walsufnir said:
kain_kusanagi said:
walsufnir said:
good sum up from a GAFer (BlazingDarkness):
My understanding of the devices;
XBOX360 Mini device
- No disc drive, so it's essentially useless as a standalone XBOX for gaming, but good for TV functionality alone
- Requires an internet connection to function
- Access to the XBL marketplace and whatnot (so it can play downloadable titles)
- Will share some features of the Durango TV (IPTV) functionality (to combat Apple TV)
- Required to play 360 games, when connected with the Durango, can NOT play 360 discs when not connected
Durango
- The new 'new' XBOX
- Plays Durango games etc, uses Kinect functionality
- Will not play 360 games, you must hook up the Mini device once you insert a 360 disk to play (you put the 360 disc in the Durango disc tray, but it runs only when connected with the Mini)
- Requires an internet connection for TV functionality
- Plays used games
- Plays offline games |
This kind of reminds me of the Genesis and the Power Base Converter. It's not exactly the same thing, but the Genesis couldn't play Master System games with out the Power Base Converter. It was Sega's way of brining the big library of Master System games over to the Genesis before the Genesis was able to build it's own killer library of games.
I hope the Sting Ray and Durango look as cool together as the Genesis Model 1 and the Power Base Converter:
Doesn't that just look badass? I have a Master System, but I keep my Power Base Convert on my Genesis Model 1 anyway.
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I owned this converter :) But 360 mini is definitely other than this as it can function on its own and will. Wonder if sales of this thing will get counted to 360-sales on this site ;)
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Hmm, that's a good questions. It's kind of like a PSP Go in that it only plays digital downloads. If the PSP Go was counted toward the PSP total I could see the StingRay counting toward the 360 total. But if MS markets it as a completely different device that happens to have XBLA functions then I wouldnt' count it as a 360 variant.
