder if it'll be a portable system. It might help them in the Asian markets.

[sgtGanGreen]

The Last Guardian? lol
I dont even want to play that game

[Raiden]

No no no, i think you all have it wrong, i believe MS has bought a publisher, EA or Activision with all IP's and back catalogue that would be a REALLY BIG surprise or it's Rockstar gaming company with all rights to current software. The games will still be multiplatform delayed release.
MS has bought someone BIG, or it could be a handheld console lets wait and see

Happy gaming to all gamers no matter the platform we are all brothers and sisters of gaming

[nope111]

Microsoft leaves the gaming division! i win \o/

[Visiblemarc]

Yeah man,

Bear in mind this is MS...they love hyperbole and have someone's boring dad's sensibilities. The surprise is probably going to be something like "a new character is being added to Killer Instinct."

[Mega24]

I think it might be a reduce price Kinect-less One, and if it happens I might buy one.

[My_Outer_Heaven]

The biggest surprise would be Microsoft quitting the console business and focusing on software just like Nintendo should.

[AceBlazer13]

Was that grammar f up in the title intentional ? Anyway, goin balls deep with that marketing.

Alright it got fixed.

[GamersHeaven]

Every year we hear this nothing but hype.

[Volkama]

Pre-hype show hype really does annoy.

E3 is still 2 months away. I don't want to hear about a surprise 2 months away, unless it is a surprise you spoiled by revealing the details now.

[The_Sneauxman]

I thought E3 was in June or July?

[Volkama]

I dunno, but that's not better :)

[Jdoki]

The only thing worse than hyping the hype before the hyped event is the endless 'who won E3' articles after the hyped event :)

[CYCLEGAMER]

To be fair, the xb1 did have a few gaming surprises!

[cell989]

I see what you did there

[Mikefizzled]

I can't fault their attempts so far. Killer Instinct reboot was great. Quantum Break and Sunset Overdrive look great.

[jessupj]

For xbone owners sakes I hope it's something cool, but more than likely it's just MS's desperate attempt to try to get some good will back.

Whatever it is I just hope it isn't another moneyhat to block a quality game from coming to the PS4.

I'm sick of MS throwing money around.

[WeAreLegion]

I'd love to speculate, but in the article it mentions someone winning a trip to E3. So, I'm depressed. -_-

[mike32UK]

Microsoft have paid Sony hundreds of millions to make uncharted multiplatform, Amy Henning was furious when she found out and quit!

[Spurg]

looooooooooooooooool....I swear that cracked me up

[beerzombie]

Thats funny not only did she quit she becomes a flying nun helping foster children.

[jackanderson1985]

they have decided to buy out EA thus making BF5 and beyond, Dead Space, Star Wars games etc etc as exclusive to X1... that'd be a huge surprise.

Probably gonna be some new IPs or potentially their own version of PS Now

[MrSwankSinatra]

who even cares about Dead Space at this point. the first one was amazing then the series went downhill from there.

[Play2Win]

you may not care, ok. But for me Dead Space series is one of the best games I've played last generation. If not the best. Part 3 was not as good as one or two but I love the unviserse. I seriously cant wait for a new dead space more like part 1.

[76erz24]

Dead Space 2 was phenomenal. One of the best games of this generation.

[beerzombie]

Madden 2014 football will exclusive forever on X-1 or until the 2015 comes out

[bababrooks]

maybe thats why titanfall and pvz are on the x1! or have they bought more than just gears from epic.....welcome back to gaming cliffy b.

[Harmy666]

Cliffy is still very much in the gaming biz. In fact he creating on brand new IP…

[Software_Lover]

Just continue to show good games, get the price right, and I will purchase one this year.

[FRAKISTAN]

The Biggest surprise ever would be" All PC games are compatible with xbone", that's the biggest surprise, I'm tired of hyping shit up and they turn out to be nothing.

example:

Microsoft's "Biggest Surprise Ever" Might Be Coming at E3. The surprise new IP,or some bullshit like that

[mochachino]

I'm getting tired of MS PR BS.

They just repeatedly lie to people over and over again.

[fermcr]

Every companies PR department are BS liars... not only Microsoft's.

[mochachino]

There's a difference between lie and exaggerate. Regardless MS are the worst offenders.

Lets hear more about how the cloud makes xone 6 times more powerful, or how Kinect will scan in object from your environment to use in game, or how Kinect 2.0 has no lag, AND then there's Greenberg which treats gamers like morons.

[andibandit]

Or how Killzone:SF was running at 108... you know what... nevermind.

Either way, this info was from a Neogaf user, not MS:PR, but i guess thats irrelevant when you're busy hating

[AutoCad]

you living under a rock if u think MS only does this lol.

[tuglu_pati]

oh boy...

