Xbox 720 vs PlayStation 4: Whats in Store?

[007]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

True, but im saying the business model is the same now.

Sell a media access device up front for less and lose a little on the front end.

Make millions on the backend with downloadable media content and subscriptions.

I will be shocked if the new console comes in at less than $499. The only way they do $299 is if they lock you into 3 years of Live or something along those lines.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Guru

I will be shocked if the new console comes in at less than $499. The only way they do $299 is if they lock you into 3 years of Live or something along those lines.

They will make all their money on people that buy gold live without a discount..

But you are probably correct with the newer 360 deal, that is probably the price with 15bucks a month live for two years..

[007]

Originally Posted by Valiant

They will make all their money on people that buy gold live without a discount..

But you are probably correct with the newer 360 deal, that is probably the price with 15bucks a month live for two years..

and probably 4GB of storage too.

[Kyle DeLexus]

Originally Posted by Guru

and probably 4GB of storage too.

Weren't they talking about going to "the cloud" style storage?

[007]

Originally Posted by Kyle DeLexus

Weren't they talking about going to "the cloud" style storage?

that is just storage though. You would still need a HDD to actually play the Live arcade games that take up to 1gb each depending on the game. Now if they are going to try and do the Onlive thing well then.....

EDIT

Went back and read that thread. It wasn't cloud storage, it was eliminating the optical drive. Two totally different things.

[Kyle DeLexus]

Originally Posted by Guru

that is just storage though. You would still need a HDD to actually play the Live arcade games that take up to 1gb each depending on the game. Now if they are going to try and do the Onlive thing well then.....

EDIT

Went back and read that thread. It wasn't cloud storage, it was eliminating the optical drive. Two totally different things.

It was from the OP.

The 720, on the other hand, has an unusual rumor making rounds saying that the new console will use Cloud for storage which have been redirected from the fact that Steam has done so well on PC over the years. Now it is being thought if the 720 games will actually feature on a disc at all, or will be simply downloaded from Cloud whenever they will be required.

You don't need much space if the games are stored somewhere else. Demos and a couple downloadable addons are the only things that take up space for me right now.

[007]

Originally Posted by Kyle DeLexus

It was from the OP.

The 720, on the other hand, has an unusual rumor making rounds saying that the new console will use Cloud for storage which have been redirected from the fact that Steam has done so well on PC over the years. Now it is being thought if the 720 games will actually feature on a disc at all, or will be simply downloaded from Cloud whenever they will be required.

You don't need much space if the games are stored somewhere else. Demos and a couple downloadable addons are the only things that take up space for me right now.

You don't play the games through the cloud though. YOu have to download and store them on the HDD in order to play them. LIke a said, if they are going the course of Onlive then it can work but I haven't heard them say anything like this at all. Plus, without decent storage on the unit itself you will have to download every single game every time you want to play it. Consumers won't go for that.