What additions would you make when designing an Xbox.

[MrChaosTheory]

The next Microsoft console isn't even in production yet, and is said to be released no sooner than 2015.

This got me thinking besides the obvious hardware upgrades, what tech would you like to see introduced. What sort of innovative features would really get you excited about it?

I had a thought, it is a concept for a controller. Controllers really haven't changed all that much, the general layouts number of buttons and functions, aside from analogue sticks nothing has changed. I was thinking about innovative ideas for player control, maybe a touchscreen, which would act much like an analogue stick but you would have a precise control.

One ability I would really like to see is stackable disks, so much like a multi-drive cd player, you could have x amount of disks inside ready to play at the click of a button. This would coincide perfectly with another hope of mine, the ability to hook-up to multiple displays. Although the tech would cost more, I think creating a product that is a media hub, rather than one that attempts to be [Xbox 360], would really excel the growth of home media entertainment.

Hopefully come 2015, ways of transporting media will have improved, and you could have one central media hub that sends information all around the home. Although there are systems like this, they do not incorporate game's, I think with microsoft's next console/media hub they should look to change this.

Also there is a lot of mention that we will no longer be physical media for games and all would be downloaded. Are you pro or con? I am con, without physical media no game is really valuable, it is code, you can't sell on and you can't lend.

Obviously putting asides practicality here, as I am sure no one here would research it to find out if it is logistically viable or cost effective. Which is great because your idea's have no barrier in this thread.

[Synystars]

That stackable disc's idea sounds golden, however it wold make the console quite chunky and in today's technalogical era slimmer seems to be better.

[chris_cr33p]

gigantic hardrives. voice commands. quality of 9999x9999

[RagingChickens]

Chaos I have had that same disc idea for so long! Brilliant! I would also just simply like to see them fix all their problems with red ring and E74. That would make a lot of people happy.

[HEA7]

No more clamp! No more clamp!

[mrkillboy]

I would just Microsoft to come out with something that didn't mess up all the time and didn't need tons of patches to "fix".

[MrChaosTheory]

That stackable disc's idea sounds golden, however it wold make the console quite chunky and in today's technalogical era slimmer seems to be better.

If that idea as well as it being a central media hub was implemented, here's my reasoning. Who doesn't have a closet, or some little recess that isn't used in there house, there's always that space that has no use. The new microsoft console/media hub goes there, along with the fast transfer of media cables, the product can afford to be a bit bulky. As another thing our society looks for is a clean simple look, if all you need in your living room is a TV and some discreet cables what more can you ask for.

If Microsoft spend a little less time designing the product, and a little more time creating innovative idea's they could revolutionise the way home media is experienced.


I would just Microsoft to come out with something that didn't mess up all the time and didn't need tons of patches to "fix".

I have had an Xbox since release, and now I have 4 [a couple around the house and some for friends]. I have yet to have one break, I must be one of the lucky few.

[mrkillboy]

If that idea as well as it being a central media hub was implemented, here's my reasoning. Who doesn't have a closet, or some little recess that isn't used in there house, there's always that space that has no use. The new microsoft console/media hub goes there, along with the fast transfer of media cables, the product can afford to be a bit bulky. As another thing our society looks for is a clean simple look, if all you need in your living room is a TV and some discreet cables what more can you ask for.

If Microsoft spend a little less time designing the product, and a little more time creating innovative idea's they could revolutionise the way home media is experienced.



I have had an Xbox since release, and now I have 4 [a couple around the house and some for friends]. I have yet to have one break, I must be one of the lucky few.

Very lucky few. But, I am also talking about their operating systems.

[MrChaosTheory]

gigantic hardrives. voice commands. quality of 9999x9999

These are almost certain to happen at some point. Resolution and picture quality will keep increasing until it can increase no more, and technology's capacity will double every year [32 pin- 64 pin, 128mb- 256mb], there is a law for it but I can't remember. However is shows that it is such a constant that it has a law to describe the event.

EDIT: It's Moore's Law and its every two years. Google Moore's Law, it interesting stuff.


Very lucky few. But, I am also talking about their operating systems.

See I went back and re-read your post after I posted a reply and I saw that was what you were getting at, but thought it best to let you reply first.

I would disagree, I think "patches" of operating systems, were more to bring it up to speed with consumer demands of interfaces. A linear display was conventual at the time of release, it wasn't until later that it looks a little dated and changed it.

[mrkillboy]

See I went back and re-read your post after I posted a reply and I saw that was what you were getting at, but thought it best to let you reply first.

I would disagree, I think "patches" of operating systems, were more to bring it up to speed with consumer demands of interfaces. A linear display was conventual at the time of release, it wasn't until later that it looks a little dated and changed it.

I'm just saying. Look at most of the operating systems they have ever put out. They are horrible at first, then they throw tons of patches and such out and it gets better, but they are never great.

[MrChaosTheory]

I would agree never great, but sufficient. It's whether it is cost effective, this thread is to spark people's creativity, but the ideas are complete pipe-dreams. As unfortunately not many companies will advance technology to far because it doesn't bring a reward worth the input.

If you advance technology with a innovative product to early the cost of components will be extortionate, you product cost will be too high and you won't yield as much profit. So it is never in a companies best interest to invest lots of money into research and development, when they can gain that research from unsatisfied customers and develop further after the product is launched.

Do I agree with this? No, if every have this view of thinking, we would not have electricity, airplanes, internal combustion engines, cars, televisions, internet, computers, gaming and pretty much everything we use in today's society. So cost effective, but not necessarily the right choice.