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 >>
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 »
The overbearing DRM rumours continue to swirl around the next generation Xbox. Kotaku has it from two separate sources that you will indeed need a persistent internet connection, both to start the game and to continue playing it. You'll also need to be quick on the reboot trigger if your connection dies. Read More >>
Featured comment by sg1969:
"So in order to just play a game on the next xbox, you have to:
1. Pay for the console
2. pay for an internet connection
3. Pay for xbox live (not..." More »
A new leak seems to reinforce claims that Microsoft's next-generation "Durango" Xbox will require mandatory game installation and have an "always on, always connected" internet policy. Read More >>
Unless you were, you know, sleeping, last night, you probably saw that Sony busted out the PS4 last night. Well, I say busted out, we didn't actually see the box, but we saw everything else! Anyway, if you missed it, or even if you didn't, Sony's got a jaw-dropping trailer for you. Yes, trailers for consoles are apparently a thing. Read More >>
Featured comment by J2ozac:
"So, it's perfectly OK for Sony to use the magical, but not for apple? I mean, I haven't seen a single comment about it yet." More »
The Xbox rumours are flowing thick and fast at the moment, with the latest report stating that Microsoft's going all-in with voice recognition, allowing you to simply walk in the room and shout "Xbox on" to fire the thing up. It's even going to go all Siri-like on us too, let's just hope it's a tad more useful in the UK than Apple's poor-excuse-for-butler. Read More >>
Everybody is expecting Sony to announce the PS4 on February 20th that it's a forgone conclusion at this point. Now rumours are coming out about the price of the next generation system. Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun is reporting that the PS4 will retail for over £270. Expensive? Read More >>
Featured comment by OhMyGodICantBelieveItsNotButter:
"It *WILL* cost betweek £400 and £500. Quote me on that. Remind me after the launch. It WILL.
Also, it will be bundled with crap you don't want by m..." More »
Just like Sony's rumoured to be looking into, a report from gaming mag Edge Online has it that Microsoft's going to require you to have a persistent internet connection on your next-gen Xbox to play games, just like some really crap PC DRM. It's also going to block you playing used games too. Thanks Microsoft. Read More >>
Featured comment by potiwilm:
"basically, not matter whoever makes the best console on paper, whichever one, if any, decides not to go ahead with blocking used games will win the ne..." More »
The WSJ is confirming what we all saw in Sony's slick video teaser for its upcoming February 20th event we just saw: Sony will be announcing the PlayStation 4. Citing the ol' reliable 'people familiar with the matter', the WSJ says that the PS4 will be announced on February 20th and be released later this year. Read More >>
Kaz Hirai, Sony's new boss and one of the key men responsible for the successes of PlayStation, has suggested his company might wait to see what Microsoft's next console is capable of before launching PS4, so it can make something "better." Read More >>
Featured comment by mrdogcat:
"“…why go first when your competitors can look at your specifications and come up with something better?”
This is a stupid statement. When you..." More »
According to the Nvidia's cloud gaming boss, the Nintendo Wii U and the next-gen successors to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 could very well be the last of home consoles gracing consumers, as cloud gaming ramps up, brings down latency and could very well be the future of home gaming. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jammin500:
"well screw it then.. sometimes i like to disconnect, no matter how fast our bandwidth grows our content grows to fill it.. there will always be issues..." More »
One developer working on a project for both Microsoft and Sony's future home consoles has gone on the record as being impressed by what he's seeing, claiming the next wave of consoles offer a "quantum leap" over what the Call of Duty boxes of today offer. Read More >>
Featured comment by Will.King.London:
"Of course I would! How dare you even entertain a hanging out session where we weren't in close proximity to one another! Jesus man, get a damned grip..." More »
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