You are, it seems, a nobody unless you’ve got loads of industry insider buddies who are willing to have a quick chat on MSN about next-generation machines under the condition that – no matter who comes knocking at your door – you’ll never tell anyone their name.
Nobody tells us a damned thing, mind, but that means we can happily cherry-pick from the craziest theories out there without having the tiniest bit of egg on our collective faces. Unless we’re eating an egg sandwich with extra egg, in which case you’ll have to excuse the tasty morsels sat upon our noses.
[drop2]The latest (and forgive me if this link doesn’t work, I still can’t figure out how to work Kotaku) is that the next Xbox will use Blu-ray disks (fair enough) but lock out pre-owned games (more bonkers than Bonkers Bob).“I’ve heard from one reliable industry source that Microsoft intends to incorporate some sort of anti-used game system as part of their so-called Xbox 720,” says the site’s Stephen Totilo, who then says that his source “wasn’t sure how Microsoft intended to implement any anti-used game system in the new machine.”
Oh, right.
Well, assuming it requires an online activation (that surely can’t be that far fetched now given that most console owners only buy the machine to play Call of Duty against people they’ve never met) there might be a digital signature on each disk that connects to Live and then ties that disk with –
– oh. No. It really is bonkers.
There’s going to be a new Kinect with it though – that much is absolutely certain. Hopefully this one will be a bit more accurate and / or be accompanied out of the stable by a brand new copy of Dance Central 3.
“As an innovator we’re always thinking about what is next and how we can push the boundaries of technology like we did with Kinect,” said Microsoft in some kind of vague response to the rumours.
“We believe the key to extending the lifespan of a console is not just about the console hardware, but about the games and entertainment experiences being delivered to consumers. Beyond that we don’t comment on rumors or speculation.”
Don’t blame you, mate.
DirtyHabit
Wheres Hazelam? I thought she’d be all over this one. Maybe she exploded!?
;)
hazelam
hey, i only just got up, gimme a break.
late night last night watching minecraft videos, i know, what a glamorous life i lead. ^_^
anyway, i’ll save my rage for a confirmation, but i don’t think ms are stupid enough to pull something like this.
greedy? yeah, amoral? probably, monopolistic? absolutely.
but stupid? no.
i will say if it is true, that will put that console on my don’t buy list.
after the debacle that was the reliability of the 360 i would have waited some time for the next xbox anyway, so it’ll just be like extending that indefinitely.
unless of course it’s only for the online portion of the games, in which case i could still buy one and only buy preowned as i never play online on xbox anyway, i refuse to pay for live.
anyway, have you ever exploded before?
you should try it once in a while, it’s very therapeutic.
now wouldn’t be a good time though for me though, with this cold, possibly the start of flu, there’d be snot and phlegm everywhere. :(
Porcupine_I
it’s easy really, they already have a system in place to “mark” their DVD’s. Now they only need to figure a place on the Bluray where the scratches don’t ruin the content, but can still be detected.
BrendanCalls
For a company who stance is so firm against piracy, they certainly have a knack of driving people to do it.
Do these people even think logically????
Bilbo_bobbins
If this happens, console gaming will slowly die I think. That all you will see alot less people playing games at least, and probably the larger publishers flourishing on the major titles, and small businesses disappearing. Terrible.
enroene
too many negatives if this is true
jaksmakndaxter
I think this is and will remain a rumor. Microsoft seems more focused on digital distribution