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disolitude on 23 February 2013
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psrock said:
disolitude said:
psrock said:
disolitude said:
psrock said:
MS has everything to be er.


Again, you asume that all this time that Sony spent catching up, Microsoft was just sitting there and drinking Pina Coladas. 


No, I expect Kinect to be better, smart glass to be smarter, windows like integration. What marvels are you expecting besides  1hr of how amazing the new kinect is.

I have no idea what they will focus on... But I have an idea what their mission statement is with this console.

1. Make shitload of money!

2. Prevent Apple and Google penetration in the living room with android/smart TVs and Apple TV/airplay/iPads

3. Continue the penetration of the Xbox brand worldwide as a gaming powerhouse

Matching Sony with similarly powerful x86 hardware thats easy to develop for, 3rd party games support, few exclusives and online/social features is the easy part.  Microsoft has been doing this for a decade now. But this alone will not accomplish their mission statement.

The Money part means nothing to me, but How can MS stop either Apple or Google when they decide to occupy the living room? 

The next Xbox should be an amazing device, sadly it wont be first or second in the living room.

This next gen goes way beyond video games for Microsoft. Microsoft wants to own livingroom content distrbution in general not just gaming, as do Apple and Google and shitload of others. They have the ecosystem in place ready to support Web TV which is prety much the next gold mine and pendulum shift in user trends.

Check out this article -

http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/13/3633038/microsoft-xbox-360-trojan-horse-living-room

My prediction for the next Xbox is that it will be able to tie in with cable companies and push Web TV for the likes of Comcast, Time Warner, Rogers, with full PVR capabilities... This will include full advertising monetization over IP as well a subscription (cable TV + Xbox Live).

What do you think will sell more consoles... 8 GB od GDDR5 RAM or 99 dollar console, web TV, PVR all in one if you sign a 3 year cable agreement for standard monthly cable subscription?