Saw an article on Wired about the new system possibly rejecting used games. Im guessing its just speculation at this point but if its true it would mean Id have to wait a lot longer to buy games. It would also kill trading in games, not that trade in values are amazing or anything, but they usually give me just enough to be able to afford a used copy of a game that came out a few months prior.
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/01/xbox-720-used-games/
Really? Are they that hellbent on stomping out used games? What if I don't want a game anymore? Does it really make it essentially junk?
I know this is speculation, but this could just bite Microsoft where the sun don't shine.
edited 25th Jan '12 5:26:07 PM by MrW
That SoC rumour is interesting. System-on-chip has a few advantages, particularly in that it can run more efficiently and the different chips can communicate and send data to each other quicker. However, cooling them may be more difficult as they're compacted into a smaller space. This means that the clock rating will have to be lower compared to a non-SoC system.
SoC is mainly used for devices where a small form factor is important, from what I know. It may mean that Microsoft is targetting a smaller form factor than before, possibly going for more of a set-top device than a game machine.
Helpful Scripts and Stylesheets here.I'm going to go ahead and to necro this thread for this: tentative launch date holiday 2013.
We went from 2014 to 2015 to 2013?
I'm not believing any of this until there's an actual, demonstrable product.
Never. That's the best, funniest part of any game with 3-D graphics.
Insert witty and clever quip here. My page, as the database hates my handle.That early? What happened to them saying that they wanted to keep the 360 for twice as long as previous generations? I know this gen has been around for a while compared to previous ones, but it wasn't twice as long.
Please help out our The History Of Video Games page.Major Nelson says, "And it's on
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And from what I understand, it's being called "Xbox Infinity".
(8 tipped on its side, to keep in the theme with Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.)
Jonah FalconI was in Sixth grade when the 360 first came out, and now I'm a sophomore in College. I think a lot of the grievances I have with the current generation is just the fact that it's been around for too damn long. I'm pretty sure this was the longest generation of consoles ever since the home console market first began. This might be wishful thinking on my part but I think that new consoles from both Micro and Sony to help truly reign in the 8th gen could really invigorate the game market for the better.
As for backwards compatibility, I think the trend from this gen will follow the next gen and the console companies will gradually phase out backwards compatibility. I don't like it one bit, but I can understand the position companies are coming from. BC generally raises up the cost for developing a console, and as a result the console price is hiked up to compensate. If it's to generally keep costs down, then I'll be alright with them removing it.
The issue with backwards compatibility between the Xbox and Xbox 360 was that the 360 had a completely different motherboard so the 360 needed imperfect emulation software.
Microsoft has announced that the new console is named the "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgochgerychwrydropwyllantysiliogochgochgoch"
edited 9th Jan '13 10:01:14 AM by JAF1970
Jonah Falcon

So... It's named after a Scottish resort town?
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