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Ubisoft dev: Xbox 720 "aligned with what Sony announced"
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Can Crusher
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IF true then lol. Much weaker GPU, same CPU but with more resources reserved for bloated OS and slower ram.
MS is really making an effort...
Baconsammy
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I believe what they said is the controllers are assigned colors by the console at startup, and then if the eye is present it can coordinate which controller is in which part of the room for splitscreen modes etc.
XtremeXpider
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3/26/2012
EDIT: There are some "insiders" rumors about less memory reservation (<3GB).
Anyway, we don't know the PS4 memory reservation.
EagleBurnn
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Can you word that a bit better? Are you saying that each controller will have different color LED lights assigned by the console?
MS seems to care a lot about the PC/controller deal, so I doubt they'll bring any harm to it.
Baconsammy
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Whereas current dual shocks on PS3 get numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 as they start up, the new ones will have colors assigned to them instead of a number. The Eye can then interact with them. They work independently of Eye though (if I'm understanding them correctly), but can also work directly in conjunction with it.
Nintendo stopped making games for it is what happened. If there was still compelling Kinect software coming out regularly, people would still be playing it. A Kinect in every box will likely solve this problem next gen.
There will be 4 new IP's.
apparently
I've enjoyed my 360 considerably this gen and it has got far more playtime than my PS3 (until recently that is what with PS+), but the more I think about the entire ecosystem and general ethos Microsoft seems to be gravitating toward in terms of their platforms the more apprehensive I become about the console. I have no doubt that they'll impress and deliver to core gamers in many respects but there are so many substantial areas where focus is being put on (such as Kinect and the abundance of 'social' features that are being espoused) that don't particularly enthuse me.
OK, that's a damn cool feature. I'm guessing this was mentioned in some post-Playstation Conference interview?
A little bit. They went into much more detail at GDC.
It'd be crazy for Microsoft to raise their specs in response to Sony. Sony come out early and announced some expensive hardware, so Microsoft has the opportunity to position themselves as the more affordable option. This is exactly where they want to be.
Ardenyal
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That is not 'aligned with what Sony announced' though.
K
kittens
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reveal asap pls
I still remember when 8GB GDDR5 would make the PS4 be released next year too.
Nothing to do with the current situation, but amusing nonetheless.
It's in the same ballpark, specs wise. Games will look similar on both platforms. All else being equal, more people will opt for the cheaper console.
Besides, we don't know whether this Ubi guy was even talking about specs. He specifically mentioned features.
In terms of social feature set. MS will offer their own brand of streaming too alongside other online features. Not sure how their new entertainment division factors in. I wouldn't be surprised if it around the same ball park in power.
Next gen is about having your own TwitchTV setup in your console.
I remember that rumor. Hopefully its something new like that online rpg game they cancelled for xbox instead of another racing or fps game.
Not that I wouldn't enjoy them, I just want something fresh and new.
Yeah, Sony siding with Ustream seems like a dead giveaway that Microsoft had already snatched up Twitch.
MidgarBlowedUp
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Not for me, cause I won't buy it, unless there is an option to turn it off.
Commanche Raisin Toast
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Sony said that it isn't exactly exclusively tied to Ustream, and that there will be different providers. something like that. youtube wants to do game streaming now too, so im betting they'll get in on that too considering they put the youtube recording stuff into their API early in the PS3's cycle.
Confirmed this year by VG.
This myth needs to stop being perpetuated.
It's just a hypothetical situation, not a myth being perpetuated. Nintendo can barely coast by on their console with first-party and it is commonly considered to have the best one of the big three.
They were the only one to capitalize on the crazy after Christmas sale on newegg.com
SenjutsuSage
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That's so silly. It's like getting mad because your console requires electricity to work. Kinect won't be selling you out to the FBI. Stop being so paranoid. Just because Kinect would be required, it doesn't mean your controller is obsolete and that you have to use Kinect 100% of the time..
Shake Appeal
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So excited to use an 'interactive' console. Finally.
Not a myth in the right context.
dragonelite
Member
Now that is just false.
Maximilian Kolbe
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dragonelite
Member
I know just kidding around.
Man microsoft really need to reveal that shit(going by rumors not the 2 apu one
) console.We don't know how expensive the PS4 will be though. And the rumors have MS skimping in GPU specs to include other hardware for Kinect, dvrs and whatnot. 720 could easily approach PS4 costs with less power.
I still think PS4 randomly asking me to stand up and yell McDonalds at the screen would be amazing.
SlipperyFishes
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Sure people will be talking about the PS4 but you always hear more talk about the most recent announcement than what came first. People function that way. Gossipy shits.
That was just one out of several producers at Microsoft Studios.
What myth? Nintendo has a considerably more powerful first party than Microsoft does. I don't mean you have to personally like Nintendo's first party better; if you don't, that's fine. I don't particularly like Nintendo's first party output either. Instead, I'm saying that your personal preferences (and mine) are anecdotal and irrelevant, and that on a larger scale Nintendo has a considerably more powerful and influential first party than Microsoft or Sony do. Halo is by a wide margin MS' biggest IP, and it would just barely crack Nintendo's top 10 biggest franchises.
So Nintendo without significant third party support is able to survive, if just barely. From this, we can reasonably assume that if Microsoft or Sony found themselves in a similar position, their predicament would be much worse because their first party software clearly does not have the same system selling potential that Nintendo's does.
paradise_circus
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so microsoft ist saving money for huge 400 million $ marketing campaigns for the us release alone?
gaming_noob
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Try $1 Billion+, as per GopherD (maybe just a guess). If Kinect had a $500M campaign, the Durango logically would have more than that... 1B sounds about right.
Edit: oops, you said U.S. alone... 400M still seems low.
its pretty clear on this forum what our main focus is and what we prefer: MOAR GAMES!!
to really know what is more populair in the current market of today (game console vs all in one media box) you should'nt ask us that question, you should ask the random guy in the street.
I'll try not to derail another thread on it, but that is a pretty huge "if"
paradise_circus
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new york post
It reads like Microsoft is allways spending 500 millionen $ for huge releases. Maybe they just should invest more in their r&d if things turn out like windows 8.
Alx
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That's the only source you'll ever find for that $500M figure, and it's only an extrapolation based on vague declarations from MS. It's been discussed many times before, but nobody knows exactly how much the kinect campaign did cost in the end (well, outside of MS people of course).
What would you expect them to say at a core gamer conference? Casuals aren't watching the conference. They are appealing to the core gamers at the core conference.