The first official trailer that’s not a press conference showing or a vidoc is now online. The trailer promises a gameplay reveal of Bungie’s upcoming Destiny at Sony’s E3 press conference.
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Xbox One’s HDD not removable
One of the handy features of the Xbox 360 when it was first released was the easily removable hard drive. While the proprietary unit may have been over priced for what it was, the convenience of it was certainly nice for bringing your saves and downloaded content on the road with you (or migrating it to a replacement system when necessary).
This, however, will not be the case with Microsoft’s next console, the Xbox One. Microsoft has confirmed that the system will contain a 500GB HDD, but it will not be “user serviceable.” While this is disappointing in that it will prevent users from expanding their internal system storage, Microsoft has promised that users will be able to store saves, games, and content on external USB 3.0 devices. There’s no word yet as to whether there is a storage size cap for these external units as with Xbox 360 USB devices (which are currently capped at 32 gigs).
Source: EGMNOW
Crytek’s “Ryse” resurfaces
Crytek’s Ryse was first announced as Codename: Kingdoms in 2010 at Microsoft’s E3 press conference as a third-person action game. It was drastically changed when it was shown again just one year later as a first-person Kinect game featuring you as “the weapon.” My thoughts on this change weren’t exactly positive, and I’m sure Microsoft heard a lot of negative feedback regarding this new Kinect-based “core” game.
Ryse has, yet again, re-evolved with the confirmation that it is heading to Xbox One as a controller-based, Kinect enhanced game. Microsoft promised at yesterday’s Xbox One unveiling that 15 exclusive games were headed to their next-gen console in its first year and it appears that Ryse will be one of those games, accompanying Remedy Entertainment’s Quantum Break. Crytek has updated their Ryse page with a countdown teasing more information in 18 days–which marks the beginning of this year’s E3.
Quantum Break teaser
“Time is the fire in which we burn.” Remedy announced their upcoming Quantum Break exclusively for Microsoft’s Xbox One today. Curious about what the Alan Wake developer is working on? Check out their teaser below:
Xbox One will Not be backwards compatible
Microsoft has confirmed that their next console will not be compatible with Xbox or Xbox 360 games. The reason being is architecture of the x86 CPU that the utilizes won’t allow the games built for Xbox 360’s Power-PC core to run. So, hold on to your 360 if you’re looking to keep getting mileage out of your games because they’re not going to make the trip to the next generation. Xbox Live Arcade games also won’t make the transfer for the same reasons, as expected. However, your Xbox Live Gamertag and all the Achievements you’ve earned will be waiting for you when you boot up your Xbox One.
It’s disappointing that we won’t be able to carry our games of the now into the future, but it’s interesting to see how many similarities there are between the Xbox One hardware and the PS4. The similarities suggest that cross-platform play may be a possibility in the future, which is an exciting prospect.
Xbox One games locked to user account
It has been confirmed that Xbox One’s blu ray discs will be locked to a user account. The discs themselves will be used simply to install the game and will not be required for play after the game is installed on the game console. Games installed will be attached to that user account and will require a fee to be installed using a different user account. Specifics are still vague, but it’s safe to assume that all users on a given console with the game installed will have access to the game. It’s also uncertain if this means that lending games to friends is out, but it confirms that Microsoft is taking measures against used game sales with this feature. Sad as it may be, it’s been expected for some time and a direction the gaming industry has been moving toward for a while now.
The rumors regarding the online-always requirement are mostly unfounded as the system will be able to play games offline and the online requirement is left to the publisher. Reactions about this have been exaggerated as it’s understandable that several multiplayer games (such as MMOs and competitive shooters) require a connection anyway.
Source: The Verge
Remedy Entertainment shows Quantum Break
Unless it’s a misdirection, Remedy Entertainment’s next title will not be the much-desired sequel to 2010’s Alan Wake. While I am disappointed that the studio won’t be continuing the journey into darkness of the troubled writer just yet, it’s exciting to see them working a new property exclusive to Microsoft’s console. Microsoft has been starved for console exclusives and Remedy is an exceptionally talented developer and it’s exciting to see what they have in store for gamers.
Live-Action HALO Television Series Announced
Microsoft has officially announced an original Halo television series for their Xbox One entertainment system. The program will be headed by award-winning director Stephen Spielberg.
Microsoft promises 15 exclusives in first year of Xbox One
In today’s reveal of Microsoft’s Xbox One, the software giant promised that they’ve increased funding to studios to bring more exclusives to their platform. With the Xbox 360, exclusives have become few and far between in recent years with most being designed as casual games for Kinect. With the reveal of a new game from Remedy Entertainment (Quantum Break), Microsoft has promised that they will release at least 15 Xbox exclusive games in the first year of the system’s life.
Forza Mortorsport 5 announced for Xbox One
Microsoft’s highly rated racing franchise Forza Motorsport comes to their new console with Forza Motorsport 5. It looks, expectedly, gorgeous. The trailer showed off some incredible particle effects that made it hard to believe that this game teaser is running in-engine. More on Forza 5 will be announced at E3 in just a few weeks.
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