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If the Rumors Are True: 5 Reasons the Next Xbox Will Fail

The battle has begun. As developers begin to squeeze the dying pixels from a fading era of consoles, the inevitable cold war known as the next generation lingers on the horizon. Here, reputations are at stake, fan loyalties wax and wane, and precious consumer dollars dangle from the wallets of the undecided. Make no mistake: This is war.

As Nintendo's Wii U sales continue to hobble, Sony has eased swiftly into its play for the throne with the masterfully hyped announcement of the PlayStation 4. Will the esteemed designers and programmers of Microsoft answer the call with a deafening retort in order to silence the industry with a console destined to rule them all?

Not if the rumors are true. So, what are your thoughts? If any of the rumors are true, are they enough to keep you away from the next Xbox? What is your breaking point, and when is enough enough?

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GalacticEmpire4023d ago

It's likely most of the negative rumors turn out to be false but the damage these rumors are doing to the image of the Xbox brand is quite real. Microsoft have a lot to address before and during E3 and their PR department seem to be sleeping on the job.

Belking4023d ago

There is no damage to the xbox brand. It's mostly only fanboys who were never gonna buy it anyway. Lets wait and see what MS says first.

IRetrouk4023d ago

I do agree that we should wait and see, to say that the bad rumors are causing no harm is very short sighted, remember the whole ps3 has no games, ps3 doom this and that? That didnt help the ps3 at the start did it? Even though it was bull it still put some people off.

ichimaru4023d ago

Pretty much. I love when people who have no plans to buy the nextbox period say "if MS wants my money....."

KarrBOMB4023d ago

Reply to Ireteouk...

How was the PS3 having issues selling during release? They sold out everywhere for months. I literally went everywhere to find one and they were unavailable.

TekoIie4022d ago (Edited 4022d ago )

Out of interest how long does everyone think the new Xbox will have between its announcement/reveal event and its release date?

The PS4 will have something along the lines of 6 months so lets assume the 720 has a similar amount of time. Do you think that 6 months of facts is going to make those rumours any more valid a month before its release?

Old rumours will get buried, simple as that.

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Oh_Yeah4022d ago (Edited 4022d ago )

How are the rumors damaging to xbox when most of the mainsteam public/gamers don't get on sites like these to know about any of the rumors...and rumors are just rumors idk about you all but I don't pass any judgement until I have facts.

AngelicIceDiamond4022d ago

"the damage these rumors are doing to the image of the Xbox brand is quite real."

@Empire Lol Omg. There's no damage being done to next Xbox, Its all rumors. Only the internet is where it could "hurt" the next Xbox. Mainstream press virtually knows nothing about about a new Xbox, realistically.

Ilovetheps54023d ago

I just want to see the console already. I want to know what rumors are and aren't true. I've said this before, but I would be astounded if the always online rumor is true, but we will see. It's going to be interesting. I've held my judgment of the system until I hear the facts from Microsoft's mouth.

abzdine4023d ago

i'm sure next xbox is gonna get some good games just like the xbox and 360, but after my tastes and expectations i'm gonna choose PS4 for Sony first party games and the Gaikai integration which sounds mega promising! I also own a Vita and that remote play is a NEED thing for me.

I like the competition between the two, it makes things better for us gamers, and each one will choose what suits best

fermcr4023d ago

You do realize that Gaikai is a ... always online servçe? If you want to play a single player game, you have to be online.

I might be interested in the PS4, but I'm definitely not interested in Gaikai.

jcnba284023d ago

I've been pointing that out to people since the whole Adam Orth debacle and people just refuse to listen. Like you said, to play games on Gaikai you will have to be online.

aceitman4023d ago

@fermcr ,yes just like Netflix but u know that is the only way to play it(its an option u have ) , but its not a physical copy when u want to play offline being forced to be online while having to play the physical copy , which is a thing people don't want.

abzdine4023d ago

what's the problem with that? Do you want Gaikai to be a.. always offline instead? Nonsense!!isn't playing online a.... always online service as well? Or PS+? Why don't people complain?

It's nothing mandatory like next xbox rumors, you are offline you can still play games, you go online you have more stuff and advantages.

Gaikai for me is a killer app because of streaming games on vita, stream game from another PS4 and all cloud gaming stuff.