[KingDadXVI]

LOL, similar to Sony and their resolution lies. What MS lies are your referring to exactly?

[GTgamer]

Like when MS said Ryse was 1080p right? http://n4g.com/news/1354297...
Or when they kept showing the PC version of Forza 5 when it came out we saw a big downgrade :/.
We can do this alllllll day.

[MysticStrummer]

Many might say it was deceptive to have 1080p on the back of every 360 game. If upscaling makes that justified, then surely you have to acknowledge that KZ:SF is actually 1080p for the campaign.

Anyway, try "Microsoft lies" on Google...

[KingDadXVI]

@ GTgamer you should read the information in the article you linked. Aaron came out and admitted he was wrong and the resolution for Ryse was 900p. Forza was 1080p native and they did not come out and say they did not say it was not down scaled. Sony clearly stated KZ SF was native 1080p for MP and it was a lie. Here is the quote, "Then there’s the competitive multiplayer mode which, like the game’s campaign, runs at native 1080p and 60 fps." They did not come out before the launch and say oops we were wrong, they lied to their customers and new it. They don't even have the balls to come out and apologize. I can forgive someone a mistake if they correct it before the launch but not 4 months after, LOL keep breathing their smoke. So yes, we can keep doing this all day and you will loose.

http://blog.eu.playstation....

@MysticStrummer

Search Sony lies it is longer. Yes KZ is 1080p in campaign but hey lied about the native resolution being half the campaign and won't even admit it or apologize. The back of the box on any game gives the supported resolutions not the rendered resolutions. Sony is just as complicit in that as MS is.

Here are a few links for you guys to remind you of Sony's track record last gen:

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

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

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

The PS4 is a good machine and KZ looks pretty good but Sony lies every time they open their mouths. People may not like what MS said but that is not the same as the bald faced lying that Sony does every generation. Bottom line Sony is the biggest smoke factory going.

[4Sh0w]

Yep, King Dad they outright lied.

"Then there’s the competitive multiplayer mode which, like the game’s campaign, runs at native 1080p and 60 fps."

It's not 1080p **LIKE** the games campaign. The game's campaign is 1920×1080=1080p, the multi is 960×1080=not even standard 1080p closer to 720p than 1080p in pixel count.

Those who have been most critical of X1 games for not being 1080p and preaching about honesty, look very foolish, worst instead of owning up and asking sony for answers they march on like good little soldiers. smh

lol and right on Q' their in xbox threads ranting because micro are doing what they are suppose to which is talking about great things to come for the platform, sonys PR however is gospel. lol, the couple of stories about sony lying about KZ SF res is filled with moderation, trolling, off topic, many of which are well said comments about the facts but whatever anything to damage control for sony.

[XboxFun]

I'm sure MS has a great E3 planned im hoping for a Battletoads return.

@4show
oh you notice the heavy moderation, well saids being turned to off topics, or trolling, how a ND article was kept at a higher degree and how both "certain" articles were suspiciously removed from the top of N4G?

I think it was all a coincidence, I mean no way could all that be related to what we are all thinking.

[Kribwalker]

@mochachino

Killzone shadowfall

That is all

[Xsilver]

So quick question what if KZSF drops a patch that makes the game 1080p native in MP what would you guys say. oh and another thing can someone confirm to me that it was that resolution from the start because it took months before Digital Foundry figured it out after multiple updates from GG so what if the resolution change after updates to help with the framerate until GG comes out and confirms everything that it was that from the start then its on GG not Sony.

[Kribwalker]

Would not change the fact that sony said Killzone multiplayer is 1080p 60fps after the game had gone gold already and clearly wasn't 1080p or 60fps

[Xsilver]

@kribwalker what if it was 1080p native and those past updates changed it because Digital Foundry themselves said it was 1080p back then am i right or wrong? so lets wait for GG to respond.

[kenshiro100]

Clinging to those sraws aren't you?

[Harmy666]

Funny, because Sony are the biggest culprits of PR BS.

[OrangePowerz]

Xbox Two

[lameguy]

A firmware update upping the CPU and GPU clocks even moar! Memory bandwidth be damned.

That said, they probably could've pushed those 2 higher last year with the massive enclosure, fan, and external power brick. Even if it would be limited by memory bandwidth in normal operation, let the future devs creatively take advantage of that somehow rather than limiting the system right up front...

[creatchee]

MisterX is probably having some kind of gasm right now.

On topic: what could it be? Taken at face value and disregarding potential hyperbole, it sounds almost too major to be a game. A handheld console (uggh)? Maybe acquiring a major publisher or developer (yay)? Free backward compatibility (doubtful)?

I hope it's actually close to a huge announcement and not PR speak.

[Melankolis]

A price cut (or to be exact a clearance sale) before Microsoft sell Xbox Division...

