Category Hardware

Boston (TheNextXbox) – When the Xbox 360 released, it was launched in two forms, one with a 20GB hard drive, and another without the added storage.  The next Xbox may not even require a huge hard drive if Microsoft continues the push to the cloud.  Playing Xbox Live Arcade games in the cloud may be the best route to take.

The next Xbox is likely going to make a big push to adopt cloud gaming across all of its platforms.  What this could mean is the end of saving games, even game purchases, your physical hard drive.

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Houston (TheNextXbox) – The next-generation Xbox is getting closer and closer to an official unveiling, and we are starting to learn a lot more about what to expect from the new technology.  The next Xbox, according to all of our sources, is going to ship with the new and improved Kinect.  This begs the question though, is Microsoft wagering too much of its future on this piece of hardware?

The original Kinect launched on the Xbox 360 as an add-on peripheral a few years ago, and brought with it a lot of critical praise.  Games like Dance Central and Kinect Sports enjoyed a lot of success on the console.  The fact of the matter though is that the piece of hardware never really took off in terms of full-blown mainstream success.  Much of this was due to the fact that since the entire Xbox 360 user base did not own a Kinect, developers were hesitant to put a lot of resources into the technology.

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Houston (TheNextXbox) – The controller that is used and ships with a gaming console can make or break the console’s success.  We have seen this in the past, with the Nintendo Wii creating a whole gaming niche for itself with a brand new controller.  So how much should Microsoft change the next-generation Xbox controller, from what we have with the Xbox 360?

When the original Xbox released, the controller that shipped with the console was laughed at by many in the gaming industry.  The controller was extremely large, far too big for someone of younger age or with smaller hands to hold comfortably.

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Houston (TheNextXbox) – The next-generation Xbox is set to release in November 2013 according to all sources that we have access to, and Microsoft is gearing up for one heck of a release.  With that said, it is certainly possible that the standard $60 price tag most Xbox 360 games release at currently, will be changing when the next-generation console releases.  So how much are you willing to pay for next-gen Xbox games?

Back when the original Xbox was on the gaming scene, games were releasing at a standard price tag of $50 each.  Things are changing in a big way though in terms of just how much money it costs companies to develop these games.

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Los Angeles (TheNextXbox) – GameStop is a very popular retailer among gamers in the United States.  The fact of the matter though with GameStop is that a large chunk of their success comes off of their business of used games.  They have had a lot of success over the years in buying and selling used games.  This is why when the latest next-generation Xbox rumors were released today, the stock took a major hit.

The success of the GameStop stock is tied to the gaming industry in a major way, there is no doubt about that.

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Boston (TheNextXbox) – The next Xbox, the successor to the Xbox 360, is less than twelve months away now.  The new Xbox is scheduled for release in the fall of 2013 according to sources.  New news has emerged today in regards to the console that have not been known in the past.

The new details come courtesy of Edge who have cited a “reliable” source who is working very closely with the successor to the Xbox 360 and its overall development.

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Boston (TheNextXbox) – There is no secret that Microsoft has a lot riding on both the Microsoft Surface tablet as well as the successor to the Xbox 360, for the purpose of this article we will refer to it at the next Xbox.  With that said, we believe there is a real opportunity for Microsoft to bring remote play possibilities by uniting these two important products.

When you think about the way in which gamers are currently playing games today, the fact of the matter is that many of them are playing on-the-go.  Gaming on devices such as an iPhone, or a Google Android tablet are far more common than ever before.

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Hollywood (TheNextXbox) – Microsoft has been working towards the official announcement to the follow-up to the successful Xbox 360.  The expectation is that the successor to the Xbox 360 is going to be announced at some point on or before E3 2013 this coming June.  New reports though state that Microsoft may be taking a page out of the Apple playbook with the name of the next Xbox.

The next Xbox is going to be a beast of a console in terms of hardware specifications.  Though nothing has been confirmed as of yet, there are a lot of rumors in terms of what the console is going to feature.

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Boston (TheNextXbox) – Microsoft is starting to make a major impact in terms of developing its own consumer electronics.  With the next-generation Xbox 360 successor the Xbox 720 just around the corner, will Microsoft leverage its popularity to help push Microsoft Surface sales?

They really made a mark with the original Xbox and the Xbox 360, and since then they have launched their own Apple iPad killer the Microsoft Surface, and are rumored to be close to buying a significant piece of the computer manufacturer Dell, which they could turn into their own computer manufacturing business.  

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Boston (TheNextXbox) – When you are getting to the point where you really want to move foward to the next-generation of video games, you want to make sure that the money you are spending is going towards true futuristic technology.  Well the specs have begun to leak out about just how powerful the next Xbox will be, so let us see what you think.

The specs for the next-generation successor to the Xbox 360, the Xbox 720, have begun to pop out thanks to a new set of leaks from VGLeaks.com

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