So next gen I will need to buy Xbox every year? 400 per year?
This is not going to end well.
you will play with a lower settings profile until you upgrade :]
So next gen I will need to buy Xbox every year? 400 per year?
This is not going to end well.
Ease of console gaming with the upgrades of PC gaming
I have always been waiting for this
Has this ever happened successfully with fixed console hardware?
Besides HDD upgrades and suchlike.
*only avalible in the USMaybe they could lease the thing.
$20/month and you always have the latest version available.
for all those complaining: this is what everyone's going to do.
Well is it happening or not?
Polygon says he hints at it but Guardian downright confirms it.
Sony hinted at the same. I think NX will likely be built with this in mind as well based on comments from Iwata
They should seriously give that a shot. I never understood why every console maker keeps following this cycle Nintendo introduced back in the day. They need to break free from it, if it can work for phones and other devices, why not consoles?
I think this is the key thing.
If you imagine a hardware refresh every two years, then as long as MS can give a commitment that games will be compatible and work going back 3 iterations (6 years) then I'm happy.
At this point just turn it into an Xbox branded HTPC and be done with it I guess?
Microsoft tags in.
Sure, if they release a more powerful Xbox One next year I would fully expect it to play every game on the market now. But what about someones launch Xbox One? Now all of a sudden Gears 4 requires the latest model Xbox One and they have to buy the same console again only 3 or 4 years later? I'd be upset if I owned a Xbox One right now.
I think folks are running away with this. I can see this notion becoming the standard in the next Xbox but not the current one.
I may be wrong but this Xbox One was designed for incremental hardware upgrades, unless MS comes out with a new box further segmenting their userbase. Don't you think if it was Mattrick and co. would have been tooting this horn as a feature when all the could blabber about was TV and Kinect?
I'm not saying this line of thinking is a bad idea but it's not what a home console is about. Consoles are plug in, pick up and play. You want PC like upgrades then get a PC.
This sheds a little light on MS making Xbox the box absolete and making Xbox the brand a service/platform.
I think folks are running away with this. I can see this notion becoming the standard in the next Xbox but not the current one.
I may be wrong but this Xbox One was designed for incremental hardware upgrades, unless MS comes out with a new box further segmenting their userbase. Don't you think if it was Mattrick and co. would have been tooting this horn as a feature when all the could blabber about was TV and Kinect?
I'm not saying this line of thinking is a bad idea but it's not what a home console is about. Consoles are plug in, pick up and play. You want PC like upgrades then get a PC.
This sheds a little light on MS making Xbox the box absolete and making Xbox the brand a service/platform.
This is a very good move. Just don't go GFWL on our asses again
A new console every year, as if it were a phone? I will not be doing that. I'll upgrade once every few years or so.
nice, if only it could run Steam too, but it's a W10 machine so it could?
It's exactly what Nintendo themselves did wrong during the Wii era imo, we saw the widespread adoption of HD TVs, the Wii was losing steam, looking quite outdated and they could have easily reinvigorated demand had they come with a Wii HD with improved motion controls, like 3 years into it's lifespan.
He was addressing the concerns of some Xbox One owners that the exclusives destined for that console are appearing on PC, thus eroding the value of owning a console.
And you've answered your own question. Add to that three major third party developers will not cannibalise their own content delivery systems.
They want to make money through the windows store, why would they allow other storefronts?
Terrible ideia.
And It won't happen.
Say hello to the future of Xbox One.
So, it will be Xbox One, Xbox Two, Xbox Three... Xbox Twenty Five, etc?
I'm fine with this. I'll upgrade every other year if its reasonable.