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Xbox Battles Back – Microsoft’s Move For A Second Chance

Microsoft has unveiled the most powerful console ever, a huge statement of intent as it attempts to claw back to market supremacy. Its risky business, but is it a gamble worth taking after the disappointing PlayStation 4 Pro reveal?

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mkis0073535d ago

It announced a console coming sometime in 2017. I think more info on price and what exactly it is capable of need to come out before any honest conclusions can be made. Right now everything is pure conjecture. Everything will remain pure conjecture until MS spills the beans at their event.

IRetrouk3535d ago (Edited 3535d ago )

I agree, more needs to be seen but its still exciting.

NewMonday3535d ago (Edited 3535d ago )

Microsoft will be all talk and no show for over a year

the gaming business is about content available, not fantasy.

you can say PS4 vs Xbox is like the real NFL vs fantasy football

BattleAxe3534d ago

The Pro was all talk and came out to be a disappointment, since it's not a true 4K system. Microsoft is in the drivers seat here. The only company that can spoil an Xbox resurgence, is Microsoft themselves, and with Phil Spencer at the helm, I don't think that will happen. It's good times ahead for Xbox fans.

badz1493534d ago

"MS is in a driver's seat here"

LOL how? they are behind by over 20mil units, games are selling more on the PS4, Sony has all the lucrative deals with 3rd parties, Sony will have the best console for the whole year and all their exclusives are on PC.

just because they prematurely announced a 6TF monster (LMAO) which will only be dwarfed by next year's GPUs, they are now "in the driver's seat"? sure...in bizzaro land maybe!

Lennoxb633534d ago

They said what its capable of at E3. We'll just have to wait and see it in action.

Letthewookiewin3534d ago

MK- Agree. And meanwhile Sony is releasing a console that is 2x more powerful than anything MS has this year, just in time for Christmas. Ya MS really has this second chance thing down, until Sony drops another bomb on them and announces PS5 a year after Scorpio comes and fails.

n4rc3534d ago

I love how you're all on board with new consoles every 2 years now..

Ps4p was no bomb.. it was exactly as expected

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Silly gameAr3535d ago

The media is definitely trying to help in this "battle".

NeoGamer2323534d ago

Really?

Once Scorpio was announced I saw tons of articles like:

Microsoft killed slim before it ships
Microsoft is trying to kill consoles
Scorpio doesn't have the power for true 4K
etc.

The media has not helped Microsoft at all. I think Microsoft have just made a bunch of solid gamer decisions the past few years.

Backwards Compatibility
EA Access
4k Blu-ray in slim
The first to announce HDR
The first to announce a 4K console
The first to announce mods support
The Elite Controller
Spreading their games lineup through the year more
Endless improvements to the gaming console operating system
Holding steady with their online gaming price
etc.

Microsoft is just making a lot of really good and smart decisions lately while Sony is rolling in the money they earned from the early lead this generation.

WOLFofWALLSTREET3534d ago (Edited 3534d ago )

I agree, the funny thing is that the media has been destroying the Xbox image since that Don Mattrick choke, but Xbox has been focused on gamers this whole time. Just comes to show how one mistake can go a long ways in negative image. Now media wise the tables are turning, but the real gamers just know it's media hype bullshit.

Silly gameAr3534d ago (Edited 3534d ago )

Oh sorry, let me rephrase that. The amature gaming blogs and shills on N4G is trying to help in this"battle".

LabRat3534d ago

@ NeoGamer: Pretty much on point. Some are just not ready to admit that MS has been doing much better and are still living in 2012. Sucks for them.

P_Bomb3535d ago

Competition's good.

One of the reasons I feel last gen was better than this gen, is the competition was FIERCE. Everyone stepped up their game, everyone plugged a hole and brought something new to the table. The forums were migraine inducing, kinda like now, but the product was better. IMHO.

All we need now is Nintendo to make it a 3 way dance again

Bolts3534d ago

Definitely agree. The PS3 was an amazing console that offered unparalleled value proposition because of the competition. Sony came to bat with The best Bluray device on the market and included and FREE online gaming. When PS Plus came around it offered AAA titles that people actually want instead of indie trash.

And now look at this gen. The PS4 is a mere shadow of what made the PlayStation brand great.

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madmonkey013535d ago

when did they unveil this console?

moegooner883535d ago

I loled also at the description. Clueless amateurish " journalist" pieces are the norm now on N4G.

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Micro Machines World Series PlayStation 4 Review: Stalled Nostalgia (WWG)

The Micro Machines racing games have been built on a mighty legacy of tiny racing. But the latest game in the series lacks the content -- and drive -- to keep it moving forward.

