The statement that it REQUIRES an internet connection alone sounds like it;s a change for the worst. Doing that is going to choke the living hell out of their sales

I'll sum up my reaction in a gif

Edit: Haha, I did, my bad

this is new and therefore i automatically hate it.
no, really i just want better graphics and gamedesign in general. not gimmicks
i never got why the hell would you want netflix on your brand new console when i can just plug my pc on pretty much every new monitor ever and use that

People who favor one console(idk why) act like all they buy are exclusives. Most games released are multi plat..and although Sony has more exclusives-they only have as many as Xbox when it comes to actual system sellers. Most of Sony's other exclusives are decent sellers that DONT move extra systems.

So Microsoft wants their system to be the center of your television. Maybe that's the case because they want Xbox to be your number one place for cable, tv content.

Microsoft just has a different vision for their gaming system than Sony. I don't understand why people have a problem with that from a business stand point.

Gamers should be good with that. I like technology..and I'm looking for the day when I cancel my overpriced and overbloated cable box and can look at the channels I want on my system.

Based off the continued, good, sales of Xbox, yes people want that. People are largely looking for a way to cut costs and Microsoft is working on a way to doing that, and centralizing it. It doesn't damper my love for Sony, it doesnt make me want them to fail. I just accept the other way Microsoft is going and enjoy gaming without a brand association.

MS has NEVER been known for taking RISKS on ANYTHING they weren't sure would succeed. They are the type of company that will put MOST of their FOCUS on what GENERATES the most INCOME. Why do u think they rather SPEND money getting exclusive dlc for huge 3rd party games like COD is because its easy money. Why spend millions creating a new IP u dont know will succeed when u can just do it with 3rd party games that are already successful. Thats their moto. Sad but it is the truth. I hope they can do better with the nextbox but I doubt it, hopefully they PROVE ME WRONG.

Its gonna be Interesting if Microsoft can pull it off. I have high hopes for nextgen from Microsoft AND Sony.

I don't care what these consoles do as long as they play games. Everything else is just a bonus in my eyes. The only thing that bothers me is always requiring an online connection. Yes, there are 40 million Live users. How many are gold accounts? We don't know but people just say 40 million just because..well I don't why. 76 million consoles vs 40 million live accounts. I just don't see MS just saying forget it to those 30 million+ users. We'll see because that's a lot of money they will lose out. Can't wait until E3 when all the info is out and we can focus on the games again.

I highly doubt that. Sony accomplished this with the PS3. The PS3 is the reason that M$ decided that they wanted their console to be more about entertainment. Sony will be first next gen, followed by M$. Nintendo will move to 3rd.

Just look at how fast the PS3 reached 70m+ consoles.It took the 360 an extra year to do this. Not only that, the PS3 had a much higher price.
To me this shows that the Xbox dose not have the ability to go toe to toe with the Playstation.

The Xbox will need to come out a year early again just to stay even with the Playstation.
M$ doesn't even have the ability to read what people want.
If they did the 360 would have been equipped with hdmi ports, Internet, bluray, and wifi when it first appeared on the market.

Instead a majority of these things were installed when the Xbox slim was release.
The last innovation M$ brought to the table was windows and even that was a rip off Apple. Why do you think windows is garbage now

I'm not saying that M$ is not smart but they don't have enough dreamers to come up with new ideas.
M$ changing the console experience... I think not.

Granted, we have more info about the PS4 becasue it's close to being unveiled which means more legitimate leaks but it looks like so far that the ps4 will be a bluray player with kickass games and cloud gaming for backwards compatability while MS looks like a gaming console with a few exclusives (sure there will be some new ips) and multimedia which can all be accomplished on the ps3 (at least the netflix/amazon ones). Now if they let me choose cable channels a la carte, then that's something.

I've never owned a sony onsole until last year but PS4 is in the highly imaginary lead to be bought day 1 this generation.

I never realized how many great exclusives PS3 has. Personally, I don't think Uncharted or Killzone are of the overall quality/universe that a game like Halo or Gears has but there are a lot more quality experiences on PS3 versus one or two great experiences on Xbox.

