Xbox 720 Fact or Complete
Fiction?
Can the already famous but very
unknown & unseen console prove to be the best kept secret that the tech
& gaming community has ever herd of but only speculated about? Well probably yes and no but no one will know
until it is officially announced at an upcoming E3 event with a blowout to
match the power & speculation of the new device. Even though no one except for the people who
work at Microsoft know about all the bits of the upcoming console people still
write fictitious articles about how they so called know all about this
mystery. I'm guessing they don't so
everyone getting all bitter, hyped, & just plain crazy calm the f**k down
please Now! Just wait till E3 and if or
when they do announce the new Xbox is the time to praise or yell in a very dark
hole noooooo!, if what you like or dislike about the new juggernaut of gaming
and entertainment has all that you do or don't need.
All of the things that were
speculated or commented on in the reporters’ news on the next Xbox have to be
taken with that preferred grain of salt. Information on the so called specs and
the power of the console has plagued it immensely over the time. Here's the
rundown of what was said that the Xbox would have: (The rundown will have these
quotes on what is known for the console Rumored, Fiction, Fact!)
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| Real Steel showed a glimpse of the future! |
> The name of the new Xbox will
be called Xbox720. (Rumored)
> Durango
is the codename for the new console. (Fact)
> The new Xbox will be 6x more
powerful than its predecessor. (Rumored/Fact) Note: We can't say yes or no to
this because they might have stated this but why announce its power in front of
their competition before their next consoles, it’s like shooting yourself in
the foot before you’re out the door.
> No backwards compatibility or
resale and use of used games on the console. (Fiction) This won't be true do to
a backlash that would pelage the console & Microsoft if this happened, from
used game retailers like GameStop & consumers who can't always afford a new
$60 game it would be a big downfall for them.
> Its going to be the size of
the xbox360 slim or a bit smaller. (Rumored) This could happen due to the ever
shrinking of chipsets & boards to run high end tech games making the
hardware smaller, cooler, & quieter to run, the cost of chips is at an all
time low and being made and sold in bulk cheaper to produce.
> No disk drive in the new Xbox.
(Rumored) This can be a possibly like the vita, it can go the way of solid
state memory cards holding up to today's standards of 128GB on a single memory
card but can be costly if not done right. They could go with using also larger
capacity hard drives which also has problems due to downloading very large
games with a still large majority of people not on the internet or having low
bandwidth caps in their area. Plus think about the majority of people who still
claim to play their older games which could become downloadable later without
an optical drive though it would prove a daring but dangerous feat for
Microsoft on how to promote and use this. They would have to provide a game
swap like service to give back some added value to their customers for their
old games going to a new console. So would they do this I don't know at least
till E3?
> A new Kinect will be made
& included with the new console. (Rumored) To keep the added support for
their revolutionary camera device, maybe adding even more features to its chips
& sensors to improve its use. And the big if that it’s included with the
new Xbox can cause the system to cost more and if the added gameplay is not
there, there's no point to even include the device if it fails. |
| Imagine a controller like this beauty! |
> New Xbox controllers to have
built in touch screens for interactive play. (Rumored) One of the smallest rumors out there would
have to be the implication of a controller with a centralized touch screen in
the middle like the upcoming Wii U has. This would cost a lot more but could
make a very welcome big impact on gaming. Think about gaming off the console to
the controller, map & item views, buddy chatting, immersive game play that
could be limitless on what can be done on the new console giving the new Xbox
& Microsoft a big leg up in the gaming world if done right.
These are the most known rumors
ever told on the internet today, which some could be true but most not its up
to you to decide. As of how this console launch becomes a reality presumably at
E3 this year, will this be another year for Microsoft in dominance of the
gaming market or can this even be what people might think of it?
My thoughts on how Microsoft should
implement the next Xbox system would be the following:
Mr.
Mike’s Xbox720 Should Be Specs:
·
The name of the new console should be the
Xbox720, then after that if they make a new console they can make a new brand
name on top of the Xbox name for a major redesign.
·
The Xbox720 should sport the newest AMD ATI
Chipset for processing & graphics power for the most graphics intense
games, videos, Ect. Also it should support a 2GB DDR4 Memory chip for its
temporary storage holdings.
·
An added 8 – 10GB chip for dashboard, game,
& app storage for new buyers.
·
1 removable SATA drive case for us to decide if
we want to purchase our own drives like a solid state drive or a regular
spindle drive, not a Microsoft Seagate drive that costs us more than they should!
·
Lots of USB 3.0 Ports, 4 on the back 4 in the
front at least for all of our RockBand needs!
·
Bluetooth the newest standard.
·
Wifi A, B, G, N, AC all standards for wireless
gaming even the new unused AC standard which isn’t established yet. (Or make a special
rear port to place a card with the new standards in it for easy WiFi upgrades!)
·
The standard Ethernet
Port for us who use a straight
connection.
·
Keep the Optical Port.
·
HDMI Port Times 2 (For a 2 TV connection for a
one console multiplayer experience that be great!)
·
A SATA
Port to add external drives maybe?
·
A Multi BluRay Disk Drive
able to also Burn Disks. (The burning feature to save video gameplay on line or
alone, also can have it available to download from the Xbox site to your
computer.)
·
A Xbox Game Card (Instead of a optical disk
drive a new standard solid state card which large games can reside on easy to
make and slide in the console, can be used for faster loading, tasks, Ect.)
·
A power supply inside the Xbox instead of
outside the box.
·
A low level look with curves in an oval look for
a sleek presence, with good looking air ports for heat & maybe a cheap
water cooling pipe system instead of fans for quiet operation.
·
Controller design keep the basic placement of
the controller but now add a central OLED touch screen, a mobile chipset for
gameplay, and a SD card slot for use of up to 128GB memory use for gaming off
the console, and anything else they can think of. Sure it would cost the
consumer more money but if it’s optional they will buy later.
That’s my insight on how the next generation Xbox console
should be like, most of the ideas I chose will not be used in this console due
to economics, how all console makers feature older tech instead of creating new
innovations. I’m not saying they don’t
innovate like the Wii, Kinect, Bluray, touch screen, Ect. Whatever the new name
and design is for the next Xbox the fact will be it will succeed & we will
all purchase it for that innovation they push us with.
In my
conclusion waiting for the new Xbox and speculating all the time on it has or
doesn’t have makes no difference until it’s officially announce and released.
Till then no one knows anything except Microsoft and its suppliers. Maybe some
stories could be true until then we wont ever know, Now its time for me to play
some Gears 3 on my Xbox so good day sir!
Here is a couple of IGN.com Links to some of the stories:
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