Xbox rumors

– Microsoft is the most vague out of all of them. It’s slated to be the most powerful out of all the next gen consoles about 4 to 6 times more powerful than Wii U and 2 to 3 times more powerful than Playstation Omni. The project has gone through many name iterations and will not be decided on until shortly before it’s E3 unveiling. Microsoft is also running into manufacturing issues and developers not having games done on time so instead of delaying the launch to Summer 2014, they are thinking of “soft launching” it Holiday November 2013 and then have a full blow out in the summer. All units will come with Kinect 2 built in which can track up to four people, all objects in the living room, clothing, face structure and fingers. It can also understand different voices and has its own PPU. In 2014, Microsoft will introduce the “LiveWall”, a omni-projection unit that will allow game environments to be projected nearly 360 degrees around the user. Using Kinect 2, they have two demos of one that is a battlefield RTS and one that is a kung fu game with guys attacking all around. The LiveWall can also project different images on the wall, so people can play different games on different walls. Microsoft is prepared to champion this unit as a cheaper and more effective alternative to wearing a “goofy stupid VR headset” to combat Sony’s Omniviewer while Sony is going to point out the low resolution quality and the lack of privacy. The system is going to be very expensive in the $499 range so Microsoft is planning on using a remolded X-Box Live (Possibly renamed X-Box Life) to offer a Pro (Gold) subscription two or three-year contract to sell the unit at $300 – $399. The final goal with the tech is to shrink the system on a chip down enough so it can be put into tablets, PCs and Smart TVs so that all devices are X-Box ready.

JrTapia1991 wrote:they need to include at least like a 500gb hard drive

JrTapia1991 wrote:they need to include at least like a 500gb hard drive

HydrasBreath wrote:I don't like the part about how kinect is built right in and it can track you and clothes and whatnot. You can't tell me they won't be mining data with that. What brands of clothes you like to wear what music you listen to.

Metalzoic wrote:

HydrasBreath wrote:I don't like the part about how kinect is built right in and it can track you and clothes and whatnot. You can't tell me they won't be mining data with that. What brands of clothes you like to wear what music you listen to.

Possibly. Personally I couldn't care less about things like that.

The Adli Corporation wrote:

Metalzoic wrote:

HydrasBreath wrote:I don't like the part about how kinect is built right in and it can track you and clothes and whatnot. You can't tell me they won't be mining data with that. What brands of clothes you like to wear what music you listen to.

Possibly. Personally I couldn't care less about things like that.

you do realise that there is a patent pending on a Kinect program that detects how many people are watching a certain piece of media... right? thats some seriously Orwellian DRM right there.

JrTapia1991 wrote:well if they do cheesy stuff like that,fuck the console lol

Shotgun Dismemberment wrote:...and then pirates are supposed to be ashamed...

HydrasBreath wrote:That's some straight up bullshit.

Green bean Specialist wrote:I'm going to feel sad if next gen goes with Digital Distribution

Fable 2 is no longer on the marketplace & can't be re downloaded from Downloaded history. It makes no sense to me but it's seems true

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/927749-xbox-360/64785742

and just alot of Games get delisted from the marketplace

http://www.xblafans.com/more-xbla-games-disappear-from-the-marketplace-58291.html

This is one of my biggest worries about gaming going download only in the future. At least if this happens to a retail title you can always find a second hand copy.