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VG Leaks: BC for NextBox to be an add on, can play offline
- Thread starter DieH@rd
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Not a Apple TV, but maybe as small as the new Mac Mini.
And that's basically a little bigger than a regular DVD drive in an external caddy, yes?
iceatcs
Junior Member
I don't think it will be like that small, remember 360 CPU way more heat generation than all Apple TV, iPad and iPhone combo.
Maybe slight fatter like cube shape.
Yep, "Always Online" was always a shitty term for what people were bitching about (rightfully so) which was actually "Online Only".
If this new "leak" is true then the console is not Online Only like everyone thought.
I have no idea what will be happening and to be honest...I don't think I care. Microsoft's apparent disregard of smaller devs is more than enough to convince me that they don't have my interests aligned with theirs.
This thread is missing almost all most active posters from previous xbox threads.
I wonder why? What happend to them
Can someone post comparison of top posters in this and #dealwithit threads?
dragonelite
Member
I did some digging but a A10-5800k($120) isn't that expensive so i guess a apu with 360 cpu and a 7700 level gpu with 32mb esram should make it possible to provide backward compatible addon for 360 games at 1080p atleast given that 4 * Fullhd * 32bit/pixel needed for most deferred renderes need about 32mb of esram for ($150).
But this seems like a dream but 1080p 360 games addon or stand alone console would be a pretty dam good incentive to buy the add-on im even willing to pay $180 for that Halo 3 1080p maybe at 60fps hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggg
Edit:Nvm just checked the performance of the gpu in the A10-5800k not something to write home about. But if they wanted to sell at a lose it is still possible.
Methinks you'll have to change your avatar
dragonelite
Member
Methinks you'll have to change your avatar
Me first has to hear it in person before changing.
krypt0nian
Banned
Um a sort of good news rumor for Durango feels funny. Good funny, but funny.
This doesn't affect me (piggybacking) as I still have my 360 and I'm not buying an addon for BC, but I suppose this works for some.
This doesn't affect me (piggybacking) as I still have my 360 and I'm not buying an addon for BC, but I suppose this works for some.
vladimir rus
Member
dancrane212
Member
So the mini connects to Durango via the Kinect cord?
These are awesome mspaint-skills, wow!
Miles Quaritch
Member
Well, can't blame them too much. EGDE were right on the money with their PS4 leaks.
It's ridiculous for some to believe Edge can do no wrong. Even after the GI tweet on them apparently using scans without GI's permission.
The same goes as well for VGleaks.
Every website is subject to failure.
jeff_rigby
Banned
NO
Everything will be supporting RVU via LAN . Xbox 360/ARM sends h.264 video (1080P and S3D) through the Lan port to Durango. Game control via remote control command pass-through and Durango disk access of the Xbox 360 disk through a custom app using another network standard but encrypted by the Trustzone processors between Durango/ARM and Xbox360/ARM.
Osiris
I permanently banned my 6 year old daughter from using the PS4 for mistakenly sending grief reports as it's too hard to watch or talk to her
The vgleaks article says that there is an "External Interface" for the 360 Mini / Durango link.
If it was just LAN they would have said it was via Ethernet / WiFi, not specify an "External Interface", the Microsoft Russia image above confirms this, it will be via the Kinect 2 connection.
Alx
Member
Buzz words and gimmicks do hype and sell things
Maybe you can magnet-connect Surfaces and Durango and mini-360 together, and build a Voltron of entertainment.
(no seriously, connecting a Surface to a console and use it as a screen would be cool, I guess).
Byakuya769
Member
Now the competition is on! Sucks for BC this gen, but I assumed that would be an issue.
Did I miss something? Have these rumors been substantiated by other sources?
No it's not. BC wasn't feasible through software this time around and incorporating the hardware into every system would mean charging tons of people for something they don't need. This is a great solution, imo. It certainly trumps Sony's solution, which seems far from ideal in many ways. And it's much better than no BC, which is what we all had pretty much expected.
No it's not. BC wasn't feasible through software this time around and incorporating the hardware into every system would mean charging tons of people for something they don't need. This is a great solution, imo. It certainly trumps Sony's solution, which seems far from ideal in many ways. And it's much better than no BC, which is what we all had pretty much expected.
oldergamer
Member
In the wake of this very positive news and that the rumors so many were freaking about are said to be untrue, how come this thread is so quiet all of a sudden?
this new is really positive, I would have expected so many more posts/pages in this thread by now.
this new is really positive, I would have expected so many more posts/pages in this thread by now.
Positive Microsoft threads are half as fun as negative MS threads:/
Everybody is too busy sharpening their pitchforks to notice!
megashock5
Member
It could be a product of confusion. We've heard a connection is required at all time, and that it will block used games. Now we've heard that it doesn't require a connection and won't block used games.
At this point, I have no idea what to believe. I'm impatiently waiting for some real info now.
There's your answer.
DragonSworne
Banned
Durango can be played offline.
DragonSworne
Banned
Osiris
I permanently banned my 6 year old daughter from using the PS4 for mistakenly sending grief reports as it's too hard to watch or talk to her
It's still just a rumor though isn't it?
Well everything has been a rumor at this point. lol
LAN seems like a rather poor way to retrieve disk data.
That sounds pretty awesome actually, a neat solution. I like it better than streaming games I already own.
:/ Who broke your hands?
This thread is missing almost all most active posters from previous xbox threads.
I wonder why? What happend to them
Can someone post comparison of top posters in this and #dealwithit threads?
:/ Who broke your hands?
DragonSworne
Banned
#teamcg
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
This 'solution' solves nothing. It is equal to the customer going out and getting the latest 360 stand-alone slim revision. The only benefit of the proposed 'solution' is that it will save a handful of people the need for a hdmi switch as they run out of free ports on their tvs. MS could have just as well announced an even cheaper 360 which does not need a Durango to function.
lol, what does this mean?
I'm confused. Is Rigby corroborating these rumors, guessing, or basing what he's saying on leaked documentation?
The 360 Mini doesn't require a Durango to function. And what do you mean it solves nothing? It grants users the option to play 360 games from their Durango, and it does so without driving up the price of the console for everyone else. It satiates the vocal niche who want everything unified under one roof. It'll be a tiny little box and it might not even need to be in the same room as the Durango.
The 360 Mini doesn't require a Durango to function. And what do you mean it solves nothing? It grants users the option to play 360 games from their Durango, and it does so without driving up the price of the console for everyone else. It satiates the vocal niche who want everything unified under one roof. It'll be a tiny little box and it might not even need to be in the same room as the Durango.
BruiserBear
Banned
If everything in the OP ends up being true, I think this is a fantastic turn of events for Durango. It greatly improves my personal feelings about it. Not required to be online, AND backwards compatibility with every 360 game?
I always knew Microsoft was evil enough to try the always online route, but I was never completely sure they were stupid enough to do it.
I always knew Microsoft was evil enough to try the always online route, but I was never completely sure they were stupid enough to do it.
DragonSworne
Banned
I'm linking the idea of people believing this is all done through WiFi or LAN to the people who thought joakim was CG