Next-gen Console Showcase

[Kimon]

I heard that on the 12th MTV (ugghh) will be having a special on next generation consoles, with footage from some upcoming games. The show will be aired at 9:30, and I just wanted to know if anyone else will be watching.

[Abe16]

I'll be watching for new upcoming games!

[Oddish]

Yep, your right. Xbox 360 will shown to the public for the first time.

[SeaRex]

Even as a loyal Xbox Live player, I'm still speculating that the PS3 will kick the Xbox360's ass. Unless, of course, the PS3 online play sucks as bad as PS2's pathetic poor-man's retort to Xbox Live, and Xbox actually (heaven forbid) picks up a greater quantity of a desirable third party exclusive titles that don't jump to another console within weeks.

Nintendo Revolution will suck.

[Kimon]

Nintendo Revolution will suck.

Agreed.

As for Xbox Next and PS3, it's hard to tell. Xbox (according to hearsay) will have lower graphical capabilites, but it will come out earlier than PS3. On the other hand, PS3 is supposed to have super good graphics (again, according to hearsay), but it will come out later. It's probably going to be a popularity contest though, so I'm guessing PS3 will sell the most units, Xbox Next will sell a lot, and the Revolution will blow.

[Abe16]

I'm lookin' forward to the PS3!!

[Al the Glukkon]

All these rumors are saying the PS3 will slaughter the Xbox 360, especially if this is what it looks like.

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000490042605

And then I heard all these rumors that make the Revolution seem like the best of the three, but I don't any pictures or rumors out right now because I think they're bullshit. Yes including the one I posted.

[SeaRex]

Judging from what Our Colony has been spewing out, it's the real thing.

It's still too big...

C'mon. It's ridiculously big. It's a f*cking PC tower.

[Al the Glukkon]

That's the same exact thing I thought when I first saw it, PC tower.

[Kimon]

Yeah, it's definetly too big. And it's curved, too. How am I supposed to balance my VCR on that?

[Dino]

Judging from what Our Colony has been spewing out, it's the real thing.

It's still too big...

C'mon. It's ridiculously big. It's a f*cking PC tower.

You can use an xbox to crush pepper. Also it's great weight makes it a convenient doorstop, clothing press, midget eliminator, and as a novel inventive application; a paperweight.

[Oddish]

It's more smaller than the first Xbox.

[Leto]

it's curved,

That's a put-off already...

Sony better get more titles for PS3, becuase right now their titles stink. Elder Scrolls IV has guarenteed me an X360 purchase.

[TheRaisin]

You don't like curves, Super Munch?

@ the comments about the size of the Xbox 360: Pff. I don't mean to sound cliché here, but... does size really matter? I mean, what are you going to do with it, bring it on a backpacking trip? Or drag it through the Sahara chained to your ankle? If it's just going to sit next to your TV, or occasionally accompany you to a friend's house, the fact that it's x inches taller and y ounces heavier than the competition just doesn't seem to make much of a difference. Anyway. It looks cooool.

If any of my friends get one of the new Nintendo systems, I'm going to laugh at them at make comments about the size of their wang.

[Leto]

You don't like curves, Super Munch?

I like anything thrown at me...

And on the console size, the Xbox isn't even that heavy, you wusses. Nor that large. It's smaller than a PC. But if a console is curved... How can I use it as a coaster?

[Al the Glukkon]

If there are no Oddworld games on the Xbox360, then I am never getting that concave horror. Plus, I don't think Tim Schafer will make a sequal to Psychonauts, and even if he decides to, I don't know which counsole it will be on. Definitely getting a PS3 (As long as the price isn't too high) and possibly Revolution, if Nintendo does something like RE4 (Great third party games). Also, please excuse my shitty spelling, I'm tired.

[Alcar]

I seriously hope that isn't the next Xbox. Who on Earth do they have designing these things? Even Nintendo do better.

I doubt I'll be getting any of these next-gen consoles. Maybe the PS3, but unless there is anything I direly want on Xbox or Nintendo (curse you Zelda!) I won't bother.

Alcar...

[Rich]

If it looks like that...

It doesn't bother me. I don't have an Xbox anyway. PS3 is a must though!

[Hobo]

I will ONLY get a PS3 if it's backwards compatible. I want to play FFVII on it.

And a nice shiny remake with amazing graphics would be nice too.

Xbox 360 is a no no i think, not enough amazing games came out on xbox.

[Rich]

I will ONLY get a PS3 if it's backwards compatible. I want to play FFVII on it.

Ah, good point. I'm pretty sure it will be though. Plus, that doesn't bother me. I have one of those little second edition PS2's to play my old games and suchlike with.

[SeaRex]

(curse you Zelda!)

No kidding. I recently bought a GCN just so I could play the new Zelda game coming out.

Games I will own for GCN:
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 4
Zelda: WW
The new Zelda

FOUR DAMN GAMES. I am pathetic.

As for you people complaining about me complaining about the size of the new Xbox, learn to treat ergonomic design as a friend. The "occasional" trip over to a friend's house is usually more than occasional for me; I take my Xbox all over the place. I'm tired of it. Look at the size of GCN... hell, even the PS2. The Xbox is too large and no amount of concave curves can make up for the fact that it takes up too much damn room. I don't care if I'm being too whiney. It's a valid opinion and criticism of the new system.

And if the rumors are true that there will be NO backwards compatibility for the Xbox, I will be pissed off indeed.

[Kimon]

That's a put-off already...

Sony better get more titles for PS3, becuase right now their titles stink. Elder Scrolls IV has guarenteed me an X360 purchase.

Just so you know, Bethesda is developing for as many consoles as they can, so TES IV will likely appear on PS3 as well as Xbox 360. I'll still be getting the Xbox, though. I really, REALLY hope that it will be Backwards Compatible.

And Hobo, you know SE is making a FFVII movie, right? adventchildren.net

[TheRaisin]

My alliance with Microsoft is shakey at best. If the PS3 has backwards compatibility and there aren't enough wing-kicking games coming out right away for the Xbox360, I'm crossing over to the Sony side.

Anyway. I need to exact revenge for Windows ME.

[Esus]

I've had the N64, PS1 and Xbox. Who knows who I'll go with next time.

[-Aquacid-]

Yep, your right. Xbox 360 will shown to the public for the first time.

according to most games magazines, it is actually going to be called xenon or xbox next.
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they have 'nailed down' the name of the new xbox, it will be called xbox 360 according to 13 year old boys on web forums

i thought it was funny at least

[Al the Glukkon]

And Hobo, you know SE is making a FFVII movie, right? adventchildren.net

Trust me, we found out from Abe Babe.

Now I'm going to have to hide.

[Leto]

according to most games magazines, it is actually going to be called xenon or xbox next.
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they have 'nailed down' the name of the new xbox, it will be called xbox 360 according to 13 year old boys on web forums

i thought it was funny at least

It's actually the other way round. I thought it was funny a magazine was stupid enough to post that... 'Xenon' was it's codename, and XboxNext was what everyone called it before now.

And on the PS3 VS. X360, who cares? I'm purchasing which ever one has TESIV first. Otherwise, both consoles have very shitty lineups... Except perhaps MGS4... I'll probably end up purchasing both consoles at one point.

Damn you, Konami!

[sligster]

you can lay the Xbox 360 down, ya know.... like PS2....

[Abe16]

Ooooooh man, what a beaut!

[Leto]

...One controller port..? What a ****ing rip. Probably an arteests interpertation(sp?).