Monday, March 26th 2012
Microsoft To Launch $100 Xbox Lite Before Moving to Durango
Shortly before launching its next-generation game console (codenamed "Durango"), Microsoft is said to be working on a new product (SKU, rather), called Xbox Lite. This new console will cost as little as $100. According to a source, Xbox Lite will be ARM-based, and scheduled for "late 2013 which does Arcade-style games & all the current & future media apps with Kinect (with near-mode)." What makes the rumor plausible is that ARM chips advancing faster than ever, and so is the ecosystem of casual games on Xbox Live Arcade, which don't have very high graphical detail (and hence, aren't resource-heavy). Many of these casual games, along with Kinect-enabled games, could make up the ecosystem around Xbox Lite.
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54 Comments on Microsoft To Launch $100 Xbox Lite Before Moving to Durango
I did however straight away think , wow can i get a usb adapter for this bitch:cool: the TPM module
I do hope M$ learns from Sony with it's next console. PS3 was hurt a bit by continuing PS2 sales. Nintendo has faced similar issues on the handheld front. New console should mean cutting off the old.
microsoft is probably just trying to cash in on the fact that the next windows will support arm and if they simplify the os and create some cheap xbox tablet or something they can cash in on those games even though they might be available for other arm devices but some will be xbox only just like sony does for the xperia line.
I think the idea is similar to an Apple TV, a media streaming device that can also play some games. A bit pointless as a 360 can do all that.
The PS2 was like the best selling consoles of all time. If the PS3 had software emulation for PS2, or was always backwards compatibile, it probably would have done incredibly well.
A large number of the extra's on the 3DS are just software things added to make the system seem like more than a one-trick pony.
How else does a 10 yr old have an xbox 360 and PS3 with about 60 games each? That's some serious money.
I'm all about gaming, but kids don't buy anything with money they scrape together.
my Sony ps2 still works after 10 years and i still use it two this day lol
Any think M$ make in the Consoles Market now i will give it a big miss.
Consoles user and p.c gamer i am.
console = plug in and play
P.C.= upgrade and play.
I'm not expecting the 3DS to be a portable super-computer, but it's nowhere near the visual capabilities of the Vita, and isn't even as good as an what the iPhone is capable of. If the visuals are better it's not by much. I skipped the 3DS, and have only briefly dealt with a display unit one a few times.
They fragment the userbase. The upgrades fail and their mere existence reduces confidence in the the base unit, resulting in a really bad situation for all involved. See history.