As always, options are viewed as a bad thing - personally I'd be up for selling my 360 and buying a mini so I can fit it all. Forcing BC on the early PS3 created high costs - people should get the choice.
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VG Leaks: BC for NextBox to be an add on, can play offline
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As always, options are viewed as a bad thing - personally I'd be up for selling my 360 and buying a mini so I can fit it all. Forcing BC on the early PS3 created high costs - people should get the choice.
I wouldn't consider this backwards compatibility, but it is a nice way to make using your old machine more convenient*. It actually seems like a pretty obvious idea to me, that if your new machine cannot play old software, allow it to act as a hub for your old machine, so people can play old software on their old machine by interfacing with the new machine...keeps the point of interaction with the user in one place instead of two. Maybe that seems like a small convenience but I think it's a good one.
* I am assuming this will work with existing 360s too. Would be crappy if not, since I don't see any technical reason why it couldn't work with existing machines over the network.
SirIgbyCeaser
Banned
sony holds the patent...
not that it ever means much.
not that it ever means much.
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
"Durango will be priced competitively according to PS4′s price."
Well maybe you better hope PS4 won't be $500 either
megashock5
Member
Complete opposite from previous rumors, so now I have no idea what to think. Wish the official reveal was sooner. 6 more weeks or rumors could get crazy.
sixteen-bit
Member
will they let you use the old HD-DVD drive to read your old 360 games?
Phonomezer
Banned
Or they just use their existing 360.
What needs to be known now if: is online connection required to start Xbox or not? Given the big focus on TV/Cable functions and all the other rumours, I'm thinking so, but let's see.
TheJollyCorner
Member
Keep the 360 you already paid upwards of $200-300 for and continue to use it.
There's that option.
I can only see this as a benefit for those that never actually got a 360 to begin with.
Would be nice if they pulled through with that. I'd like to play my PS3 games on my PS4. Great news for xbox360 owners.
Why not? If you already have a 360, you can play games on it, but if you don't you can solve this problem buying a cheaper add on for Durango.
We've known for fucking years that BC wouldn't be feasible. It was never a given on PS4 or Durango.
It's for people who don't have a 360, or had theirs break down on them, or want to save space.
Miles Quaritch
Member
It's an odd requirement for sure. Perhaps some sort of verification process? Maybe, although this is more of an 'out there' idea, you can download the digital version of whatever disc you put into the Durango?
I think its more of a selling point to the hardcore crowd. Casuals wont give a damn but the dedicated people will just stare at that dangling carrot and try to bite sooner or later...
CaptainZombie
Member
So what happens here is this mini has no disc drive so people have to rebuy everything off of Games on Demand making their 360 discs useless taking this approach. Sony got the same flack for PSP games having to be rebought to work on Vita. This is going to go over very well.
UberTag
Member
Would be hysterical if the "always online" rationale was configured into the Stingray 360 remodel and not the Durango.
BC through an add-on accessory makes sense too provided that it's not cost-prohibitive.
As it is, I'm not putting much stock into a bunch of rumors that fly in the face of everything we've had leaked thus far.
BC through an add-on accessory makes sense too provided that it's not cost-prohibitive.
As it is, I'm not putting much stock into a bunch of rumors that fly in the face of everything we've had leaked thus far.
Some sort of DRM to prevent emulation from other sources probably. Also consider the Xbox mini has no disc drive and is DD only so it's probably their form of DRM to avoid manipulation. Depends on the connection type.
TBH it's quite a stupid solution but its better than wasting money on including BC on Durango.
Tripolygon
Banned
Sony should have made you buy another PS3 Minimini so you can hook it up to PS4 just so you can play PS3 games on PS4 when you in fact already have a PS3.
Yea thats soooooo much better.
I thought it was because of kinect? They were shooting for natural speech recognition and that type of function uses servers to process the voice info right? Someone correct me if that rumor was debunked.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
The add on seems pretty pointless
If that's the case then I don't understand how it's "(correct with rumors)". Wouldn't that rather directly contradict all the rumours?
CassidyIzABeast
Member
They're basically offering the hardware that they would have to put in the durango to get BC as a stand alone sku to keep the price down.
sixteen-bit
Member
stackable?
