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Post by SharksFan99 on Apr 24, 2019 22:37:42 GMT 10
www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/gaming/microsoft-announces-first-discfree-xbox/news-story/2c110715d76abc2a6d5d03e547d4c95cWhat are your thoughts on this? I personally think this is the way of the future. It really makes you wonder what the future might have in stall for the video game industry in general. I tend to think that the industry will eventually be integrated into streaming services and apps. Instead of new console hardware being developed every 5 years or so, Sony (for example) could one day launch a streaming service where all of it's licensed video game titles, movies, music and TV shows will be available on the one website. New video games titles would be released exclusively onto the streaming service. There would be no "Playstation" console.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2019 23:41:56 GMT 10
Retailers are gonna hate this, I wonder if they'll even sell it.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Apr 25, 2019 16:50:45 GMT 10
Retailers are gonna hate this, I wonder if they'll even sell it. Probably not, to be honest, especially seeing as though it is not intended to be the next generation console.
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Post by al on Apr 30, 2019 14:24:18 GMT 10
Yeah I don't really see the point of a console at all tbh. At that point it's operating more like a roku.
While I'm sure this is the way of the future, I'm not sure I'm entirely happy about it. I don't mind paying a cheaper price and renting movies for example, but I'm not too into "owning" digital copies from say, my cable/internet provider. The reason mostly being, what if I change companies? It doesn't bother me as much purchasing from like an iTunes because I don't pay them a subscription fee. Maybe this is paranoia on my part, but I don't 100% trust these companies to retain these services for the rest of my life, so therefore I don't want to invest too much into them. I'm not sure what the solution is and this transition is unavoidable, but I could see some transgressions down the road.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Apr 30, 2019 16:00:59 GMT 10
Yeah I don't really see the point of a console at all tbh. At that point it's operating more like a roku. While I'm sure this is the way of the future, I'm not sure I'm entirely happy about it. I don't mind paying a cheaper price and renting movies for example, but I'm not too into "owning" digital copies from say, my cable/internet provider. The reason mostly being, what if I change companies? It doesn't bother me as much purchasing from like an iTunes because I don't pay them a subscription fee. Maybe this is paranoia on my part, but I don't 100% trust these companies to retain these services for the rest of my life, so therefore I don't want to invest too much into them. I'm not sure what the solution is and this transition is unavoidable, but I could see some transgressions down the road. It definitely won't be an easy transition, however I think it's going to happen much sooner than we think. I would be very surprised if consoles are still sold in ten years time. Honestly, I couldn't imagine the services changing too much once the transition to streaming is complete. Streaming itself is very adaptable to different devices and formats, so I think it's going to remain as the main medium to consume entertainment for many decades to come. Who knows, they may even be accessible to people in virtual worlds one day, but that's obviously way down the track.
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Post by behindawall on Apr 30, 2019 21:01:03 GMT 10
I do believe the ps5 will use disc?
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Post by SharksFan99 on Apr 30, 2019 21:13:41 GMT 10
I do believe the ps5 will use disc? I'd say so, but has Sony even officially confirmed the release of the Playstation 5 yet?
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Post by EyewitnessTV on May 4, 2019 23:42:41 GMT 10
Putting what I see as many other negative factors to one side, 1TB onboard storage is simply not enough, IMO (yes, you could hook-up an external HDD but that’s not the point). I'd say 2TB is the minimum required for a disc-less system like this, 4TB even better.
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Post by SharksFan99 on May 6, 2019 20:12:12 GMT 10
Putting what I see as many other negative factors to one side, 1TB onboard storage is simply not enough, IMO (yes, you could hook-up an external HDD but that’s not the point). I'd say 2TB is the minimum required for a disc-less system like this, 4TB even better. I agree. In this day and age, 1TB really isn't adequate enough storage-space for what Microsoft are proposing with their new Xbox console. It wouldn't surprise me if Microsoft revised it down the track.
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Post by EyewitnessTV on May 7, 2019 0:15:47 GMT 10
Putting what I see as many other negative factors to one side, 1TB onboard storage is simply not enough, IMO (yes, you could hook-up an external HDD but that’s not the point). I'd say 2TB is the minimum required for a disc-less system like this, 4TB even better. I agree. In this day and age, 1TB really isn't adequate enough storage-space for what Microsoft are proposing with their new Xbox console. It wouldn't surprise me if Microsoft revised it down the track. Yep. Considering how data-heavy games are these days that storage would be gone pretty quickly. Don’t get me wrong, the conveniences of digital can be good (and it’s where the world is heading whether we like it) but unfortunately it is horrible for a number of reasons: 1. Can no longer trade/borrow games with friends. 2. You can no longer take your games on the go to play on your friends systems, instead you'll have to pack up your entire machine. 3. Cannot resell your games. 4. Cannot buy used games. 5. Locked into whatever the online store wants to charge. 6. You don't get the cool artwork and physical collector piece to put on a shelf and to share with friends. 7. If the online store service goes down you cannot play your games.
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