Phonomezer
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Meh, doesn't sound bad at all.
VGLeaks: First look as Durango XDK (always connected, kinect required, must install)
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To avoid piracy...
WordAssassin
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http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/features/whats-in-the-box/
Yes it does, it's required to use the Wii Remote, which is the main controller for anyone not using the tablet. I'm fairly certain the tablet has the Wii Remote parts in it too, but I'm not at home right now so I can't check. But the tablet does have pointer functionality so...
Whoa, are you serious? What countries skimp out of the -required- sensor bar? I didn't even know you could buy them separately. (Besides shitty 3rd party ones)
Karak
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Those in the know can correct me if I am wrong. But I was informed Uncharted used Sony's typical doubling of files to increase the snail like speed of the PS3 bluray reading.
Not sure about MGS4. Most likely a cutscene heavy game will push larger storage requirements. However the great thing about that is that more and more people seem to be going to ingame, game resource cut scenes with no movie files. Though MGS4 could have already done that.
fatgamecat
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One possibility is that it will work like Steam's offline mode. You can set offline mode and play offline, but you need to check with the server to get permission first.
Edge are probably the only media outlet I'd believe if they published a rumour.
Oh, rumours! Yeah, they always turn out to be true. *insert rolleyes smiley*
OMG SONY PATENTED THIS SO OBVIOUSLY THEY PLAN TO IMPLEMENT IT
God.
You know, if PS4 randomly paused games and demanded I jump up, wave my arms around and yell "McDonalds" I'D PROBABLY BUY THE FUCK OUT OF THAT CONSOLE just for the hilarity.
This part of the document is simply an overview (clue was in its title) written as MS promotion to devs. You can tell that just from its tone.
There is virtually bugger all in that overview thats technical that actually helps devs
A lot of PS3 games use redundant data to make up for the slow disk read speed of the Blu Ray Drive.
Uno Venova
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EDGE's certainly did.
gaming_noob
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I may have to buy 2 Durangos now.
toddhunter
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PAL (Europe, auz nz)
Its been so damn long since the last time!
Of All Trades
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Why would you need to manage HDD space when it does streaming installs and the OS could simply delete the oldest-played game?
AZ Greg
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I meant in term of eliminating disc swapping...
TacticalFox88
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Assuming this is all true....MS could've potentially handed next gen to Sony on a silver platter.
Sony have a patent on in-game ads: -
In fact, I read a rumour that the PS4 is going to feature them in games, so it must be true!
ChimpanzeeThat
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Please don't make me have a Kinect.
Karak
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Correct. Then we can assume that technically the entire front page is just flack and Kinect is maybe not required...as its just an overview right? Because if something doesn't mention required and yet is, than surely something that makes a point to say REQUIRED doesn't mean it is.
Oh.
BruiserBear
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The Wii U sensor bar is in no way required to use the console. I'd also be willing to bet the same thing regarding the PS4. The Move functionality in the new Dual Shock is only going to be used in certain instances where a game is programmed to use it.
Don't underestimate people's stupidity and their ability to crave getting screwed over by gaming companies.
Angelus Errare
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Man it's going to be glorious to come back to this thread and quote everyone who declares they're going to buy MS' next system when they unveil it.
Skyrim also has some ridiculously low resolution textures and repeats them even more than most games. Ridiculously aggressive compression also plays a factor.
Also adding in both MGS4 and UC3 use much higher quality audio and multiple tracks.
Skyrim also has some ridiculously low resolution textures and repeats them even more than most games. Ridiculously aggressive compression also plays a factor.
Also adding in both MGS4 and UC3 use much higher quality audio and multiple tracks.
It's not "ambiguous", it's a completely different context. You can't take wording clearly describing an background connectivity approach (ala WiiConnect24 or what we've seen with the PS4) and extrapolate that to prove the existence of always online DRM.
This thread is making my head hurt.
I could see that happen, you just beat a giant boss and hard boss, then bam ad for McDonald and it require you to sing "Dada da daaa, I'm lovin it"
This is basically how I feel. I don't mind Kinect when I feel like fighting it, but I don't want to use it for the UI and I better be able to play games even if it can't identify me. I don't care about having it plugged in though
So you need online in order to play your games offline. How does this make any sense whatsoever?
digoutyoursoul
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It seems whoever has been put in place to create this box is banking on initial success down to thinking a lot of current Gold subscribers will just buy it anyway because its Xbox with your achievements and all that stuff, then hoping to entice the casual crowd with the Kinect stuff.
I like Xbox but the more I read about this system the more I feel underwhelmed by it. An official announcement with games shown off can't come soon enough.
I like Xbox but the more I read about this system the more I feel underwhelmed by it. An official announcement with games shown off can't come soon enough.
They could yet be wrong. The only thing for sure is. MS likely wants to do most of the these things. What platform holder would not.
It's a business, all of the rumoured features makes sound business sense.
AdventureRacing
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Surely they can't expect every owner to always be online. This is going to severely restrict their potential userbase particularly in certain markets.
Karak
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I am always watching you I thought you GNU?
WordAssassin
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That is insane. What the fuck, Nintendo? The sensor bar is necessary to use the pointing functionality in their main controller! How the fuck can they leave it out of the basic bundle!? I am blown away. Why does the Basic bundle even exist.
How is the opening line from the Edge article ambiguous?
EDGE said:
Add that to the "will always maintain an internet connection" and "Always On, Always Connected" lines from the XDK, and it seems to confirm the Edge (and others) rumours about mandatory online for the console to work.
They did something similar with Xbox Live and how you needed a broadband connection to use it.
Yup. We don't know enough about either console's operation. There's nothing to rule out the very likely possibility that these could employ the same online/DRM/background connectivity properties, or heaven forbid the PS4 be more restrictive.
My guess is that they'll end up being very close with publishers wanting as much parity as possible.
Yea but I'm surprised because EDGE usually don't come out swinging with rumors. They are pretty nonchalant/quiet about it.
SOOOO I guess it would make sense for what they said to be true since EDGE is usually one of the more reserved sites.
toddhunter
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The main controller is the gamepad. They probably figured if you have wiimotes or wii games you will have a sensor bar... Or will pony up for premium.
But yeah, Nintendo and PAL? Yeah they do some funny things.
Please don't make me have a Kinect.
Lol perfect gif. Exactly what MS is going to do. Kinect sucks. I'd bet Kinect 2.0 and its games will be just as bad. Kinect as an option is fine. Not cramming it down everyone's throats and designing your system's UI around it.. Same for Sony if they went this route with PS4.
RukusProvider
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Tightly controlled ecosystem.
Lots of immediate feedback and statistics to change/modify the service. More dynamic.
Improvements for kinect/voice/gesturing as the master records are updated and the system "learns' faster.
More focused advertising.
Graphics Horse
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To be fair, it doesn't come with a Wii Remote, and the Gamepad does *not* and cannot use it. It probably should come with a bar+Wii Remote though.