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[Phonomezer]

I'm here for a $99 XBLA BOX taking permanent residence beside my TV.

 

[The Main Event]

XBone peripheral add-on à la 32X.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Better be that shit that allows Backwards Compat with the One

 

[Kandinsky]

Where is the $99 360 mini speculation coming from?, did I miss some rumors?.

 

[AwRy108]

He must mean announcing the XboxOne

Zing!

 

[NemesisPrime]

Xbox mini would be good. I will skip next gen then and stay PC. No BC kinda killed the fun for me.

 

[twinturbo2]

360 Mini that hooks up to the X1 for backwards compatibility, in a way.

 

[vg260]

I'm way more excited about an xbox 360 mini than the One. Hope that's it.

 

[atomic moth]

Does anyone have a link to a thread on what the Xbox mini actually does and doesn't do?

I'm a little out of the loop here

 

[Stumpokapow]

Where is the $99 360 mini speculation coming from?, did I miss some rumors?.

http://www.vgleaks.com/microsoft-xbox-roadmap-2013/ to name one of the rumours.

 

[Poona]

Does anyone have a link to a thread on what the Xbox mini actually does and doesn't do?

I'm a little out of the loop here

Here's the first big thread on this forum on it


http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=537816

 

[valkillmore]

the Xbox One will keep the 360 vibrant for many years.

FATALITY! I died laughing! Its all too much to take in lmao wow

I'd absolutely buy a $99 360.

 

[Xun]

Being able to stream any XB1 game on the 360?

 

[muzzymate]

Don't know how they would. Couldn't see a suitable port on the back of the Xbox One that would allow it. Unless it's just gonna use USB 3.0?

Building an HDMI passthrough into the Xbox Mini and a data connection over USB3.0 for hard drive access, controller, & other misc control data needed? Possible but impractical.

That's all I can think of. Just grasping for any good news after yesterday's announcement. Chances of this are pretty poor though. Would also be really clunky.

[ Cable Box ] ---- HDMI ----> [ Xbox Mini ] ----> [ Xbox One ] ----> TV

 

[nib95]

$99 Xbox 360 mini incoming. Every other rumour was right so I don't see why this one shouldn't be.

 

[Vormund]

Don't know how they would. Couldn't see a suitable port on the back of the Xbox One that would allow it. Unless it's just gonna use USB 3.0?

HDMI in plus USB 3.0 I'm guessing.

Wouldn't be surprised if the mini had HDMI in as well.

 

[oVerde]

sounds like that League of Legends rumor or Diablo III.

 

[industrian]

Resident Evil 5 is coming to Xbox 360.

 

[Jacksonlee]

so announcing an announcement is a new thing. huh\.

 

[ActStriker]

Xbox 360 Mini

It worked for Nintendo, right?

Spoiler

lol

 

[Aostia]

I'm assuming this is the $99 version.

This, maybe even with a Mini revision (and a subscription?)

 

[Iacobellis]

Xbox 360 continues to get new games, Xbox One is just a cable box!

 

[boredofcanada]

the Xbox One will keep the 360 vibrant for many years.

Ha

 

[BrunoM]

He must mean announcing the XboxOne

Ooohhhh you just beat me to it lol in any case

Outch that one hurted lol

 

[opticalmace]

Ms to announce Xbox 360 price drop.

Sony to announce PS3 price increase?

 

[AndyD]

X360 mini that can HDMI passthru with a special mode into the XOne and take advantage of all the overlays onto X360 games. Effectively $99 backwards compatibility for the XOne.

 

[ido]

For sure the Mini... $99.

That can only be attached to an Xbox One like a 32X.

 

[TrutaS]

Just what the Xbox one needs. To have Xbox two around it for a long time.

 

[Kandinsky]

http://www.vgleaks.com/microsoft-xbox-roadmap-2013/ to name one of the rumours.

Ohhhh, very interested in this, thanks.

 

[BrunoM]

so announcing an announcement is a new thing. huh.

After announcing an XboxOne you got to make an announcement of an announcement so people will actually get "hyped" for an announcement

Spoiler

haha lol

 

[U n i o n 0015]

I'm assuming this is the $99 version.

