The XbOne Yard

Since 6980 Days

i think everything has been reactionary.

i think the initial rumoured specs for both 720 and PS4 where "real", PS4 was suposed to have 4gig of GDDR5, and the 720 was originally the 8 gig of DDR3, 1.2TF machine with 3 gig reserved for OS and aps etc. BUT, sony saw those rumoured specs, freaked out a little bit since it had more ram (even though slower) and boosted it to 8gig of GDDR5 (this explains how NO-ONE knew about the avaliable RAM, not even first part devs), and i think MS will have done the same in reaction to sony's reaction. i genuinely doubt it'll be pushing 4.9TF, but it's be interesting if it did. but i don't think MS's specs will be the same as what we knew and what the likes of eurogamer are considering legit. it'll be improved, the question is, by how much?

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GrimThorne

Since 7448 Days

This is going to be the worst day of all. A list of specs being posted every few minutes, whole communities of people chasing every tweet, and alot of trolls sitting back laughing as they watch the rumors they've created become epic monstrosities.

And at the end.........there will be crows.

Light'em if ya gottem bitch

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gow_fan

Since 5933 Days

Posted by Tomarru

Yea, seen the thread aswell, a lot of grasping at straws. The specs range from 1.2TF gpu 8GB RAM to 4.9TF something with 12GB RAM. Certain things like the RAM increase are doable if the base spec was the original leak, even replacing the gpu is doable. I mean they were developing around 2.5 TF gpu for a while so there is potential that they had multiple designs for the console and could choose which to use depending on what sony announced.

So devkits have been distributed so late or in end of Feb after PS4 reveal ? Which is not possible. EA, Activision and all other big studio have 720 devkits for sometime surely. Otherwise 720 will be released in 2014 and pretty much all games delayed.

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Tomarru

Since 6648 Days

Improving specs are always possible, provided the chips are the same they should be able to run the game at at least the same framerate as the specs they were designed on. It's like adding more RAM and a better gpu of the same generation / manufacturer in a PC, youre still gonna run the same games but better.

The dev kits WERE rumoured to contain 2.5TF gpus in the past, then at some point it was downgraded or false rumours spread about 1.2TF.

At this stage we dont really know what to believe, what changed, when it changed, what was planned etc. We do know the ps4 specs and they are massively more impressive than the durango rumoured specs from last year, MS cant afford to release a console that is massively underpowered.

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Frozpot

Since 7335 Days

I just hope it's not called the Xbox Now!. Uggh, that is a horrible name. Almost as bad as Wii. It'll certainly be called Xbox then, lol.

I does make me wonder if the original leaks were purposeful to keep people (and the competition) off the scent of what they are doing. It is ridiculous how many different rumors there are the day before the reveal. You'd think they'd be getting closer to the real thing.

@Korndog- If the result of being reactionary is forcing these companies to provide higher spec machines, then I say it's a great thing!!!

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Oooh, Profound, isn't it?

gow_fan

Since 5933 Days

Posted by Tomarru

Improving specs are always possible, provided the chips are the same they should be able to run the game at at least the same framerate as the specs they were designed on. It's like adding more RAM and a better gpu of the same generation / manufacturer in a PC, youre still gonna run the same games but better.

The dev kits WERE rumoured to contain 2.5TF gpus in the past, then at some point it was downgraded or false rumours spread about 1.2TF.

At this stage we dont really know what to believe, what changed, when it changed, what was planned etc. We do know the ps4 specs and they are massively more impressive than the durango rumoured specs from last year, MS cant afford to release a console that is massively underpowered.

I think the specs were fixed long time back and it is already out to the devs. They can just upgrade ram like the PS4 or overclock it. For last six months or even for a year it is no longer possible to change it and PS4 had nothing to do with their own plans. They probably knew little bit what they were doing.

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[quote=Tomarru]Improving specs are always possible, provided the chips are the same they should be able to run the game at at least the same framerate as the specs they were designed on. It's like adding more RAM and a better gpu of the same generation / manufacturer in a PC, youre still gonna run the same games but better.

The dev kits WERE rumoured to contain 2.5TF gpus in the past, then at some point it was downgraded or false rumours spread about 1.2TF.

