No next-gen Xbox

the 360 wont become useless right away though...it will last, unlike the original xbox

Looking at what the others are offering they don't really need to rush to release something. The WiiU has been nothing but bad news so far and news that it will have games that are coming for the 360 and PS3 released for it a year later. The Vita is a handheld that looks close to what the PS3 can do, Microsoft doesn't even have handhelds.

I want a new console out as soon as possible though, once consoles are able to do anything near what current PCs can do we can start seeing much better games.

I just hope a new xbopx doesnt come out for atleast another 2 years... only had mine like a year

You buying one late doesn't mean that progress should suffer.

I'm just mad at MS for only coming out with accessories. Rather than a Handheld or something, they release a freaking steering wheel and a headset? Laziness. If MS wants to keep up with everyone else in the next gen, they NEED a handheld. No exceptions.

I would like a new xbox, but I don't want it until it would be a substantial improvement to the last gen.

People at microsoft are saying that they are using Kinect to extend the life of it. Some say it could even last into 2014.Arteza147

they dont need to keep up. they make a bunch of money charging you from xbox live and game add-ons.

I'm just mad at MS for only coming out with accessories. Rather than a Handheld or something, they release a freaking steering wheel and a headset? Laziness. If MS wants to keep up with everyone else in the next gen, they NEED a handheld. No exceptions.

orb_03_2006

They have a handheld, it's the Windows phone

Gaming handhelds are dead, cells are the new way that people will play games on the go

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I'm just mad at MS for only coming out with accessories. Rather than a Handheld or something, they release a freaking steering wheel and a headset? Laziness. If MS wants to keep up with everyone else in the next gen, they NEED a handheld. No exceptions.

Jaysonguy

They have a handheld, it's the Windows phone

Gaming handhelds are dead, cells are the new way that people will play games on the go

If Microsoft were going to release a new console any time soon ( in the next year or two ) Bethesda wouldn't be releasing Skyrim on the 360, they would surley wait to make their game better.

Also if they do make a new console, 360 games had better work on it. I have like 100+ games and to have to revert to an old console to play them would be rubbish.

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I'm just mad at MS for only coming out with accessories. Rather than a Handheld or something, they release a freaking steering wheel and a headset? Laziness. If MS wants to keep up with everyone else in the next gen, they NEED a handheld. No exceptions.

orb_03_2006

They have a handheld, it's the Windows phone

Gaming handhelds are dead, cells are the new way that people will play games on the go

So the last time you checked was 2005?

The king of handhelds had to cut their price almost 100 bucks per unit and cell phones have replaced the need for a single use device like that

Cell phones are where you play games now, there's no need to throw away money on a platform that's in it's last days

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They have a handheld, it's the Windows phone

Gaming handhelds are dead, cells are the new way that people will play games on the go

Jaysonguy

So the last time you checked was 2005?

The king of handhelds had to cut their price almost 100 bucks per unit and cell phones have replaced the need for a single use device like that

Cell phones are where you play games now, there's no need to throw away money on a platform that's in it's last days

Wouldn't that be funny. People complained that the original xbox's life was cut too short, the 360 on the other hand people may complain it lasted too long.vashkey

... joke. Microsoft won't release new system because they release a slim? how much money dose it cost to move parts around install smaller parts? what takes the longest is to do all the coding for consoles. Just like you can build a pc in hr-2 But your not going get anywhere without the software. Then a new remote. Come on how long dose it take to program a remote? i'm no programmer but t.v remotes is one of the most simple tech we have around still. The steering wheel can be easy be made. All you do is design the wheel and assign functions to button. BOOM. Same goes for the headset. PLUS anything they can even port it over to next gen.

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[QUOTE="orb_03_2006"] Dead? Last time I checked, there was a huge market for handheld gaming. I don't see MS making one though. Like stated above, the already make tons of money from LIVE subscriptions. A handheld would probably be worse.orb_03_2006

So the last time you checked was 2005?

The king of handhelds had to cut their price almost 100 bucks per unit and cell phones have replaced the need for a single use device like that

Cell phones are where you play games now, there's no need to throw away money on a platform that's in it's last days

Sony took a chance on making the PSP to compete with Nintendo and they barely have their head above water. The Vita might change that but Nintendo has a chokehold on the handheld market and that is why I think M$ is hesitant to make a direct handheld gaming system to compete. If anyone wanted a handheld they already have a DS or 3DS and maybe a PSP but M$ knows it's to late and would lose money to attempt to compete in the handhelds.

