Microsoft says Xbox 720 is not needed yet |
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| BY Eric Wigdahl Sep. 14th, 2009 | More on: |
Microsoft won’t be spearheading the next generation of gaming consoles any time soon. Develop sat down with Phil Spencer of Microsoft Games Studios for an interview and got on the topic of a new class of Xbox. “Do we need to sell a new console at some point?” he said, “I don’t think we need to right now.” There are plenty of reasons why a new system can wait and Spencer pointed out a number of them. You need to have the devs ready to go on the platform and Spencer said, “We’ll wait until everyone is ready for it from a software perspective.” Straight from the horse’s mouth, we have good reason to believe that the current gen consoles will be around for a while.
Unlike most generational jumps in the past, the usual graphical hardware update is pretty unnecessary at this point. Instead, Microsoft will be thinking of the release of Natal as the next innovational step. So even if the Xbox 720 is a long way off, we can still look forward to Natal to be our “Xbox 540.”
September 14th, 2009
at 2:51 pm
Semi-true. There’s definite improvement to be had if they should just cram some more RAM into their already existant 360, but a graphical chip update isn’t recommended due to the already quite enormous energy-supply required to run the box… and that most games look pretty enough as it is, limited only by the aforementioned RAM. Installing games to harddrive means less of a need for a faster DVD-drive, the harddrives themselves are often quite large enough for most people, and the wifi doesn’t really need an upgrade. And the only CPU problems would be those related to dead Xboxes, not lack of speed.
September 15th, 2009
at 7:27 am
360 is still a HORRIBLE name for a console that is supposed to be a leap forward tech.
September 15th, 2009
at 8:44 pm
Good to hear… this generation should last another few years, at least. The econimic downturn coupled with the fact that there’s not much need for more coats of paint on our graphics at this point, should keep the 360 and PS3 (neither of which I own yet) going for a while.
Even the Wii (which I do own) could last a while longer if only the devs would bother putting more effort into the presentation.