At this stage we dont really know what to believe, what changed, when it changed, what was planned etc. We do know the ps4 specs and they are massively more impressive than the durango rumoured specs from last year, MS cant afford to release a console that is massively underpowered.[/quote]

I think the specs were fixed long time back and it is already out to the devs. They can just upgrade ram like the PS4 or overclock it. For last six months or even for a year it is no longer possible to change it and PS4 had nothing to do with their own plans. They probably knew little bit what they were doing.

BLackHawkodst

Since 6463 Days

tipbits:

McLaren Facebook page:

Quote:

Tomorrow, 6pm BST/10am PDT, Xbox is revealing something special.

We think you might like what they're announcing...

https://www.facebook.com/mclarenautomotive

??

Paul Thurrott: https://twitter.com/thurrott/status/33647505960457...

A couple of Xbox news tidbits ahead of the launch... Illumiroom will be part of Tues event, subsidized Xbox v.Next model has been scrapped.

???

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GriftGFX

Since 7576 Days

Oh nice, Illumiroom. So we can all sit around and talk about the potential of a product that has no practical applications. Pairs well with Kinect.

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BLackHawkodst

Since 6463 Days

Illumiroom i think is very cool, but i doubt it will be launch ready, and i suspect it will be expensive?, so that's a no for me.

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Prepare To Drop!!

sanex

Since 5764 Days

Forza? PGR?

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BLackHawkodst

Since 6463 Days

Forza is my guess.

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Prepare To Drop!!

sanex

Since 5764 Days

Could be???

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GrimThorne

Since 7448 Days

Posted by GriftGFX

Oh nice, Illumiroom. So we can all sit around and talk about the potential of a product that has no practical applications. Pairs well with Kinect.

Thankfully it looks to be a separate purchase.

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KORNdog

Since 6980 Days

Posted by BLackHawkodst

Illumiroom i think is very cool, but i doubt it will be launch ready, and i suspect it will be expensive?, so that's a no for me.

it needs to be bundled for me to bother with illumiroom. it's a cool idea. but i imagine it'll be a stand alone puchase, and an expensive one at that and probably won't be supported by all games.

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Tomarru

Since 6648 Days

Well, it at the very least needs a projector with a camera, so youre looking at several hundred dollars just for the illumiroom without a console. Then you need a console that can feed it, essentially you need a second xbox to drive the extra display area, think of it like rendering in 3d. It will eat performance to drive it.

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GriftGFX

Since 7576 Days

lol.. the wild (yes, wild) speculation less than 24 hours before the reveal is silly.

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scoobs0688

Since 6211 Days

I think a new forza is almost a given. Forza on the new xbox vs GT6 on ps3 will be interesting.

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Optimusv2

Since 7468 Days

I'm excited as shit to see that new Fifa game :) The Fifa titles were some of the most fun this gen, imo.

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GriftGFX

Since 7576 Days

I hope Fifa is 100% Kinect.

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Sath

Since 7442 Days

Posted by GriftGFX

I hope Fifa is 100% Kinect.

LOL

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raina

Since 5388 Days

Posted by scoobs0688

I think a new forza is almost a given. Forza on the new xbox vs GT6 on ps3 will be interesting.

Games of different gen so not comparable. But it is will be intresting what they will do with Forza.

Everyone is expecting Microsoft to surprise. I am so curious to know.

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BLackHawkodst

Since 6463 Days

Posted by Optimusv2

I'm excited as shit to see that new Fifa game :) The Fifa titles were some of the most fun this gen, imo.

I thought there were no games at this reveal, that's 3 already...

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Optimusv2

Since 7468 Days

Posted by BLackHawkodst

I thought there were no games at this reveal, that's 3 already...

Don't be ridiculous. They aren't games if people that own other consoles can enjoy them, too. You know that. :)

LOL 100% Kinect Fifa. I don't think that's possible, or safe :P

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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

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Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

amerakindesi

Since 7590 Days

so when can we get cross-console-multiplayer-functionality? that 1 ps3 friend of mine keeps complaining about not having anyone to play with and wants to play with us cool xbox guys.

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Optimusv2

Since 7468 Days

Posted by amerakindesi

so when can we get cross-console-multiplayer-functionality? that 1 ps3 friend of mine keeps complaining about not having anyone to play with and wants to play with us cool xbox guys.

And don't forget we're also better in bed :P

http://www.geekwire.com/2013/study-xbox-better-in-...

LOL Sorry, I still find that study hilarious.

What say you guys? The next xbox isn't announced, so that of course makes sense, but there seems to be a fairly notable omission.

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Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

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