Official Xbox One Thread

[Swarley]

All just depends on how much money Microsoft ponies up.

[JimLeavy59]

Being honest though EA can suck my dick and I hope they go under. And fuck that bald cocksucker Peter Moore.

[Swarley]

Sounds like streaming is going to be a feature on the Xbox as well (although not surprising with how popular it's become).

IGN interview with Ustream's CEO:

"Hunstable wants Ustream everywhere, and he confirmed to IGN that, in terms of current and next-generation consoles, Ustream is in no way, shape or form exclusive to the PlayStation 4.

When asked if “UStream’s next-gen console capability [is being] relegated to PlayStation,” Hunstable answered, “no, it’s not.”

He elaborated: “There’s not something I can announced today, but we will… Again, I go back to our strategy, which is to be ubiquitous as well. I want to bring live broadcasting – that’s our mission – to broadcasters of all sizes, but also viewers, wherever they are. We are laser-focused on making sure that happens.”

When specifically pressed about Microsoft’s next Xbox and Nintendo’s Wii U, Hunstable’s answer was pretty much the same: “There’s nothing specific I can talk about today.”

Sure sounds like they've got something in the works with Microsoft, b/c if they didn't, he would have just come out and said no. But dammit, someone needs to have a Twitch app. Screw streaming to Ustream.

[Handleit_44]

More of the same shit, really.


Durango: Kinect, always-on Internet, and installs all mandatory – rumour

A couple of rumours about the next Xbox console have resurfaced, describing a console that is always on the Internet, always watching you with its robotic eye, and always insisting you install your games.

A general overview of the hardware codenamed Durango was published by VGLeak as part of an article on Durango’s XDK. The site has released a number of documents believed related to the new Microsoft console, and although this information can’t be verified, independent sources have corroborated many of the details produced in the past. Even if authentic, the information may be out of date.

With those caveats in mind, here’s the full text. Bold text is my emphasis.

The Durango console is designed to offer developers modern hardware that is more powerful than the Xbox 360. It uses a familiar x64 Architecture and tools, and compared with Xbox 360 development, will reduce development time and effort spent on performance optimization. Hardware accelerators, including “move engines” for common tasks, will be added to the console. Move engines can perform common game tasks like compression and decompression while moving data around the system. The console also has dedicated hardware support for common audio processing tasks that reduce the amount of CPU time that must be devoted to audio. The GPU provides considerable computing power, and supports Direct3D 11.

Durango will implement different power states so that it can always be powered on, but will draw minimal electricity when not in use. The console will be ready instantly when users want to play, and will always maintain a network connection so that console software and games are always current. With this “Always On, Always Connected” design, users will quickly and easily enjoy their connected entertainment experiences, with no waiting for the console to restart or install updates.

Every Durango console will be sold with a new high-fidelity Kinect Sensor, which will be required for the system to operate. The console will provide HD video, and will use new depth sensor technology to provide better screen resolution and less noisy depth data. Active infrared illumination will provide high-quality monochrome images even in low ambient light conditions. A wider field of view allows play in smaller spaces, and removes the need for a tilt motor.

System software will offer a full set of system API for Natural User Interface (NUI), and the API set will be an improvement to the corresponding API used by Xbox 360. Skeleton tracking, identity and other NUI functions will be performed by the system, and for that reason, titles no longer need to allocate title resources to NUI.
The Durango controller will make the best-in-class Xbox 360 controller even better. it will have low-latency wireless connectivity to the console, and improved ergonomics. System interaction that use the controller will be simplified to make them easier for noncore gamers.

Every Durango console will have a hard drive, although its exact capacity has not been chosen. It will be large enough, however, to hold a large number of games. All games will be installed on the hard drive. Play from the optical disc will not be supported.

Durango consoles will have a Blu-ray Disc drive. Disc media will be used for distribution, but during gameplay, games will not use content from the optical disc. An installation system is being designed that will allow gamers to begin playing while the game is being installed on the hard drive rather than waiting until installation is complete.

Audio output from Durango will be all digital – 7.1 discrete PCM output through HDMI and [obscured]. Hardware accelerators will be included for decoding and decompressing common audio formats. There also will be a dedicated sound processor to perform common signal processing in hardware.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/20/durango-kinect-always-on-internet-and-installs-all-mandatory-rumour/

[JimLeavy59]

My feelings on the new Xbox.

[dave]

Being honest though EA can suck my dick and I hope they go under. And fuck that bald cocksucker Peter Moore.

The tone of most of your posts: A) Makes me think you have a serious case of Tourette's Syndrome; B) Makes me wonder if you stopped taking your meds; C) Are an angry Internet robot.

[JimLeavy59]

The tone of most of your posts: A) Makes me think you have a serious case of Tourette's Syndrome; B) Makes me wonder if you stopped taking your meds; C) Are an angry Internet robot.

The tone of most your post makes me think your a middle aged drunk who is upset with his life and takes VSN to seriously. Now please go yourself.

[Swarley]

The tone of most your post makes me think you're a middle aged drunk who is upset with his life and takes VSN too seriously. Now please go yourself.

Fixed.

[JimLeavy59]

Fixed.

Thanks bro.

[Leftwich]

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

[Handleit_44]

Paul Thurrott: April's next Xbox announcement "pushed back a month"

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=531252

[Swarley]

Paul Thurrott: April's next Xbox announcement "pushed back a month"






http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=531252

Was reading through that thread over there and the amount of stupidity was hilarious. Numerous people saying that this definitely means that it'll be pushed back to 2014 and that they should just wait for E3 to unveil. For starters, pushing an announcement back 30 days has nothing to do with the launch window, it just means that they weren't ready for Sony to announce as early as they did. As for waiting till E3, why would you want to try to cram all of that stuff into the E3 presser? That would make no sense at all.

[Epidemik]

Rumors it was for last minute changes, after everything Sony put out

[KNUBB]

But Michael Pachter has already said that Microsoft has this thing in the bag.

[Twigg4075]

But Michael Pachter has already said that Microsoft has this thing in the bag.

He's a fucking clown. He also said that the WiiU was going to sell like hot cakes and be THE gift this past xmas season.

I trust my weatherman more than I trust that clown and my weatherman is a completely full of shit.