The evening Inbox has more ideas for what to call the next Xbox, as one reader feels guilty about waiting until Rage 2 is cheap.
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Hardware future
With the surprise success of Nintendos VR set I think this puts lots of pressure on Xbox to reveal their own headset. Im sure theyve been working on one anyway but to me VR has become an essential part of gaming now, just as important as online or streaming. Sure, its expensive, so not everyone can experience, but the Labo set is super cheap and £250 for the PlayStation VR is an amazing deal.
I also wonder whether VR is what will give physical consoles an advantage over streaming, for a while. I really cant see Google Stadia or anything similar running fast or smooth enough to work with VR so for the next gen at least itll probably become a hardware-only thing.
You could argue that will actually limit its potential but if thats the reason to buy the console Im sure companies will push it harder than ever. Im all for it and hope Microsoft unveil their headset at E3. For me VR is the future of gaming and theres no point trying to keep it back.
Hank
TV tie-in
What with Star Wars Celebration going on this week I just read that Disney is going to give the film series a rest after Episode IX, implying at least a three year gap before anything else and probably no more spin-offs. Theres a bunch of TV shows planned for Disney+ though starting with a show about… Im not clear whether its Boba Fett or some other relative.
This all has big implications for any future games as it seems that Disney is getting much more into smaller stories than just epic movies. To my mind it seems to be the focus on extended universe type stuff, which games can fit into more easily. So my guess is well see more things like Fallen Order that arent based on anything specific but are their own spin-off.
Thats fine, as long as theyre good, but assuming it deals with bounty hunters and smugglers and the seedy side of Star Wars I would like to see a game based on The Mandalorian. Even better Id like to see the licence taken away from EA, but as a Star Wars fan Ive learnt not to expect too much over the last few years…
Coblat86
Skip ahead
RE: Coolsbane and the Next Xboxs name. I agree that Microsoft really have dug themselves into a hole with the naming situation!
I think they seem to be aware that the PlayStation is a number ahead in their development, having been out a generation longer, so if there is a PlayStation 5 and the Xbox 4 (skipping the part that people might wonder where the Xbox 3 went…), then they wont want any uninformed members of the public thinking that theirs is an inferior console.
Xbox Prime and Xbox Everywhere are good shouts and I would love for them to go with the Anaconda name. That isnt likely to happen, so my moneys on the Xbox Complete. It sounds rubbish and a type of Winalot, but I have no faith in the console-naming-people – the job at Sony seems so much easier when you just need to add the next number!
NatorDom
GC: We think they should just go with Xbox 5. If they got away with having two Xbox 1s then they can skip the Xbox 4.
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I am Legion
However are two suggestions as to what I would call the next Xbox and the names I feel would be a great name. My suggestions are as follows:
Xbox Legion
This would be a great way to describe the next Xbox and to describe a fanbase of followers. Because Xbox fans are great in number the Legion name would go well with the console.
Xbox Collective
This would best describe the Xbox fanbase, as with their continued custom it brings cooperative enterprise to the Xbox brand. Because Xbox Live is a social platform where gamers can share content such as screenshots and gameplay clips, as well as messages and create party chats, this would, I feel, be a great name for the next Xbox.
gaz be rotten (gamertag)
Closer relations
Much appreciation for reviewing Ghost Giant on PlayStation VR. It was a title I had high hopes for, having fallen in love with the artwork when I first saw it at E3, and thankfully its as endearing as it looked. Yet again it proves that VR is very good at creating bonds with game characters (in third person especially) that seem only possible in VR.
Maybe because you feel more involved in terms of your sense of perception of the game world and in turn it becomes more rewarding or satisfying. What I do know is that even at the end of Astro Bot, when he pulls that sad face thinking the two of you are parting ways, I felt a sense of tragic loss only for him to come back and fill my soaring heart with joy (gah, its a just a robot you fool!) so Im expecting a few tense moments in Ghost Giant as one tries to fight back the tears.
Ive really been impressed with PlayStation VR this gen and with Nintendo on board the VR train hopefully well get more diverse experiences that dive into a myriad of gaming worlds to get emotionally attached to.
Lord Mont du Baton
GC: It also helps that Louis voice-acting is adorable.
Weekend bargain
So who is picking up what in the big online game sales? I snagged Jurassic World Evolution and Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, along with that three months of Xbox Game Pass for the sort of change youd fumble out of your pocket and into a charity tin.
The Switch sales looked decent for Nintendo standards, but the only one Id really want (Xenoblade Chronicles 2) still cost more than those three purchases just mentioned, for what is apparently a fairly average role-playing game.
What about PlayStation? Anything good going, Inbox peepers?
aelfin
Random factor, like a tractor
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Tauno
GC: Ha, thats great!
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