Besides evertime I go out in public I see people playing on a cell phone or Ipod. I can't remember the last time I saw a DS.

I seriously doubt we will get any sort of announcement until 2013. We were told that Kinect would extend the consoles life by 5 years, they would have planned for that to be the case and won't be rushing around just to get an incomplete console out two years early.

They will also need to wait for the fast revolution of TV's. If reports are true and Apple are in the process of making a HDTV to end all HDTV's then that will change the game completely. Rumours floating around are that the TV will be able to play games and have the iPad/iPhone as a controller. This is basically going to make it a WiiU inbuilt into a TV. Add an accessory that puts buttons on the outside and you have captured Nintendo's market if they get 3rd party game support.

An in-built Xbox or Playstation sounds ridiculous, but these new TV's that are trying to incorporate everything could soon be reality. It'll certaintly be interesting to see what evolves in the next 5 years,

Yeah I got my xbox S this xmas I hope the new one doesn't come out for awhile.

The Xbox can't last another 3+ years. You can clearly see that games are starting to push it to its limit. I mean 3+ discs for some games? Time to get off DvD.

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I'm just mad at MS for only coming out with accessories. Rather than a Handheld or something, they release a freaking steering wheel and a headset? Laziness. If MS wants to keep up with everyone else in the next gen, they NEED a handheld. No exceptions.

Jaysonguy

They have a handheld, it's the Windows phone

Gaming handhelds are dead, cells are the new way that people will play games on the go

I would prefer if they let technology evolve a little more and then launch one last xbox. It would much cooler if they released the last console ever.

I would prefer if they let technology evolve a little more and then launch one last xbox. It would much cooler if they released the last console ever.

tjricardo089

I seriously doubt we will get any sort of announcement until 2013. We were told that Kinect would extend the consoles life by 5 years, they would have planned for that to be the case and won't be rushing around just to get an incomplete console out two years early.

They will also need to wait for the fast revolution of TV's. If reports are true and Apple are in the process of making a HDTV to end all HDTV's then that will change the game completely. Rumours floating around are that the TV will be able to play games and have the iPad/iPhone as a controller. This is basically going to make it a WiiU inbuilt into a TV. Add an accessory that puts buttons on the outside and you have captured Nintendo's market if they get 3rd party game support.

An in-built Xbox or Playstation sounds ridiculous, but these new TV's that are trying to incorporate everything could soon be reality. It'll certaintly be interesting to see what evolves in the next 5 years,

Sainterz

well since nintendo releasing their next gen console next year. microsoft/sony is kinda forced to push the date backwards for announcement for 2012 and release in 2013. Because If they wait Nintendo will gain MANY MANY sales and have a huge advantage if they continue to wait to long. Sony said once they don't think they need a new console but they need one to keep up with the competition

How would a t.v mess with a gameing console? Because Appple is making the ipads become the remote? Apple products is already over marked becuse their name. so no 4000 dollar t.v isn't going to sell quite good for the adavrge famaily when you have HDTVS with apps in them already for less then a grand speed extra grand get 3D abilty. look at that how much people have 3d t.vs right now. Then throw apple logo on it and slap a grand more on it.

I would prefer if they let technology evolve a little more and then launch one last xbox. It would much cooler if they released the last console ever.

tjricardo089

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I would prefer if they let technology evolve a little more and then launch one last xbox. It would much cooler if they released the last console ever.

Schreek

Yea, then make a console that can be upgraded. I don't really like buying consoles over and over and over, and if my old ones break I have to buy others to replace them.

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I would prefer if they let technology evolve a little more and then launch one last xbox. It would much cooler if they released the last console ever.

tjricardo089

Yea, then make a console that can be upgraded. I don't really like buying consoles over and over and over, and if my old ones break I have to buy others to replace them.

Considering Kinect was released just at Christmas 2010, and there are only few titles for it - you can bet that the Xbox will run into 2013/2014. Hardly groundbreaking news, everyone knew this generation was going to be long.