wow are people that jaded? I am seeing a lot of comments saying how horrible that is. I think it looks gorgeous and the specs seem amazing if they really pull it off. This next gen should have some amazing looking games on console.
Xbox 720 "revealed" (XBW tells everything that they know)
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All of this worry over a controller when w all know reinventing the wheel is a must regardless, and Microsoft is obsessed with motion now. Hell they even said at E3 that their primary focus was going to be Kinect and that demographic, probably less because of it's appeal to the "core" but more because they are likelier to spend more frivolously on throw away shovelware, DLC fleecing, etc, and we all know how much modern game companies love the idea of optimum monetization of their consumer base.
And that last point is what you should really be worrying about. How will they find newer and better ways to fragment the market beyond map packs, input devices, even storage mediums? How will they further capitalize on their brand and exploit their customers? What manufacturing corners will they be willing to cut this time around? What about their online component; how much will that end up costing and how invasive and restrictive will it be?
It's funny to see people get lost in the hype, but sad to see what the landscape looks like when the reality isn't nearly as palatable as the fantasy. I remember when "glasses free 3D" made a lot of people get moist in the britches, and then came confusion, apologists, and now almost nobody's talking about it.
Now I'm just harping. Considering the huge dook console makers and their developers have been taking on consumers I'm going to go with a lot of what Jim Sterling said about how consoles have become a platform for abusing customers and seek thrills elsewhere. How obtuse do you think the next batch of consoles will be about playing games, whereas they will be easier than ever to get to their market to buy more shit?
And that last point is what you should really be worrying about. How will they find newer and better ways to fragment the market beyond map packs, input devices, even storage mediums? How will they further capitalize on their brand and exploit their customers? What manufacturing corners will they be willing to cut this time around? What about their online component; how much will that end up costing and how invasive and restrictive will it be?
It's funny to see people get lost in the hype, but sad to see what the landscape looks like when the reality isn't nearly as palatable as the fantasy. I remember when "glasses free 3D" made a lot of people get moist in the britches, and then came confusion, apologists, and now almost nobody's talking about it.
Now I'm just harping. Considering the huge dook console makers and their developers have been taking on consumers I'm going to go with a lot of what Jim Sterling said about how consoles have become a platform for abusing customers and seek thrills elsewhere. How obtuse do you think the next batch of consoles will be about playing games, whereas they will be easier than ever to get to their market to buy more shit?
Oooo AR Glasses. Now you're onto something Microsoft. I can't get behind that stupid Kinect crap, but if it doesn't hurt my eyes, AR glasses mixed with controller could make for a very impressive gaming experience. Then again, Kinect has continually met my expectations(of failure), so we'll see.
Looks aight, even if it is a mockup based on speculation. I won't even consider it unless it's fully compatible with games right back to the xbox 1 library. Yes, all of it.
A Disk slot instead of a tray would be nice, too.
A Disk slot instead of a tray would be nice, too.
The key words being "tech demo". If you're demoing the tech for an engine you hope to one day licence out of course you're going to pour buckets of cash into making it look as sleek and fantastic as you can. You'll burn thousands of work-hours rescripting and tweaking each sequence so that it renders perfectly... You'll spend untold hours pissing about with new features just so you can show them off... You'll work overscale so you can tweak things in downscaling... and so on and so forth. You'll work yourself and everyone else half to death so you can put out a tech demo that makes people go "Holy shit! Can a single computer do that?"Hammeroj said:
I just want x-box live to not be so much of a bother to use. Like how it was on the original x-box. It was so handy and accessible. And you never had to sit through a fuckton of downloads before being able to play a game.
Easy accessibility is supposed to be console's major advantage over PC. So make it more like that.
Easy accessibility is supposed to be console's major advantage over PC. So make it more like that.
DUDE/DUDETTE!!! The 360 is able to do amazing things, such as Witcher 2 at medium level, with .5 Gig of ram and 3 core processor.Ultratwinkie said:
Threads are just as good as cores. This will have 4 cores/8 threads and 8 gig of RAM, WITHOUT having to do much besides process games. Consoles have, IMHO, about doubled what a PC can do with similar hardware.
And even as a PC gamer: I think PC games have been held back by 7 year old console tech. A great PC rig will out perform any console. As consoles take a leap forward (and this is a giant leap: 3 core to 8 thread, 1/2 Gig RAM to 8) so will PC games.
I for one, cannot wait. My 360 finally died after 6.5 years of service and I don't want to replace it, knowing this thing is coming, and my HD 7970 isn't really challenged by today's games. When this comes out... what will PC games look like in turn? It is going to be awesome!
What patent doesn't apple own soon enough we will all be forced to pay for iOxygen from appleLoop Stricken said:>Xbox 720 reveal
Besides, doesn't Apple hold the patent for rounded corners nowadays?
OT: I will wait for Microsoft to announce anything before i get angered or excited