Weren't the Xbox and Xbox 360 originally "stackable"? the old 360 had that inhale design and the xbox had a kind of convex top.
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
Well,you answered the question
BRocknRolla
Member
So are we talking smaller, standalone Xbox 360 for $150, or Durango attachment is $150?
alexandros
Banned
Common sense prevails! Well, at least on the "always-on" front. The jury is still out on the rest.
Less stuff hooked into my TV and I can retire my ancient Elite that has a hard drive that is starting to chug.
soundscream
Member
For me it would mean I can move my 360 to the bedroom, but still be able to play 360 games in the living room.
This isn't marketed towards existing 360 owners but it does fuck over the retail 360 market if they flat out replace the 360.
Sounds disastrous if you ask me. But it's at the end of the gen. Anyone who has a 360 isn't going to buy a mini unless they want BC REALLY bad. And anyone who wants to buy a console will be buying the subsidized Durango or the Durango itself.
razgriz417
Member
I think this is a reasonable interpretation of the rumors, makes more sense than not letting you play games if your internet is down.
I now wonder if the $500 or $300 sub rumor is wrong. The way it's worded is that Microsoft is doing this to control costs. It seems like Durango could be less than $500 without the BC add-on/set-top feature stuff. Maybe $400, then another $100 for the add-on? That would be nice. Though, I guess pricing will depend on competition, so maybe nothing's set in stone.
Of All Trades
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You're assuming it has to sit next to your 720. The optimist in me thinks it's similar to what gofreak is saying: it's a networked device that can plug into any TV (like an AppleTV or Roku), plays 360 games, and somehow streams those games back to the 720 (giving it BC). The idea would be that the 720 becomes a sort of media hub and Stingrays are media extenders.
If you're a single-tv household it loses some value, but if you're in the market for a Roku or whatever then if priced right this could hold a lot of value. It would also align with the cable integration rumors because I think most methods being pushed out now are a master, hdd-equipped cable box and networked boxes for other TVs.
dragonflys545
Member
Now about that Xbox live? Free online play?
Miles Quaritch
Member
Agreed. I think there will be a requirement whereby it needs to have an online connection when booting, perhaps for verification purposes (ties in with the rumour that games install to the hard drive and no longer use the disc).
Domcorleone
Member
I hope this is true. Now give me free online play please!!
BadAss2961
Member
If this makes BC playable under the Nextbox UI, then this isn't a bad idea.
Vire
Member
Right, but how is it any different than just buying a second 360?
This isn't coming with the system, it's a separate add-on.
They're the same thing. The Xbox mini will be able to attach to Durango.
Unless the ad on contains all the extras (IPTV type features) for your TV.
BlazingDarkness
Member
My understanding of the devices;
XBOX360 Mini device
- No disc drive, so it's essentially useless as a standalone XBOX for gaming, but good for TV functionality alone
- Requires an internet connection to function
- Access to the XBL marketplace and whatnot (so it can play downloadable titles)
- Will share some features of the Durango TV (IPTV) functionality (to combat Apple TV)
- Required to play 360 games, when connected with the Durango, can NOT play 360 discs when not connected
Durango
- The new 'new' XBOX
- Plays Durango games etc, uses Kinect functionality
- Will not play 360 games, you must hook up the Mini device once you insert a 360 disk to play (you put the 360 disc in the Durango disc tray, but it runs only when connected with the Mini)
- Requires an internet connection for TV functionality
- Plays used games
- Plays offline games
XBOX360 Mini device
- No disc drive, so it's essentially useless as a standalone XBOX for gaming, but good for TV functionality alone
- Requires an internet connection to function
- Access to the XBL marketplace and whatnot (so it can play downloadable titles)
- Will share some features of the Durango TV (IPTV) functionality (to combat Apple TV)
- Required to play 360 games, when connected with the Durango, can NOT play 360 discs when not connected
Durango
- The new 'new' XBOX
- Plays Durango games etc, uses Kinect functionality
- Will not play 360 games, you must hook up the Mini device once you insert a 360 disk to play (you put the 360 disc in the Durango disc tray, but it runs only when connected with the Mini)
- Requires an internet connection for TV functionality
- Plays used games
- Plays offline games