Official Xbox 720 Rumour & Speculation Thread

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HappySqurriel said:
This is more of what I expect to happen ...

Much like how Nintendo took a "Step forward" with the processing power of the Wii U to make it more viable as a core gaming machine, I expect Microsoft and Sony to take a "Step backwards" in processing power to be able to release their systems at a more affordable price to be more meaningful for the broader gaming market from day 1.

At E3 2012 I expect Microsoft (and Sony) to release a bunch of videos which are pre-rendered "approximations" of what people can expect from their systems, along side a series of very limited tech-demos; and create unrealistic expectations for games on their system. The goal of this will be to have the Wii U compete against a "Phantom" competitor.

I expect Microsoft will put a greater emphasis on Kinect and may go as far as including an "advanced" version of Kinect with every system sold.

I expect XBox Live to become a free to the end user and Microsoft to try to pay for the service through ads delivered in game (probably between matches).

i think its extremly extremly unlikely that they make XBL free. they now make more that a billion dollars a year in profit just from that. I also think because of that its likley that they release a new console with base model of 350 or 400 and kinect model for 450 or 500 while losing up to 200 on every one sold. even then they would still make a profit because of xbl.