A single Xbox for November

If anyone thought that once the presentation date was known we would stop reading rumors about the new Xbox, they should change their minds because almost a month of speculation awaits us until that Tuesday, May 21 This time it's a double ration: some about the output and price of the console, and others about new social functionalities and anti-piracy measures integrated into the system itself.

The first ones come from the hand of Paul Thurrot, the same one who hit the date of presentation, and they represent a review of some of the already known ones but specifying more details.Thus, Thurrot affirms that Microsoft brought the event forward to respond quickly to Sony and its PlayStation 4, but will not reveal all the details of the new Xbox until E3, such and as expected.

According to Thurrot, the release date of the new Xbox will be in the first days of November of this year and it will come in two options: on the one hand, the independent console for $499 and, on the other, a $299 version that will require a two-year commitment to the service Xbox Live Gold. In both cases it would be the same version of the console, ruling out that Xbox Mini or Xbox TV that we have heard about for the last few months.

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The rest of the rumors come from Polygon and point to a greater social component in the next Xbox. Like Sony, Microsoft would include a share button on the console&39;s remote that would allow us to immediately share our exploits on YouTube, Ustream or social networks like Facebook.All thanks to a video capture system integrated into the console itself."

The other functionality points to significant improvements to the achievements system that has been so successful on Xbox. With the new console, developers will be able to add new achievements to their games without the need for downloadable content, while allowing them to adapt to how users play. In addition, the possibility of achievements obtained by special challenges that can even be solved in a group would be opened, such as achieving 10,000 deaths during a weekend.

All of the above sounds good, but the latest rumor recovers that controversial obligation to always be connected to the Internet. Said obligation would be partly explained by the needs of some of the aforementioned functionalities, but at the same time it would be an anti-piracy measureWhether or not to include the need to always be connected when playing would be the decision of each developer, being able to opt for a single check or to demand a permanent connection all the time.

This last issue, without a doubt the most controversial of all, would still be under discussion and it should be noted that, if it were put into practice, from Redmond they would always mark the lines regarding the control that could be exercised by the developers. But there is little point in going around the subject too much and it is preferable to wait for the official details. As usual, from Microsoft continues without commenting on any rumors and summons us to next May 21 to clear up any doubts.

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