[Malice-Flare]

who knows? heh, maybe with all this talk of FFVII, they bankrolled the remake exclusive to XBox...

[CEOSteveBallmer]

2 words "Keep Dreaming".
1. a FF game which is popularized by sony
2. It is made by a japanese, and japanese are still nationalistic
3. Sony is also a shareholder at Square but not that big
4. PS4 has more units sold, more popular in japan so its unreasonable to release it on a console which is not selling in japan, more expensive and less powerful which is the last thing square would do. if they did, bye bye square for all the fans.
5. I know your just saying this as possibly the "Biggest surprise". it may surprise me too so much if it ever happened. If it did, i hope square would disappear.

[Spurg]

'if it ever happened. If it did, i hope square would disappear.'

I think you should disappear

[AndrewLB]

1. Final Fantasy was popularized by Nintendo.
2. There are exclusives made for Xbox by japanese devs. Platinum Games has got a few in the works i hear.
3. Sony owns 8.25% of Square-Enix
4. Like I said, there are Xbone exclusives made by japanese devs.
5. So if you don't get your way, you wish a great game developer to disappear? Talk about childish.

[stuna1]

Exclusive TitanFall avatar......

[TheFallenAngel]

Exclusive DLC for call of duty.

[GiantFriendlyCrab]

yawn

[BattleTorn]

Seriously!

Get outta here with your "get hyped" PR Microsoft!!!

Last E3 you got us hyped over a announcement teaser for Black Tusk..... which ended up just being a development team, which later was given Gears of War to work on....

SHAME!!!

[LogicStomper]

You aren't one for surprises are you?

[christocolus]

I sure hope its going to be a big surprise... cant wait. This E3 is going to be huge. The best ever. In one of phils recent tweets regarding what to expect at e3 he made mention of announced and unannounced ips then he went further by asking fans to prepare for unexpected announcements too. The painful part of all this is the fact that E3 is still so far away...100 days more. I wish i could go to bed tonight,close my eyes and wake up on the 9th of june.... :(

[mrpsychoticstalker]

Microsoft is keeping a lot of secrets, i like that.

Im sure no one knows what this surprise is all about.

SURPRISE!

[bleedsoe9mm]

the cloud being involved in someway is probably a safe bet , hope its more than a tech demo

[mhunterjr]

I'm don't know of it would count as a huge suprise, but I just hope they resurrect some old RARE IPs....

I guess I'd be surprised if they show'd some next gen halo footage, and cloud connectivity had some positive effect on the gameplay/graphics. That would be huge for them.

[Rustynail]

They aren't because Banjo Kazooie, Perfect Dark, all those franchises didn't sell so well on the 360, but a franchise like Kinect Sports Rivals was a direct console seller.

[mhunterjr]

Well, it wasn't the brand that kept those games from selling, it was quality. If they made a good BK or a good PD, it would sell...

Also, rare has other good IPs like Jet Force Gemini and BattleToads. It would be fun to see them in next gen form.

[StarElite]

Well Phil Spencer did say he wanted to bring back Battle Toads.

[Fishy Fingers]

Quickly everyone, downplay it.

[MysticStrummer]

or, completely buy into the hype even though announcements like this pretty much never live up to it.

[Fishy Fingers]

Yes, because we all know there can be no middle ground....

I don't have an Xbox so while this doesn't directly effect me I better dismiss it as BS or underplay it to save my pride. Theres no justification for all the douchebag comments. We all know this thread will look significantly different once it pertains to Sonys E3 PR push. N4G user hypocrisy knows no limits. It's embarrassing.

[bleedsoe9mm]

@Fishy Fingers no place for rational thought on this website , everything on the ps4 is the best ever and everything on the xb1 is complete bs hype or vice versa

[MysticStrummer]

Oops meant to reply to Fishy's first comment.

[MysticStrummer]

Of course there's middle ground, and in reality that's where most people are, but your comment didn't represent that anymore than mine did. That was sort of my point in going to the other extreme.

Peace and good gaming.

[rainslacker]

I'm curious as to what it is, but "biggest surprise" announcements generally fall flat when they're finally revealed. Doesn't really matter who they're from. About the only one that ever really surprised me in recent memory was FF13 coming to 360, and then Sony's "beyond our wildest imaginations" announcement for the VitaTV.

Of course, this isn't coming from Geoff Keighley, so maybe there's something to it. On the other hand, it's PR's job to hype things up. People will likely forget about this statement come E3 though.

[LogicStomper]

I don't like surprises, so I'm going to speak for everyone and say Microsoft's E3 is going to be bad.

[clevernickname]

Don't have to as reality already does that.

[Dewitt]

Fallout 4 exclusively for XB1 and PC would be my guess. Bethesda has had rumblings of talks in place for a buyout, but this is just speculation right now.

