Hello true believers!
Crazy Gamer here to talk about the next Xbox!
Microsoft has announced that they will unveil the new Xbox 720. Even though this unveiling is almost a month away I figured I'd give my opinion on the rumors that are circulating the interweb.
Rumor one: The new Xbox will have an eight core processor. My take... seems powerful, but I need to see games.
Rumor two: The new Xbox will allow you to "DVR," your game play and share it online. Also you will be able to upload achievements and what not to social media. My take... couldn't care less. I don't want to share my gameplay with others. I suck and I'm sure you have better things to do than watch it.
Rumor three: The new Xbox will use Windows 8. My take... I get the impression this is supposed to be a selling point. I've never bought a system based on its operating system and although I don't have the hatred some have for the OS it would never make me want to buy a system.
Rumor four: The new Xbox will have two purchase options. One will be $500 dollars, the other will be $300 but will require a two year subscription to Xbox Live (thought to cost anywhere from $9.99 to $14.99 a month). My take... $500 dollars is out of my price range. As for $300 dollars plus a subscription... sorry, I don't play games online, I don't want to play games online, I don't want any of the social garbage that is offered, I don't care about avatars or any of the like. As I see it, the $300 dollar model is really at minimum a $540.00 model, yeah... I'll pass.
Rumor five: The new Xbox will require an always on internet connection. My take... considering that my internet connection can be...sassy to say the least I don't want to spend $500 dollars for a system that I may or may not be able to play reliably based on my internet connection. I'm sure this has nothing to do with getting rid of used games and DRM (digital rights management) and is just for all that wonderful social crap that I don't want.
I have an Xbox 360, but unless rumors 2, 4, and 5 are false, I will not have the next Xbox.
Sorry Microsoft.
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