Microsoft Unveils Xbox 1080
There is no denying the popularity of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and just how many people have embraced it. Yes, it has its share of hardware failures but people keep coming back to it. However, the 360 is getting up there in age and people have long speculated on the eventual replacement, an Xbox 720. Well, today Microsoft is taking the lid off of things and no, it won't be called an Xbox 720 but rather the Xbox 1080. Why 1080 you ask? Well, that is because every single game coming out for the system will be displayed in 1080p. Microsoft is making the move to streamline things and by calling the system the Xbox 1080, you know what you are going to be getting. The console will also support some manner of liquid cooling, possibly a self-contained unit, to ensure that temperature and fan noise are not as distracting as the current Xbox. There is an HDMI 1.4 port so it seems 3D support is being included, plus 802.11b/g/n WiFi is built in so there should be no issues getting the console connected wirelessly.
Aside from that, not much else is known about the Xbox 1080 but I am sure more will be revealed once E3 rolls around this summer.
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Blizzard Purchases Trion - RIFT in Jeopardy!
In a move that's sure to spark the ire of anti-trust fanatics everywhere, it seems like Activision Blizzard, Blizzard Entertainment's parent company, has purchased Trion Worlds for an undisclosed amount. According to PC Gamer, sources inside both companies have not only confirmed this, but alluded to the reason for the purchase — to prevent any serious competition to Blizzard's mega-MMO, World of Warcraft (WoW).
Although subscription numbers are still very high for WoW, Blizzard saw an alarming number of subscribers cancel their subscriptions over the past couple of months, presumably because of Trion's recent MMO launch, RIFT: Planes of Telara. In fact, during RIFT's beta test, there were so many threads that flooded the official WoW forums about how much better RIFT was and that people were jumping ship, that Blizzard actually shut down said threads and banning the naysayers.
Trion just launched the first major content update for RIFT, the River of Souls, just a month after launch, and promised similar updates every few months. Sadly, that promise now seems in jeopardy, as one source told PC Gamer that Activision Blizzard will not release any updates for RIFT, hoping that the lack of support will drive people away and back to WoW.
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Toshiba Launches 3D Monocle
Toshiba today announced the release of Spectacle, the world's first and only 3D monocle. Toshiba claims "With the Spectacle, you’ll experience one-eyed 3D so real, you’d think you were using both eyes!"
Lest you think you're being clever and decide to use two Spectacles, one for each eye, Toshiba has issued a disclaimer warning customers to "Refrain from using two Toshiba Spectacle 3D devices simultaneously in each eye. Doing so may cause each device to render the corresponding 3D image in 3D yet again, resulting in an uncomfortable and infinite loop." So, you've been warned! (You've also been served an April 1st treat courtesy of Toshiba! Hope you enjoyed it!)
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