Topic: The Next Xbox Getting Revealed May 21st.

@Ralizah
Yes, but people develop for mobile devices because it is easier, and people have mostly come to accept that type of software being on their devices. Comparing OUYA to Wii U is somewhat true in the indie and accessibility area, but we all know OUYA is gonna be full of junk just like Apple's app store in due time.
Nintendo will make sure quality is the only option which is how it should be.
Those apps and such can be improved on a Wii U console beyond recognition of how they appeared on mobile devices. Even Toki Tori 2 wasnlt on par with Nintendo's expectations to begin with, and I'm will ing to bet the unacceptable version of Toki Tori 2 was still arguably better than ANY mobile game on whatever OS. That Nintendo Web Frameworking was specificly detailed especially for smaller indie devs, which also happens to be the next step in software development in the industry altogether.
There is alot of promise to be had from all consoles to their respective markets. I'm just saying how it is from my perspective.

Well a new report came in yesterday at IGN and it said that the "Always Online" rumors are true.
What a stupid decision by Microsoft. Sucks to be people that don't have internet, or not reliable internet but still want the system.

I would assume 4G is built in then. My guess is that Microsoft already has the business connections to have 4G run soley just for verification which doesn't require that much data over a cellular or non cellular network, so they don't have to charge for it.
Even if people don't buy an Xbox Live subscription, it would still need to be connected online.

Wow. I can't believe how close-minded this is. -_- Think man, people don't pay their bills, they can go on vacation to a place without a connection, you can switch providers and it may be down for a bit. Consoles should not be on a leash. Things can go wrong.

And do you even know what Steam is? Many of the games can be played offline.

This isn't true, like, at all. 4G is for mobile devices. A console doesn't not need 4G because you don't carry it around.

@IAmNotWill
Ya, I know it's not true. It's called speculation. The only way they could get away with 'always connected' is if they had a cellular reciever to verify the console online.
I'm pretty sure Microsoft isn't stupid enough to have 'always connected' going, unless they know something about internet that we don't.
Kindle has free 3G. All Microsoft would have to do is verify consoles through satellites they assumingly already have. The console AT MINIMUM needs to be verified over the internet which would literally only take like 56kb to process every hour or so.
You would be able to play games online no matter what, too. 4G is fast enough to play online. It could just be included as part of an Xbox Live subscription.

3DS is awesome by the way Scar^ Both models have their perks

Anyway the Xbox is probably going to only manage middling returns depending on its library and interface.
The thing about the Wii U is it has a lot of leverage in it, its been designed to be a more efficient compact machine that produces less heat and consumes less electricity. Given the fact that it has a cache and hybrid base rather than the other kind present in the other system alludes to it being more dexterous at preforming certain tasks. It has a different die processor anyway.
So its not as underpowered as some are lead to believe.

I don't really get what you are saying. 4G was never in Microsoft's plans. Data plans are too expensive to be included with something that stays in your house.

Im pretty sure the always online thing is connected to your internet.

@IAmNotWill
What plans? I'm supposing it would be part of the Xbox Live fee that would get you online in the first place. $60 for a year of Xbox Live would include 4G service. You wouldn't be able to download large files, but online play and account verification isn't very demading on a server hich is mainly what you would use it for if you choose to do so. If you need to be online no matter what, 4G would guarantee you're never away from internet, and you could play online anywhere while still having access to smaller apps and software.
There are ways around being required to be online. They could even give the option to have cellular internet be so great on the next Xbox, that you could just use cellular from Xbox Live and use it as a hotspot for all your devices, resulting in cancellations from traditional internet service providers.
This sort of thing already exists from a variety of companies using cellular internet as an alternative option.
So I could buy an Xbox and just pay Microsoft $30 a month for Xbox Live which connects all my devices to the Xbox cellular hotspot. That beats the internet company, and gives me Xbox Live.
There's different ways they could do it, even by just having the 4G attachment so users with Wi-Fi don't have to buy a cellular receiver chip.
Just speculation, but only online won't be a bad thing if they have a way to get users online regardless.