Hardcore gamers have a new date to mark, Sunday, April 29, when Microsoft Corp. will unleash its latest iteration of the Xbox 360 game console.
What makes the new version, called the Elite, so special compared to its 16-month-old siblings is a 120-gigabyte hard drive, which is six times the capacity of the Premium model, and an HDMI video output, which theoretically could allow for higher resolution videos than earlier models. The new model will put gamers back $479 - $80 more than the old top-line Premium (seen at right).
Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's plans to increase every department's margins.
"The plan to move Xbox games to other platforms is codenamed "Latitude" internally, and I know there's debate and unease at Microsoft about whether or not this is a good idea. More upcoming Microsoft-owned games slated for PlayStation are already being developed. At least for now, they're potentially obvious games you'd most likely expect. And yes, while it's true Microsoft is a prolific publisher on PlayStation already, it has typically revolved around specific franchises like Minecraft. From what I've heard, Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's mandate to increase every department's margins. "
Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware.
i think it will kill off the xbox brand. windows will be fine.
but there is and would be a chance that xbox might be killed off in the future. if they fail to make the money they put in. imo.
"Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation"
Forza and Starfield next?
In the words of Phil Spencer when he was talking about Nintendo last year
“It's just taking a long time for Microsoft to see that their future exists off of their own hardware"
Xbox 360 launched 18 years ago and was a generation-defining console that invited many people to jump into gaming for the first time and connect with friends around the world. We’re thrilled people continue playing their favorite Xbox 360 games on Xbox 360, or on newer consoles via Backward Compatibility for supported titles.
"we believe in game preservation"
Remember the media reaction when PlayStation wanted to shut down the PS3 store (but then kept it open)... where is that reaction here?
RIP Xbox 360 digital store and all its games.
It really grinds my gears that they are waiting till 10 days before closing to give the best discounts and the list as of now is 100 or less titles from the massive 360 library
I should have enough points by the weekend to get £25 credit off MS, (hardly ever spend money on xb1), might look at a few of these.
The Xbox 360 store was one of the only advantages the Xbox Series consoles had over the PS5. When I got my series X, I spent more playing Xbox 360 games vs current-gen Xbox games since that was the golden era for Xbox and several titles had enhancements such as 4k resolution and fps boost.
Closing this store will now only benefit the competition.
When the PS5 and the Xbox Series X/S first launched all the way back in 2020, console sales were not what either platform manufacturer wanted them to be. The pandemic slowed things down more than ever before, even though in the case of each next-gen console, all the units that were manufactured, sold.
Of course that didn’t last, and soon manufacturing limitations on the consoles were a thing of the past, and sales started to leap forward. For one next-gen console platform, at least.
I can see why Microsoft is putting their games on PlayStation with these numbers
Imagine how many copies of future games like Elder Scrolls VI, Blade, Indiana Jones and more they could sell if they went fully multiplatform.
Sony would probably be selling more if they stopped sending mixed signals about their future. Putting games on PC because you are taking data analytic advice from Microsoft about the future of consoles is folly and has limited their potential sales. Microsoft want Sony and the world to believe that consoles are done as a business so companies like Sony and Nintendo etc can end up serving Microsoft's platform. Remember when it comes to Microsoft "It is us or no one and the three E's" Don't fall for it.
....and i will sell my premium once i get my hands on a transfer cable ....anyone know if i can just network both my xbox 360's (premium and elite) in order to transfer the info like games and all that? or do i have to wait for that cable to come out separately?
thanks in advance.
anyone thats planning on buying one should state so right here , this is your space hardcore gamers...im just interested in talking about this dope new piece of hardware were about to get in a month.
He seems to think that Apple *invented* multi-tiered product pricing (AKA, "good, better, best" pricing).
Somebody tell him about the varying versions of Windows (since 1995) like XP Basic, Home, and Pro.
Or going back before he hit puberty, GM's old strategy of folks moving from starter Chevys to mid-range Buicks and high-end Caddys...
Sheesh, get out more guys!
MS isn't copying anybody; they just figured that if somebody wanted to throw money at them for a black case and an extra 100GB of drive space they really don't need, they'd be stupid not to take them on the offer.
Frankly, the more folks buy the Elite, the quicker they'll be able to drop the price of the Core.
im not buying the elite for its space as much as im buying it for its 65 nm chip that will give me piece of mind. All xbox owners should have that .
Nicodemus,
Thanks for the great news..grr
Ok I'll wait no biggie..I'm getting a wii this week. Their virtual Console gaming and Zelda is pulling me in.
I heard super Mario RPG is suppose to come on there..so that means the greatest RPG of all time must be close..
Somebody give that mother f*cker a Twinkie!