[Aces17]

That would be extremely funny. Sony fans would instantly do a 180 on how much they love Fallout. It would be Titanfall times 10.

[Orange Juice]

Reach for the stars guys.

[-Foxtrot]

Pretty sure you had people saying they didn't like the look of Titanfall before it was announced as an exclusive....way to twist things.

[jmc8888]

I'm sorry, Titanfall isn't great. It's fun, and some people will enjoy it immensely. But anyone who isn't biased with rose colored glasses sees it as the mediocre first offering of a new IP, with absolutely outdated graphics, and shoddy framerate and resolution on the XB1.

...and I'm probably going to preorder it on PC. Because it is fun, somewhat. But there are a lot of flaws in it.

Titanfall is nowhere near in the same class as the Fallout series.

I highly doubt Bethesda would be stupid enough to lose hundreds of millions of dollars, because yes, that's what they'd lose if went only XB1/360/PC.

It would not be in their best interests at all, and they are in a completely different situation then Respawn and don't have to bow to anyone or anything.

...and no it wouldn't impact my ability to play it with an i7 [email protected] ghz and a GTX 670.

So no, Titanfall isn't being played down by Sony fans because it's not on the PS4, it's being played down because there are VALID REASONS to play it down. The only crowd side stepping reality is Microsoft hyping it up to Pong/Pacman/Pitfall/Super Mario Bros/Sonic/Final Fantasy VII/Fallout 3/Elder Scrolls/CoD 4/Battlefield 2/Elder Scrolls/Halo/Uncharted territory.

There are many levels below what Titanfall is being hyped to, incorrectly by a wide margin, where it still can be decent fun and worth a purchase. But hey when liars like Spencer and Penello open their mouths sane people cringe at the comparisons being made.

[Dewitt]

@jmc well being I have a lot of inside information at Bethesda from friends. I am going to take my word over yours. Also, anyone with half a brain can see that TitanFall is an incredibly ambitious game with a lot going for it. Mediocre, that is hilarious.

[MysticStrummer]

They'll show footage taken by Kinect and saved in the cloud, and it works even when Kinect is unplugged and your console isn't online.

Seriously though, it's rare that reality lives up to the hype with announcements like this, no matter what company it is.

Still, as always I look forward to E3.

[PixelNinja]

E3 is one of the best events of the year for me!

[MysticStrummer]

Yeah same here. I look forward to all the new video that emerges during and after.

[Wikkid666]

Maybe they will finally introduce their game streaming service.

[matrixman92]

agent, last guardian, uncharted 4, shenmue 3, half life 3 xbone one exclusives

http://media0.giphy.com/med...

[iceman1346]

Kinect-less xbox

[JeffGUNZ]

NFL Sunday Ticket exclusive to MS platforms.

[Kingoftherodeo]

yea remember kojimas huge surprise? unless they show care a 1tb xbox1 or they announce shenmue 3 exclusive to xbox1 they have been trying to gain some japan fans thats one way todo it. i won't consider it big news

[Orange Juice]

Although you should always take these "biggest ever" comments with a grain of salt, im actually inclined to believe that ms is going to play dirty hardball at e3 and try to surprise us with some exclusive deal. I'm just curious to see what it will be at this point.

[n4rc]

Upgraded games for gold On x1 is my guess

[greenyboi]

Do your best micro . I hope to be blown away by this years e3 . Everyone's guna be bringing the big hitters.

[PixelNinja]

Heck, I was all aboard the Xbox One hate wagon. But after Microsoft's E3 conference last year, they blew me away. As soon as it started with MGSV and Hideo Kojima, I knew they weren't fooling around.
If they can build over lasts year E3, they are sure to make waves, especially now Master Chief is back to reclaim the FPS mantle of responsibility...

[Convas]

"especially now Master Chief is back to reclaim the FPS mantle of responsibility..."

Oh man, Dat Mantle/Forerunner/Didact reference. I gotta give some bubbles. That was one of the best Halo references I've ever seen on this site.

[djplonker]

Yet mgsv is better on the ps4 I wonder if he knew that back then XD

[TheBrit]

They are going to open the show with Mario running around on an XB1, followed by the heads of Nintendo taking stage wearing Microsoft shirts......

[xDHAV0K24x]

that would be amazing. been wanting mario kart on xbl forever!

[Bolts-N-Rays1109]

E3 is going to be awesome this year.

[TristanPR77]

New pizza Hut and KFC apps with kinect support

[nastynapkin]

lol hahahahahahahaha lmfao hahaha

[jgrigs09]

Not trying to bring up the "power of the cloud". But, I think it will have to do with that.

[leemo19]

Surprises like this
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Seriously though when the last time MS had a actual good surprise at e3.

