King Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) Post here with all the E3 news for any console, the Xbox event is streaming live at 7pm UK time. http://ie.ign.com/ Edited June 10, 2013 by King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Microsoft has announced a "slimmer and quieter" model of its Xbox 360 console at E3 2013. The revised version of the current-generation system appears to feature the same internals as its predecessor, but sports an improved design. Microsoft has pledged to continue supporting the Xbox 360, with "hundreds of new games" still to be released during the remainder of its lifecycle. The company also confirmed that Xbox Live Gold subscribers are to receive two free games per month, bringing the service in line with the rival PlayStation Plus platform. Assassin's Creed 2 and Halo 3 have been named as the first free titles for Gold members. World of Tanks, Dark Souls 2 and Max: The Curse of Brotherhood were also announced for Xbox 360 at E3. Free >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hancock Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 That free games deal is actually pretty awesome. Problem is, won't the shitty hard-drive fill up in about two months? Mine tends to give up after about five demos, let alone two full games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Yeah I would think so, a game usually is between 7/8 GB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarrettBarrage Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Fable 3 is free to download on Xbox right now as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) XBox One has a price. $499 in the US, £429 in the UK. In case anyone's wondering, $499 is £320. If you're in the UK and thinking of getting one you're being ripped off. It's coming in November as well, so they'll most likely get the jump on Sony. EDIT: Just been confirmed for Europe as €499, which is £424. Microsoft are going to need to explain why the US have it so much cheaper. Edited June 10, 2013 by Chris2K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 That's always been the way with consoles though; they are never priced at a true currency-converted rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hancock Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) No technology is really. A new iPhone in Britain is about £400 more than the exact same model in America. Britain tends to be at the higher end for average prices of things, especially in relation to America, where technology tends to be super, super cheap thanks to the fact that they tend to be "making" it all (wink wink) and have very low taxes. EDIT: Slightly less ridiculously, an iPad in America is £65 less expensive than one in Britain, so, whilst Britain tends to always be more expensive, there's not real pattern to exactly how much more expensive. Edited June 11, 2013 by John Hancock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beltster Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Yeah if we were going to not buy it because of the currency conversion discrepancy, we'd never buy anything here in the UK. We've been taking it up the ass for years on that. Free >>Can it be flashed?! :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Well, that was quick. PS4 KO1 XBoxOne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViciousPrism Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 [video=youtube;kWSIFh8ICaA] Wow... Mind blown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsrchris Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Ha! Well played Sony! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Can it be flashed?! :lol Not for a very long time I'd say mate, everything can be flashed it time but I would think M$ really want to combat and destroy the pirate games industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 That'd explain the "log in once a day" thing, I don't like it still and probably will get a PS4 only but I have a bit more sympathy for Microsoft's position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Saw a short preview of Suda 51's new game "Killer Is Dead", it has a boss fight with the MC on a motorcycle fighting a Yakuza boss riding a tiger... yeah. [video=youtube;ajns8QX5Qqw] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 That'd explain the "log in once a day" thing, I don't like it still and probably will get a PS4 only but I have a bit more sympathy for Microsoft's position. Sympathy? They didn't have to put the online required in their console, bit more security to stop them being flashed rather than making silly things like this. The Xbox fanboys will still buy it, but Sony has owned this E3 and certainly the PS4 is looking a much better prospect for the future and next gen console race. I did find the digs in the Sony conference pretty funny though, they knew what they were doing. I've got a PS4 preordered.Xbox emailed me to preorder a Limited Edition Xbox One. I deleted the email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 [video=youtube;IvTLuek9ung] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 That boy's a hell of a promo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxximus Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 It's a good gimmick, I'm just wondering if that's a shoot nose booger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamster26 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I'm probably going to end up buying both due to the exclusives on both platforms, but I'm more impressed with the PS4 at this point. Not only is it cheaper, it seems more like a game console, rather than a TV Entertainment hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Sympathy? They didn't have to put the online required in their console, bit more security to stop them being flashed rather than making silly things like this. The way I see it is the main thing that companies do for security is run checks on machines when they log on to the online service and brick ones that have been modified (which sucks for people who want to do legit homebrew stuff with machines but serves the thieves right) but that obviously hasn't made too great of a difference. So now it's a case of "log in with a modded machine you get bricked, don't log in, you get bricked" which is really heavy handed and hurts people without a good internet connection but presumably they think the piracy is that big of a problem, though I hope that they make reactivation easy and free of charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Microsoft know the business model by now. PS3 made amazing gains in terms of sales in the latter life cycles of both consoles. Microsoft know 360s can be flashed and they know how. They should simply ensure this doesn't happen again. Ps3s never got flashed. People don't want to have to connect to the Internet by force. They certainly want to be able to sell or trade their games and they don't want to feel like their privacy is violated by an always on, always recording and connected to the Internet camera. Microsoft is alienating their customers in a big way. The starting RRP alone is going to lose them ground in a big way. Then of course they're billing it as an entertainment machine and showing off everything from music to tv, but the gamings on the back foot. The quote from them pre-e3 telling people if they don't want to connect to the net or don't have it can play 360 was incredibly shortsighted of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 [video=youtube;xwTPjLRCX44] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beltster Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Ps3s never got flashed.Yes they did. You can flash a PS3, you just cant play the games off of copied discs, you have to put the downloaded games on an external HD and play them off of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 Yep true, and it's the way 360's are being flashed/chipped now aswell, using an External Harddrive to play games instead of discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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