Next Generation Console News: Xbox One, PS4, Wii U

[Bucknut24]

I know nothing is confirmed yet..


but it just simply amazes me Microsoft would consider going down this road of the "always on" especially since the PS4 won't have that, the 720 or whatever the name will be is gonna get absolutely murdered

 

[osustamm]

I know nothing is confirmed yet..


but it just simply amazes me Microsoft would consider going down this road of the "always on" especially since the PS4 won't have that, the 720 or whatever the name will be is gonna get absolutely murdered

For the most part, isn't the 360 always on? It bothers me a little, but not a deal breaker. There are quite a few other things that could be deal breakers...

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

For the most part, isn't the 360 always on? It bothers me a little, but not a deal breaker. There are quite a few other things that could be deal breakers...

It doesn't need to be to play games though. You can still play, but you won't get any patches for that game.

 

[Mac]

For the most part, isn't the 360 always on? It bothers me a little, but not a deal breaker. There are quite a few other things that could be deal breakers...

My worry is with the issues of their current system and the RROD. If they expect the new system to be on constantly, I don't expect things to go very well in terms of longevity of the new system. Plus, how much power is this thing going to be using per day?

 

[jwinslow]

For the most part, isn't the 360 always on? It bothers me a little, but not a deal breaker. There are quite a few other things that could be deal breakers...

When your connection drops, or when EA cheap out for the five millionth time and their servers drop the connection, you are potentially kicked out of the game after a few minutes.

Anyone who plays ea games knows that server glitches are frequent, and sometimes remain for entire evenings.

 

[jwinslow]

Always on means the system must always have a functional Internet connection to allow them to run DRM and other server side operations.

It does not mean the system is always on, though the newer XBOX models really don't have that issue. I frequently forget to turn mine off or leave it on if I am in the middle of an unsavable mission and have to leave for a while. I would bet mine has been running for as many hours as the average gamer that got their system five years ago.

It makes it much harder to bootleg games.

It also makes it a lot harder to avoid getting booted from game play if your or their connection is having issues, let alone those who prefer or must play offline, like those stationed in remote areas, especially soldiers

I have been a huge proponent of the XBOX since halo evolved but this would send me and a lot of other serious gamers back to Sony.

 

[Mac]

Always on means the system must always have a functional Internet connection to allow them to run DRM and other server side operations.

It does not mean the system is always on, though the newer XBOX models really don't have that issue. I frequently forget to turn mine off or leave it on if I am in the middle of an unsavable mission and have to leave for a while. I would bet mine has been running for as many hours as the average gamer that got their system five years ago.

It makes it much harder to bootleg games.

It also makes it a lot harder to avoid getting booted from game play if your or their connection is having issues, let alone those who prefer or must play offline, like those stationed in remote areas, especially soldiers

I have been a huge proponent of the XBOX since halo evolved but this would send me and a lot of other serious gamers back to Sony.

Makes sense, but still

 

[muffler dragon]

When your connection drops, or when EA cheap out for the five millionth time and their servers drop the connection, you are potentially kicked out of the game after a few minutes.

Anyone who plays ea games knows that server glitches are frequent, and sometimes remain for entire evenings.

Read this article today and IMMEDIATELY thought of you.

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugge...ed-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html

For the second year in a row, readers of the consumer-watchdog website The Consumerist have named Electronic Arts "the worst company in America," vilifying the video game publisher more than Bank of America, Comcast and Ticketmaster (which took second, third and fourth places, respectively).
The results of the poll are hardly surprising -- even EA predicted it would repeat the dubious honor -- but they were certainly conclusive.
EA faced stiff competition en route to the championship round, besting fellow disliked companies Anheuser-Busch, Facebook and AT&T before squaring off against Bank of America in the final round of voting. BofA proved no match, however, as EA captured a decisive 78 percent of the vote to take home the not-so-coveted "Golden Poo" award. It?s the second straight "win" for EA and the second straight runner-up nod for Bank of America.
EA was cited for its love of microtransactions, the price of its games and its irritating DRM practices, among other issues. But the disastrous SimCity launch was a particular sore point.
"EA made a royal mess of the SimCity release by failing to foresee that the people who would buy the game -- and who would, per the game?s design, be required to connect to the EA servers -- might actually want to play at some point in the week after making their purchase," wrote the site. "But that?s just the latest in EA?s long history of annoying its customer base with bad support. Customers who paid full price for games, or who spent or saved huge piles of in-game cash in EA?s online products, would suddenly find a problem with their accounts, but attempts to rectify the problem -- or even get a response from EA -- would go unheeded."
EA chief operating officer Peter Moore, in an open letter to gamers last week, admitted the company could do better, but said the label of "worst company" was undeserved.
"Are we really the 'Worst Company in America?'" he asked. "I'll be the first to admit that we?ve made plenty of mistakes. These include server shut downs too early, games that didn?t meet expectations, missteps on new pricing models and most recently, severely fumbling the launch of SimCity. We owe gamers better performance than this. ? But I am damn proud of this company, the people around the globe who work at EA, the games we create and the people that play them."
Editors at The Consumerist seemed to take umbrage at Moore's pre-emptive defense of the company, deconstructing it as they announced the final round. The Consumerist also shrugged off Moore's criticism of EA being compared to companies that have polluted the planet and evicted people from their homes.
cont.

