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TALES FROM MY ASS: Durango rumors discussed by anonymous source
- Thread starter Cheesemeister
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badcrumble
Member
360 SoC would be great for BC, but it wouldn't be possible for developers to use its PowerPC hardware at the same time as the main x86 Durango hardware without tremendous effort for very little gain. That part, at least, doesn't pass the bullshit test. If it's in there, it's for BC only.
Angry Fork
Member
Still uses AA batteries.
why
It's not like MS can even profit off of this, there are no 'Microsoft' batteries. I don't understand, is it really that much cheaper than putting a chargeable battery?
edit - Unless they sell that charging kit separately, ugh. Forgot about that.
why
It's not like MS can even profit off of this, there are no 'Microsoft' batteries. I don't understand, is it really that much cheaper than putting a chargeable battery?
edit - Unless they sell that charging kit separately, ugh. Forgot about that.
Confidence Man
Member
Why can't someone leak what Live will be? Paywall or no paywall is all that matters.
REMEMBER CITADEL
Banned
$30? I mean, how many do you have? I got a charger with 4 Eneloops for 20, it covers my needs perfectly.
The Chinese dev was calling people fanboys.
Of course and there's the comedy from Cliffy B's posts.
D
Deleted member 1235
Unconfirmed Member
might as well pretend a rumor is true and just talk about it as that being the case.
if that's true, its a sold system. IF THATS TRUE.
if that's true, its a sold system. IF THATS TRUE.
That's also extra money to do basically the same thing.
I don't understand why people like spending money so much.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
LOL at the idea of Microsoft giving up a pay wall where they make loads of money.
Penguins&PolarBears
Member
Might be pipe dream but everything here would support MS confidence against PS4:
As long as the console isn't super expensive and they do a subsidy plan via XBL that includes the family plan for free then they have Sony beat by marketing standards.
- Windows 8 support means better Indie dev support than PS4 and a much bigger platform for devs than Sony can match. Win8/WP8 game releases have been very impressive lately.
- Xbox BC means dozens of entertainment apps that won't be available on PS4 for years.
- Xbox BC also means hundreds of XBLA games and DLC available day one while Sony's store is barren.
- Kinect 1080p is also far superior tech to what Sony announced.
- SmartGlass platform beats PS Vita integration.
As long as the console isn't super expensive and they do a subsidy plan via XBL that includes the family plan for free then they have Sony beat by marketing standards.
Neuromancer
Member
I'd rather just ask you guys
shinobi602
Member
I'm not talking about AA batteries, I'm talking about the rechargeable lithium batteries....the controller cable on my PS3 is like 3 feet long. Every time I have to recharge it I have to stop playing.
I have two rechargeable batteries for my 360 on the other hand. When one dies, I put it in the other one and recharge the dead one and keep on playing
Aquamarine
Member
Yep. Pastebin "leakers" are silly.
We really need something else to go by. Any clever conman can go on Pastebin and make up stuff. It's been done countless times before.
it's a one time purchase for like 30$.
nrvalleytime
Member
Right? This guy sounds about as dumb as a game where you just chip away at a cube.
Other devices use batteries too, you know. You're not tied to a single proprietary battery. Also, the battery is high quality and won't lose its charge as easily as those crappy X360 proprietary batteries. Also, no cords.
JohnnySasaki86
Member
No, it be around 1.5+tflops. Also PS4 would still have a sizable memory and bandwidth advantage(if the OS footprint rumors are true). Also with all the added efficiency in the new architecture, PS360 flops wont even be directly comparable to the new hardware today(real world performance). Regardless it does close the gap a bit, but depending on how it works, how efficient, and easy it is for a developer to take advantage of, it may not be as much as you think. In fact you would think the 360 may just be used for the OS and Kinect 2.0 related stuff, which would mean that wouldn't need to reserve any of Durango's CPU cores. A lot of this doesn't add up...
1st Course
Member
Mid-range? 1.2 Tflops is like an overclocked 7750 ($90-$100 GPU), seems really underpowered for a new console imo.
Stupid shit like that adds up with Microsoft products. I couldn't play my 360 online until I bought a wireless bridge.
Also I lose rechargeable batteries easily since they're small
The guy who wrote this (assuming what he says is even partly true) works in software; he's not a PR man trying to appeal to obnoxious gamers.
All this guy is doing is rehashing crap we already know / have heard somewhere pretty much.
Or a zero-time purchase for 0$.
I like the option of batteries on the x360 pad. To many times I forget to charge my PS3 controller and get in the middle of a game and low battery. Since the charging cord is so short got quit playing to charge it up and find something else to do.
A good poster
Banned
If that whole pastebin is true then I'm buying a Durango day one.
This. I won't believe anything here as true until MS confirms half of it. Starting with always-on. That left a sour taste in my and many peoples mouths and MS really should address this and other things ASAP.
That's the vibe I got as well. I call bullshit (on the things that weren't known before).
Most xbox live arcade and full game download libraries are massive and would be more incline to cross over then the ps2 library to ps3.
BC for the ps3 was a bonus anyhow. Not sure why people still believe it isn't because they aren't interested in it.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
If that BC rumor is confirmed get ready for about 3 new threads from Noobsaurous(or whatever) about how the next gen fight is over with this extreme advantage!
holy shit http://pastebin.com/CtYXk7Fd
NemesisPrime
Banned
Total bullshit. Have you forgotten consoles of previous gens used to do this all the time.
anyway... Imagine Durango can stream an xbla game and play one on your telly at the same time?
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Aside from the pretty clearly fake information in the OP, I don't know what to believe. Every rumor for years pointed to always online, and then the Adam Orth incident happened which I took as another confirmation. Then, the week after, we get another rumor saying it doesn't need to be online.
Yes but not much stuff around the house uses batteries that would need often changing, like a game remote. Almost everything is becoming rechargeable now, hell even calculators.
The cord is not a big deal since you just use it while it's charging.
If it bothered you that much, dropping £12 on a play and charge kit is no big deal considering how many years you use a console for.
The SixAxis batteries aren't that great to begin with anyway: -
It's human energy
Miles Quaritch
Member
I'm not talking about AA batteries, I'm talking about the rechargeable lithium batteries....the controller cable on my PS3 is like 3 feet long. Every time I have to recharge it I have to stop playing.
I have two rechargeable batteries for my 360 on the other hand. When one dies, I put it in the other one and recharge the dead one and keep on playing
Must have set you back an obscene amount of money.
Oppo
Member
They probably do last a lot longer than the in built PS3 controller batteries. That said my dual shocks are ancient and never have died on me. So personally I like not having a hidden cost for my controller batteries. I had to buy more for my 360/PC Xbox pads as the ones I already owned were sort of in use.
PS3's problem wa that the USB ports powered down when the unit was off, but it sounds like they've fixed that, so I prefer to not have to think about removing/charging batteries in a separate thing all the time.
Cheesemeister
Member
So the official color of Durango will be soylent green?
shinobi602
Member
That...wasn't really my point. It's not like since he's a software engineer that he's a machine with no emotion. People working in the games industry can easily take sides or have immature behaviors, especially if you work for one of the big corporations. I don't find an employee speaking like that the least big surprising.
Because having to throw the controller in the trash when it's dead sucks.
I would love if ps4 used AAs.
Luckily I can use them for different things too.
funkystudent
Member
Shared store would be a real boost for Windows 8.
Not worth it IMO.
shinobi602
Member
If you consider $30 an obscene amount, then sure.