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I hate flowery language like "now adorably all digital". What the fuck is adorable about it being all digital?
the same way that removing a headphone jack is courageous, i guess
I mean based on the backlash one could argue it was courageous no?
yeah i guess i can't argue with that…
Y’know, I can’t think of a lot of adjectives to use for “all digital,” but “adorably” sure af is not one of them.
I think it's a reference to it's smaller size.
Then go "now smaller, adorable, and all digital" or something that doesn't sound completely daft.
Then you have Steam.
You're not stuck to only Steam on a computer, whereas you are stuck on a console
Another only digital console: ew.
Gyro in an Xbox controller: W
I wish they'd make the drive an optional add-on that you could buy later if you decide that digital only isn't for you, instead of using it as product segmentation. But that would be pro-consumer, so not gonna happen.
They should make it HD DVD drive compatible 😁
Fuck no.
I'm not getting an external disc drive. It will only end in tears.
I'm going all PC, Nintendo, or PS5 if Xbox goes all-digital.
I thought the selling point of consoles was supposed to be second hand games being cheap
That new cylindrical Series X looks like a Wi-Fi router lol
Looks like one of those Levoit Air Purifiers.
Fridge and Router. Perfect.
Now we need what? An oven?
Buttplug Thumbdrive
This is no longer a box. Time to rebrand.
Yeah, Xtube seems fitting( ´◡‿ゝ◡`)
Apparently the new controller is also more silent. I wish it wasn't so ugly tho
I could see the utility of the textured surface if it has the durability, but holy hell does it look bad if it's actually just cut in half for colors like that.
If that's just for demonstration and the split is more naturally contoured, maybe it's OK.
I thought the same. I think it's mostly the gloss that is making me not like it. Hopefully with the amount of variation Microsoft typically offers with controllers means the will be something that I can stomach.
They can do a Duracell themed one with this design lol.
2 TB seems incredibly limited for a disc-less design. 4 TB would be more suitable for a base flagship model.
Disc's haven't seemed to matter in a while. "Pop in this game to download 35GB of game data" "download complete, please download 12GB update before playing game" "update complete, do you have code for expansion pack?, if so please download these 3 7-9GB updates" *phew only a tenth of a TB later I am playing the game
I wonder what the haptic feedback being a speaker is all about?
The vibrations a speaker can produce could be very useful for haptic feedback. If this is a speaker modified for that purpose with a thicker, heavier membrane I think it would work very well
That's basically how haptic feedback already works. You can play music though the dualsence/ switch vibration motors.
I like when I mute my switch and the rumble makes the pokemon Screams.
Think like Nintendo's HD rumble. There's certain patterns it can do that make it sound like... sound. In Golf Story for example, the hits with the club, with the hd rumble on, you can perfectly hear the skins of hitting a club even with the audio of the game down. It's strange and great at the same time. The steam controller also used it for those turn on, turn off jingles you could have on, they also sound great.
Interesting, and we also finally see the completely disc-less version we've been expecting for over a generation now.
Does this mean we'll finally get decent gyro support in PC gaming?
Tell me you don't have a steam controller without telling me you don't have a steam controller.
I'm more talking about API level. There isn't a proper standard operating-system-level interface in Windows for gyro, so 3rd party controllers don't have it, so it's not really a thing in Windows/Xbox-first games.
This will raise the floor so every gamepad will be expected to have gyro.
Steam controller is in its own league, but hell, even the PS and Nintendo controllers have supported gyro control through steam for quite awhile. The Xbox controller is finally advancing past 2003, and into the modern era.
so that's what the controller would look like if it wore pants
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Microsoft is planning to refresh its Xbox Series X console in 2024 with an all-new design and features.
Codenamed Brooklin, the unannounced console refresh has been accidentally revealed in new FTC v. Microsoft documents this week.
The new Xbox Series X design looks a lot more circular than the existing console and will ship without a disc drive.
Internal confidential Microsoft documents reveal it has 2TB of storage (up from 1TB), a USB-C front port with power delivery, and an “all-new, more immersive controller.”
The new controller, codenamed Sebille, is set to be announced later this year and will include an accelerometer for gyro support.
Console customization via Microsoft’s Xbox Design Lab program was also mentioned under a list of goals that the company wants to achieve by 2030, though we should note that according to the leaked documents, this isn’t yet fully funded.
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