FIXED! Infinity debunked. Xbox One is the official name.

[neo_mao]

The last game I played on a computer (aside from MAME) was Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition on my IBM Aptiva 486 DX2.

The DX2 made all the difference.

This bad boy right here. I still have it too, lol...

 

[cdamm]

The DX2 made all the difference.

mmx technology or gtfo

 

[neo_mao]

mmx technology or gtfo

That sounds vaguely familiar...maybe that's actually what I had...

I have no clue

 

[ki_atsushi]

Nah, MMX didn't hit until the Pentium processors came out.

 

[neo_mao]

Nah, MMX didn't hit until the Pentium processors came out.

gotcha...then I guess it was the 486 DX2

BTW: I also had Carmageddon.

 

[SonGohan]

I was an unfortunate soul with a Cyrix processor back in the day

 

[SNKorSWM]

You've never built your own PC, have you.

A gaming rig is going to cost more than a CMVS, if you want to run any newer games decently. If you're looking for maximum performance for the new games, the videocard alone can cost as much as a CMVS.

P.S. - Windows licenses cost less for OEM builders than they do in retail stores or online (even newegg). Don't fool yourself into thinking they don't have a deal worked out with Microsoft.

No I didn't. They were moving out of college and can't be arsed to take the whole setup with them, so I offered to take those off their hands.

And this is a college town. Junk computers are sold by weight here.

 

[Magician]

Here's one of the fifteen exclusives MS mentioned at their reveal.

Fantasia: The Game: Kinect

 

[Taiso]

 

[Dr Shroom]

Here's one of the fifteen exclusives MS mentioned at their reveal.

Fantasia: The Game: Kinect

Haah, gaaaaaaaaaaay.
Next!

No I didn't.

So you have no point of reference here, Donny.

 

[DangerousK]

Fantasia The Game?

Sounds like it will be a giant pile of shit.

Good to see this is the sort of stuff MS is pinning their hopes on for the next generation.

They're missing a big opportunity with the Kinect and the Japanese market. They can create specially designed sex simulators and rape simulators for the Japanese fanbase.

"Coming to Japan only, thrust your pelvis to glory with the Kinect sensor in the smash hit, It's Not Rape If You Like It."

 

[Taiso]

It's pretty clear to me that, at least partly, what Microsoft is trying to do is steal the Nintendo Wii's customer base by offering them a console that has all of the thing faddists might want out of an all encompassing entertainment package:

-party games meant to be played in the living room
-TV
-Sports
-Water Cooler

Oh, and Call of Duty to get that dudebro money.

They're going to be marketing this aggressively to the same type of people that bought into the Wii.

At the same time, as i said, they're going to lean heavily on the dudebro franchises to establish its identity to that crowd, so they can confidently buy into the next generation of Xbox console and continue their brown military FPS shooter odyssey.

I'm sort of okay with that. If Microsoft decides they never want me as a customer and don't eventually start making games I want to play on it, I'm perfectly content with PS3, PS4, Wii U (which I believe can still rebound) and PC.

I have so many backlogged games on current and previous gen systems that I could probably play for years and never have to buy a new game.

 

[neo_mao]

Even within the realm of motion gaming, the kinect just seems like a terrible idea. Players should have some kind of peripheral to interact with. Racing with a wheel in Excite Truck was fun. Using a PS Move like a gun is a good idea. i think motion controls has its place and can be ok at times. but honestly, the Kinect just takes it too far. I personally need some form of controller in my hands.

 

[Takumaji]

 

[OrochiEddie]

Here's one of the fifteen exclusives MS mentioned at their reveal.

Fantasia: The Game: Kinect

It's Harmonix, they have rarely done wrong so I trust it can be a great title. Easily will be a niche title though.

 

[Endlessnameless]

The last game I played on a computer (aside from MAME) was Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition on my IBM Aptiva 486 DX2.

The DX2 made all the difference.

