New Microsoft Console

Yeah, just like the PS Vita. I wouldn't have even known about it unless I heard about it on the internet. Even when I knew I still didn't want it and didn't get it either.
 
Hey guys, why don't you stop freaking out. It isn't confirmed, it is a goddamn rumor.

Rumors like this come out every time a new system is announced.
 
Garrus Vakarian said:
Hey guys, why don't you stop freaking out. It isn't confirmed, it is a goddang rumor.

Rumors like this come out every time a new system is announced.
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This conversation mostly deals with the hypothetical while some people think this is confirmed. Xpike has stated that it is most likely true. Maybe new rumors appear every time a system is announced, and even if rumors are rumors, I would still be worried about this thing anyway, even if I don't care about the Xbox.
 
Yeah, we've seen, like, 3 or 4 different independent rumours about an always-online XBOX. I, personally, don't really care, considering I'm not going to get one, anyway.

Although, the rumours do seem like a bit of a problem. Game consoles are becoming indistinguishable from new things like Smart TVs. You need to do something that other devices don't do, and social media integration is not going to help that.

As for the always online thing, it's going to make multiplayer a necessity in every new game. What happened to good old single player games?
 
Purple Yoshi said:
As for the always online thing, it's going to make multiplayer a necessity in every new game. What happened to good old single player games?
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Not necessarily; there are still some games out there that has required online to play but still has single player campaigns. I'm sure that these games will probably have both multiplayer and single player stuff. I think that's actually the reason many complain about the required online thing: many want to play the single player game without even having to connect to online.
 
Baby Luigi said:
Purple Yoshi said:
As for the always online thing, it's going to make multiplayer a necessity in every new game. What happened to good old single player games?
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Not necessarily; there are still some games out there that has required online to play but still has single player campaigns. I'm sure that these games will probably have both multiplayer and single player stuff. I think that's actually the reason many complain about the required online thing: many want to play the single player game without even having to connect to online.
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Of course, I get that.

But I hate that previously single-player games now have to have shoehorned multiplayer. Assassin's Creed, God of War, Mass Effect, heck, even Nintendo is guilty of it in Luigi's Mansion.
 
I actually like multiplayer games. If you don't like it too much, you don't really have to use it. I agree that not all games need multiplayer of some sort, but an option is always nice.
 
Meh, I only get Nintendo systems so I don't particularily care, but I hope the Wii U can still shine with the new Xbox and PS4 out, because everyone at my school hated the Wii because "the graphics aren't as good." They apparently haven't played Super Mario Galaxy.
 
Lord Spongeful said:
Meh, I only get Nintendo systems so I don't particularily care, but I hope the Wii U can still shine with the new Xbox and PS4 out, because everyone at my school hated the Wii because "the graphics aren't as good." They apparently haven't played Super Mario Galaxy.
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I've played SMG on Wii and MW3 on Xbox,imo Xbox does have better graphics.

Still though, that's not the best of reasons to dislike a console, imo.
 
The technology of a console should not influence whether you like it or not or if you will buy it or not. That's like how someone on youtube complained about how the 3DS uses old touch screen technology or people saying that the Wii U is not a next generation console. WHO ON THIS SPINNING BALL WE CALL EARTH CARES? A game system can have the best touch screen technology, the best graphical capabilities and power. But if the games are crap, there is no reason to buy it.

The "someone" I was referring to is gligar13vids
 
I might end up getting it. I don't have any microsoft products and some games can only be played on the 360 (Tales of Vesperia, Halo 4... Yeah not really much else I'd be interested in.).