[Ipunchbabiesforfun]

It'll probably be something completely idiotic like map packs for call of duty or something TV based. If Microsoft does something that truly surprises me I'd be shocked. I was waiting for surprises for 7 years on my Xbox 360. All I ever got was COD, ESPN, Kinect, more Halo and Banjo Kazooie that was so off base it wasn't even worth wasting my time.

[True_Samurai]

Showing people that they were right about the cloud

[MasterCornholio]

That would be a huge surprise because technically its impossible for the cloud to boost the hardware capabilitys of the Xbox One.

[elliou_unto]

Well...YOU'RE the engineer, I guess...Sure sounds like you know everything and more than MS.

Tell us all about it, please!

[xDHAV0K24x]

Killer Instinct was pretty surprising. Maybe a new Conker game? Shenmue 3?

[Pogue1906]

Big surprise will be letting everyone know whats inside the box. Remember they still haven't released the full specs yet

[lsujester]

The super secret extra GPU that makes the X1 ten times more powerful?

[Kingoftherodeo]

if they announce shenmue 3 exclusive. sony better show the last guardian or just go home

[Nocando]

Backwards compatibility would be a pretty big deal, or maybe it is some new unnannounced exclusive? Microsoft exiting the console race? Limited time offer of lifetime of Xbox Live free with purchase of an Xbox One?

[TheTowelBoy]

Whatever it is I'm sure it'll be good. Everyone is gonna bring their big guns

[No_Limit]

Hmm, notice it is not Xbox or XB1 biggest surprise ever but it is stating MS's biggest surprise ever. I think it has to do with some sort of major purchasing of another entity as a whole instead of an exclusive game from a major company. Maye the purchasing of Nintendo or EA might be the one here.

[MasterCornholio]

I dont think it will be EA or Nintendo. But maybe they will announce the purchase of Remedy (Quantum Break developers) or Insomniac.

[Plasticgearsolid]

Sounds like there building false hype after that 6 million ps4 sales report

[MachineGunnTalk]

"...kinectless xbox1 guys common sense" - people who don't have xboxone

[Clown_Syndr0me]

People who have xbox one realise that kinevt is just a part of the overall experience and doesn't hinder it at all.
Plus half the people moaning about kinect own a ps4 and actually bought the camera for it...

[Master-H]

Hmm maybe they'll announce a patch that will enable backwards compatibility , that would be kinda crazy.

[jmc8888]

They have to bring it. Because E3 is the deadline for how much trouble is Xbox One in. This will set the stage for the next year or two. If what they do at E3 (big surprise or not) doesn't have the power to sway over most of the people that left them after the debacles of the past year and repair the loss of trust in their eyes, then there won't be anything for quite some time.

...and if there isn't for quite some time, like a year or two, then the trends we see will continue, and we should all know what that means for the Xbox One.

Hopefully they make it a contest, because right now it's absolutely one sided and people are rightly pissed at Microsoft for being scumbags.

Lost trust is very hard to repair. Then you add in higher cost and less power and it's just a mess.

[curtis92]

Bold claim... I'm intrigued.

[Nathaniel_Drake]

MS either announces a partnership too some degree with Amazon or they sell the division to Amazon

[gamertk421]

Microsoft: We're buying Sony.

[killzone619]

DRM

[nastynapkin]

I would love to see Jade Empire or Shummue

[bababrooks]

Jade Empire 2 would be the bees knees my friend!!!!

[nastynapkin]

Mario teams up with Microsoft... kaboom heads explode

[Demarco156]

1080p game?

[Audiggity]

That was funny.

[Audiggity]

This quote was from a radio ad that is targeting areas around MS Stores... it's probably just something they are saying to get more foot traffic.

MS didn't send out a press release or anything official with that quote. I'm sure they have some surprises, but, "the biggest surprise ever" is kind of a silly thing to say.

It dilutes everything they have done and everything they will do if that is an actual quote from MS.

Outside of buying a company like Rockstar or Ubisoft - or unveiling a huge 'surprise' that XB1 was significantly underclocked out of the box... this smells like a ticket for the hype train.

Announcing a new game/series wouldn't justify a comment.

[jmc8888]

We're talking about Microsoft here, who come from the Baghdad Bob school of propaganda and obfuscation.

Everything is the best, revolutionary, must-have, etc, etc.

Their claims like, Phil Spencer's "TF will set a MP look/feel/gameplay bar the rest of us will be trying to match for some time."

Sane people think Microsoft's public statements are delusional 99 percent of the time. If not more.

What will be shocking is if Microsoft actually tells the truth about ANYTHING. Because if they do, I for one will be shocked.

Sorry that's the truth...and no I don't like it.

[oldassgamer]

There are 2 things that would surprise me

1) MS sells XBOX division to Amazon
2) Naughty Dog makes an exclusive for XBOne

[90Supra]

a Sony owned studio making an xbox game?

lmao......move along, son...

