XXXXXX

Next Xbox Launching at $500, No Backwards Compatibility

deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20 · 2013-04-07 05:43:25

On the latest WhatTheTech podcast, Paul Thurrott weighed in on the NeXtbox rumors shared some info from his sources.What The Tech Ep. 159 - Facebook Home 4-5-13Apparently Microsoft is launching a 99$ Xbox 360 codenamed 'Stingray' this November alongside of the Next Xbox.According to Paul this is because the next Xbox isn't going to offer backwards compatibility for 360 games.He mentions that it's going to be expensive. Apparently around 500$ for a normal unit, or 300$ for a subscription model.It was also relayed to him that the device does indeed require a constant internet connection to function, although that is better discussed in this dedicated thread.He also mentions that nothing that he has read about the next Xbox sounded negative to him.Translation courtesy of GAF:'The next Xbox is code-named Durango. And we have talked for a while about this notion that there might be another version of the Xbox that was just aimed at entertainmenta non-gaming device. That device was code-named 'Yumo' and they're not making it. They may make one in the future, but it's not happening this year.'So the new Xbox that comes out this year will just be the Xbox. And I mentioned before they're also going to sell a new Xbox 360 code-named 'Stingray' that will be $99. And you might look at that as two things: backwards compatibility, obviously, suggestingI don't actually know this for a fact, but based on the fact that they're making oneI don't think that the new Xbox will play 360 games. But that I don't actually know, that I'm guessing. But, the other one is that, $99, that's a real coo price. And so we know that the Xbox 360 does Netflix, Hulu Plus, yada yada yada, and you can make the argument that's kind of a low cost entertainment device, too.'Durango is going to be expensive [laughs], you know $500, $300 for the subscription, that kind of thing, but you know, Blu-ray, blah blah blah, but the thing that interest me, going back and looking at some of the stuff I got a long time ago, it actually says 'must be internet-connected to use' in the notes. And that's all I have, but it does say that.[Is that a bad thing?]'I don't know because I don't know what it means. You know, when you look at some of the stories that were coming out this week about, you know, I saw a headline that said something like 'Next Xbox could be okay without an internet connection for as long as 3 minutes' or something like that. I don't even know what that means, so for me, Xbox 360 is almost entirely an online experience. Most of the games I play are multiplayer, where you're playing against other people online. Or you're using it as an entertainment device when you're connected to a service like Netflix or Xbox video, so that is an internet-connected device. In this phrase, it says 'must be internet-connected to use', you know, that suggests that you can't even boot into the UI and playI don't know, I don't know, I don't have one.'Originally, they were going to announce this thing in AprilApril 24now they're going to announce it May 21. We know there are events occuring this year where we're going to learn more about Durango.[And it's a fourth quarter release, right?]'Early November, yeah. E3 is going to occur. BUILD is going to occur in San Francisco in June when they're going to talk about the developer story because it's a Windows 8 device. It's going to have the same, or basically the same, developer tools and developer APIs and all that kind of stuff. So I think there's a lot information to come, but I look at all this stuff that I've seen about Durango and I think, 'it's all positive.' I don't really see any bad news here at all. Like to me, everything I've seen about this is really positive. It's amazing to me that, based on like no information at all, everyone is like freaking out about everything. Aside from this online thing, by the way, the number one question I've gotten from people is, 'What does it look like?' Who gives a shit what it looks like?'I've actually heard from, by the way not one or two people, several people who've said, 'based on what I've seen, Sony is going to blow them away.' Based on what you've seen? You've seen nothing. What are you talking about? No, but you've seen literally nothing from Microsoft.[I don't think that's even a possibility considering how many people use Xbox LIVE... You're not going to have this mass Xbox audience jumping to Sony.]'The problem Microsoft has has nothing to do with Sony or Nintendo anymore, it's Roku and AppleTV. The market for hardcore video games, the market of people will always buy the next Gears of War game, the next Halo game, the next Call of Duty game, it's fairly finite. It's a decent market, yada yada yada, it's not the market for tablets, it's not the market for smartphones. SOURCE

256 results
1
2
3
4
5
6

This topic is locked from further discussion.

StrongBlackVine

13262

Forum Posts

Wiki Points

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#251 StrongBlackVine

Member since 2012 • 13262 Posts

[QUOTE="crimsonman1245"]
[QUOTE="DJ-Lafleur"]
Well sh*t. :|
Dat dere PS4 is looking much more enticing.
Douevenlift_bro

According to him its not the PS4 thats going to steal customers from Xbox, its Apple TV.....

I've ALWAYS said that. MS is chasing an audience that belongs to apple

Don't go chasing Waterfalls... :lol:

11 years ago

ItsBriskBaby

1748

Forum Posts

Wiki Points

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#252 ItsBriskBaby

Member since 2007 • 1748 Posts

All I gotta say is if it's all true to date about needing internet to play all games, that alone just baried them there before even the release of it. Not to mention $500 for one of the models, Sorry MS it ain't happening this year..... Epic Fail!

11 years ago

mitu123

155290

Forum Posts

Wiki Points

Followers

Reviews: 32

User Lists: 0

#253 mitu123

Member since 2006 • 155290 Posts

I will laugh if some of these rumors don't end up being true.
super600

I would laugh if all of them were true.

11 years ago

Phazevariance

12356

Forum Posts

Wiki Points

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#254 Phazevariance

Member since 2003 • 12356 Posts

All I gotta say is if it's all true to date about needing internet to play all games, that alone just baried them there before even the release of it. Not to mention $500 for one of the models, Sorry MS it ain't happening this year..... Epic Fail!
ItsBriskBaby

Actually, I don't believe the rumor said anything about always online to play games, but rather just said "always online". This really could be in reference to any feature. If it ends up being a cable box, it would have to be online all the time.

11 years ago

themajormayor

25729

Forum Posts

Wiki Points

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#255 themajormayor

Member since 2011 • 25729 Posts

The RAM has won

11 years ago

themajormayor

25729

Forum Posts

Wiki Points

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#256 themajormayor

Member since 2011 • 25729 Posts

The RAM has won

11 years ago

Lucianu

10347

Forum Posts

Wiki Points

Followers

Reviews: 6

User Lists: 0

#257 Lucianu

Member since 2007 • 10347 Posts

So you've got a 500$ launch price, no backwards compatibility and an always online requirement otherwise you can't play games on it, not to mention the need to pay a fee if you want to play online.

Who would view any of this as even remotely positive ? This is restrictive as sh*t, it's like MS is trying to choke the living Hell out of you.

11 years ago