and the next xbox is called

[Lan Di]

^This^

Repped.

[kool kitty89]

Hey guys, they finally made a decent D-Pad! That's worth some points isn't it?

Doesn't look great to me, but still better than Sony's at least. (shame, since they have the most accessible placement for a d-pad) I liked the Duke's dpad, personally, at least the feel. (never really used it heavily in-game)

5 billion transistors, what the heck does that mean? I have an FX 8150 and have no idea how many transistors it has. I remember counting transistors in the pre-Pentium 4 era but haven't even seen it in the specs of the latest processors. Are they including the GPU and CPU in that "spec"?

They never stopped posting transistor counts, really. FX81xx is 1.6 billion transistors (not sure about Piledriver), Hexa-core Sandy Bridge E Core i7 is 2.27 B (quad core E is 1.27, quad core non-E -LGA1155- is 1.16 B), Ivy Bridge quad is 1.4 B.
The Trinity APUs are 1.3 B.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors

[Alexrd]

I didn't say anything about pirating. Downloading a small crack for a game you bought, only so you can play it when the servers are down, isn't piracy.

It's still an hassle for the legit consumer.

Also Steam is a very different thing than XBOX One. First of all, its free, you don't need to sub. The games are cheap. It supports modding.

It's also unnecessary. The games are cheap at very specific promos, not all the time. Modding support already existed before it.

There is also an offline mode which works good for most people.

Even if that was true (which many would disagree with), you still need to activate your game every time you install it, and thus be dependent on their servers to play a game you legally bought.

Also its not mandatory, most games can be bought outside Steam and there are alternative/competitive platforms too.

That's not true. Most games sold on other plataforms still require Steamworks, even on retail (which is absurd).

Like Steam, with the new Xbox they control how and when you play your games. You are tied to their server and their rules.

[Soulis]

Like Steam, with the new Xbox they control how and when you play your games. You are tied to their server and their rules.

Steam games are cheaper than console games, even the new ones.

Look, i'm not saying i like steam. But it is superior to what XBOXone is going to get. My point was that many people try to defend Microsoft by saying that its just like steam. Well, its similar but its inferior. And even if it was the same thing, consoles don't need it.

[Alexrd]

Steam games are cheaper than console games, even the new ones.

PC games are (and always were) cheaper than console games. Including new ones, Steam or not.

My point was that many people try to defend Microsoft by saying that its just like steam.

I'm not defending Microsoft. I'm doing the opposite by showing a bad example on how to do things (i.e: managing your digital rights).

[KnightWarrior]

Sega, It's time to make a new system..

[Lan Di]

Sega, It's time to make a new system..

Not going to happen anytime soon because Sonic is too busy bending over for Mario. Although it would be wise for Sega to release a gaming PC like the rumored Steambox. Sega already has a rich library of western PC games, they can just add bonus Sega specific titles, features and DLC along with mainstream PC titles. But what do I know, I'm not a gaming executive making over $100,000 a year. I'm just a burnt out over the hill Sega fan.

[sheath]

They never stopped posting transistor counts, really. FX81xx is 1.6 billion transistors (not sure about Piledriver), Hexa-core Sandy Bridge E Core i7 is 2.27 B (quad core E is 1.27, quad core non-E -LGA1155- is 1.16 B), Ivy Bridge quad is 1.4 B.
The Trinity APUs are 1.3 B.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors

I figured they were posted somewhere, but I went straight to the, er, Bulldozer's AMD page and it wasn't readily available. Mainly I just haven't seen marketing performance or marketing in general centered around number of transistors in a while. I must have missed it because I always read as many benchmark comparisons as I can rather than marketing sheets, comparing prices, and making my decision based on that.

[FuturePrimitive]

http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-one-...s-254206.phtml



http://www.destructoid.com/comparing...s-254185.phtml

These are perspectives and reactions from Destructoid journalists that actually play video games. Though they work for the same website, they aren't all the same, cookie cutter, video game enthusiast.

Here's another reaction video that many are agreeing with:

[Lan Di]

http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-one-...s-254206.phtml



http://www.destructoid.com/comparing...s-254185.phtml

These are perspectives and reactions from Destructoid journalists that actually play video games. Though they work for the same website, they aren't all the same, cookie cutter, video game enthusiast.

^This.^

Repped.

[KnightWarrior]

I made a Vid

[Thunderblaze16]

Jesus, I have yet to see one positive review on the poor thing.

EDIT: The next Halo title well be called, The Legend of Halo.

[Bottino]

Not going to happen anytime soon because Sonic is too busy bending over for Mario. Although it would be wise for Sega to release a gaming PC like the rumored Steambox. Sega already has a rich library of western PC games, they can just add bonus Sega specific titles, features and DLC along with mainstream PC titles and games from all her consoles, not just the Mega Drive But what do I know, I'm not a gaming executive making over $100,000 a year. I'm just a burnt out over the hill Sega fan.

I say we ought start a campaign for Lan Di as a Sega executive. He knows about this stuff.

[Lan Di]

Jesus, I have yet to see one positive review on the poor thing.

Poor thing.......... yeah right, lol.

[Lan Di]

I say we ought start a campaign for Lan Di as a Sega executive. He knows about this stuff.

Hey thanks for the compliment, but I believe hell will freeze over before that happens, lol.