The title should really be "5 Mistakes Xbox Cannot Afford In 2017". Not, "Microsoft cannot afford". Yeah, I know nit-picking but it is an important distinction in this case of how each company is structured. Unlike Sony, with their PlayStation subsidiary (SIE). It really would be a disaster for the company if they made several bad turns with PS4 in 2017. Doing so would affect the financial stability of all of t...
And around 20 years ago most people still used 56k baud modems. Ten years ago 512k was a fast connection for most people. Today we talk 3MB as slow. Ten years from now 3GB will be slow. Point is things are changing. Cloud will be a major component of console systems. If not a change that will be part of this upcoming generation, it will definitely have a strong role in the next after that (PS6 & Scorpio 3). Technology changes and competition helps that chang...
Both of this generations current console CPU/OS are 64bit. Otherwise anything a bove 4Gb would not be addressable; extra memory in a 32bit processor & OS would be a useless piece of additional hardware.
32bit architecture and OS
2^32 = 4GB of addressable space (of course certain OS limitations make it less e.g 3.5GB on Windows x32 and ignoring PAE or AWE options)
How did this get approved as "NEWS"? This is a RUMOR and pure conjecture, not news. A Thurrott tweet does not make it so. A few days ago a user, "Walkingkat", found a dll called "gamingmode" in a leaked internal build (Build 14997, not even a Insider build) and did some pure conjecture of their own and it was picked up as gospel by Thurrott and others.
First, reallocating resources is not that big of a problem for almost all PC ...
Small clarification it is 95W not 85 watts. But, either way that wattage is for a full desktop version (Summit Ridge) to be released in Jan 2017. That CPU will be a direct competitor in capability to high-end Intel chips but, at a much lower price point. They will be scaling Ryzen for laptops (called Raven Ridge) and thus the power requirement (and prices) will go down. This move is planned mid 2017 and corresponds prior to what would one expect that the Scorpio CP...
@Death On correction about subscription service. They are not ahead in that. Microsoft's Xbox Live still has over 40 million paying subscribers (lots of 360 users still paying). While PS Plus is around 20 million paying subscribers..
All the other hardware divisions are, for the most part, failing miserably. Divisions like: electronics (TVs/Audio/Cameras) in the red (thankfully not as bad as 2015), their chip divisions are heavily red, phones are drowning in losses; all bleeding that money PS is making. The only bright spot on their bottom line has been the strong PS (SIE) division. Insurance/investment arm (their once shining star) although not a drain it definitely is not the cash c...
What you think that this idea that the future of primarily a digital delivery is a Microsoft only belief? I have news for you, look at Sony's technological moves in recent years. Many of those have been to prop up various types of digital distribution. Whether it be gaming, subscription audio streaming, or movie/TV distribution, they all have a common element: Sony's infrastructure build up to do it digitally. As for gaming distribution, Sony lik...
Where are you going to go? No, I am being serious. You act that like in 10 years when this may be truly possible worldwide you are going to stop gaming. I bet that you will adjust. By the way, I say worldwide because many places (including pa rts of the US & Europe) still don't have the infrastructure to support digital only or are bogged down with antiquated limits by providers. I have used this infrastructure argument befor...
I said it before and I will say it again. And of course this is pure conjecture on my part but, I truly believe in order to get the Scorpio prices down (below $400 or $450) Microsoft will offer a SKU that will be the all digital version of Scorpio. No built-in disc player, 4KUHD Blu-ray. It makes since now more than ever. Cord cutters have no need for the drive, give them all digital everywhere. Microsoft will still offer a more expensive and mo...
How long is your internet down? At least on Xbox you can workaround the verification process longer than any internet downtime I have experienced.
OK, devils advocate. What happens to your physical media if is all destroyed in house fire? What happens if somebody breaks into your house and steals your games? Far fetched but, more likely than the wacky (and as you admitted unlikely) examples you provided. Or here are more realisti...
By mentioning a PS5 two or more years advance the they would kill the PS4 sales (Pro even more so) not Scorpio. I swear thank god fanboys don't run these companies, their gaming divisions would be bankrupt from stupid moves.
@vergilxx3 But, even if the docks only purposes is to charge the Switch and output ports for video this does not negate the possibility that when in the base it will act differently. Doing so would no be different than having your laptop cycle up power when plugged in and use less GPU/CPU when using the battery. A very common setup for laptop users. Will the Switch do this? I don't know. But, not out of the realms of possibilities.
Most of that #PCMasterRace (according to Steam stats) are more times than not a bunch of gimped hunchbacks, rarely the Hitler super squad they want to think they are. So speaking for myself, as member of all three camps (PC, Sony, Xbox), I find that that hash tag the silliest of all things, even more silly than the incessant squabbling between console fanboys.
Microsoft offered to fund the next Ryse in exchange for the IP. Crytek refused. You think a company always on the brink of insolvency would have jumped at a opportunity at a free no risk pay day. It is not like they plan on doing anything with the IP and have stated so..
Considering the Microsoft store has all versions of COD at 20% off since the release I was going to buy it from there. That was until this issue cropped up. I am in no hurry to play from day one. I have plenty of back log to go through. I will take a wait and see approach. Hopefully Activision will get their act together and fix this issue.
"A source familiar to the matter recently informed us that the decision to segregate Windows 10 Store and Win32 PC platform players is entirely on Activision. There is nothing about the UWP toolset that prevents cross-play functionality, as seen with CD Projekt RED's upcoming GWENT card game."
Furthermore, there is an official comment from a Microsoft spokesperson which reads as follows.
"We support cross-play between ...
