Re: Report: Next Xbox To Have No Disc Drive Has Durango lost its drive?
The thing that scares me the most about this rumor is how much Microsoft will charge for drives to store your games on. Look how much they charge for them now and that's on a system where you don't really have to have one if you don't want to get one.
Re: Report: Next Xbox To Have No Disc Drive Has Durango lost its drive?
If the Durango were to actually not have a disc drive, then I'm certain it would be an add-on. Then as both digital media and Internet speeds become more advanced, the disc drive add-on can eventually be phased out and gamers then can set it off to the side for it to collect dust.
However, I've gotta say that America has rather pathetic Internet speeds! It is ranked 14th in the world, which means it will take some serious time to get things up to snuff.
Re: Report: Next Xbox To Have No Disc Drive Has Durango lost its drive?
I doubt this will happen but maybe they try to make it mandatory for all game to have a serial to use..
Re: Report: Next Xbox To Have No Disc Drive Has Durango lost its drive?
IMO Microsoft = digital GD Nazis. Yea I saw something like this coming as soon as they had games on demand going. And their typical responses to media inquires are such bullshit I wouldn't blame a reporter for slapping the Microsoft rep right in the face for giving such an answer. It's a yes, no, or can't comment at this time.. but don't give the public a bucket of crap for a statement. Agh! Typical corporate BS. So.. next question, assuming the digital storage for games will be proprietary.. which it will, how do we mod it? how do we crack it open? etc etc. Assume backwards compatibility will be there... so my guess is there will be a purchase-able external dive attachment to at least play xbox 360 games. Current XBLA games would have to work as well unless the new xbox system was on it's on network which would be SUPER gay and I doubt Microsoft would EVER do that. I'm guessing current Dev Kits wouldn't needed to be replaced considering this except for employing new features of the new system in the Devs game. blah blah blah.. ramble ramble ramble... well. Shit happens... and someone will hack it... it just might be a leet thing for a year or two more than it was for the 360. Maybe even 3. Wonder what they would call it? Shit in Plastic has a nice ring to it.
Re: Report: Next Xbox To Have No Disc Drive Has Durango lost its drive?
If microsoft goes that route , they will definitly see a loss in sales. Digital content is ok for some games but not for the whole supply of games. With the economy the way it is now and days the vame industry is trying to milk us for every penny we got. There trying to get rid of used games when used games help the long jevity of the game consoles. There are still people who dont have internet since we are a streamming society. They need to worry about making more games co-op bc its a lost art in video game world.
Re: Report: Next Xbox To Have No Disc Drive Has Durango lost its drive?
Nah, i dont for a second actually believe this rumor is true. This just seems like it would absolutely destroy there sales this year which they probably realize that to there not going to pull something that bold I don't believe.
Re: Report: Next Xbox To Have No Disc Drive Has Durango lost its drive?
sounds convenient to me, carry some card rather than disc hwhwhw
Re: Report: Next Xbox To Have No Disc Drive Has Durango lost its drive?
According to what was discussed at the convention. They dont know what direction they want to take. Its almost certain that the next gen xbox will have a disk drive. They said something to the effect that they dont want to take something like that away from the community. If they did then what direction would they take? Downloads? There wouldnt be enough space for all your games and they want you to buy more.....they always want you to spend more money for their products. Nothing has been confirmed as of yet.