By Joey Davidson |
Today is the day! Today is the day that we’ll, hopefully, have something else to call the new Xbox that’s much better than Xbox 720. I’ll be able to sleep at night, folks. In celebration of my hotly anticipated slumber, I’ve decided it’s high time…
By Joey Davidson |
A brand new domain registration ticket shows that Microsoft has added a potential moniker to their next-gen Xbox. Maybe we can stop calling it the Xbox 720 now? Nope, not yet, this is still a rumor. Fusible, a site that essentially uses domain registrations to…
By Joey Davidson |
A brand new proof-of-concept video from Microsoft Research demonstrates a lot of what their IllumiRoom technology can bring to the world of gaming. Microsoft’s IllumiRoom is a genuine project. This isn’t like those fan-made concept videos that we see so often for high-end phone tech.…
By Joey Davidson |
Rather than going with the uniquely paced, hack and run route that previous trailer and screenshot blasts have taken for Watch_Dogs, Ubisoft’s brand new “Out of Control” trailer is all about aggression, music and vigilante justice. The gravelly voice you hear over the action in the…
By Joey Davidson |
Just think, in less than a month’s time, Microsoft will give us a reason to call the next Xbox something other than the Xbox 720. That might just be better news than anything they could possibly reveal at their upcoming showcase. Both Game Informer and Kotaku have…
By Joey Davidson |
Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat spoke with The Guardian about next-gen consoles and the possibility that Microsoft’s will require an Internet connection in order to work. When The Guardian asked “are we ready for ‘always online’ consoles?,” this is how Mallat responded. Thanks to Game Informer for highlighting…
By Joey Davidson |
Last week, Microsoft Studios Creative Director Adam Orth took to Twitter to discuss his opinions about always-on gaming consoles. He basically said that he’d like to see all tech go always-on, and he doesn’t understand consumer frustration surrounding the “feature.” Then this stuff came. Multiple…
By Joey Davidson |
Welcome to the 25th episode of Tech on the Range! Your hosts for this week’s show are Sean Aune, Todd Haselton and Joey Davidson. You can find us each on Twitter. Sean Aune - @seanaune Todd Haselton - @robotodd Joey Davidson - @JoeyDavidson This week’s topic is “Always-On Consoles Turn Us…
By Joey Davidson |
Earlier this morning, news broke of Microsoft Studios Creative Director Adam Orth taking to Twitter to express his frustration with consumers upset about always-on requirements in devices. You can read all about what was said in our post from earlier. Now, Microsoft has finally commented…
By Joey Davidson |
Update (10:48AM EST): Since drafting this original story, we’ve taken to several corners of the internet to find some more context for Adam Orth’s tweets. Since he has set his account to private, we’re relying on screenshots taken by fans with access. Which brings us to…
By Joey Davidson |
Industry analyst Michael Pachter held a presentation at the recent SXSW gaming conference. Geoff Keighley, games reporter for GameTrailers, was live-tweeting the lecture. Keighley reports that Pachter put out a prediction regarding the price of games for the next generation. Here’s Keighley’s tweet: At #SXSW panel @michaelpachter says PS4…
By Joey Davidson |
THIEF, the epic series known for unique gameplay and stealth mechanics, is about to get rebooted. Square Enix announced today a brand new THIEF for the PC and future consoles. The studio building this classic reinvention is none other than Eidos Montreal, the same group of…
By Joey Davidson |
While we’re all getting pumped up about the PlayStation 4 and whatever Microsoft’s bringing out soon, I’d like to take a few minutes to dull the blade of hype and suggest that buying consoles at launch isn’t so awesome. I’ve got three key reasons that…
By Joey Davidson |
Had enough time to digest all of the craziness that went down at the PlayStation 4 unveiling in the middle of this week? No? Too bad, because it looks like Microsoft is starting to churn up their PR machine in preparation for the next Xbox. CVG, the…
By Ron Duwell |
EA’s Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen has spilled quite a few secrets about the upcoming PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720. At a recent Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference panel session, he made mention of that chances of backwards compatibility with both systems is most…
By Ron Duwell |
GameStop’s stock took a 6 percent hit after rumors emerged that Microsoft’s next Xbox would block all used video games. It goes without saying that such a major player in the industry who makes an overwhelming 46 percent profit on its second-hand market would like to…
By Joey Davidson |
Here’s a next-gen console rumor that’s got me all fired up. Edge-Online is reporting that a source close to Microsoft has spilled some goods on the next Xbox. Supposedly, Microsoft will be ditching their current media for Blu-ray discs with 50GB of capacity. Each disc…
By Eric Frederiksen |
When designer Andrew Kim started a three-day experiment on his blog to come up with a new brand strategy for Microsoft, I doubt he imagined just how far it would take him. The project, which went viral this summer, managed to catch the attention of…
By Eric Frederiksen |
If you look way back in the depths of the internet to May 10, 2011, when news hit the internet that Microsoft had purchased Skype, the big words you see are things like “overvalued” and “why?” Since the purchase, little things have trickled out here…
By Joey Davidson |
Using rumors and fiscal projections, analysts have put together a report that indicates the price points for the next consoles from Sony and Microsoft. The next Xbox and PlayStation will, according to this prediction, sell for $350-400. The word comes from Baird Equity Research in…
By Joey Davidson |
A source familiar with Microsoft’s plans for the future has supposedly tipped the folks at Bloomberg off to the launch schedule for the next Xbox console. Microsoft’s step into the next generation of console gaming will hit retail in time for the holidays during November…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Remember that Xbox Durango devkit leak last week? The source of that leak, known only as SuperDaE, is back with more seemingly legitimate information; this time about Kinect. The image above allegedly depicts Microsoft’s follow-up to the Kinect hardware, attached to a Durango devkit, in…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Some of the rumors on the Internets are easier to vet than others. You can tell it’s shopped because of the pixels, the claim is completely outrageous, or maybe a PR person is nice enough to come out and say something. Digital Foundry, though, dug…
By Brandon Russell |
Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode: Why is Apple CEO Tim Cook at a big media powwow? Why is Amazon hiring Windows Phone executives? And what’s up with the latest Xbox patent? Tim Cook Heads to Sun Valley…