[frostypants]

So someone MIGHT make an announcement that MIGHT be big at E3. That's some hardcore journalism...

[DoubleM70]

Family Sharing will be the biggest surprise.

[WooHooAlex]

Biggest surprise ever?
Other than a major exclusive being announced, the only thing I could think of would be those AR glasses that have been rumored for a while now.

Or maybe an Xbox tablet?

[AnotherGamer117]

I believe they will announce either software based backwards compatibility with certain titles or more likely - their own Gakai/OnLive type of gaming service.

[Hakoom]

forza 6 ! lol

[Borma]

2 things it could be stand out to me. Either Microsoft brings back it's family sharing plan or Microsoft will announce their VR device. Just a hunch though.

[ThatBlackDude187]

they lied and xbox one really produces 1080p?

[jasondracd]

I actually wouldn't be surprised if it had something to do with Oculus Rift. Some kind of exclusive deal with them working only on windows 7 and 8 OSs.

[Slevon]

I'm excited for e3, last e3 was amazing but this is a pretty bold claim and I really wonder what something like this could be.
Not trying to sound trolly but my best guess is half life 3 is console exclusive to ms or perhaps they have purchased rights or a studio previously owned by sony. Doubt those will ever happen but if it really is the biggest surprise ever then those are in the realm of possibility without being completely fake

[xReDeMpTiOnx]

They are selling the xbox division...

That would and wouldn't surprise me

[Sayburr]

I am sure, whatever it is, it will have something to do with "the cloud".

[tweet75]

The surprise will be Nintendo has an exclusive deal with mircosoft and all future zelda mario and metroid games will be xbox exclusives.

[xboxnation2013]

haha that would be awesome dnt think that would happen tho

[Stevino321]

Hello Everyone! Stephen Elop here! Just wanted to give Xbox one it's biggest announcement yet! Any guesses? HERE IS THE NEW COD DLC!1!1!!!!!!

[Rustynail]

I think it's Microsoft buying Nintendo. That would be great. First Rare and now Nintendo.

[jmc8888]

Nintendo is sitting on like 40 billion dollars.

So since that would be in the bank for whoever bought them, as you can see the cost of buying Nintendo would be multiples of that. Don't forget all the IP's they have that each alone are worth billions. Like Mario.

You think Microsoft is going to invest $100 billion dollars or more into a division that some major investors want gone?

What would buying/starting ten devs cost? It would cost a helluva lot less to just do that, and is what most sane people think is Microsoft's only shot at making the XB1 successful.

By providing unique 1st party experiences that no one else has.

[Wikkid666]

You should do more research on Nintendo.

[lonewolfjedi]

don't get me hyped for e3 and then disappoint me like geoff keighley did at the launch events.

[bleedsoe9mm]

a partnership with the oculus rift would be really big news

[xboxnation2013]

hope its sumthing cool im already loving my x1 things are jus getting better and better

[Animal Mutha 76]

Hmmm.

I think Fortezela vr headset which uses kinect for tracking.

[Fangrim]

If they have a huge surprise, why wait until E3? By then I think the Sony Steamroller will have crushed their sales even more!

Microsoft needs some megatons out there NOW, not in 3½ months.

[curtis92]

MS purchases Oculus Rift... I'M CALLING IT NOW

[BladerunnerZX]

Probably announcement of the new Gears of War game for Xbox One.

Could also be Halo 5 for Holiday 2014 release.

[xDHAV0K24x]

What if they made the DAY ONE edition achievement as a way to later reward the early adopters with something? E3 PASS? Choice of free launch games? $100 in MS credit?

[xx4xx]

Titanfall to become franchise exclusive to Xbox.
Includes all current and future games.

[SilentGuard]

Some sort of backwards compatibility perhaps? Or maybe Usher...

[90Supra]

Their version of Playstation Now...

[Harmonizer]

Biggest Surprise EVER....hmmm

Half-Life 3 exclusive for Xbone confirmed !

/s

[feraldrgn]

A "surprise" as in something we would never expect of Microsoft?
I can't see any move they make in the future to be surprising... If they pulled out of the gaming market, that'd be surprising, I guess?

Is it going to be "surprising" in the sense, that it's bad for the gaming community?

[ATi_Elite]

Xbox One big E3 announcement:

Advent Rising 2 and 3 being released in 2015.

NOW that would be a HUGE announcement lmao.

*for those unaware Advent Rising was announced and funded as a Triple A Trilogy even before anything was released, Advent rising was finally released and FAILED and the sequels were never heard of although supposedly already funded.*

But then again Mass Effect reminds me of Advent Rising, sorta!

[x_RadicalAura_x]

Biggest surprise ever: Peter Molyneux is pregnant.

