Microsoft has two new Xbox consoles on the horizon, according to reports on Kotakuthat Polygon has corroborated with its own sources. Those sources also told Polygon that one of those new consoles will be over four times more powerful than the current Xbox One and that the announcement at E3 was triggered by, among other things, a faster-than-expected timeline for Sony’s own upgraded PlayStation 4. The other console, a slimmed-down version of the current hardware, will also be getting a redesigned controller.
The latter is scheduled to be revealed at E3 or at an event shortly before, as plans are currently in discussion. Tom Warren at Polygon sister site The Verge reports that the console will be "40 percent smaller than the current model and will likely include 4K support," which will be for video content specifically, though the existing Xbox One models include scaling hardware to output games at various resolutions. Our sources also confirm that this will be the smallest Xbox ever made.
Current plans have the smaller Xbox One scheduled for release this August. Pricing for the system has not been finalized.
Of note, the kotaku article cites three anonymous sources, while the Polygon article claims to have independently verified it. Most of the other articles, roadtovr and usatoday included, just seem to be reporting on the kotaku article.
Of note, the kotaku article cites three anonymous sources, while the Polygon article claims to have independently verified it. Most of the other articles, roadtovr and usatoday included, just seem to be reporting on the kotaku article.
The whole thing sounds way out there but you just never know...
@Gigantoad I strongly believe that if this actually turns out true that Microsoft will integrate this new xbox one so tightly with Windows that it would basically be a console/pc and we would be using the Oculus app.
Of note, the kotaku article cites three anonymous sources, while the Polygon article claims to have independently verified it. Most of the other articles, roadtovr and usatoday included, just seem to be reporting on the kotaku article.
The whole thing sounds way out there but you just never know...
...and now an anonymous European developer (CCP?) claiming to be working on a 2017 VR Xbox title. It's not clear if the E3 they're talking about is 2016 or 2017, but it reads like next month's E3. If so, we can expect to hear something about it very soon.
Of note, the kotaku article cites three anonymous sources, while the Polygon article claims to have independently verified it. Most of the other articles, roadtovr and usatoday included, just seem to be reporting on the kotaku article.
The whole thing sounds way out there but you just never know...
...and now an anonymous European developer (CCP?) claiming to be working on a 2017 VR Xbox title. It's not clear if the E3 they're talking about is 2016 or 2017, but it reads like next month's E3. If so, we can expect to hear something about it very soon.
I think it would be a great for VR, to have it accessible for the millions of PS and Xbox owners and could only help speed up the growth of development for VR.
As long as developers can port the games to PC and fully utilise the hardware available I think it will be great.
