Some Xbox related news today with the Xbox brand celebrating its 10th anniversary, rumors of the next Xbox console to be shown at CES 2012, and the potential for it to revolve more on a performance leap than graphical leap.
In honor of today being the 10th anniversary of the launch of the original Xbox console and the Xbox brand itself, Microsoft is giving away a free avatar prop on the Xbox Live Marketplace to all Xbox 360 members. The avatar prop, a present box that shoots out confetti when opened, will only be available until Saturday, November 19 while the paid celebration avatar items will stay in the Avatar store.
Based on current rumors, the next generation Xbox console, codenamed "Infinity", will make its debut in January 2012 during the CES 2012 expo. The console itself is rumored to have 6 main processor cores to go along with 2 GPUs, 2 GB of RAM, and an AMD graphics chip.
The console itself could also be placing an emphasis more on performance as the next gen leap instead of the traditional graphical leap. This would be based on the suggestions from several gaming studios and personal, such as Rockstar Games and John Carmack, who have stated the focus for the future should revolve around improving A.I. and performance itself instead of just graphics which is starting to show its peak. Most likely the next console will once again be dependent on the suggestions from Epic Games who were influential in the Xbox 360 having more RAM and a stronger GPU than the PS3.
http://www.gamezone.com/news/don-t-e...s-predicts-dev
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...es-in-january/
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/15/fr...h-anniversary/
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Daily Recap:
1) Ubisoft reveals the first DLC pack for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Revelations will be released on December 13 for $3.99 (320 MS Points) and is only a character pack for the game's multiplayer.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ions-revealed/
2) Kevin Levine, co-founder of Irrational Games, states the gameplay for Bioshock Infinite will revolve a lot more towards the physics engine and player ingenuity than the previous games relying more on firepower to clear situations and puzzles.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/bios...y-and-plasmids
3) God of War IV is currently rumored for a September 2012 release date for the PS3.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumo...september-2012