[DaGamingKing]

For me, I think E3 will be full of surprises accross the board.

Nintendo has to come out swinging just to stay alive this generation, I hope it unveils loads of software, new ips and more.

Sony has to start bringing more games and show gamers what to look forward to this year on more of a games front and how it can keep its momentum going.

Microsoft needs to bring its A-game also, to show gamers why it also should be the system to game on, so same deal here in terms of games, new ip's and other value adding services.

I think now that all hardware is out the gate, its time to focus on software, exclusives, marketing and more.

[sAVAge_bEaST]

"Wait 'till E3!" is starting a month early, I see.

[bjmartynhak]

The dGPU is real.

Believe!

[LexHazard79]

Shenmue to be Xbox exclusive!

[Evil_Ryu]

remove kinect, drop xbox one by $200.00 & announce a ton of AAA exclusives and i might consider otherwise im a happy camper with my PS4.

[Skate-AK]

Maybe they snagged Dino Crisis from Capcom.

[Shinox]

I WILL BURN THEM AND BURN CAPCOM IF THEY DARE TO DO THAT
Just look at Dino Crisis 3 , Talk about repeating the same mistake TWICE

[hello12]

The x box 1 is more powerful than the PS4 the evidence is in this photo from Chipworks.
http://i.imgur.com/47E11wI....

You can see Microsoft A12 40 and A12 41 markings.

PS4 has only the 41 marking. There is a hidden layer DGPU or something else not sure, what it is, but its something special. Prove Microsoft is hiding something!

[MasterChief84]

What about the possibility of M$ implementing a game streaming service (like PS now) of xbox and 360 games for free? All you would need is XB Live Gold, That would be a massive surprise, And might make people consider trading up from their 360 consoles... and some people getting XB1's.

[LouisianaShark]

I don't know what this "biggest surprise ever" could be. A surprise to me would be if the Xbox spin out really happens. A week ago, I read on another site that Elop was rumored to be in favor of spinning out MS Xbox business if he was CEO. I've been thinking about a spin out ever since I seen the name Xbox Entertainment Studios in a E3 2013 video.

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

I just been wondering why it said Xbox and Xbox Entertainment Studios under names like Mr. Whitten in E3 2013 videos instead of Microsoft like it did in E3 2012 videos.

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

[jb1rd90]

I think talking about tv will always have been the biggest surprise... wasn't even about gameing. No one would have guessed that.

[RollinThunder]

I remember being really pumped last year, especially with their websites splash page in May and then sideswiped with a big surprise. I think i'll be a little more cautious this year.

Edit: Haha, agreed Jbird. Posted at the same time. Hopefully it will be a good surprise and enough reason to grab an X1.

[DC777]

WOW comes to Xbox One.

Seriously who knows. Probably just marketing hype.

[Radentangr]

The sale of double helix was part of a deal giving Xbox Live Gold users free access to Amazon Prime streaming. Halo 2 Anniversary will be the flagship cloud game, using AI patterns that learn from other players play throughs. Finally we will hear of a King and Microsoft partnership taking Bubble Witch Saga, Candy Crush Saga and others to Xbox One free to play.

[Grave]

Whatever it is they need it to be huge. Microsoft has continued to lose momentum since E3 last year.

[urwifeminder]

Nice MS can do no wrong lately great games and entertainment sure they have some nice surprises cooked up.

[aerisbueller]

Biggest surprise ever would be making xbox live free, or any other move that isn't greedy anti-gamer bullshit

[jacksons98]

Breaking news
***Sony's biggest surprise MIGHT be coming at E3****
and
***Nintendo's biggest surprise MIGHT be coming at E3 ****

[jules]

tech....

[Rockstar]

Microsoft buys Crash Bandicoot and turns it into a FPS ala
Shadowrun.

You heard it here!

[Petebloodyonion]

Here's what could expect from MS as big announcement.

- Deal with some cable company to have Xbox one sold at 99$ plus 3 year contract.
- The acquisition of Take two or Sega.
- Beating PS Now by giving free Backward compatibility to xbox one.
- Conquers More bad furr Day.
-

[RollinThunder]

That first one had me dying with laughter. Microsoft teams up with Comcast in light of the recent net neutrality appeal ruling and announces digital only games to which Comcast lowers the "excessive use" cap to 10 gigabytes, charging $1 per gig thereafter.

After that, Rod Serling walks out on stage and things proceed to get weird.

[Petebloodyonion]

"There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is in the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition."
It's a dimension where Microsoft's fans and Sony's fans exchange hugs and good wishes.
This is the Twilight Zone.......

[McScroggz]

It's hard to really think of anything that fits the bill. Microsoft doesn't have a huge library of exclusive IP's that would qualify as one of the biggest surprises ever. I mean would a new Chronicles of Riddick game or Crackdown 2 make waves? Not really. So honestly, I'm at a loss as to what it can even be.