 

[Buckeye Maniac]

 

[Piney]

I really am not sure if I'll be buying the next gen console for a while. And if I do, I'm not sure which one I would get either. I guess it's a wait and see type of game I'm playing with Sony and M$

I think I am in your same boat. I see no reason to buy a next generation console. Of course I would lean towards PS4 since I have owned every PS they made. But really... I need to see a big jump in gaming advantages with the next generation for me to get one.

It could be because I am getting old and priorities are changing. But I think I won't get one unless it is gifted to me or I come into alot of money and/or my kids demand one when they get older.

 

[Bucknut24]

The ONLY thing that is even keeping me from not leaving Microsoft is Halo 5 & 6

 

[Mac]

The ONLY thing that is even keeping me from not leaving Microsoft is Halo 5 & 6

But after Halo 4, is it really that important? Multiplayer is almost boring now, and it's a shame

 

[jwinslow]

Halo CE was the last great installation in the series. Had they actually remade the game with the original game play for Mp, it would still get a lot of server action.

 

[Bucknut24]

But after Halo 4, is it really that important? Multiplayer is almost boring now, and it's a shame

strictly for the campaign and spartan ops

IMO

Campaign:
1)H4
2)CE
3)H2
4)H3
5) Reach

MP:
1)CE
2)H3
3)H2.





























H4
Reach

 

[EasternBuck]

Take this post with a grain of salt but, in regards to the Xbox 720, several rumors are starting to come together and paint a more realistic picture. All or none could be true but this latest news has a lot of people talking and MS happily not responding. So, here it is....

A reported game designer has now said that the new Xbox is NOT "always on" and that it was never designed to be. Basically saying in a round-about way that this was never an issue and totally rumor/fear driven. Goes as far to say that always on was never even in design plans or consideration. TIFWIW. Is this guy valid. Very questionable for several reasons, such as he never reveals his name or exact job description other than "game designer" but... he does point out, with great detail, what recent rumors are true/false, who reported them, and what has caught his teams attention for the most valid points of real leaked information. Some have pointed out that after of look at what this leak is saying it starts to look more and more real.

From the same source as above the leak when on to say that the new Xbox will be completely backwards compatible. How it will accomplish this was talked about in surprising detail by the source. Basically the next Xbox will have a set of hardware that we have already heard about, a such-and-such chip set, with certain # of cores, etc, etc, but this new link states that those specs are basically true but what MS has been keeping quite is that built into the box is a separate SOC or "system on a chip" that is the exact SOC currently found in the Xbox 360. In other words the new Xbox is rumored to have its own and a 360 chip sets giving it totally backwards compatibility. What got the nerds excited was that this extra or side chip-set was not unknown to the 720's chip-set and could be accessed for extra processing power by the newer chip-set for a major bump in system power. This is the much talked about Xbox mini but now is being said to be contained within the new box itself. I'm no PC expert so TIFWIW.

http://www.itworld.com/personal-tec...ion-ps4-price-crazy-rumors-xbox-720-internals
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/458496/20130418/xbox-720-durango-next-gen-console-always.htm
http://www.latinospost.com/articles...tible-always-online-system-claim-surfaces.htm

The one rumor that I believe to be 100% true is the this new system will want to be the complete system for all forms of entertainment in your home. This next little bit of news points to that and I love it because Heroes was an awesome show. Glad to wee it return.
http://www.inquisitr.com/624712/heroes-revival-tv-xbox-720-mini/