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Still at the rumor stage. Interesting though.

 

Say Microsoft and Nintendo select ATI. What does that mean? Is it a conflict of interests?

 

How about this: Nintendo & Microsoft release compatible, but different, consoles. Microsoft's version sells for $300 (initially) and plays DVDs, has PVR and MP3 server functions and all that we expect from a next gen console while Nintendo's ($150) version only plays the games.

 

It's out there -but is it possible?

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all that we expect from a next gen console

 

I expect NONE of those things from a next gen console actually. I want a machine that plays games, not does my bloody housework, rotates my tires, finds me an organ donor, and wipes my ass or whatever price-gouging feature they choose to include in the next round of systems.

 

The DVDs I can see, but frankly, I prefer having a separate DVD player. And I have a computer for mp3s, or barring that, my DVD player.

 

I'm not at all a fan of this drive to create complete all-in-one devices because I am a staunch believer in the adage "jack of all trades, master of none". Game machine = machine for playing games.

 

I firmly believe that Nintendo and MicroSoft should throw in together anyway, but that's just me. And I think a lot of things against the grain, like not having my console play dvds ;).

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I expect NONE of those things from a next gen console actually. I want a machine that plays games, not does my bloody housework, rotates my tires, finds me an organ donor, and wipes my ass or whatever price-gouging feature they choose to include in the next round of systems.

 

 

I expect the initial launches will be typical consoles. Then, sometime in the first year of release, Sony & Microsoft will release upgraded media hub varients (a la PSX). That said, both will have their respective media hub devices ready at launch in the event the other jumps the gun.

 

In other words, I expect your console to wipe your ass. ;)

 

I firmly believe that Nintendo and MicroSoft should throw in together anyway, but that's just me. And I think a lot of things against the grain

 

I hate to say it but I agree. I like Nintendo on their own but in today's market I like the idea of them with Microsoft. It could be a cool partnership -and Rare would be back home in a sense.

 

But, it's just fantasy so whatever.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Ha, time to resurrect this little thread.

 

Interesting article up in IGN's N-Query mailbag for their Cube site, regarding the successor to the GameCube. While going into a number of different rumors on the potential specs for the system, they note that apparently MicroSoft is potentially interested in a partnership of some kind.

 

As noted in the article, it's a smidge early to say anything substantial and anything could happen, but it's interesting to note that there may be some small shred of truth to the speculating we were doing here.

 

Here's a quick link to the mail for those interested:

http://cube.ign.com/mail.html

 

Who knows? I'm perfectly in favor of the whole idea of an MS/Nintendo partnership myself, since I feel both companies are extremely strong in areas the other one is sorely lacking. Likely MS is interested simply because they aren't exactly busting the sales charts in Japan at all.

 

Stay tuned! Maybe Camp's original prediction will turn out to be true ;).

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Well don't forget that MS offered to buy Nintendo outright in 1999, according to Opening the Xbox.

 

That's proof that MS is interested in Nintendo, and willing to go to great lengths to succeed in the business. (Nintendo would have been valued at 25 billion damn dollars at the time!)

 

P.S. Here is the correct link to the mailbag that was mentioned above:

http://cube.ign.com/mail/2003-06-26.html

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Dear Matt, What have you found out, if anything, about the successor to GameCube?

Matty

 

Matt responds: A fine question. Well, I don't have enough to run with a news piece, but after talking to several insider pals around the industry here's what I've been able to come up with:

 

 

The console is being referred to as GameCube 2 internally

ATI has been in development with a graphics chip for "GCN 2" for more than a year; it's supposedly coming along very nicely

Several games are already being designed with the system in mind, though no hardware is yet available

The hardware is expected to ultimately ship at a $299 price point -- directly against Xbox 2 and PS3

The CPU partner has not been set, though the obvious choice is IBM

2005 release is likely as Nintendo wants to beat the competition to the gates

I hate to lend credit to this ongoing rumor, too, but I figure I can't ignore it. At least one industry insider I spoke with brought up the whole Microsoft/Nintendo union; apparently Microsoft -- more than Nintendo -- is interested in some kind of partnership.

 

There are a few other smaller bits here and there, but I don't feel comfortable posting them yet. Note that while I do trust my sources on this information (they've come through dozens of times in the past), it's still so early on that anything can happen.

 

 

I just thought I'd rip the whole segment. ;)

 

I hate seeing teasers like that last paragraph. Why even f'n mention it if he doesn't "feel comfortable posting" it yet? What a dick...now he's got me wondering.

 

Which brings me to another point...

What ever happened to rumors in this industry? Next Generation and EGM used to both have fun-to-read rumor sections. NextGen's section was usually grounded in more fact than the fantasy-filled Quarterman section at EGM (which, for all I know, may still exist). These segments were always a huge draw for me. They were entertaining to read and really sparked the imagination.

 

Are there good rumor websites out there? -and why isn't lcvg.com one of them?!? ;)

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I believe the Quarterman section is still a part of EGM.

 

I remember there was a flood of them a few years ago fueled by BitchX's GamingInsider. After that site died down though, and Ion Storm all but shut down, the rumors stopped flowing.

 

It's too bad though, cause I did find them rather interesting, and they always offered some insight into the industry which the usual news and press release crap does not.

 

I know Aint It Cool was working on some sort of gaming version of their site (dunno what's happened to it though) and despite what you all might think of AICN, you can't deny that it does offer some interesting gossip and insight into the movie industry that we don't get to see often enough in the gaming industry.

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Everyone loves rumors, the problem with rumors and rumor sites usually are not looked very good upon by the industry they are covering. I think our no bull shit reviews and hard point news coverage will not make us a lot of industry friends, but will hopefully give us what we want more....the respect of our readers and fans.

 

PS - that site blows more then all that blows

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The problem being that the fans tend towards the teenage male set than the screaming early-twenties female set ;).

 

I guess I should say AICG is more ass than all that's ass, since there seems to be some requirement to slag them now to post in this thread :P.

 

Which is fine though, since they bite more than... anyway. AICG is one of the worst websites I've seen for games coverage and their layout/reviews are godawful. I approve of LCVG's radical new "useful" take on things ;).

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