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Greenberg on making Xbox One S "a more efficient console"

Unsurprisingly, the man from Microsoft thinks "there's never been a better time to upgrade."

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sangoku_d3292d ago

even the pictures a lie to confuse xbots to think 40% less volume Is 40 off each side

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darthv723291d ago

just imagine how much smaller it would have been had they not internalized the power supply....

honestly I don't have an issue with a power brick. It gets put off to the side so I never see it. Plus having an internal PS tends to add to the heat generated.

stiggs3291d ago (Edited 3291d ago )

@sangoku_d

Yeah, no one thought that except for immature fanboys and people who are completely ignorant to the concepts of simple mathematics and measurements. 40% off each side (length, width) would equate to 64% smaller...and no one has made that claim

Also, the term you were looking for is surface area, not volume. Smart-ass.

Gol3m3291d ago

40% smaller on a 3d object is a reduction in volume, smart arse

stiggs3291d ago

@Gol3m

Volume: the amount of space that is contained WITHIN an object, measured in cubic units.

Surface Area: the total area of the surface of a 3D object, measured in square units

While the two terms are often used interchangeably (and incorrectly) the applicable phrase is surface area.

sangoku_d3291d ago (Edited 3291d ago )

lol surface area or area is 2d maths

stiggs3290d ago (Edited 3290d ago )

@sangoku_d

"lol surface area or area is 2d maths"

Wrong once again. Surface area is a measurement of 2D geometric models and 3D objects. This is 8th grade level geometry.

You should stop commenting on this subject. You're embarrassing yourself.

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meche3343291d ago

Its 40% smaller overall. Its shorter. not as long and not as tall to equal a total of 40% smaller

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maybelovehate3291d ago

Great interview. He asked the right things. Was disappointed that he wouldn't elaborate on the Hard Drive though. That is such a bottleneck. I want to use an SSD drive as the system drive.

darthv723291d ago (Edited 3291d ago )

hmm... an SSD in a console might not yield the gains you think like how they do in a PC. A PC has more overhead to deal with where as a console OS is usually pretty streamlined. It would have some gains though depending on the type of situation.

maybelovehate3291d ago

Everything is loaded from a hard drive, so no matter what the medium it is super important.

joeorc3291d ago

This way 👉 to phase out of current model to 👉 new Models.just like the PC 💻 Market. Talk about support.😜

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Yoshida claims PS believes Xbox is their only competitor, truth is they don’t have one any more

Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida claims PlayStation still believes Xbox is their only true competitor, not Nintendo.

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Terry_B3d ago

True, they have pretty different audiences..and some People just have both at home or a PS and a PC that emulates more or less everything from Nintendo.

Knightofelemia3d ago

Xbox hasn't been a competitor since the XB360. Last generation and this generation Sony has been running circles around Xbox. As for Sony vs Nintendo Sony runs circles yes but I don't really see Nintendo as competition. Nintendo does their own thing and it works.

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Lightning772d ago

Details are important. Console sales yes. Overall games Xbox seems to be doing fairly well in that department.

LoveSpuds2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

MS were doing so well that they had to start selling their games on their main competitors system which in turn results in around 30% of each sale going to Sony as the platform holder.

I do think tjat MS' fortunes will improve now that they are actually selling games rather than giving them away for pennies on the dollar.

Something that occurs to me is that the more success MS published games have elsewhere, the more stark it will become that selling games is much more profitable than renting them. If that becomes highly noticable, I wonder what the shareholders (who ultimately run the show) will make of a service which has stagnated for years?

crazyCoconuts2d ago

PlayStation doesn't compete with third party games, they compete on consoles. They profit from third party games. If you're not comparing consoles there's no point in comparing.

drivxr3d ago

Console wars are over.

Eventually, everyone else will catch up to this fact.

attilayavuzer2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I think it's all PS fans have left at this point. Console wars were always a competition for fourth place behind Nintendo, PC and mobile. If Xbox evaporates into a hybrid virtual platform, then PS will be perennially left in last place.

Christopher2d ago

Strange, I recall all those FCC documents and witness testimonies saying the exact opposite... Guess Microsoft doesn't know what it's talking about?

PanicMechanic2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Great analysis. Just joking.

Pretending like companies give a f about where they “rank” against each other is just super retarded. This isn’t the World Cup.

Tell me, how does “PC” compete against a brand like PlayStation? It just doesn’t make sense at all. What you just said, is complete and utter nonsense

BlaqMagiq12d ago

I don't think PS cares about being in this so-called "last place" you came up with when they're making profits hand over fist.

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Destiny10803d ago

microsoft wanted to crush sony into dust and they had the money to do it, but with such weak leadership it was always going to fail

Reaper22_2d ago

Had the money? They still have the money but the industry has changed since xbox 360. Microsoft is the number one publisher in gaming. I'd hardly call that failing.

IRetrouk2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

The industry hasn't changed though, just ms, Microsoft was the no1 publisher for a month in december 2024, the actual no1 for fy2024 was tencent if game sales are all that's being counted.

Profchaos2d ago

Money doesn't mean you'll be successful large corporations have entered and failed before like Nec

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Interview: Plants vs. Zombies Composer Talks Charm, Humor, and Musical Mayhem

Game Rant interviews Plants vs. Zombies composer Peter McConnell about honoring the series’ quirky roots, adapting its themes, and now going vinyl.

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VenomUK3d ago

The score for the first Plants Vs Zombies is such great, iconic music that it has a timeless quality. Not quite the level of Minecraft, but wonderful in its own right.

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'A Deluge' Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach Actor Samantha Béart Talks New and Upcoming Video Game Roles

Game Rant speaks with actor Samantha Béart about their new and upcoming video game roles in Tron: Catalyst, Fading Echo, and more.

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