moycon Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 So the 720 will just be a PC in a fancy box? In the same way that the Dreamcast, Xbox, PS2, Xbox 360 and the PS3 were. You forgot the "Consoles are going to die soon because there is no need for them" part of that statement. It's been 15 years since people have been using that one, gotta be any day now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'm excited. it'll be a month-one purchase. haven't been a day-one type person since college. the only thing that could move things up is if stock is super short. but worst case, getting it after the start of 2014 wouldn't be the end of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'm looking forward to seeing what it has to offer, come the 21st. Asides from that though, no, I doubt I'll actually be excited to get it. I'm stretched pretty thin with gaming right now, so I don't have a desire to add yet another console to my collection. That is, unless it can wash my dishes, vacuum my floor, AND do my laundry for me. That would be pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 They can throw me a bone and make it cross-play with Windows 8 apps(games). I have some games from the Win8 store that I paid a few bucks for. I didnt bother with Pinball FX since I have it on the 360 but it would be cool if you can play Windows8 games on the console and vice versa under your account. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 They should sell the console for only 50 bucks and charge 500 dollars for each game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatNJ Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 They should sell the console for only 50 bucks and charge 500 dollars for each game. Don't give them any ideas 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Don't give them any ideas didn't this idea die with the Neo Geo? I still remember the sticker shock of walking in the mecca that was Toys R Us when I was a kid and seeing the Neo Geo pricing... anyone remember the tickets you had to get to buy something and then they'd go to the backroom at checkout to get the product? the only thing like that nowadays is Costco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 .. anyone remember the tickets you had to get to buy something and then they'd go to the backroom at checkout to get the product? Video game shopping at Toys R' Us in the 80's was brutal. I remember at every one I went to you paid with the ticket and then given the ticket back and walked over to the glass cage where an employee (sometimes) was and you had to wait for him to blindly search for the game among the stacks. Ugh... I think they still do that glass cage thing but its in its own Video Game department area rather than up front by the registers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Porn? Microsoft gets it: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/124078-Streaming-Porn-Service-Coming-to-Next-Xbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I'm still trying to get excited about the Xbox 360. Hey-ooohh! *rimshot* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Video game shopping at Toys R' Us in the 80's was brutal. I remember at every one I went to you paid with the ticket and then given the ticket back and walked over to the glass cage where an employee (sometimes) was and you had to wait for him to blindly search for the game among the stacks. Ugh... I used to have that job. Basically ruined my hand because very few tickets were printed out at the time and you had to fill out most of them yourself by hand. My hand is still crampy from filling out all of those tickets. I used to be able to draw, but Toys R us killed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I used to have that job. Basically ruined my hand because very few tickets were printed out at the time and you had to fill out most of them yourself by hand. My hand is still crampy from filling out all of those tickets. I used to be able to draw, but Toys R us killed that. Wow, that sucks....but at least it must have been pretty cool surrounded by tons of games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I'm pretty sure every console ever made was/is a PC in a fancy box. Example: A400/800 guts are in the 5200. And the Xbox360 only has 1/2 a gig in it. And it plays amazing games. I'm sure the 8gigs in the next Xbox will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Ohh and yes, I'm very excited for the 21st reveal. Games I'd like to see on the next box. Burnout Paradise 2 Red Redemption 2 Sonic Generations 2 Ummmm maybe some new IP also. I'm sure ill think of more after its shown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I can't same I'm excited about either next gen console. Then again I didn't own a console between the Sega Genesis and Xbox 360 so I can probably live without another generation as well. I'll probably end up with the Nextbox or PS4 in a few years once there are lots of games to be had for cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 The PS4 announcement was really underwhelming. But the Xbox 720 name sounds like it can't do true hi-def. Xbox 4k anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I never gave that any thought but I bet the resemblance to the video resolution seals the fate for that placeholder name becoming the actual name of the console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Wow, that sucks....but at least it must have been pretty cool surrounded by tons of games. Yep, that was cool. The NES was king and I was pushing the Atari 7800 on anyone who would listen. I bet there are at least a dozen kids who got an Atari 7800 instead of an NES because of me and they probably still wish me dead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Yep, that was cool. The NES was king and I was pushing the Atari 7800 on anyone who would listen. I bet there are at least a dozen kids who got an Atari 7800 instead of an NES because of me and they probably still wish me dead. I remember the Atari fanboy in me tried to justify that the Atari XEGS was better than the NES. How could you go wrong? It ran all your Atari 8-bit software. It had a light gun. Detachable keyboard. Proven architecture for programmers who would be reinvigorated by a device that would be perceived as new by a generation that had never seen an Atari 8-bit computer. etc. etc. I remember seeing it behind the glass at TRU. Grabbing a ticket and telling my dad how great it would be. Luckily my dad controlled the money or else I would've been stuck with a horrible decision that only a kid would make. Already because of me we had bought an Atari 1200XL and then an Atari 1040STf. After that, it was dad making the final decisions on computing purchases. Once he said we were going PC from then on, I haven't looked back (loved our first PC; ran Doom great). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Depends on tomorrow's annoucement and what rumors are really true or BS. I be more excited if... 1) They don't mess with the controller. Tweeking is fine, and please fix the d-pad. I don't want some gimicky thing with a little screen on it or worse, a tablet. 2) Except for games that require it, keep Kinetc optional. Also, redesign it so I don't have to be 8 feet away. Not all of us live in a large house.... or houses free of clutter. 3) Use physical media for the big games. Downloads are fine for the quick arcade games, but we are all going to be facing download caps sooner or later, so don't force me to download a 40 gig game. 4) Allow used games 5) Allow me to keep my gamer score and achievements. 6) Ads are already cluttering up the current dash for the 360.. even if I have gold. Have gold subscribers live free of ads 7) No constant internet connection required to allow me to play the games I have purchases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I just want to see teh grafx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I just want to see teh grafx. I'd love to see jaw-dropping draw distances and non-player characters that look amazingly real and act like they have more smarts than a lizard with brain damage. In other words, NPCs that look and act a whole heck of a lot better than what you find in Skyrim and GTA-style games. These new games should be so good you'd swear you were looking at a live video feed of people walking down the street. But we'll get the same old crap with a few more polygons like we always do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 It's not the SAME old crap. This time you must "like" Microsoft ten times and purchase 5 Netflix movies before you can shoot the boss monster in the face. Don't forget to search on Bing to reload first! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taskmaster99 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Im more excited for the Retron 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Im more excited for the Retron 5. yeah, your tastes are weird... Nvidia Shield... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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