Bluenose
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 |  Subject: Two Versions of Next-Box will be released.  Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:34 pm | |
| http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/22/report-two-versions-of-the-next-xbox - Quote :
- Take your pick.
by Daniel Krupa NOVEMBER 22, 2012
A new report suggests that Microsoft's next generation Xbox will come in two very different models.
The first is the console we're all expecting, providing true next-generation gaming experiences, while the other will be a more affordable unit aimed at the casual market. The latter is said to use Windows 8 as the basis of its operating system, and won't be able to run the latest triple-A titles, but will support downloadable casual games from Xbox Live.
So it will function more like a set-top box, or an Apple TV, allowing a greater number of consumers to experience the console's growing range of entertainment apps. Apparently, the next-gen Xbox will be an 'always on' device that starts up almost instantly, letting you resume your game with little downtime.
This latest report comes from The Verge, which cites "multiple sources familiar with Redmond's plans". (Redmond, if you were wondering, is the location of Microsoft's head quarters.) It also claims that this twin SKU approach is part of a larger Microsoft strategy to ensure that its core Xbox software is 'scalable' to run on a variety of devices. There's even talk of making it so that a phone could be capable of delivering a full Xbox Live experience. It has also looked into including licensing core Xbox functionality into television sets.
It's believed that both devices will be announced sometime in 2013 and made available before the end of the year. Wow, casual gaming has really pushed gaming as a whole in a new direction. | |
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Mecha
Certified IGN Reposter
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| | Subject: Re: Two Versions of Next-Box will be released. Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:44 pm | |
| Why do people always assume that when console is close of being announced, its also going to be released that same year as well?
It usually takes another year or two for a new console to be officially released, FOR A GOOD REASON. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Two Versions of Next-Box will be released. Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:09 pm | |
| Hopefully there will be equal distribution towards these two and they don't completely focus on the casual crowd. |
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NoelX2
Final Boss
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| | Subject: Re: Two Versions of Next-Box will be released. Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:02 pm | |
| - Toxicmaniac wrote:
- Hopefully there will be equal distribution towards these two and they don't completely focus on the casual crowd.
Hardbox and the Smoothbox Yeah. I don't know what to call them. | |
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yonny616
Post-Game Enemy
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Playing : The Last of Us.
Watching : The Flash.
| | Subject: Re: Two Versions of Next-Box will be released. Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:53 pm | |
| So ones for casuals and the other's for core? | |
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| | Subject: Re: Two Versions of Next-Box will be released. Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:53 am | |
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