Xbox has a lot to prove with me

I will never pay twice to use my own internet service, it's as simple as that for me.

That said I'm also the kind of person that refuses to pay for 'premium' tv like Sky because I don't see how it's premium if it's full of ads.

They should not lose focus of what gaming consoles are for. Gaming.

It's obvious that MS will use the next xbox to push Windows 8 which one of many reason they are going with 8 Gig ram.

MS must understand though that multimedia entertainment future belongs to mobile devices. Not home gaming consoles.

I think they going with a very dangerous strategy with the next xbox.

Microsoft, all I want is Games. But Halo is not enough. At least with Sony and Nintendo, there are games that WE KNOW we'll get. But with you guys, i honestly can't expect much, which is a damn shame.

Microsoft started out pretty good this gen too, with those JRPG exclusives like Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, and Star Ocean. But i think after like 2008, the focus shifted from games, to Entertainment hub.

and to add insult to injury, MS raised the price of Xbox Live, Put friggin advertisements on the Dashboard, And now all that's left to play is Multiplats.

Here's hoping they get they get their act together. If Not, I'll just play Halo 5 over at my friends place and call it a day.

watch out guys...if you post anything at all about microsoft succeeding, the n4g Sony knights will get you

Microsoft's next console will be entertainment hub first, game console second. That's not by accident, that's been their goal since day one.

The next Xbox will be ruined it they carry on making it an entertainment system. We buy it to play games on not sit there n watch Tele. Its good to an extent but they really are going over the top with all this talk of music n video. If all the rumours are true the next Xbox will get destroyed by the ps4. The PS already has a lot more better exclusives and it will carry on that way unless microsoft and developers start concentrating on it being a games console!!!

Half of the apps in the 360 I have in my galaxy phone,plus they got no 1st studio games like Sony does.....

microsoft is making changes for the worse not better. if these are true, ps4 will be king of consoles.

XBOX: Great exclusives
Xbox 360: Decline on Hardcore exclusives Rise of everything else Casual
XBOX 720: Casual system that needs to be online all the time and cant play 360 or used games

2 each his own all sony has is 1st party games but the problem with that is you beat them once then u done with them . The playstation controller is a joke which is why i hope the controller remake is true. Xbox all they have is timed exclusives and shooters with a outstanding media platform so if they start to create more first party studios sony is in trouble, and microsoft did just open a couple of first party studios in london don't count the xbox out yet. Reguardless both systems will be behind pc rigs anyway esp with more games on pc accepting controllers
now a days reguardless it is going to be a good year for gamers !!

Can we wait for some real announcements from all parties before proclaiming "Microsoft is doomed" or "PS4 is the second coming", and etc.?

Some of these comments are unbelievable!

This doesn't even sound like a console anymore:

Always online connection to play

An even more forced subscription to live

Used game blocking technology

A stronger emphasis on music/videos

More casual games & apps

Kinect like controls

More advertisements

Yup Sony will be getting all my money next gen.

Lol, i read it as "Microsoft is Charging the Console Experience"

Just me?

Xbox will ALWAYS own America just as the PS Brand owns Japan. The days of Sony and the PS brand ruling America are Gone!!! Just as Japan supports the Home Made console SO DOES AMERICA. Keep dreaming if you think America will jump from American Made to fORIGN.

*Looks in mirror only to realize Xbox is made in China

the nx box will be a great unigamer system thats well rounded but i think sony is gonna murder em with all the features, exclusive games, & services they have incoming.. Who knows tho? MS has been REAAAALLY tight lipped about their nx console but from what ive been reading, its more of a casual entertainment machine that plays games than a core gamers console..

Wii u and next box is all i want,my new pc and these consoles will keep me happy.

I'm sorry but based on the rumors about Kinect 2.0, that it will always be on and watching, be used as a method to monitor an owner's household and habits, be used as a way to set viewing prices based on the number of people watching movies, I hope people don't buy it. That they wise up and don't "Little Brother" into their homes.

