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• Sony ad suggests PS4 will be out in the UK in 2013

• SpaceMonkey77 24/05/2013

  Its going to be interesting watching both this and X One going head to head at retail. Like I said, many of us have already forgotten the Wii U exists, and its relevance in the bigger scheme is minor.
  
  Its all about the new shiny and these are exciting times to be a gamer. Reply 0

• Aroooo! The inside story on Call of Duty dog motion capture

• SpaceMonkey77 24/05/2013

  Hope it can plant mines. Reply -1

• This is how Xbox One game trade-ins will work, apparently

• SpaceMonkey77 24/05/2013

  I dare say it but I too now believe Sony have won this new gen without throwing a soft punch.
  
  I am speechless. Reply 0

• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD due next week on iOS

• SpaceMonkey77 24/05/2013

  I hope that it does well and these are long overdue on iOS. Should look good on an iPad. Reply 0

• Kinect 2.0 for Windows due next year

• SpaceMonkey77 23/05/2013

  Not surprised but I won't want it on my PC. Some will lap it up though, outside of gaming circles. That's certainly where MS should be looking to sell it because gamers don't want it. Reply 0

• Dead Island dev unveils open world first-person survival horror game Dying Light for current-gen, next-gen and PC

• SpaceMonkey77 23/05/2013

  I like the look of it. Dead Island gave me so many hours of fun.
  
  Yeah, so long as they sort the bugs that plague their games, I'd check this out. Good to see Techland pushing some more new games. Reply 0

• Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn review

• SpaceMonkey77 23/05/2013

  Despite me kinda growing weary of Halo, when this graced Live I found it really enjoyable. Since we rarely get any good sci fi these days, it certainly is a bonus that MS have at last seen the light and are doing a Halo tv series.
  
  I'll be looking forward to it, but I worry about Spielberg making it too wishy washy Falling Skies, than the gritty Saving Private Ryanesque vibe it needs and deserves. Reply +1

• Spec Analysis: Xbox One

• SpaceMonkey77 23/05/2013

  I was really hoping that MS held off for a month in order to upgrade to GDDR5 ram and match PS4 toe to toe. Like all I was mega disappointed to find out they are still using DDR3, despite all the extra stuff they've crammed into the box. And a 500gb hard drive is not enough to last what could be a eight year cycle. I hope to god that can be switched out like a PS3s. can. 1-2tb should do nicely.
  
  Its VCR size is very off putting and while some different colours might ease the pain (in the most recent GTTV, they show a test Xbox One with a Zebra like harlequin design, the 360 Slim is still the pinnacle of MS design.
  
  Major disappointment, especially after Nintendo's recent fuck ups, I was hoping MS would get their shit together. Unfortunately, it seems The King's Hubris has got them in its grasp, just as it once did Sony with PS3 and Nintendo a few times before.
  
  This will be a second place console for me, and I no longer think I'll be buying one at launch. I'll stick with my 360 and PS3 for a while. PS4 I'll get first and Xbox One last, maybe after a year or two.
  
  With both PS4 and Xbox One being X86 based, I think many devs will opt for PS4 as the lead system. Reply +6

• Microsoft won't let indies self-publish on Xbox One

• SpaceMonkey77 22/05/2013

  @cesarbarroso
  
  This isn't time for Wii U stuff friend. Wii U isn't worth talking about because it isn't selling thus few games. Its the worst situation for a console to be in.
  
  Glorification? Neigh, you easily forget that MS were friendly to indies back when neither Sony or Nintendo wanted to be (remember Nintendo's 'we won't work with indies unless they have an office bs?'). How times have changed, now MS have caught that old Nintendo hubris affliction that some catch when they are in the lead at something. Reply +5

• SpaceMonkey77 22/05/2013

  Lol, well of course, MS have the backing of big money dinosaur tv studios so they don't have to mix with the lowly likes of indies anymore. This care free yet draconian Nintendo style license is going to drive many away. There's a reason why many don't want to go back to those dark Nintendo license days.
  
  Indies will surely vote with their feet and opt for PSN, iOS, Steam instead. Fair play to that.
  
  Another Xbox Minus One. Reply +7

• Hands-on with Xbox One

• SpaceMonkey77 22/05/2013

  All I want to know is whether this Kinect crap is compulsory. Didn't buy or like the first one, especially since like Wii many devs didn't know how to use it. For all the selling of it MS do (and one or two odd games this gen), I'm still not sold on it being necessary.
  
  And really, who the hell digs spyware of any kind? Kinect 2 can stay in the box. And if they force its use, I'll put some lead in front of it or it can face my wall.
  
  The controller looks nice but the main unit is ugly as sin, like the original Xbox. I pray its not the final design and if it is it better come in some new colours. Give the thing some sweet curves like he Slim, dammit. Reply +3

• Phil Harrison tries (again) to clarify game ownership, second-hand sales and always-online in Xbox One

• SpaceMonkey77 22/05/2013

  Oh dear, not filling me with great confidence at all. If these fools try to kill off used games this way, they are in for a rude awakening. PS4 is going to get a huge boost. Chaining one game to a console is terrible idea.
  
  I think there's also a problem with game press as their question aren't probing enough to satisfy gamers. I'll give you a break as E3 is due soon.
  
  The big question you guys should be asking, is if Steam on PC can have an offline mode, why the hell can't Xbox do the same again? We the tech savvy gamer, all know its technically possible, but the way MS are going with this isn't appealing and the suits try to cloud over the issue. The masses that MS are aiming for won't care either way, and I bet that's what MS are banking on (Wii style).
  
  Mind you, this second hand idea could easily end up on PS4 too. Reply +1

• Xbox One second-hand games will charge a fee to play

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  You see that there. Just as I said when EA cancelled their online passes, there had to be a catch, no we know why, because what's better than one that MS do and enforce themselves system wide? Fockers.
  
  What an own goal to an okay presentation. Now MS will feel the bite of lower sales because gamers can't trade in or even rent their games. Stupid, stupid stupid idea of the year.
  
  MS are pushing tv too much and it'll hurt them this time. Don't get me wrong I don't mind some good tv, but when it mashes with my gaming too much, that's a problem. Halo tv series will be cool which I'll get on Live Gold by default, but Netflix meets my other tv needs.
  
  I also hope that the hard drive can be switched out. I'd prefer a 2 or 4tb that would last the whole gen. Reply +4

• Next Xbox Reveal: live report and live video

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  It needed more games. Happy to see my 720 is looking good. Can't wait to get one. More games will be at E3, only two-three weeks wait to go. Reply 0

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  @Greynarl
  
  Lol, really? Good joke. Reply 0

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  No more games?
  
  Damn! Reply 0

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  Halo tv show? Should be cool. Reply 0

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  No need to worry, E3 is around the corner. Reply 0

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  Specs have been done. If not they'll be everywhere tomorrow. Reply 0

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  Fifa woot! Reply 0

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  People hate Kinect for the same reasons we all hate spyware on our PCs. Plus its gaming for newbs who don't get controllers with meagre game support. Reply 0

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  Don't care. Kinect sucks.
  
  Games please. Reply 0

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  Good strong spec, I like it.
  
  Eat it Nintendo. Reply 0

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  TV GUIDE! How long have these been on the net again?
  
  Bilge, bring on the games. Reply 0

• SpaceMonkey77 21/05/2013

  Don't have Kinect? I have no intention of buying that mess. Reply 0