For the past few months, all we’ve heard concerning Microsoft’s next Xbox has been negative: it blocks used games from working, it won’t work without an internet connection – and so on. Rumor after rumor painted the still unannounced machine as unfriendly to the gamer – but it was Microsoft’s creative director Adam Orth who sparked a firestorm when he ... Read More »
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Report: Next Xbox Intends To Takeover Your TV Via Cable Box Connection
Xbox isn’t simply ‘Xbox’ any longer, as a new report has made known that Microsoft is turning the machine into a cable box, as it intends to “takeover” your TV in what is seen as a big play for the living room. Read More »
Feature: About Used Games And The Next Xbox
Microsoft’s next Xbox has been the recipient of only bad media as of late because of rumors claiming the console won’t play games if it’s not connected to the internet, and will block used games from working. Games Thirst’s Tim Ceaser explains why Microsoft should forfeit its current path. Read More »
Used Game Block Will “Kill” Next Xbox, Retailers Say
If the rumors are true, the next Xbox is shaping up to be an unfriendly console. What, with the system requiring an internet connection to work and blocking the sale of used games, it seems as if Durango is out to kill itself. Speaking of which, retailers in the U.K. are warning Microsoft not to enforce the blocking of used ... Read More »
Thirsty Conversations: Do You Believe Microsoft Will Actually Do This?
You guys know what I’m taking about. I’m referring to all the rumors concerning Xbox 720 or whatever it’ll be called, blocking used games from working. Just last night, Edge-Online, the almost always accurate source, said that its own sources had confirmed that indeed, the new Xbox will be always-connected and will render discs, once installed on the system, useless. ... Read More »
Next Xbox Requires Kinect, Features New Controllers, Can Run More Than One Game At Once
Another big leak from gaming’s web, only this time it’s concerning Xbox 360, as Kotaku’s source, a guy called SuperDAE, who actually is in position of brand new Xbox 720 dev kits, have revealed a superabundance of details, including new revelations that the console will require Kinect to play games, will come ready with a brand new controller, and will ... Read More »
Digital Foundry Leaks All Of Xbox Durango’s Specs
Reputable source Digital Foundry is at it again, this time revealing the full specs of Microsoft’s next-gen console codenamed Xbox Durango. The site had previously revealed PS4′s specs in a detailed piece last week. Read More »
It Begins: Xbox 720 Will Be More Powerful Than PS4, Says Report
Something terrible has happened at CES, forcing AMD to file suit against former employees, who it says leaked sensitive information, including secrets of PS4 and Xbox 720, to rival NVIDIA. Read More »
Thirsty Conversations: Are You Ready To Part Ways With The Old?
Out with the old, in with the new is a popular adage, which basically means once the new thing has arrived, it’s time to leave what’s old and lagging behind. This will happen in the games industry this year, as Sony and Microsoft reveal their eighth-generation consoles. Read More »
And It’s On: 2013 Looks To Be Gaming’s Biggest Year
“And it’s on.” Those were the words of Xbox front man Major Nelson, when he kicked off the hype train for Microsoft’s next Xbox two days ago. But what the Major failed to realize was that 2013 isn’t only “on” for Microsoft. No, it’ll be a big year for the games industry on a whole, as veteran console makers and ... Read More »
Microsoft Teases Next Xbox With E3 Countdown
Major Nelson adds: “And it’s on.” Read More »
Crytek Says Next-Gen Consoles Won’t Have Big Impact
In a recent Videogamer interview, Crytek boss Cevat Yerli said PS Omni and Xbox Durango (or whatever they’ll finally be named), won’t have the impact that PS3 and Xbox 360 had because of one troublesome and costly issue: memory. Read More »
Everything You Need To Know About Next Xbox – 14 Game-Changing Features
CVG has gone next-gen crazy with a massive piece about the next Xbox taken from the last issue of Xbox World Magazine. In fact the details in here are so juicy, we decided to feature the full piece here. Do this, MS, and the next Xbox will be a winner even before it hits store shelves. MASSIVE POWER Microsoft’s ‘Durango’ ... Read More »
Weekend Quencher 12/01/12 – Thinking Of Next Gen Consoles, Edition
I would be lying if I said I’m already tired with PS3 because that’s simply not the case. I love my PS3, but I just can’t stop thinking of Sony and Microsoft’s upcoming consoles ever since the latest rumors. Do you feel the same way? Are you at least starting to think about PlayStation Omni and Xbox Durango? Read More »
Weary Of Next-Gen Leaks, Microsoft Boosts Security To Unprecedented Levels
There’s been so many Xbox 720 leaks on the internet that Microsoft’s boosted security at its Redmond offices to “an unprecedented level” to help prevent information about the next-generation Xbox leaking ahead of its announcement, according to a new report. Read More »