New Consoles Coming.....

[Helicopter]

I spent HOURS with that system from trying to time perfectly when you pressed down on the cartridge and then pressed power at the right spot just so when you turned it on mario wouldn't look like a bunch of squares. (if blowing into both the cartridge and system didn't work)

And don't get me started on if someone touched or moved the system while it was on. Shit would freeze up and just play whatever tone it was playing over and over again. Mom + vaccuum = swearing over the NES getting frozen.

The only system I can really think of that I didn't have to do a bunch of shit too was the SNES. I think that thing is still active and working somewhere with one of my siblings.

Oh man! I have the mom that's obsessive compulsive as far as vacuums go. I almost sabotaged her Electrolux for causing a frozen game every other day when I was a kid.

[dope]

my nes still works, but i have to jam a used cigarette pack on top of the game to hold it down in the nes

[IamMedellin]

Report: Next-gen Xbox to launch October/November 2013 with this GPU

The next-gen Xbox's GPU will derive from 2011's AMD 6000 series, similar to the Radeon HD 6670, which supports DirectX11, 1080p HD, multi-display output and 3D, IGN reports, citing sources close to the project. Mass production of its GPU will begin at the end of 2012, IGN says, with a full-console launch scheduled in October or November 2013.

With these specs, the next Xbox will have six times the processing power of the Xbox 360 and is expected to support performance 20 percent greater than Nintendo's Wii U, which is using the R770, a chip that is competitively stronger than the GPUs of both the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Previously uncovered Microsoft resumes listed gesture and voice input, which suggests some form of Kinect integration will be present in the coming Xbox model.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/24/report-next-gen-xbox-to-launch-october-november-2013-with-this/

[1ke]

Next Xbox To Have No Disc Drive

The next Xbox won't contain a physical disc drive, according to a new report.

A source close to British trade magazine MCV claims that Microsoft revealed this information under what it described as "the strictest NDA" they have ever encountered.

While the console will not contain a disc drive, according to the source, the report suggests it will contain "some sort of interchangeable solid-state card storage, although it is not known whether this will be proprietary or a more standard format such as SD."

:brianwilson:

Edit: Sorry, thats from IGN.....

[killgod]

that is awesome.

fuck retailers, fuck discs, get with the fucking times you money hungry assholes.

[jms493]

Wont happen

[SethMode]

It's going to happen someday, I just hope it's sooner rather than later. Discs are stupid.

[Golden Taters]

I could see not relying on a disc drive for games, but no way in hell the Xbox 720 (or whatever it is) won't have a Blu-ray player or dvd drive of some sort. Xbox is pushing the thought of using your Xbox for everything; TV, movies, games, etc.

I just don't see the new console having no support for DVDs or Blu-ray.

[Villain]

If every movie you watch is streaming from the internet, who needs a disc?

[Golden Taters]

Thought this was interesting (and incredible).

Nobody knows for sure what the true potential of next generation consoles will end up looking like, but Crytek has given everyone an amazing glimpse of what kind of graphics quality we may be seeing when the Sony PS4 and next Xbox finally release.

The company are obviously famed for their Crysis and Far Cry titles, with their latest effort Crysis 2 arguably one of the best looking games on consoles at the moment. Now though, the company has given the public an exact idea of what they have been working on following on from Crysis 2, as they appeared at the recent GDC 2012 event in San Francisco to give everyone a glimpse of their next-generation CryEngine 3, which will power the company’s upcoming releases over the next few years.

To say their tech demo is impressive is probably not doing Crytek justice. There was one particular moment in the clip shown of their next generation character models, which featured a male face amusingly bearing a resemblance to Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer. That aside, the amount of realism shown in the face was nothing short of mindblowing, as was the new tessellation effects that the CryEngine 3 will bring to the table as well.

