“I have three words for this idea – dumb, dumb, dumb.” -Michael Patcher
What Mr. Patcher was referring to was the rumor mill spinning about Microsoft having an active Xbox One console that would be "completely disc-less", with 1TB of Hard Drive space, and $100 less than the current 500 GB with Blu-Ray Drive Xbox One, currently at $499. Patcher had more to say regarding the matter:
“If this rumour is true, it is one of the dumbest ideas of all time. It would alienate GameStop and other retailers, and it would demonstrate that Microsoft can afford to release a 1TB Xbox One at $399 with essentially the same production cost as the $499 model with a 500GB HDD and a Blu-ray drive."
This idea that Microsoft has is crazy, but possibly ahead of its time right now where it wouldn't get the support of a lot of people right now. Let me explain. The Xbox One currently has 500 GB, and to go 500 more GBs to make it an even 1 TB on a system where you would have to download every games seems smart and practical. The question would be if you could go higher when possible other hard drives come out like a 2 TB or 3 TB hard drive. The sizes of the hard drives are inevitable and will probably come within the Xbox One's console life.
Microsoft, currently, are one of the software companies that are pushing for the "cloud" storage in the form of SkyDrive. With the system being disc-less, more dependence on the SkyDrive would be vital for anyone with this system. The consumers and gamers that would be interested with a disc-less system would be:
1) A country with high data streaming access (like the US with up to 100 GB speeds now)
2) A streaming heavy household (use of Netflix, Amazon Instant, Hulu Plus)
3) A lot of cloud storage usage (music, Blu-Ray, DVDs)
If you can find a household that has these minimum requirements, then you have a buyer (if they don't have an Xbox One already). I don't see many purchasing this console because it just is too ahead of the digital wave right now. Sony just now are releasing TVs that will have the access to the PlayStation Now library when released later this year. This is going to be a great test market, along with gamers with a PS3 or PS4, for understanding the stress factors on a server to go completely digital and the mass amounts of people on at the same time. Microsoft, even though one of the biggest software companies in the world, have had its share of problems in the past, like Sony, with security, servers down longer than expected, and other woes.
Could this system sell? Yes, it probably could, but looking toward 2-3 years from now when there has been ample time to teach gamers the wonders of digital-only and that the cloud service can benefit them. Dumb, dumb, dumb like Mr. Patcher says it is? No, just innovative thinking towards the future of console gaming .
What Mr. Patcher was referring to was the rumor mill spinning about Microsoft having an active Xbox One console that would be "completely disc-less", with 1TB of Hard Drive space, and $100 less than the current 500 GB with Blu-Ray Drive Xbox One, currently at $499. Patcher had more to say regarding the matter:
“If this rumour is true, it is one of the dumbest ideas of all time. It would alienate GameStop and other retailers, and it would demonstrate that Microsoft can afford to release a 1TB Xbox One at $399 with essentially the same production cost as the $499 model with a 500GB HDD and a Blu-ray drive."
This idea that Microsoft has is crazy, but possibly ahead of its time right now where it wouldn't get the support of a lot of people right now. Let me explain. The Xbox One currently has 500 GB, and to go 500 more GBs to make it an even 1 TB on a system where you would have to download every games seems smart and practical. The question would be if you could go higher when possible other hard drives come out like a 2 TB or 3 TB hard drive. The sizes of the hard drives are inevitable and will probably come within the Xbox One's console life.
Microsoft, currently, are one of the software companies that are pushing for the "cloud" storage in the form of SkyDrive. With the system being disc-less, more dependence on the SkyDrive would be vital for anyone with this system. The consumers and gamers that would be interested with a disc-less system would be:
1) A country with high data streaming access (like the US with up to 100 GB speeds now)
2) A streaming heavy household (use of Netflix, Amazon Instant, Hulu Plus)
3) A lot of cloud storage usage (music, Blu-Ray, DVDs)
If you can find a household that has these minimum requirements, then you have a buyer (if they don't have an Xbox One already). I don't see many purchasing this console because it just is too ahead of the digital wave right now. Sony just now are releasing TVs that will have the access to the PlayStation Now library when released later this year. This is going to be a great test market, along with gamers with a PS3 or PS4, for understanding the stress factors on a server to go completely digital and the mass amounts of people on at the same time. Microsoft, even though one of the biggest software companies in the world, have had its share of problems in the past, like Sony, with security, servers down longer than expected, and other woes.
Could this system sell? Yes, it probably could, but looking toward 2-3 years from now when there has been ample time to teach gamers the wonders of digital-only and that the cloud service can benefit them. Dumb, dumb, dumb like Mr. Patcher says it is? No, just innovative thinking towards the future of console gaming .