[Shinox]

I don't accept surprises from M$ even if its the hugest thing in the gaming industry
Call me the biggest fanboy if you want to , ITS DISGUSTING !

[DJ]

$399 Xbox One without Kinect.

[lunatic0001]

Its funny how Xbox seems to be hated by everyone these days yet when an Xbox article pops up its swarmed by everyone....if u despise xbox one....why the fuck are u clicking and commenting on an Xbox article??????...I can't wait for e3 I expect great things from ms,Sony, and nintendo

[cyclindk]

X1-lite, no kinect, smaller, sleeker form factor, no optical drive (digital only) with 2TB HDD, 165 dollars cheaper.

Bam

[hobbitooo]

i think it will be a new sku..n price cut
n more cloud shit

[taijutsu363]

I feel its mostly likely a Kinectless Slim Xbox One!

[player002]

biggest ever quite a statement!!

[Grimhammer00]

MS to announce a new paradigm economy! Where you get games free with free console and free dlc! Secret sauce allows for magical profits to simply come out of thin air!

No?

Ill settle for transparency & actual accountability. No? Not gettingvthst either.

Hmm, I wonder if they could pull off a new $29.99 yearly LIVE sub? Huge cut in profits...but it would go along ways in hurting Sony runaway train.
Only on xbone. And they could put a limited 2yr window on it....but that would destroy the impact of it.
Sony wouldn't really be able to copy it without looking really bad.

[Adolph Fitler]

Spoiler.... I already know that there big announcement is that The Cloud will be hovering over XBOne owners eyes, as rain pours from them, when they find out Halo 5 will support caffa ray tube TV's native 520i output. The power of the cloud.

[DogtagDuke1992]

Did they purchase the rights to Turok? Naw...describing it as the "biggest surprise ever" entails something larger than just a game. It has to be a move in the overall industry. Acquiring Nintendo? (not gonna happen), but that's the caliber of surprise I'm hoping for. Perhaps they are giving Halo 2 Anniversary away for free with every Halo 5 they sell?Naw, that's too generous for a good seller like Halo 2A. Perhaps they have acquired the lead writer of Uncharted that just left Naughty Dog? I'm picking at straws here, haha. Perhaps they are teaming up with a large development team or bringing back a game from the dead that we all have forgotten about. It would have to bee a HUGE GAME though, otherwise it wouldn't amount to "the biggest surprise ever". If would either have to be a HUGE xbox exclusive that we all want back, or its a franchise from the past that all platforms once enjoyed and it is now an xbox exclusive and we will all go "woah! no way!" .....we will have to wait and see....

[Obamanationn]

the biggest suprise M$ or Sony could ever announce is the acquisition of SEGA or Nintendo

[idontcare]

lol, today the last of my friends bought a XB1 and sold his ps4. Now we're complete :) it only took him 3 months to realize that xb1 is the only true next gen console. Don't believe the hype ... and hope for higher score than 7/10 for infamous SS :)

[ramiuk1]

the next games for gold game is going to be worth more than £3?

[Clown_Syndr0me]

Mehh hard to get excited. Neither of the new consoles are all that impressive yet, and yes I own both.
the transition between last gen and this gen was just nowhere near as radical as the previous gen.
Give it a couple of years...
Oh and on topic, my guess is something to compete with PS NOW?

[Cogentleman]

"Xbox One is halting development. Xbox Two is in stores now."

[Mister_G]

Apple buying Xbox? What would be biggest ever surprise ;)

[RosweeSon]

There might be a FIFA15.

[RosettaStoned]

It's a handheld gaming device.

[wheresmymonkey]

Biggesst surprise ever, We've sold the Xbox Division to Nintendo. Now that would be a surprise.

[Hayabusa 117]

Ooh, what could it be :o

Halo 5??????

[Azzanation]

Could be Direct X 12.

[jamstorr86]

this statement could apply to anything. the biggest surprise for Sony COULD be coming at E3. The biggest surprise for SEGA (in the form of dreamcast 2!) could be coming at E3. ORRRRRR it could just be a huge anti-climax like we see at most E3s each year.

[ARESWARLORD]

I got PS4 at launch and its nothing special let me tell you. I will get a X One when Halo drops. Wish I bought it instead of the PS4 but PS plus is just so good as I have a PS3 and Vita as well im getting free games on all 3 systems. M$ needs to learn from Sony PS Plus

[Bercilak]

Biggest surprise ever?

Someone in Japan actually purchased an Xbox One.

[Skankinruby]

Biggest surprise ever would be for the first time Microsoft releasing an exclusive with single player worth caring about. But we know the apocalypse will come before that

[MaximusPrime_]

Xbox one to sponsor Manchester United