chris_lynx1989 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Just came across this on The Games Cabin here for new news and rumors. Check out: www.vgleaks.com/durango-xdk/ Peace out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Much of these rumors I posted on another thread but Its hard to read that article, I did read something about "Always on, Always Connected" That better mean always off so I can play my game when I dont have an internet connection otherwise foget it I'm never buying one. I dont mind the hassle free game updates with always having an internet connection but I better DAMN be able to play my games offline. Also, if they choose mandatory installs for ALL disc based games get ready for future space concerns and locking out used games to some degree. I dont think they will start out with that though. Forcing me to buy a useless Kinect with it is annoying.....of course it will be "much better" but we'll see. All these are still rumors though IMO and they may offer different models etc.maybe one model that doesn't require an internet connection. We'll find out soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 We'll find out soon enough. Actually, the way Microsoft works is that they soft peddle onerous bull by making it optional at first or easy to circumvent. We'll find out near half-way through its lifespan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I'll believe it when Microsoft says it in their announcement next month. Otherwise these rumors are just put out to drive traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 At least you can be comforted with the fact that even if no one in the world wants to share your bed the Xbox Mandingo does. Always on. Always sending 3D realtime nekkid goodness to Microsoft. Now that's an enhanced Kinect! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Much of these rumors I posted on another thread but Its hard to read that article, I did read something about "Always on, Always Connected" That better mean always off so I can play my game when I dont have an internet connection otherwise foget it I'm never buying one. The same text explains it... it's a sleep mode. The bit about "games will not play directly from disc" is interesting to me. I guess blu-ray is always slow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) Hmm I'm not sure about the disc dump thing. If they are doing it just to save effort of loading a disc in the drive to play a game I'm all for it but unless they stick a 2TB drive into the new Xbox I can see it filling up real quick. Of course the drive will cost double and it will be proprietary. Basically there's only two things that bother me with the next consoles: the "rumored" online requirement part to play a game and the "rumored" inability to play current downloadable Xbox Live games. Almost seems like a waste if I can't play Escape Goat on the next Xbox. Oh wait, its also on PC...... Edit: I may be wrong about the filling out part. I recently scored a free copy of Skyrim for the 360 and it was only a 2GB download. Not bad actually as I was expecting a lot more. Edited March 21, 2013 by cimerians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 The same text explains it... it's a sleep mode. The bit about "games will not play directly from disc" is interesting to me. I guess blu-ray is always slow? If I remember correctly, that's why most PS3 games need or expect to be installed. blu-ray works fine for movies and the like, but aren't quite as useful for random quick accessing done with game loading or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 bluray is too slow still. they've been able to increase read speeds but seek times are still awful. No matter what way they choose to address it, it's not the best of situations. My 250GB HDD on my Xbox is already completely full of DLC. And I barefy have any game installs (they've been slowly removed as I got more stuff). In fact, I'm now resorting to flash drives. Have a 32GB and a 16GB drive to supplement the 250GB. If the rumors of a 500 GB drive are correct, people are going to constantly have to deal wtih erasing and installing two or three years down the road. Maybe that's the reason why it has the feature of being able to play while it's still installing to the hard drive. But I'm not sure how things work if that XDK hasn't been updated. Completely digital audio output sounds great but there are a lot of people that don't I Also, if that's the case, I'm curious about whether component output is supported. I record my gameplay via a Hauppauge HD-PVR. It's also how I record my Netflix movies. That ability to copy from component has always been a loophole that content providers have always wanted to close. The current HDMI recorders out there are seriously gimped because of copy protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 wtf http://kotaku.com/the-next-xbox-will-require-an-internet-connection-to-st-470062456 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 What a jerk: http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-man-on-always-online-consoles-deal-with-it--250855.phtml and another: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/05/microsoft-studios-creative-director-dismisses-concerns-over-alw/ I think execs need to shut the hell up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Wow. Even though the Ouyas "new console every week" idea is retarded Microsoft just guaranteed I'll buy an Ouya - just so the next gen isn't Sony/MS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algus Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Came in here to post that Adam Orth stuff. I think that I will deal with it by purchasing other consoles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starscream Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Kinda douchey but still not seeing how it can be implemented. Then again, who cares because basically majority rules when it comes to this stuff. I'm wondering if it's along the lines that a profile (online/offline) will need to be signed in to start a game or apps? That would make sense and work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think the strategy here is to stretch the console life spans for as long as possible. Sory/M$ can let the PS4/Mandingo get a low adaoption rate due to asinine restrictions while it milks the current generation dry. Eventually everyone will lift their skirts acquiesce and take the new generation. All they have to do is wait and make money regardless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think the strategy here is to stretch the console life spans for as long as possible. Sory/M$ can let the PS4/Mandingo get a low adaoption rate due to asinine restrictions while it milks the current generation dry. Eventually everyone will lift their skirts acquiesce and take the new generation. All they have to do is wait and make money regardless. Totally true. Doesn't surprise me with Microsoft been like that for decades, at some point somewhere in the middle of the Xbox 360's life....it went from a game machine to an subsription based advertisement box where I play games. Because that's what WE want. Orthy can go screw himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Major Nelson is getting his ass slammed right now. It makes for a really amusing day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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