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Troopah Newbie 1 posts since
Feb 6, 2013

Upcoming Xbox 720 will have 50GB Bluray discs, will not suport second hand games and more info!

Posted by Troopah on Feb 6, 2013 7:09 AM

We have new news on the Xbox 720.

 

1. The upcoming console will not support second hand games, all games will have a activation key.

 

2. The new console will play 50GB bluray discs ()

 

3. The console will have to be "Always Online" to be able to play a game.

 

More information and news about it can be found here

 

Source

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  • rankismet Master 10,955 posts since
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    rankismet     Feb 6, 2013 7:13 AM (in response to Troopah)

    Move to off topic.

     

    Thanks.

  • PerEverto13 Expert 1,855 posts since
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    PerEverto13     Feb 6, 2013 7:14 AM (in response to Troopah)

    It doesnt do much good to site a source, that doesnt site their source. Is it an xbox insider? Is it a beta tester? Im so tired of the rumor mill around the next gen systems...

  • get2dachoperrrr Apprentice 574 posts since
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    get2dachoperrrr     Feb 6, 2013 7:14 AM (in response to Troopah)

    Yeah no.

  • FixBlops2 Expert 2,020 posts since
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    FixBlops2     Feb 6, 2013 7:15 AM (in response to Troopah)

    I call fake, why? because of this.

     

    The new Xbox 720 will only work when connected to the internet, the console will not work offline.

    Never going to happen, million of people play offline without connected to xbl. Microsoft isn't so stupid and cuts them off.

    • Rednecksniper39 Master 5,701 posts since
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      Rednecksniper39     Feb 6, 2013 7:35 AM (in response to FixBlops2)

      That would be almost as stupid and Sony wanting to make it so used games won't work and having to download every game. Could you imagine downloading 25gb games?

       

      "OMG COD comes out on Tuesday maybe by Friday I can play it!!!"

  • thoughtsharkz Newbie 40 posts since
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    thoughtsharkz     Feb 6, 2013 7:22 AM (in response to Troopah)

    these are rumors, not information....

  • ruwal1979 Newbie 69 posts since
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    ruwal1979     Feb 6, 2013 7:25 AM (in response to Troopah)

    I doubt #1 is true as well. It would mean people wouldn't be able to trade games, take games to someone else house, etc. Now they may make online portions of the game locked to a console, but not the game itself.

     

    I will not buy a system that has either #1 or #3.

    • DR65DR Novice 366 posts since
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      DR65DR     Feb 6, 2013 7:33 AM (in response to ruwal1979)

      The games companies have been trying to get rid of the second-hand market for years. It's no secret that both Sony and MS have been looking at shutting them out for next gen consoles.

      • ruwal1979 Newbie 69 posts since
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        ruwal1979     Feb 6, 2013 7:55 AM (in response to DR65DR)

        Yes, but it's the method they use that will determine the problem. If I can loan a game to my friend, then I'm okay with it. If not, I don't buy their system.

  • DR65DR Novice 366 posts since
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    DR65DR     Feb 6, 2013 7:33 AM (in response to Troopah)

    The rumours all come from highly respected UK games magazine, Edge. They get it right more often than they get it wrong and are a far more "high brow" games mag than most US readers will be used to. No offence intended, believe me: I used to work for EGM

     

    The other news from Edge is:

     

    Our source has also confirmed that the next Xbox’s recently rumoured specs are entirely accurate. That means an AMD eight-core x64 1.6GHz CPU, a D3D11.x 800MHz graphics solution and 8GB of DDR3 RAM. As of now, the console’s hard drive capacity is said to be undecided, but Microsoft’s extended commitment to online delivery suggests that it will be the largest unit it has put inside a console to date.

  • Buzzb8 Newbie 37 posts since
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    Buzzb8     Feb 6, 2013 7:35 AM (in response to Troopah)

    I personally think discs are over. We will be playing on nothing other than a Bluray DVD player that has a streaming app similar to Netflix. We will pay a monthly fee or yearly fee. This way people can't copy games or what ever they're doing these days. No more having to pre-order games or rush to the store to get them.

    • DR65DR Novice 366 posts since
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      DR65DR     Feb 6, 2013 7:38 AM (in response to Buzzb8)

      Physical media will be with us until every target market has at least 80% penetration of cable or fibre optic internet.

       

      It took me three and a half hours to download the Season Pass DLC. That was 1.68Gb and I have a a 3.5Mb line. Given how bad connection is generally in the UK and a huge swathe of the US, it's hugely unlikely any boardroom with an ounce of brains will go download-only for games.

       

      It would be financial suicide.

       

      OnLive pretty much proved that the world wasn't ready for non-physical media.

  • Rednecksniper39 Master 5,701 posts since
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    Rednecksniper39     Feb 6, 2013 7:37 AM (in response to Troopah)

    Off topic and there is no point really in posting rumors like this. Microsoft has released so few details that most things at this point are just guesses.

  • Restore_Hardcore Expert 2,265 posts since
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    Restore_Hardcore     Feb 6, 2013 7:39 AM (in response to Troopah)

    Can't wait, hopefully they stop making games that run at 30 frames too.

  • SitRepPro Expert 2,021 posts since
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    SitRepPro     Feb 6, 2013 7:46 AM (in response to Troopah)

    Troopah wrote:

     

    We have new news on the Xbox 720.

     

    1. The upcoming console will not support second hand games, all games will have a activation key.

     

    EU law might have something to say about point 1.

    • CableGuy Novice 88 posts since
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      CableGuy     Feb 6, 2013 7:49 AM (in response to SitRepPro)

      PC do it already...it wasn't received well to begin with but now most are pretty happy with it.

      • Rednecksniper39 Master 5,701 posts since
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        Rednecksniper39     Feb 6, 2013 7:52 AM (in response to CableGuy)

        It is a little different with PC though because those games require installation.

        • CableGuy Novice 88 posts since
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          CableGuy     Feb 6, 2013 9:51 AM (in response to Rednecksniper39)

          Rednecksniper39 wrote:

           

          It is a little different with PC though because those games require installation.

          True, but if second hand games aren't permitted it means more money for the developers....As it stands at the moment. if someone trades in a game, the developers don't see a penny of the re-sale...

          It's a money orientated business and this could make the developers shed loads more, which in return will hopefully mean a superior product.

  • lilbaily2 Novice 402 posts since
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    lilbaily2     Feb 6, 2013 8:25 AM (in response to Troopah)

    The OP is actually right.  This was just confirmed by "Edge" who only cites first-hand resources and is confirmed on G4 as having a lot of truth behind it.  Gamestop and Best Buy had confirmed awhile back they would not sell the consoles if they do not support second-hand games. 

  • ghosthound Master 13,212 posts since
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    ghosthound     Feb 6, 2013 10:23 PM (in response to Troopah)

    The only thing I want to know is when is it being released?

  • ashiddygamer Apprentice 1,143 posts since
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    ashiddygamer     Feb 7, 2013 3:20 AM (in response to Troopah)

    Sorry, but I severely doubt any information from a website that has an article which contains no source and whose writer apparently has no grasp on spelling, grammar or punctuation.

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