New Generation Xbox Event Announced

[Foxi4]

Pfft, as if.

Everything depends on which way the industry giants will go.

If the sales of the WiiU will continue to be abysmal and the developers will choose to go the easy PS4/720 way, neglecting Nintendo's system altogether then the situation will be pretty shaky - fortunately Nintendo has the 3DS cushion to fall on, so they definitely won't go bust and will be able to keep up with first and second party CPR for their home console.

If the tides will turn and the WiiU will start to sell, enticing developers to develop for it, it may have an equal footing... for about half the generation, after that, we'll see a point where developers won't be able to push the hardware any further.

 

[T-hug]

They've got to have something mind blowingly good to get me on board next gen. Exclusives have been lacking for a while now and I think it may be because all efforts are for Nextbox.
Sony seem to be pleasing everyone with PS4 so this reveal has got to be amazing!
10am PDT is around 6pm here I think iirc. Gonna have to have a real good dinner to go with!

 

[Kalker3]

Xbox announcement... on a Sony television.

 

[RedCoreZero]

I'm curious as to how this will turn out.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Lol why not just wait the extra few weeks until E3? Now what are you going to have to show at E3? More Kinectimals games? More Kinect Star Wars Ga... nvm. Another Forza or Halo? If you weren't going to announce it in April Microsoft, you should have just waited. Now your E3 is going to suck.

Either you'll show new games at E3, and this reveal will be really short and you'll just show the console, nothing else. Or you'll show games along with the console, and then you'll have nothing left for E3. Or you won't show games with the console, show them at E3 and all of your other announcements will seem like shit because of launch titles that will be mediocre like Perfect Dark Zero.

Big mistake if you ask me. The only thing that would make sense to do right now, is to just show off a new Zune. :3

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I hope this one plays games.

 

[retKHAAAN]

Everything depends on which way the industry giants will go.

If the sales of the WiiU will continue to be abysmal and the developers will choose to go the easy PS4/720 way, neglecting Nintendo's system altogether then the situation will be pretty shaky - fortunately Nintendo has the 3DS cushion to fall on, so they definitely won't go bust and will be able to keep up with first and second party CPR for their home console.

If the tides will turn and the WiiU will start to sell, enticing developers to develop for it, it may have an equal footing... for about half the generation, after that, we'll see a point where developers won't be able to push the hardware any further.

The 3DS is a cushion? Maybe in the way that dirt is softer than concrete. Don't know that landing on that "cushion" would be very comfortable...

 

[Foxi4]

The 3DS is a cushion? Maybe in the way that dirt is softer than concrete. Don't know that landing on that "cushion" would be very comfortable...

In the sense of being a financial cushion? Yes, yes it is - it sells like cure for cancer and will continue to sell.

 

[Maxternal]

So at least Microsoft leaves no mystery about WHAT's going to be announced. Let's just hope they give more details about it then just the name and don't end by saying "for more info, stay tuned for E3"

I guess they saw the benefit of being the center of attention like Sony was and not having to compete for attention with everyone else at E3.
Now the real question is, with all the extra space for announcements of OTHER new stuff at E3, what will they fill the extra time with. I'm excited (hopeful) to see LOT'S of new news over the next couple months.

 

[FAST6191]

Lol why not just wait the extra few weeks until E3?

Because E3 is an event teetering on the brink of irrelevance and MS has long held its own conferences on such matters?

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Because E3 is an event teetering on the brink of irrelevance and MS has long held its own conferences on such matters?

They really haven't held their own conferences though. Say what you will about E3, a lot of stuff still gets shown there and is still considered quite big.

 

[ElYubiYubi]

Microsoft will be revealing its Full Game Line-Up at E3 on Jun 10, 2013

 

[FAST6191]

They really haven't held their own conferences though. Say what you will about E3, a lot of stuff still gets shown there and is still considered quite big.

Microsoft have been noted for appearing outside the regular games conference circuit and doing their own thing for some time.

As for E3 given Valve have often snubbed it, Blizzard hold their own, Quakecon has existed for a while, a few people went in for CES more than games, the Tokyo Game Show takes quite a lot of the e3 thunder, gamescom/GDC often takes what Tokyo does not and that says nothing of the other conferences like comicon, magfest and PAX. All this compared to when E3 was the undisputed king of the hill, had this been 2003 then yeah I would have raised an eyebrow but today it does not even rate a blip in my "huh that was a curious move" meter.

 

[Black-Ice]

Let's see if Xbox can win me back.
The first hint of unnecessary money spending and I'm sticking with Sony.

 

[GameWinner]

I hope this one plays games.

I hope this one HAS games.

 

[DiscostewSM]

Nintendo is doomed ?

Since 1889.

 

[Maxternal]

Let's see if Xbox can win me back.
The first hint of unnecessary money spending and I'm sticking with Sony.

You don't know Sony's price yet either, though.

 

[Gahars]

I hope this one HAS games.

I hope this one IS games.

 

[Black-Ice]

You don't know Sony's price yet either, though.

I'm talking about ridiculous XBL prices.
I can't be fucked to pay for that anymore. Free slightly not as good but whatever psn ftw

 

[Janthran]

Why don't these corporations realize that by not giving a name when they obviously have them already they damage the system?