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5 Original Xbox Games That Should Be Backwards Compatible

Jerry from BagoGames says, "Some of the biggest news from E3 was that the Xbox One would soon be backwards compatible for Xbox games, these are 5 games we would like to see."

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MLGecko3235d ago

None... because BC simply a collection of games I have no interest in ever playing again. I can't even keep up with my new games coming out.

Make it a competent remaster or GTFO :)

jokerman273235d ago

Haha, I like remasters myself, but some of these games are my Pile of Shame, so I'd like to take them off while playing my Xbox One ;)

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LgbtWarrior3235d ago

I'm hoping for sudeki. Pretty good action rpg.

Timbo813235d ago

1) Def Jam: Fight for NY
2) Def Jam: Fight for NY
3) Def Jam: Fight for NY
4) Def Jam: Fight for NY
5) Def Jam: Fight for NY

Bonus Game: please remake/remaster Def Jam: Fight for NY

Jakens3235d ago

I gathered some requests from 35-original-xbox-games-we-hope -return-for-backwards-compatib i lity

Dec Jam: Fight For N.Y.
MechAssault
SW: Knights of The Old Republic 1+2, Rallysport Challenge, Jet Set Radio Future, TimeSplitters 2, Jade Empire, Pander Dragoon Orta, Ninja Gaiden Black, MechAssault 1+2, Conker, Gunvalkyrie,
Outrun 2,
2K5,
Jet Set Radio Future, Shenmue 2, Chase: Hollywood Stunt Driver, Advent Rising, Otogi, Pander Dragoon, Crimson Skies, MechAssault, Advent Rising, Fusion Frenzy, The Sims, The Sims Bustin Out, Urbz Sims in The City, The Sims 2, Morrowind, Indigo Prophecy, Time Splitters 2, SW: Knights of The Old Republic, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Series, Brute Force, Jade Empire, Splinter Cell, Gunvalkyrie, Jet Set Radio Future, Battle Engine Aquila, RallySport, Yager, Otogi, Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders, Unreal Championship, Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance 1+2, Rainbow Six 3, Black Arrow, PGR2, Tao Feng: Fist of The Lotus, MechAssault, Fusion Frenzy, Splinter Cell quartet, Jade Empire, KPTOR 1+2, Ghost Recon Series including Island Thunder + both Summit Strikes, NFL 2K5, Full Spectrum Warrior, PGR, The Suffering, NFS: U, NFS: U2, Shenmue 2, Psychonauts, Steel Battalion, Far Cry Instincts, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, Fable: The Lost Chapters, The Prince of Persia Series, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, Burnout 2, Burnout 3, GTA,

DragoonsScaleLegends3235d ago

Midtown Madness 3, True Crime Streets of L.A., Malice, and Tony Hawk's Underground 1+2 for me.

no_more_heroes3235d ago

Give me Psychonauts or give me death!

Also Otogi 2...

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Middle-Earth Shadow of War - Xbox One X Load Times Are Drastically Reduced Compared To Xbox One

One of the most anticipated games for this year is Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, the sequel to Monolith’s 2014 fresh take on the Lord of the Rings universe. The game is also being billed as one of the flagship titles for Microsoft’s Xbox One X, which will be the most powerful console ever made when it releases- presumably because it will leverage all that power, and put it to some good use.

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KingKionic 3241d ago

"The guys who have the X, the biggest thing about it is the load times. On the normal Xbox dev kit, it will take us a few minutes to load one of our worlds. It’s pretty big and takes a while to rev up. The X loads in a few seconds. So that’s a big deal if you’re trying to iterate quickly to get more cycles on something.”

Thats quite a improvement.

Bring on da X.

Bigpappy3241d ago

That's is more amazing than many may want to acknowledge. This game is loading 4K with required assets, like textures and effects.

ABizzel13241d ago

Improved loading is always welcome, especially in games that have notorious load times.

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tyasia03241d ago

This has got to be massive exaggeration. Lets be honest guys, when was the last time you played any game that took "minutes" to load?

I believe that X is faster but that it takes minutes on the Xbone and only seconds on the X I mean give me a break. either the Xbone version is the most poorly optimized piece of crap or this guy is blowing smoke.

annoyedgamer3241d ago (Edited 3241d ago )

Last game that took minutes to load was MX vs ATV off road on the PSP. Good times even if I could grow a full beard in the loading time.

aconnellan3241d ago

GTA V is pretty notorious for its loading times, which goes beyond seconds and into minutes.

We will have to wait and see, but it's not unprecedented for a game to take minutes to load

DragonbornZ3241d ago

GTA V, Fallout 4, ME Andromeda. Destiny and Mad Max as well I think.