Skyrim fans will enjoy this video for sure as well, as there’s another segment from the clip which suggests that Crytek could do a fantastic job on an open-world Bethesda style game as well. CryEngine 3 has been developed for games on existing hardware, but there’s no doubt that some of the visuals seen in the video could find their way onto next generation hardware from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo as well.

http://www.product-reviews.net/2012/03/12/stunning-ps4-xbox-720-graphics-potential-with-cryengine-3/

Possible capabilities with PS4 and Xbox 720

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TtgW20IEm0"]CryEngine 3 Visual Specs - Preview Trailer - YouTube[/ame]

[SethMode]

If every movie you watch is streaming from the internet, who needs a disc?

Exactly. This is also the reason I just sold 150 some DVDs.

[jms493]

Exactly. This is also the reason I just sold 150 some DVDs.

who did you sell them to and how are they going to watch them?:leake:

I want them to go away as well...but not next gen..unless next gen is 4-5 years from now

[SethMode]

who did you sell them to and how are they going to watch them?:leake:

I want them to go away as well...but not next gen..unless next gen is 4-5 years from now

Amazon, for giftcards. I certainly didn't make a profit in the long run but it was worth it as an easy way to get rid of most of them.

And even if the next gen system didn't have them, I'm not calling for DVD players or Blu-Ray players to go away forever, I'm just ready for the next step. DVDs have especially served their purpose. Blu-Rays are a little different, but still, if they disappeared tomorrow I'd be fine with it, and I'm confident that I will never buy another Blu-Ray again (and I only own 6 of them).

[spiker]

that is awesome.

fuck retailers, fuck discs, get with the fucking times you money hungry assholes.

You may hate discs but actually physically owning a disc has been an important piece of the video gaming business up until now. You think that having no physical medium and no middle man will reduce the price of games? They're going to gouge you for the same amount, if not more, while saving on those costs. Mark my words, you will not realize their savings. Look at the shitty money grubbing tactics employed by gaming companies already - release day DLC, one time use codes to play online, micro-transactions, etc. They are keeping that money because it makes no difference to the consumer. I promise you.

Unless they figure out a way to facilitate used game sales electronically, you can also say good bye to the used game market. Sony and Micro$oft hate the used game market because they don't make money on used game sales. If they do figure out a way to do used electronic game sales, they will have a system that allows them to get their cut somehow. Whatever they figure out, the "free market" of used games as we know it will cease to exist.

There's also no way for the new systems to be backward compatible if there's no disc drives. Say your 360 or PS3 burns out and you don't want to re-buy an outdated piece of hardware. Any "retro" titles that you might already own will have to be repurchased in a digital medium, if they're even available for download. I hate the idea that gaming companies don't want us to be able to play our old games on the new systems. That is not a service to the consumer.

Basically, they'll now have total control of the new game market, the used game market, and also your game collection. I don't want to relinquish that control. This is bad for the consumer.

[SethMode]

Eh, it works fine for Steam. :ionno: Their prices are cheaper than any gaming prices anywhere.

I'm also not sure how not having discs gives them total control of the new game market? They already have total control of the new game market. Why do you think games have gone up in price over the years? The price will increase regardless of the medium.

Also, it's hard to care about backwards compatibility anymore BECAUSE of digital downloads. If 10 years from now I REALLY want to play Arkham Asylum and I don't have a 360, I'll probably just snatch up a digital copy of it somewhere for 5 bucks. Like I did with, say, Chrono Trigger or Vagrant Story on my PS3, which I spent a total of 10 bucks on for both (and still haven't beaten either as the desire to play them was fleeting, like most times I go back to something I've already beaten).

Finally, as a not entirely related but similar concept: streaming movies has driven down the costs of DVDs and even Blu-Ray...do you really think when discs go "bye-bye" Amazon is just going to all of the sudden go from 3.99 for new movies to like 15.99? On top of that, look at the sheer volume of relatively new shit that is free just for paying a subscription service. Not making discs really only effects a persons ability to resell it or buy it used, which I so rarely do anyway, I personally could not care less.