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VG Leaks: BC for NextBox to be an add on, can play offline

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Tagg9

Member
Pretty neat if true. Makes sense to offer two SKUs - if you don't have 360 games, then you wouldn't care about paying more for BC.
 
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Izick

Member
So some of the rumors were complete bullshit? You don't say. Not to say that this rumor couldn't be complete bullshit as well.

Can't believe everyone gets up in arms before knowing anything. People never learn I guess.
 
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RoninChaos

Member
Why would I buy the add on if I have a 360 now?

I get why bc on the ps3 was important, the ps2's library was amazing and it upscalled the games and the ps3 was HD while the ps2 is not. What reason would I have to unhook my 360 and essentially buy another to daisy chain it to my new Xbox just to play things my Xbox 360 currently plays?
 
Wiz

Wiz

Member
Cutebrute said:
Is having a $100-150 add-on for BC really worth it if it does not have a disk-drive? Sure there are people with GoD and XBLA titles, but c'mon MS- all or nothing.
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I guess it's because the smaller box will absolutely be always online. So you can put your 360 disc into Durango, and with the add-on, you'll be able to play offline.
 
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Hindle

Banned
I find it strange there have been no leaks for the software. I'd kill some people on here for details on AW 2.
 
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Impeccable

Member
Izick said:
So some of the rumors were complete bullshit? You don't say. Not to say that this rumor couldn't be complete bullshit as well.

Can't believe everyone gets up in arms before knowing anything. People never learn I guess.
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You don't see why people were up in arms even off a rumour?
 
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Jb

Member
That's actually a very interesting approach. So if I just keep my 360 around near my TV my Durango will be able to emulate 360 games? Pretty cool.
 
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funkystudent

Member
So I connect my mini 360 to my Kinect required durango which is connected to my cable box.


New xbox is going to have so many ports.
 
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sunnz

Member
This sounds a lot more plausible than all the other rumours to me.

Still makes no difference to me, I gotta see them games!

Also, will it not be cheaper to get an actual 360 than get this rumoured $150 device?
 
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MechDX

Member
chubigans said:
Really? It just seems so weird to me to have to buy another console to play old games. Or maybe it's the term "console" that's throwing me off.
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The way Im seeing it is the ad on will be a selling point to buy it so you can get the set top box type extras.

Basically you can get the Durango: new console and games

Stingray: Will be an extra ad on for set top box features and backwards compatability
 
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Charoncaori

Member
That... Is actually kind of what I thought they should be doing. Weird.

Having to rebuy a 360 again (again) has got to suck for some people, though.
 
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The Bookerman

Member
It's been done before:

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TheLegendary

Member
BlazingDarkness said:
This news completely changes the state of play.
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Of course it does. People love to overreact. MS hasn't even shown what they're planning and people are already stating it's doomed.

Whether it's your kind of thing or not, the feature set for the next Xbox when it's revealed will be massive.
 
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TriGen

Member
vogelkacke said:
finally some good news. dont care about BC but that last part is really great to read.
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Yeah. I can't see me paying for a BC add-on (don't really need to go back to any 360 games and if I wanted I'd probably just use that), I just don't want used games blocked or always-online. If this is true and they put a little more effort into first-party games, I'll be happy.
 
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Bsigg12

Member
I'm wondering if you have a 360 currently if that'll work as the main 360 streamer rather than having to buy a new remodel. Either way the fact that they will even consider using the 360 itself to do get 360 games on the Durango is pretty crazy.

Also, always on but no required is a #gamechanger for the outlook on the Durango.
 
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Deadly Cyclone

Pride of Iowa State
H_Prestige said:
LOL, how is this different than just keeping your 360 side by side with a Durango?
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It's not, that's the point. If people want back compat they can use their 360, or if they want a smaller unit get this device. Also this thing will most likely have AppleTV-like uses (Netflix, etc.)
 
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Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
Combining this + the Verge rumour, it seems you can play without worrying connection goes away, but the console still needs to be connected, that's still very bad for its possibility of penetration in the market.
 
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Tummi Gummi

Member
I wouldn't hate it (though I still have a relatively newish 360).

But always-online or having a meh launch line-up would still be a deal breaker.
 
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Tagg9

Member
Shit, I just read the article and it isn't backwards compatibility at all. It's just connecting a modified 360 to the Durango.
 
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Neuromancer

Member
Durango itself will also always be online like any other device (correct with rumors), but it will not be a requirement to play local content and it will not prevent playing used games.
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MATTRICK BE PRAISED
 
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GavinGT

Banned
chubigans said:
This is the dumbest idea ever. Buying a console that piggybacks off another console to give me BC from my last console doesn't sound like the best way to go about this.
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We already know Durango won't have BC. This is simply an Xbox 360 with no disc drive that happens to interface with Durango.
 
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