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Microsoft: There Will Be No New Console

Today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer indicated that the company would be releasing a new Xbox 360 in 2010, one featuring a built-in camera. That seemingly confirmed a new hardware configuration with the company's Project Natal built-in. Microsoft's official word?

While Ballmer's casual mention of a new Xbox 360 hardware iteration at the Executive's Club of Chicago seemingly confirms a rumor originating from 1UP, Microsoft's Director of Product Management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Aaron Greenberg told Kotaku "There will be no new console."

"We're not going to be launching a new console any time soon," Greenberg said during a phone call today. "I really believe he was speaking about Project Natal."

"We want to make sure people know that we're excited about Project Natal," Greenberg noted, "But we're barely halfway through this generation. We're happy with the Xbox 360, so there are no changes from that standpoint. For the time being, we're really just showing a whole new category of gaming."

KingKionic 5433d ago (Edited 5433d ago )

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

EDit @ below

*stops crying*

yeah...*sniffs*...you can say you told me so.

Parapraxis5433d ago

Can I say "told ya so" now?

RememberThe3575433d ago

This is great news! All I need to do is pick up natal and I'm good.

Thank you Microsoft form not being douche bags again.

Forest Gumps5433d ago

All of those who spoke the 360 is dead or maxed out are eating their words! It is funny to see how fanboys love to cause a fuss!

If you look at current games, future games and if you want to go there, earlier games, the 360 is simply the generation leader.

You have developers who on so many occasions speak of the lack of ram of the PS3 and not only that, but the difficulty of development. You have developers speaking of the potential but rarely do they actually deliver.

I love my PS3 and you know what fanboys, it is time to get a 360 as well. You might as well have the choice to purchase the best version of a game.

These systems are sticking around for a while and you better get used to it!

Forest Gumps5433d ago

You may say the 360 is inferior in terms of technology but look at the games. The truth is in the games!

The better version goes to the 360, 99% of the time!

Get wise of you will work at my shrimp company!

MriownBOTH5433d ago

and that forest is why i have both systems.....

360 - exclusives online mutliplaforms

ps3 - blu-ray and exclusives

my list is huge...

mass effect 2
bioshock 2
gow 3
uncharted 2
halo odst
halo reach
forza 3
gt5
crackdown 2
l4d2
dead rising 2
assasians creed 2
MW 2
Dirt 2
ff 13 , and versus
fifa 10
PES 10
heavy rain
bad company 2
i probably forgot a couple
............................o mfg I just realized i might have to sell some of me toes and semen to get some extra cash lol

i do need a new 360...my current one sounds like a jet lol

-x.Red.x-5433d ago

LoL

either way

MS said this to "cover their behind" or MS would have a horrible christmas

Parapraxis5433d ago

KionicWarlord222, that was awesome. Thanks for the lulz.

Final_Rpg5433d ago

I don't think it's worth buying a 360 for only multiplatforms. Seeing as most nowadays are equal in quality. At least the top tier games.

ObviousTruth5433d ago (Edited 5433d ago )

why is this a good thing? I don't know about you guys, but i can run games on my PC at medium settings and it blows the competition away. this generation of consoles is barely out of the last generation. i want new consoles... definitely no later than 2011.

with that said, i'm quite confident that MS will be happy to milk this generation for just as long as sony is willing to. and that's what natal is going to be. you see, Nintendo had no choice but to repackage the gamecube. they had to market a "new" product because the gamecube name doesn't carry a lot of weight. nintendo does...but gamecube doesn't. so they re branded it and marketed it to a casual consumer. but 360 is actually already pretty main stream. most ppl know what it is even if they don't own one. so MS doesn't have to make a new system with basically the same hardware. then can just market Natal, start bundling it with their 360s, and claim they have the first HD wii. and sony can eventually do the same thing with their wii-mote.

as a gamer, i don't consider any of this to be good news for hardcore gaming. but as a guy with a business background, i can see this will mean tremendous profits for MS.

cherrypie5433d ago

@GUMP

"All of those who spoke the 360 is dead or maxed out are eating their words"

An executive in a non-technical role told you something you wanted to hear.

A week later, HIS OWN COMPANY'S Technical staff said "no one has maxed anything, if you think otherwise, you lack skills".

AND, Dave Shippy - the lead designer at IBM behind both CELL and XENON says they are "about equal".

It's time you STFU and get a dose of reality.

Or, put another way, why dont you shove Ghostbusters into your PS3 and get back to us.

gaffyh5432d ago

This is obvious damage control. They don't want people to stop buying the 360 now, so they had to say this. The new SKU will be out in 2010, they just don't want anyone to know yet.

The Biased Gamer5432d ago (Edited 5432d ago )

Four words.

BAM! There it is!

36T5432d ago

Four words.

What is the Playstation3??

Xbox Avatars Shoe5432d ago

I mean come on, who wouldn't want to use their hands to navigate the Dashboard at a speed 10X slower than just using a controller?

Natal's technology is 100% fool-proof too! Look here's proof:

http://www.vimeo.com/495262...

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Sonyslave35433d ago

it about time MS clear this new xbox BS up.

thebudgetgamer5433d ago

and i dont want to jump into an empty pool.

:)

da720izcumin5433d ago

maybe ballmer is talking about a new slim 360....
that would be great....
imagine holiday '10.....natal and a slim w/ HALO reach!!!!!!
death of the ps3 for sure....

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.

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Terry_B8h ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv725h ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii7h ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast4h ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM1h ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

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anast1d 13h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

They aren't going to give more. We are talking about a company that has rereleased an 13 year old game at least 5 times.

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shinoff21832d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Doesn't seem to be that bad of a month. Got a bit of something for everyone.

Please do not support braid anniversary edition. Don't support Phil phish, he's a very despicable person, a a cry baby.

One example

https://youtu.be/yKUGwlFJAH...

Tacoboto2d ago

Wrong developer. Phil Phish was the developer behind Fez.

Jonathan Blow was behind Braid. If you're gonna cancel culture, don't take down the wrong indie...

CrimsonWing691d 16h ago

Man, I don’t know why, but it also irks me when people try to tell others what to do. Fez was an awesome game, I couldn’t care less if the dev was a douche.

This is just extra cringe since the person actually doesn’t know what they’re talking about 🤦‍♂️

remixx1161d 8h ago

Welcome to the internet crimson

shinoff21831d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

I wasn't cancel culturing shit. Phil phish is a complete douche. Did you bother to watch the video? Probably not.

I was wrong but call me cancel culture is just plain dumb also

Also crimson.

As you I'm human and we make mistakes. That was a mistake I mixed the games up. Shit happens. So go cringe yourself

Honest mistake, if you can watch that video and support the guy. Then I guess your in the same camp

Tacoboto1d ago

You were wrong and that's that. Don't be so angry.

And yeah, that is a case example of cancel culture. It was a dozen years ago, he's apologized since, had Japanese developers rationalize with his remark, barely has done anything in the industry since Fez, and yet here you are, not even remembering the one game he made...

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