Xbox 720 to be Hybrid Console
That's according to EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich, who thinks that on the next-generation of consoles neither Microsoft nor Sony will force consumers to go 100% digital.
"The digital transition will be just that, a transition," he told Industry Gamers. "The digital transition will ultimately be at the choice of the consumer and Microsoft and Sony will continue to support physical media until the mass market has reached the tipping point of acceptance on digital."
Divnich went on to remind us all that, despite the rise of digital downlads, physical software sales still dominate.
"Right now, only about 10% of console software revenue occurs digitally and it would be inefficient for either manufacturer to accelerate that to 100% through a cloud or digital only environment," he said.
"I know companies like Apple forced their consumers to go 100% digital, but keep in mind that at the time Apple was still emerging as a market leader in the music space.
"They understand that it would take years to go from 0 to 100MPH. Microsoft is already the market leader and it would be detrimental to their current success if they hit the reset button and forced consumers into an experience they may not be ready for."
"I'd expect the Xbox 720, or whatever they choose to call it, will act as a true hybrid console, supporting both physical and digital media with the long-term hopes that they can provide enough incentive and value to accelerate that transition."
A report this week suggested Microsoft could announce its new console as soon as CES in January, with whispers of hex-core (six-core) processors AMD graphics cards.
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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/326197/xbox-720-will-be-a-true-hybrid-console/
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KlutchizzPosted:
SImples You guys are retarded.
If it was to be digital bought then you would not download the game.
They could very easy make it run from a cloud network and just give your account that bought the game access to the network therefore allowing you to play the game.
Kinda like flash games on the internet you dont need to download them to play
This.
sweqPosted:
Maybe they make a new port that works like an USB and they sell it at gamestop and all you do is transfer it to the hardrive but it would have alot of hacks lol.
ODSTPosted:
Thank god they will eventually get rid of the middle man! (Gamestop and their crappy a$$ deals)
ZirtexPosted:
-Jaffa- People would spend days downloading 8gb games. Not everyone has a fast connection. I do though :DIt took me 10 hours to download 16GB that was for MW3 through Steam. Even i dont have the best download speeds lol
SImplesPosted:
You guys are retarded.
If it was to be digital bought then you would not download the game.
They could very easy make it run from a cloud network and just give your account that bought the game access to the network therefore allowing you to play the game.
Kinda like flash games on the internet you dont need to download them to play
If it was to be digital bought then you would not download the game.
They could very easy make it run from a cloud network and just give your account that bought the game access to the network therefore allowing you to play the game.
Kinda like flash games on the internet you dont need to download them to play
aBoxOfMintsPosted:
thePiManx digital downloads have their merit in demo's only!
forcing me to buy an 8gig download would be stupid and idiotic .
i don't want to buy an $60, 8gb game and then not be able to sell it when im done.
you realize it's not gonna be just digital, you make it seem like all your reading is Microsoft will lead to digital, they're not gonna rid the digital and they sure is hell are not going to rid hard copies, Microsoft knows what they're doing!
thePiManxPosted:
digital downloads have their merit in demo's only!
forcing me to buy an 8gig download would be stupid and idiotic .
i don't want to buy an $60, 8gb game and then not be able to sell it when im done.
forcing me to buy an 8gig download would be stupid and idiotic .
i don't want to buy an $60, 8gb game and then not be able to sell it when im done.
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