They will need at least 2 cables for the Xbox Mini to do BC as described in vgleaks, a cable to feed the disc data from Durango to the XB Mini and HDMI from the Mini back to Durango.
I think that's a bit too complicated and so unlikely to actually happen.
They can just do BC through streaming like PS4 is anyway, that seems more feasible.
Oh, I will be, don't worry
So you're saying you wont pull a bgassasin?
They will need at least 2 cables for the Xbox Mini to do BC as described in vgleaks, a cable to feed the disc data from Durango to the XB Mini and HDMI from the Mini back to Durango.
I think that's a bit too complicated and so unlikely to actually happen.
They can just do BC through streaming like PS4 is anyway, that seems more feasible.
Don't some hdmi cables include Ethernet? Just playing devil's advocate but couldn't they do a peer to peer network install? That would rule out current 360s from supporting the same feature. Seems an unlikely rumour to me, but not impossible.
Random thought (wild speculation). The VGLeaks article doesn't seem to mention anything about DVR like functionality. The focus seems to be on the 360 Mini having Apple TV like functionality, and that Durango will have that same functionality as well (independent of the Mini). It also alludes to a direct physical connection between the Mini and Durango specifically for BC support.
Just a wild guess, but the HDMI-in we've seen in the early leaks could very well be for the Mini to talk to the Durango. HDMI 1.4 with Ethernet allows for an independent 100 Mb connection between the 2 connected devices. That would be 12.5 MB (peak) to copy the optical data from the Durango to the Mini. That's lower than the 360's ODD absolute peak, but I would think relatively irrelevant to the current install process supported on the 360. In other words, put the 360 game in Durango, have your Mini connected via HDMI, game installs on the Mini's HDD and runs from there. If you want to play, you must have the disc in the Durango, but it runs from the (Mini) HDD, just like now (except install is required).
All processing is handled on the Mini, video is sent to (through) the Durango, which allows Durango OS to be overlaid (likely on a separate Display Plane). Controller input either sent through Durango (HDMI latency concerns?), or perhaps directly to the Mini (which has whatever is necessary to be compatible with Durango controllers). VGLeaks stating the current 360s will not support BC with the Durango (due to different external interfaces) would allude to some req the 360 can't meet. HDMI 1.4 could be one of them. On a side note, USB 2 (or 3) would obviously be faster than the 100 Mb HDMI Ethernet for data transfer, but HDMI would allow for a single connection for both A/V and data. Given what could be minimal data requirements, that could be a reasonable trade-off for a simpler user setup.
What the... I just mentioned that 2 posts ago.
What the... I just mentioned that 2 posts ago.
Not to extrapolate on a rumor about a rumor but I wonder what version of HDMI the 360 S uses, it was announced and shipped after 1.4 was available. If 1.4 is relevant in any capacity its possible the S' might be compatible.
These connectivity functions cannot work with existing Xbox 360 units due to the difference in external interface. The Xbox Mini was designed for this along side Durango.
You did!
Also, I don't see why they couldn't do a network install over the LAN (wifi or each box wired). I'm not sure how controller input would work. Controller is synced to Durango, so how do you pass input to the second console. Over network? That seems kind of ... not good. USB connection between two consoles? Same applies for Kinect. I'm guessing HDMI(possibly with Ethernet) and USB would be needed between the two boxes, if this rumour turned out to be true.
You know, Richard thinks this vgleaks rumour about an Xbox Mini connecting to Durango for BC is 'complete balls', I'm inclined to agree with him.
Sigh, Microsoft could have been announcing the Xbox 360 successor this Friday. But noo, we gotta wait another month. ARG.
I miss when E3 was in the middle of May.
My AMD china guy?the hell is this again,i said many times i just translate what he said and everyone can see his post,is this your way to insulting me?No, more like I won't pull an N2O, remember his AMD China guy, and all his talk of 384 bit buses and HD8800s? :smile:
Bgassassin doesn't post anymore as it takes too much of his time away from his work and projects.
I'm sure he'll be back come May 21 though.
When i told you that?and you said you already put me in ignore list so why still care anyway.bg imo kinda mostly stealthily left when it slowly became increasingly apparent Wii U wasn't going to pan out to his 600 gflop DX11 dreams imo
I dont blame him I guess.
I like gigging him, he's sensitive, all in fun
And yeah, N20, i had forget him, he even told me he would be sure to stick around for E3 I believe. bg isn't even close to on his level, fun aside. bg has popped back in and such.