SideShort4023d ago

Even with my tastes and expectations, I still can't say which system would woo me over till MS announces theirs. If they charge for xbox live, it's PS4 for me. If its always online, it's PS4 for me. Even so, who's to say MS's new console doesn't come with 72 virgins? We just don't know what their selling points will be and we can bet Sony will not simply steamroll over MS without a fight.

Nodoze4023d ago

The silence from MS is deafening. I am thinking that they are leaking this stuff to gauge the reaction to it. As you can see even the reputable sites are now posting about the rumors.

It is high time that someone from MS makes an official response.

FrigidDARKNESS4023d ago

IThink people who make these threads are members of this forum. I have never seen so maby xbox is a failure thread on one site. Its like 10 per day.

The next xbox wont fail at all i think folks should be worried if the ps4 fails because that can spell disaster for Sony.

jcnba284023d ago

As well as all the Wii U doom and gloom articles. These people seem to forget that the PS3 was crap for at least a year after its release.

Clarence4023d ago (Edited 4023d ago )

Here u go again the 360 launch line up was just like the PS3 lineup
360
Amped 3
Call of Duty 2
Condemned: Criminal Origins
FIFA Soccer 06 Road to 2006 FIFA World Cup
GUN
Kameo: Elements of Power
Madden NFL 06
NBA 2K6
NBA LIVE 06
Need for Speed Most Wanted
NHL 2K6
Perfect Dark Zero
Peter Jackson
s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
Project Gotham Racing
Quake 4
Ridge Racer 6
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06
Tony Hawk

PS3
Games available at launch:
Resistance: Fall of Man (Sony)
MotorStorm (Sony)
Genji: Days of the Blade (Sony)
Formula One Championship Edition (Sony)
Ridge Racer 7 (Sony)
Call of Duty 3 (Activision)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Activision)
Tony Hawk's Project 8 (Activision)
Gundam: Target in Sight (Namco Bandai)
Full Auto 2: Battle Lines (SEGA)
Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA)
Virtua Fighter 5 (SEGA)
Virtua Tennis 3 (SEGA)
World Snooker Championship 2007 (SEGA)
NHL 2K7 (2K Sports)
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII (Ubisoft)
Enchanted Arms (Ubisoft)
Def Jam: Icon (EA)
Fight Night Round 3 (EA)
NBA Street Homecourt (EA)
Need For Speed Carbon (EA)
The Godfather: The Don's Edition (EA)

Pretty much the same thing. The PS3 was just a year later. So I guess the 360 was crap for at least the first year as well.

KarrBOMB4023d ago

This site has always been a PS3 fanboy place. They're not gamers, they're just fans of anything Sony. They'll castigate you for just liking the Xbox. I rarely visit this site and prefer places where people actually like games as compared to systems. I have a 360 and PS3, why limit yourself to one system when each have great games?

kreate4022d ago (Edited 4022d ago )

Well which site would u recommend that doesnt have fanboys?
Where are the site w just gamers?

Urusernamesucks4022d ago

@Kreate definatly not N4g thats for sure

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil4h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

ZeekQuattro3h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B1h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21831h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh54m ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia37m ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins1h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal26m ago

The first game was the best imo.

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Hades 2 Is Already Fixing The First Game's Biggest Problems

Ben Sledge from TheGamer Writes "I’m already impressed with Supergiant’s commitment to improving body diversity in the Hades 2 technical test."

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Nacho_Z4h ago

There's a reason they're called 'gods' and not 'regular people'. It's nice they've diversified even more but gods looking godly wasn't exactly a glaring issue with the first game.

Juancho514h ago

Hey! Gods suffer from obesity and diabetes too!

Blastoise4h ago

This is the dumbest article I've read in a long time.

Michiel19893h ago

No one had an issue with that besides a very select group of people that try to push their own agenda.

Crows903h ago

Exactly. Not even sure they're necessarily committing to body diversity either.

The designs look fine not stupid.

Inverno2h ago

The writer of the this article clearly doesn't know what a real god looks like and has never seen them /s

Tody_ZA2h ago

Thanks for bringing up a bunch of garbage thoughts that never crossed my mind when playing the first game because I was too busy playing the game to worry about the portrayal of the physical bodies of gods.

Foolish me, when I read the title I thought we were talking about game mechanics.

Piss off, honestly, with this asinine bottom of the barrel try-hard-to-be-relevant trash.

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Fallout 76 needs Ghoulification to make Appalachia more interesting

Players are taking to Reddit to let Bethesda know they want ghoulification added to Fallout 76 in a future update.

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