Aaaand it's the only thing about Microsoft's new strategy that I'm interested in. Give me a great final 360 so I can enjoy my 360 games. It'll sit well next to my PS4.

 

[BrunoM]

X360 mini that can HDMI passthru with a special mode into the XOne and take advantage of all the overlays onto X360 games. Effectively $99 backwards compatibility for the XOne.

Why do I find that soooooo damn possible that is not even funny ..

I so see them doing a 129$ mini 360 drive with a passtru for the XboxOne so you can have backwards on the new system and tons of dumb people will go out and buy it ...

Spoiler

instead of keeping their perfectly fine working 360s I see these ending bad

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Software-wise, Diablo III and League of Legends are probably the only major candidates for really exciting, possibility-to-be-popular software. Maybe World of Warcraft or Titan, although I doubt anyone is going to launch a first-run product on an end-of-life hardware. I guess another option would be somehow being able to play Windows 8 apps/games, although that would definitely not be all that exciting.

Hardware-wise, it's gotta be cheaper, it's gotta be smaller.

Either way, I'm pretty confident that whatever he's talking about, it's not going to surprise me

The Minecraft bit did make me wonder if he was talking software as well.

I hope MS haven't moneyhatted League of Legends just for 360...*

*Yes, I am moaning about the prospect of MS not dropping the 360 like a lead balloon.

 

[The_Monk]

I wonder if they plan on getting new physical release exclusives for the 360...

Spoiler

Yeah right..lol

 

[jlh]

The Minecraft bit did make me wonder if he was talking software as well.

I hope MS haven't moneyhatted League of Legends just for 360...*

*Yes, I am moaning about the prospect of MS not dropping the 360 like a lead balloon.

I really, really, really hope that they have because League of Legends is huge and that will keep the 360 seriously competitive for years to come. But I'm sure if there were moneyhats involved it would also show up on the One.

What I want to know is if Diablo III and WOW has a chance to make an appearance on either the 360 or the One. If so I will be forced to double dip!

 

[Barakov]

For sure the Mini... $99.

That can only be attached to an Xbox One like a 32X.

And then you can stack the kinect on top of it. It really is like the second coming of the tower of power.

 

[Jay Sosa]

so announcing an announcement is a new thing. huh\.

Not really. That bs has been going on for years now. And judging by the participation in those threads (see that vita game thread) it seems to work.

 

[KojiKnight]

So... Microsoft wants to make sure that they continue to compete with themselves next generation?

I don't understand the point of drawing out the previous generation is except to harm your young console.

 

[fabricated backlash]

My bet? Cloud support for Xbox One games.

 

[muzzymate]

I could get behind a $99 Xbox Mini that could function on it's own as a cheap discless Xbox 360. When ready to get an Xbox One, connect it via USB and HDMI, and achieve backwards compatibility all in one setup. I'd be much happier in what was announced yesterday.

 

[Terra]

Diablo 3 for 360 will be an instant buy and make me go gold for the first time. My 360 is since long stored away, but if D3 is released, they have me back. The PC version was a mess, so I have high hopes for this being better...and maybe some good extras.

 

[Glorified G]

Mass price drops on xbox arcade. DO IT

 

[eso76]

a new system update and dashboard.
yay

 

[Deadbeat]

Mass price drops on xbox arcade. DO IT

I want my $99 360. It better not be this disc less shit version.

 

[Father_Brain]

$99 360 might well be more direct competition for Wii U than PS4/One.

 

[larvi]

the Xbox One will keep the 360 vibrant for many years.

Should have been the 1st response

 

[Not a Jellyfish]

Price drop and lots of cross gen games, will show Ghost and Destiny with Xbox 360 players playing along side Xbox One players.

 

[Kerub]

Nice to see that they aren't dropping the 360 like they dropped the original Xbox. GTA and CoD: Ghosts gives me a reason to stick with the 360 this year.

 

[Palette Swap]

Isn't keeping XB360 alive for years the best way to make sure you don't sell that new hardware? I'm asking in the same way I don't get GT6 on PS3.

 

[CurlySaysX]

FM Radio Guide.