Kiwi663241d ago

So you've never had a game that takes awhile to load as there are some that do

tyasia03241d ago

O.k. now you guys are just making stuff up or Xbone is more inferior than I thought. I know for a fact that on PS4 FO4 and MEA don't take minutes to load ever, and GTA5 only takes a long time to load into multiplayer and that's due to it's poor networking interface. Loading things in singleplayer doesn't take a minute.

Krysis3241d ago

Witcher 3, just cause 3, gta v, should I carry on?

Kiwi663241d ago (Edited 3241d ago )

Homefront The Revolution is one that takes awhile to load

DragonbornZ3241d ago

Well I do have around 50 mods installed on FO4. It's not like 5 or 10 min, but like 1-2 sometimes. You are right with ME: Andromeda tho now that I think about it. Only the initial loading into the story just takes a few min in my case.

@Krysis I forgot about TW3, but haven't played since around launch. Been trying to play though 1 and 2.

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freshslicepizza3241d ago (Edited 3241d ago )

All games will be improved on the Xbox One X in 5 ways.

1. Smoother performance and no screen-tearing
2. Maximum possible resolution on dynamic titles
3. Improved texture filtering
4. Xbox One X GameDVR support
5. Faster loading

The engineers at Microsoft deserve credit.

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

nitus103241d ago (Edited 3241d ago )

I won't deny that the designers of the XB1x have done a very good job but you also have to remember that Microsoft can't afford to get over 20 million original XB1 owners offside since all games made for the XB1 have to work on all iterations of that console.

You are also looking at a significant price and performance differential between the XB1 and the XB1x (approx $200 to $300 USD and 1.3Tflops to 6Tflops differentials) compared to the $80 to $100 USD and 1.84Tflops to 4.2Tflops differentials between the PS4 and the PS4pro.

As for faster loading, the XB1x is using SATA3 (same as PS4pro) which has a maximum 600MB/sec throughput compared to SATA2 (300MB/sec) of the PS4 and XB1, however, loading is also dependent on the storage device being used with the generic 5400 rpm hard disk having an approximate (depends on brand) read speed of 80MB/sec to 100+MB/sec. Better performing disks such as a 7200rpm HDD will have 20% better performance and an SSD (average read is 500MB/sec and write is 480MB/sec) is so much faster again and this will definitely benefit from the faster bus.

The downside of an SSD compared to an HHD is the fact that it is three to five times more expensive. Still, if you have the money go for it.

All the other features you have mentioned are possible but allot depends on the game developers.

freshslicepizza3241d ago

Those features I mentioned is the hardware based level which will automatically improve games. What is dependant on the game developers is how far they want to push those games such as 4k and other graphical enhancements.

The usable ram is also significantly increased going from 5GB to 9GB

XiNatsuDragnel3241d ago

Good Job on the X, incredible differences.

Gh05t3241d ago (Edited 3241d ago )

I wish he would have been more specific. He is talking about Dev kits which we know has 4 different settings, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, and full Dev Kit. I want to know the difference between the Xbox One S and Xbox One X load times.

He just said Normal Xbox One dev kits and Xbox One X Dev kit which means they could be using the 24GB of memory rather than the Xbox One X setting which will limit it.

Making this sound way better than it truly will be from a consumer point of view. The headline doesnt mention dev kit and so it all feels misrepresented.

Dont get me wrong I am not saying the game wont load faster but to me this isnt presented in a way that is realistic to real world scenarios, without being more clear.

UnHoly_One3241d ago

I think it is just poor word choice.

Why would he compare a maxed out Dev Kit to a real product?

Yes he was using the Dev Kit, but I am reasonably certain he was talking about what it is like on both consumer versions of the console.

zerocarnage3241d ago

I think he knew what he was talking about and knew what he and the Dev team was doing before he made the comments he has.

Some people just don't want to say yeah man this X1X is shaping up nice and the developers are speaking truth because there actually developing while we are not, they are experiencing this all themselfs. It's like people keep trying to say developers are lieing mostly because they have a fan love for one of the other consoles they own and don't want to see the X1X do well.

Gh05t3241d ago

Yeah, you missed my point completely, but good for you calling me out for being a Sony fanboy. Really nailed me on that one. You know whats worse, fanboys calling anyone who asks questions about the console they like fanboys...

I am not saying HE is lying, I am saying I wish there was a follow up question to make clear what setting the Xbox One X dev kit was running at. And since that question was not asked and his original quote can be taken in different ways its premature to jump to conclusions.

You make us Xbox owners look bad.

shiva13240d ago

@ Gh05t

The follow up question should actually be "what are the load times of pro, ps4 and xbox one and s compared to X".

ichdich3241d ago

Good Job on the X, incredible differences.

4Sh0w3241d ago

No, no, no XiNatsuDragnel said that already.

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