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Monges79 on 06 May 2011

Who knows if it will actually come out in 2012? It makes perfect sense that a company like EA has a development kit already. They need plenty of time to develop games for it.



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HokageTenshi on 06 May 2011

good, hope we really can see something from the next Xbox at E3 2011... now seems like sony is the only one that is not worry for current gen life yet at all...



Gamerace on 06 May 2011
DélioPT said:
gergroy said:
DélioPT said:

It could happen with MS riding on Kinect`s success to help get big sales. But aren`t they in the process of regaining the money they lopst on Xbox 360?


eh, with actual xbox profits hidden inside a bigger division inside microsoft it is hard to say if they haven't already made back their money.  I've seen people take apart the earning reports before, and I think that they are really close to breaking even with the 360 or have already broke even and are making a profit.  

Not that it really matters if a system lost money in the past.  In the grand scheme of things with stocks, all that matters is if it is making a profit at the moment, and it is and has been.  

I always heard how MS and Sony were on the red till awhile ago - or am i that stuck in the past? :D

MS lost a huge amount at first and wrote off a huge amount for RRoD repairs but 360 has been profitable for what? A couple years now?    PS3 has only recently started being profitable on hardware sales and will probably never regroup it's losses.



 

Mr.Ashtear on 06 May 2011

Its gonna be an interesting fight, to see who takes the spotlight. If this new MS console is just a graphical uptaded 360, it may get overshadowed by whatever innovation the Cafe will have. 



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Iveyboi on 06 May 2011

That dell pic was priceless



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drkohler on 06 May 2011

Seriously, people. Get a life....

Somebody posts a bullsh*t article and everybody goes crazy. One month ago, MS posted a job position for a chief architect for the next XBbox desgin and two weeks later, EA has a developer unit? Gimme a break...



DélioPT on 06 May 2011
Gamerace said:
DélioPT said:
gergroy said:
DélioPT said:

It could happen with MS riding on Kinect`s success to help get big sales. But aren`t they in the process of regaining the money they lopst on Xbox 360?


eh, with actual xbox profits hidden inside a bigger division inside microsoft it is hard to say if they haven't already made back their money.  I've seen people take apart the earning reports before, and I think that they are really close to breaking even with the 360 or have already broke even and are making a profit.  

Not that it really matters if a system lost money in the past.  In the grand scheme of things with stocks, all that matters is if it is making a profit at the moment, and it is and has been.  

I always heard how MS and Sony were on the red till awhile ago - or am i that stuck in the past? :D

MS lost a huge amount at first and wrote off a huge amount for RRoD repairs but 360 has been profitable for what? A couple years now?    PS3 has only recently started being profitable on hardware sales and will probably never regroup it's losses.


I gotta start reading those financial reports! But hey have so many words! :D



WiseOwl on 07 May 2011

WiseOwl don't comment on rumors, Nintendo do. No Microsoft and Sony comments on rumors. No I am not sure about that, nevermind.



mendozahotness on 07 May 2011
LivingMetal said:

I remember Microsoft claiming a while back that the Xbox 360 will out live the PS3.  If a new Xbox will come true in the near future, I wonder how it will eventually effect Xbox 360 manufacturing.

The only way that would happen is if the Xbox 3 was so insanely popular, Microsoft would need to cease manufacturing Xbox 360s to use the factories make more Xbox 3s. Which would be a massive win for future interests, for them and the people who buy them.

Otherwise it wouldn't at all, the Xbox 360 will always be cheaper to make than the PS3 and more popular, so there will always be more reason to manufacture it than the PS3 for longer.



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Crysis 2 on Xbox 360 has taken the crown for best graphics in a console game

mendozahotness on 07 May 2011
drkohler said:

Seriously, people. Get a life....

Somebody posts a bullsh*t article and everybody goes crazy. One month ago, MS posted a job position for a chief architect for the next XBbox desgin and two weeks later, EA has a developer unit? Gimme a break...

Those positions were advertised late last year and they have no real bearing on the design stage or even devkits. For a while, DKs are going to be the next closest PC set up until they start fab, which if its anything like Xbox 360 could be as little as 4 months before launch.

The architect position is less integral to the box as a whole, more to do with shape and placements, as well as budget. The GPU and CPU are contracted out to the best of the best, architect just puts them together with some ram, a disc drive and some buses.



You may have trouble paying attention to the story, though, given Crysis 2's constant sensory assault. This is the best-looking console game to date.

...

Crysis 2 on Xbox 360 has taken the crown for best graphics in a console game