Nice predictions. E3 is going to be awesome

please show some killzone 3 gameplay, ill shit myself! goty2011 when it comes.

This article smacks of poor research. Saying a 360 slim isn't likely because the original Xbox 360's 5 years ago were prone to RROD is some weird logic. It's a simple soldering job. It wasn't really faulty hardware, a slim is the biggest rumor now, just because MS is good at keeping their secrets secret doesn't mean it wont happen. They are looking to re-brand themselves with Natal and a slim.
With so much riding on Natal, we are going to see some of the bigger named games for it and how it works with it.

Just think how much crow people will have to eat, the people that say "All I see is that ball game" when things like Metal Gear and Fable 3 and Ghost Recon work with it.
E3 is going to be great and it's no secret I'm looking to Microsoft for big things.

i really hope not new consoles. i wnt be able to afford one for a really long time.

seeming how a bunch of great games are coming out. plus games i have still yet to purchase.

and a 3d tv for 3d gaming. and a move controller...wow

this is gettin to be expensive >_<

calm down. i imagine you shaking perfusley at the computer.

You know the world is f’d up when you can agree with Michael Pachter

Wouldn't it be the case of Pachter finally agreeing with parts of us rather than we agreeing with him?

I remember vividly that back in the day when GP was introduced and shaped further, many of us were saying that it's a great service on one hand. But were also already skeptical, too, as to how Microsoft would be able to keep the service running financially in the future.

Or/and how it would affect studios and game development in general.

As of March 2026, I think we have the answers some of us anticipated back then, when it was still Pachter who had forecasted «100 million subscribers».

Likely the next Xbox will have a premium price tag so they have some profit margin on the low numbers they sell. We all know that the bulk of revenue will come from 3rd party sales on other devices and perhaps some from game pass.

And even Gamepass flopped. The end goal of Gamepass was to be hegemonic, to kill game purcahses with subscriptions. But that never happened. Game sales are still thriving, Gamepass' subscriber count has stalled, it's costly for MS and studios and its price is increasing.
The purchase of Activision allows them to hide Gamepass' failure. Not suprising that gamepass was removed from Nadella yearly bonus, they knew they would never hit the targets.

I am not a Pachter fan , but I have to agree...who would have though. It used to be to sell cheaper hardware that is subsidised by First party game sales in the first few years until you can reach millions owning the console and by that time you can cheapen your hardware because the tech have been revised. With gamepass on everything and developers losing sales that option is now limited. With the onset of more options for games and developers going for Gass gambling FOMO style games and dlc consumers have become rightfully picky. Add that to growing hardware prices and escalating ram and pandering to society... it kills a brand. Most og gamers are gonna find you out and stay away. Put on the pressure of companies demanding higher revenue for sales, the poor developer has no other option to put a new coat of paint on a copy of another successful game. Innovation , what we are looking for doesn't happen a lot because the danger of failing could lead to budget cuts and them letting you go...so you play it safe and make a copy of a copy. Yes we get genres and types but 80% is the same game we have had for ages. So then because you are scared you let them put it on gamepass and you know you know at least what you get.

This looks so good. I'd love to see someone do a thundercats game next.

Ahhh nostalgia is killing me with this one... Day one for sure.

I said "hey, what's going on?"

This and all the other great cartoons. Mask, Defenders of the Earth, Thundercats and Battle of the Planets.