I can see the adverts now "Xbox-changing the console experience" - possibly slightly worse than the cringe worth "ps3-it does everything"- but they rarely explained to the uninformed what it did beyond games and blu-ray when actually sony have had most of Microsofts multimedia options, iplayer, amazon, netflix, music unlimited etc since before microsoft implemented it and you don't have to pay just to use the service you already pay for on the ps4 (and i assume ps4 as it only makes sense for these feature to carry over)

Those people who think Xbox will dominate the worldwide console market have no clue how poor XBL offer is outside the US and some other English-speaking countries.

Take out streaming services, take out XBL indies, limit XBLA offer and what you are left with? Online play you have to pay for which is free everywhere else.

Then you have very poor support for localization, most MS games aren't translated which is a serious barrier for many and especially children (Kinect games).

The above results in Xbox being less popular among players. Why would I need x-chat if I had nobody to talk with on XBL? Why would I pay to get those social features like Facebook or whatever if I can get it for free on my PC/tablet/phone? I buy consoles for games, not to stream anything. I can do it on a cheap, energy-saving device like a tablet or a set-top box.

Besides, I don't want to be spied by an ever-on camera, no matter who produced it. I don't want motion games every day either.

MS will fail outside a very limited group of countries if they continue their policy. I don't say they will fail totally because US/UK are big markets but don't expect them to dominate the world.

No they're not, they're changing their own crappy experience.
Sony will stay the same while kicking ass like they've always done.

Nothing Microsoft ever does really takes the world by storm.
Zune? Where's that at? Their kin smart phone? Haven't seen that in 2 or 3 years.
Windows? Even that sucks now from I hear. All they really have ever done is just copy other successful companies ideas and claim it as their own.

They should really stop trying to change the industry. We all saw how it went with the Kinect.

They failed at the fundamentals, so now they will try to change them..uhu.
MS is changing path again because they cannot compete without twists turns and media tricks, marketing dollars will only bring you that far.

Xbox doent even know what it is anymore, wile the PS3 is what is always has been, but stronger.

Next gen seems to shaping up much like the old rivalry between the Genesis & Super Nintendo. Both had titles worth owning back then.

I hope it dosen't turn out like Sony's & SEGA's second battle or worse... their first.

This article seems to be stating that the next Xbox is going to require an Internet connection because... well... that's just the way things are going?

What kind of lame excuse is that? Sorry, but as someone who only plays single player games, Microsoft will need to do much better.

If they want my money, then they will need to give me a justifiable reason as to why I need an Internet connection when I'm trying to immerse myself in the world of a game like Skyrim or Assassin's Creed, otherwise I'm not buying their console.

I can see myself being a PS4 gamer in the next generation.

Why so many articles still writing about that next xbox needs to be connected to internet to function!??! That was debunked long time ago. Whoever think MS would do that is an idiot. They're not that stupid

More Kinect and Halo for the suckers.

Microsoft plz no! don't even think about it

Kinect these nuts to your face.

I think all people really want is a good console with good games. Do people really care about all this stupid "innovative" nonsense?

As a gamer and not a multimedia hub consumer I do not like the turn Microsoft has taken with the Xbox360 these last years.

So if this means they are going to focus more on the same I might just skip the new Xbox this time. For multimedia there is better solutions...

That is if not this new Xbox is going to deliver something new in that regard that is a must have.

I am skeptical but at the same time it's exciting times.

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That's all I read before the PS3 launched. I remember being in Best Buy after the 360 launch and the employee told customers not to buy a 360, because once the PS3 came out the 360 would die like the Dreamcast. 7 years later and look. I plan to get a PS4 and a nextBox but who knows what will happen.

Looking forward to seeing the actual reveal, the ball is clearly in Microsoft's court. You always want the last word in a conversation, and considering how well they did this generation, the people who own an Xbox 360 are going to be anxiously awaiting what the next Xbox has to offer.

Not buying into any of the rumors from either the Sony nor the Microsoft camps. Looking forward to a well rounded experience on all the consoles.

