Next Xbox requires Internet connection, blocks used games?

James Delahunty
6 Feb 2013 11:20

No used games on next Xbox?
A report from Edge Online, citing sources with first hand experience of Microsoft's next generation Xbox console, suggests that the anticipated console will not allow used games. Even though games will be sold in physical form, they will come with activation codes that are useless beyond the initial user.
The report also says that the new Xbox will require a constant Internet connection to function, with a huge Xbox Live overhaul to be a core part of the system.
Games sold in physical form will be on 50GB Blu-ray discs, according to the report.
Edge also reported that the sources confirmed the rumoured specs for the next Xbox, including an AMD octo-core 1.6GHz CPU, a D3D11.x 800MHz graphics solution and 8GB of DDR3 RAM. What storage capacity the device will ship with has not been decided yet.
A new, more responsive Kinect, is also rumoured to be on the way.

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