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Lostplanet22 on 08 January 2013
osed125 said:
Birimbau said:
AgentZorn said:
BenVTrigger said:
If true the 720 is going to be a monster.

Thats some seriius horsepower considering consokes dont have near the background tasks running like a PC does. And are much easier to optomize game engines for. If the 720 carries this power we are going to see a huge leap next gen

It's also going to be pricy.

I have $900+ saved(month by month) just to buy the first next gen console that appears from sony or MS. So I can afford a $600+ console plus some games at launch.

You are probably one of the few people that will do it or even can do it...

Well I am with him.  Bought my X360 with like five games at launch and extra controller....(And no HDD) Had to buy a memorycard a week later >_>..



 

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osed125 on 08 January 2013
Lostplanet22 said:
osed125 said:
Birimbau said:
AgentZorn said:
BenVTrigger said:
If true the 720 is going to be a monster.

Thats some seriius horsepower considering consokes dont have near the background tasks running like a PC does. And are much easier to optomize game engines for. If the 720 carries this power we are going to see a huge leap next gen

It's also going to be pricy.

I have $900+ saved(month by month) just to buy the first next gen console that appears from sony or MS. So I can afford a $600+ console plus some games at launch.

You are probably one of the few people that will do it or even can do it...

Well I am with him.  Bought my X360 with like five games at launch and extra controller....(And no HDD) Had to buy a memorycard a week later >_>..

What I'm saying is that most people will not pend $500+ on a gaming console. Keep in mind this a gaming site so it's obvious we are all fans of video games and will probably spend a lot of cash on games, but most people wont.



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NobleTeam360 on 08 January 2013
osed125 said:
Lostplanet22 said:
osed125 said:
Birimbau said:
AgentZorn said:
BenVTrigger said:
If true the 720 is going to be a monster.

Thats some seriius horsepower considering consokes dont have near the background tasks running like a PC does. And are much easier to optomize game engines for. If the 720 carries this power we are going to see a huge leap next gen

It's also going to be pricy.

I have $900+ saved(month by month) just to buy the first next gen console that appears from sony or MS. So I can afford a $600+ console plus some games at launch.

You are probably one of the few people that will do it or even can do it...

Well I am with him.  Bought my X360 with like five games at launch and extra controller....(And no HDD) Had to buy a memorycard a week later >_>..

What I'm saying is that most people will not pend $500+ on a gaming console. Keep in mind this a gaming site so it's obvious we are all fans of video games and will probably spend a lot of cash on games, but most people wont.

I will if it has the right games at launch. 



KHlover on 08 January 2013

If this true, wth will it cost? These specs are better than most gaming PCs right now. No way they can even build it for under 700€.



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Birimbau on 08 January 2013
KHlover said:
If this true, wth will it cost? These specs are better than most gaming PCs right now. No way they can even build it for under 700€.


PS360 had better specs than most gaming pcs when they launched, it won't be different this time, I believe with some kind of contract model, thsese consoles will be more affordable, like they do to $600+ smartphones.



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osed125 on 08 January 2013
NobleTeam360 said:
osed125 said:
Lostplanet22 said:

Well I am with him.  Bought my X360 with like five games at launch and extra controller....(And no HDD) Had to buy a memorycard a week later >_>..

What I'm saying is that most people will not pend $500+ on a gaming console. Keep in mind this a gaming site so it's obvious we are all fans of video games and will probably spend a lot of cash on games, but most people wont.

I will if it has the right games at launch. 

Yeah but you are a gamer, gamers spend a lot of money on video games. But the casual crowd or even the Call of Duty crowd will not spend that much cash on a new console. They will stick to the previous ones until the price is a lot cheaper.



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Barozi on 08 January 2013
osed125 said:
Lostplanet22 said:
640 GB only? I have two HD 250 GB full with games and my third 320 GB is now going for his last 100 GB :s. I hope for an 2 TB version soon.

I'm sure you will be able to connect an external HDD like the Wii U, so you shouldn't worry about it.

You don't know Microsoft very well then.



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You could still delete some of these games and download them again when you truly want to play them.


640GB is good enough for starters. Expect them to get bigger later into the gen.



Gnac on 08 January 2013

8Tb HDD, 8Gbit LAN, 800 US DOLLARS



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sales2099 on 08 January 2013

I aint no techie, but those specs seem overly powerful for a console amiright?



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MaulerX on 08 January 2013

This thing sounds pretty beastly. Probably a combination of an initial loss with a contract model as well as various SKU's (one without HDD etc...). They might also introduce a subsidy from cable providers, like signing up with Verizon Fios will grant you a discount on the console.