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  • Report: Next Xbox Needs a Constant Internet Connection

    UPDATE: IGN reached out to Microsoft for a statement on the rumors, and received the following response from a Microsoft spokesperson:
    "Xbox 360 has found new ways to extend its lifecycle like introducing the world to controller-free experiences with Kinect and re-inventing the console with a new dashboard and new entertainment content partnerships. We are always thinking about what is next for our platform and how to continue to defy the lifecycle convention. Beyond that we do not comment on rumors or speculation."

    Sound familiar?

    Original story follows:

    The next Xbox, reportedly codenamed Durango, will have a Blu-ray drive and require a constant internet connection, according to a report on VG247.

    This measure is thought to be an anti-piracy measure, but it could also be used to combat the used-games market.

    The site claims that "multiple sources" have confirmed that the console will contain two GPUS, with one saying, "It's like two PCs taped together." The graphics cards are rumoured to be equivalent to AMD's 7000 series GPUs, but are "not CrossFire or SLI".

    The report also mentions Christmas 2013 as a possible release date for the console and that it will have Kinect 2.0 built into the device.

    Source Of Information: http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/122/1222119p1.html

  • #2
    Read this but its really all speculation as the console is still being built really so i guess that's why they say rumor though

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    • #3
      Originally posted by GreenL420 View Post
      Read this but its really all speculation as the console is still being built really so i guess that's why they say rumor though
      Yeah We'll Have to Wait and See

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      • #4
        from what I heard, they gonna block used games too
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        • #5
          Thats shit, what happen if i want to play my game somewhere else? Blocked : D? What a joke..

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          • #6
            you'll be able to play it somewhere else, you have to link to your xbox account

            they wanna do it for the ps4 aswell, if you buy a used game, you'll have to pay extra to unlink from the previous owner of the game
            and that SUCKS
            so I hope they won't do that
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            • #7
              talk about scumbags, teh whole world needs to boycott shit like that who the fuck are they to stop used games? i hate when people do asshole shit for no reason fucking microsoft and sony have too much money to be so fucking greedy

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              • #8
                If this is true then I will not purchase it. I do not wish to be bombarded with adverts and tracked on my xbox.
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                • #9
                  It's cause they are losing money from the used game market, makes sense for them at least.

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