An always-on requirement for the next Xbox is now slightly-off the table, if rumours of the content of a Microsoft internal email are true. MS bosses are said to have told staff that the new machine should "just work" for the most part without any internet connection, putting some of our worst fears to bed. Read More >>
Adam Orth, the Microsoft man who accidentally sort of confirmed that the next Xbox will have an "always-on" internet requirement when he went mad about it on the internet, has now left the gaming company. Read More >>
There have been plenty of previous rumours regarding the next-gen Xbox and a supposed switch to AMD processors to provide the power, with the latest solid claims seemingly confirming a move away from Power PC architecture and no easy path to emulating existing titles. Read More >>
Microsoft has issued an apology for an employee's outburst regarding the next Xbox's supposed always-on internet connectivity requirements, in which he suggested users just "deal with it" and expressed his smug happiness that he lived somewhere with a decent internet connection. Read More >>
Featured comment by ScyBy:
"You'll see that I mentioned those markets in a comment up above. It wouldn't work in those places, so it won't happen there.
Britain has an average..." More »
Developers close to Microsoft have claimed the next-gen console's hardware is currently being tweaked, as hardware boffins work to "align" the new home machine with the power offered by Sony's recently revealed PlayStation4. Read More >>
Featured comment by ian1175:
"Keep the controller as it is and keep it hardcore for the proper gamers. No gimmicks just pure next generation gaming." More »
Two rather large new rumours have popped out concerning Microsoft's next-gen home console. The first concerns the machine's name, which is apparently going to be just "Xbox" -- akin to Apple's "new iPad" naming move. The other rumour is significantly more bonkers, suggesting a standalone gaming tablet known as X-Surface will accompany the home console. Read More >>
Conflicting rumours have emerged about the announcement of Microsoft and Sony's next big home consoles, with a Sony Japan boss pointing to a May reveal -- and other sources claiming it could be on show as soon as March. Read More >>
Microsoft is said to be preparing two versions of its next home console, one high-power gaming model, plus a lower-spec unit more geared toward casual play and use as a home media hub and streaming solution. Read More >>
Featured comment by Mack:
"Err, current xbox360 does media centre already. May require a PC currently (although with more storage and more streaming they could just run that on ..." More »
Don't listen to the haters. Your tablet's great for taking photos, even moreso when software hacks can boost its resolution from 480p to 720p, as has happened with the Google and Asus Nexus 7. Read More >>
Top Gear's already proved that it's perfectly possible to do a full 360-loop in a car just like that crazy Hot Wheels toy, but what about a double loop or "deadly 720"? Read More >>
Featured comment by ispy:
"you'd be able to cut down the distance between the (distinctly separated) loops, no? there was an unsatisfyingly long section of track between each l..." More »
New rumours regarding Microsoft's plans for the next evolution of its Xbox have emerged, with early development hardware said to be built around a cutting-edge 16-core processor. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
"Isn't this similar to what most of the first party developers had to cope with, programming for the PS3 and its SPUs in order to get better performanc..." More »
We’ve had lots of pretty awesome rumours and speculation around the next generation consoles, but not all the rumours surrounding Microsoft’s nextXbox sound all that great. The latest from VG247 says that it’ll "require an always-on internet connection as an anti-piracy measure,” sounds a lot like a load of pain-in-the-arse, overbearing DRM to me. Read More >>
New rumours regarding Microsoft's future Xbox plans have emerged today, with sources claiming Microsoft is telling developers that its future new console won't be shipping with any form of optical drive. Read More >>
We generally pass on random phone rumours, but PocketNow seems to have scooped something that sounds awfully tasty. The LG X3 (codename) will supposedly have a Tegra 3 quad-core processor, a 4.7-inch 720p screen, an 8MP camera, and NFC. Um, yum? Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"LG have their own skin for Android, It looks a lot like touchwiz. Of course this being Android the out of the box skin can be treated as an advisory r..." More »
Sure, Kodak is quickly becoming a penny stock. But that doesn't mean it can't still produce a solid and rugged outdoor camcorder like the Playfull Waterproof. Read More >>
Featured comment by Doesnt Exist:
"This looks like a great device for the right person, but it seems that the target audience for it is so small, this type of thing is why Kodak is goin..." More »
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