This bad boy right here. I still have it too, lol...

I remember those days. A buddy of mine at school got me interested in computers way back when. He had a 486 DX2 I think it was 33mhz. He showed me doom 2 and I was hooked. My first computer was a pentium 1 @90mhz, came with a whopping 1 gig drive and I remember thinking "1 gig...i'll never run out of space" and later on got a cyrix computer when they were popular. BUt I remember playing duke3d with a buddy who would make maps in the build program and we would deathmatch on our high speed 33.6k modems; which was still better than the 14.4 I replaced.

 

[cannonball]

Here's one of the fifteen exclusives MS mentioned at their reveal.

Fantasia: The Game: Kinect

Wow that is some of the most ridiculous shit I have seen yet. Anything with kinect is borderline retarded as far as I'm concerned though. It's even worse than waving controllers around. Only for the true assholes.

 

[Dr Shroom]

Wow that is some of the most ridiculous shit I have seen yet. Anything with kinect is borderline retarded as far as I'm concerned though. It's even worse than waving controllers around. Only for the true assholes.

Can't you feel the magic? BRUUUUUUUUUNO MARS!!1111111111111

 

[funkified]

That video is pretty craptacular, they should show a realistic representation of the people who would actually try to play this game. You know those kids or drunks who are uncoordinated, can't dance, have no rhythm and can't hold a beat to save their lives.

THAT would be a good commercial.

 

[Dr Shroom]

That video is pretty craptacular, they should show a realistic representation of the people who would actually try to play this game. You know those kids or drunks who are uncoordinated, can't dance, have no rhythm and can't hold a beat to save their lives.

White people?

 

[Yodd]

White people?

Germans?

 

[funkified]

White people?

Ummmm..... yes! I'm not racist though I hate all people equally.

 

[Dr Shroom]

Germans?

Mac user.
You gotta sit in front of the short bus.

 

[DangerousK]

It's pretty clear to me that, at least partly, what Microsoft is trying to do is steal the Nintendo Wii's customer base by offering them a console that has all of the thing faddists might want out of an all encompassing entertainment package:

-party games meant to be played in the living room
-TV
-Sports
-Water Cooler

Oh, and Call of Duty to get that dudebro money.

They're going to be marketing this aggressively to the same type of people that bought into the Wii.

At the same time, as i said, they're going to lean heavily on the dudebro franchises to establish its identity to that crowd, so they can confidently buy into the next generation of Xbox console and continue their brown military FPS shooter odyssey.

I'm sort of okay with that. If Microsoft decides they never want me as a customer and don't eventually start making games I want to play on it, I'm perfectly content with PS3, PS4, Wii U (which I believe can still rebound) and PC.

I have so many backlogged games on current and previous gen systems that I could probably play for years and never have to buy a new game.

All the reasons for which I will not be buying this console.

It's obviously an effort to appeal to the lowest common denominator. I won't lie, Forza 5 actually does interest me, but it's not anything remotely resembling that killer app. I'm just hoping that Gran Turismo 6 is a stronger effort than 5 was, because I can live on that as far as sims go.

But, I have no more need for Call of Duty. Modern Warfare 3 was the final installment that I bought. Black Ops II was terrible.

In all this effort to appeal to the dudebro crowd, Microsoft is just continuing the trend that they started maybe 2-3 years ago of catering to a low IQ crowd. That's fine as they will move plenty of systems by appealing to those people. I just don't see much of a long term plan regarding software for the console. We already know the usual suspects as far as IP's will be represented, but they don't offer anything new outside of (most likely) minor changes to the mechanics/physics/graphics. Great I guess.

I bag on the Wii U a bit, but I actually would not mind seeing Nintendo figure out a way to displace Microsoft. MS seems to be in a place where this console can easily turn into a giant clusterfuck of not knowing where they are going with it. All-encompassing media centers masquerading as a console are not my idea of enjoyment.

 

[Magician]

White people?

Germans?