Man i just wanna play some fucking video games man, if i want entertainment i just hop on the fucking computer,watch t.v, or go outside and just hang with a couple of friends

Basically if all the rumours are true I'm moving to playstation next gen. I love my Xbox but its becoming increasingly difficult to defend it anymore even this generation.

• I'm not interested in kinect whatsoever
• my Internet is always dropping off its that slow so I probably can't use nextbox
• the ps4 specs look better
• exclusive games look better from Sony
• PS+ this gen gets free games
• hopefully Sony have upped the controller to be on par with the Xbox pad.
• me and my friend(s) love to swap play and discuss games and try things we wouldn't pay full price for unless we loved the series from there on in and wanted any sequels spin offs etc. I feel we will just buy the games advertised as the best mainstream games should we get nextbox so we don't get burnt on trying something new we don't end up liking for full price but if sonys machine still allows used games to work this is practically a deal clincher for me.

My my... getting all worked up over rumors?

It is fun speculating.

I don't think MS will require a net connection to play games or kill used games. I think its very likely that a kinect connection will be required though which would be a downer for me.

Wait n see before writing things off too quickly. You might miss out. That said, if MS charges sub to play MP again I will miss out on the Haloz.

No thanks!! I as well as most gamers, like it the way it is.

I think microsoft is going to have to try this gen. This gen i think most of their success came due to the fact they came out first and people had xbl, so when it came down to choosing a console people went were their friends went. They need to go back to what made the original xbox a good console imo. They need to create new ips, or atleast bring back some they didn't bring over from the original xbox, blinx, conker, Grabbed by ghoulies, Crimson skys,and numerous rare character's they have yet to use.

Requiring an internet connection just to work devices is beyond asinine. Never mind the fact that a lot of people in rural areas have trouble getting internet access in the first place... Something mundane like moving, ISPs having technical difficulties causing intermittent service, or simply a console being in a completely different room from where modems are with no wireless capabilities would all cause issues with gaming for what reason?

I see this happening with PC games, too. Online requirements are too much to ask of some people and even people who travel would have difficulties gaming because some hotels without internet would mean that that idea you had of bringing your system with you on a business trip to pass time in a hotel room wouldn't happen anymore.

I just don't understand why companies can't leave well enough alone. Just because they've invested so much in their online experience doesn't mean they get to FORCE people to use it. If that's the case, Microsoft should make every single game company incorporate online play with their games.

The new appointment is concerning!

I stopped reading that site years ago, it kinda went looney.

For the 9 millionth time Xbox is dead. They are acting like no company ever has had people retire or resign

Fuck them both.

-Everyone

I was asking AIs to draw me the Shy Guy from Mario Kart without shoes and failed. Then this report with this image appeared.

I disagree. Xbox died 6 months ago when they became a third party publisher. They also quietly withdrew from hardware manufacturing then, they just didn’t announce it.

I mean with halo , gears and Forza on ps5 it’s pretty much a wrap no ?

its definitely on more shaky grounds than ever.

I wait for the day that Microsoft announces that's it, no more Xbox console. Pop your games onto the PC, PS5 and Switch 2, then wait for PS6 and Switch 3. It makes sense, it's going to make them more money. I remember the generation that had 4 consoles, Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox and GameCube, also the PC. We're never going to see a single format, although consoles these days are just PCs. Looking at the cost of the PS5 Pro, how much is the PS6 going to set us back? One less console is better for everyone's pocket.

If there's still a console called Xbox and all the IPs are still there, then there's no doubt that Xbox is alive. I don't care who runs it or how... as long as I like their IPs and they're high quality. Of course the fanboys will suffer, but that's an EGO problem, not a specific experience problem on a preferred platform. It's simply rebranded to Microsoft Gaming and can still be experienced through Xbox.

Everything is going to crap 💩 Hope we can come out of this but the things aren’t looking great

With most of their popular exclusives releasing on their rival console which is PS it's basically a wrap for the XB platform, now they're basically a 3rd party video game developer & publisher