New Xbox rumors - no Internet required.

New information regarding Microsoft’s next-generation home console – codenamed Durango – surfaced on April 10 which suggest that recent rumors proposing that the Xbox 720 will require an always on connection to the internet are in fact false.

Likewise, details about backwards compatibility for the Next Xbox have come forth which hint at the possibility that Microsoft’s next-generation home console will support backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 software, however, it will require a special add-on device.

On Wednesday, April 10, new information about Microsoft’s Xbox 720 – Durango – came to light as VGLeaks reports that Microsoft will offer an add-on for the Xbox 720 to allow users to play their Xbox 360 games.

This add-on will be networked with the Xbox 720 – Durango – to allow for backwards compatibility to all Xbox 360 software – meaning XBLA, digital, and retail Xbox 360 games will be supported. It is said to be similar to the HD-DVD add-on Microsoft released for Xbox 360.

Additionally, the rumors of an always online requirement for Xbox 720 are apparently false. The system itself will always be online, but it will not be a requirement to play local content nor will it prevent people from playing used games.

Random Access Memories - Daft Punk's new album

In the lead up to they're latest album due on May 21st. Daft Punk is releasing a video series about the making of this album.


Daft Punk launch new video series, watch Giorgio Moroder discuss their new album
According to reports, Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories features a slew of guest contributors, including Chic frontman Nile Rodgers, songwriter Paul Williams, Animal Collective’s Panda Bear, Feist collaborator Chilly Gonzales, and disco legend Giorgio Moroder. Today, Daft Punk, in conjunction with The Creators Project, launched a new video series highlighting some of these collaborators. Moroder is the subject of the first video and it features a discussion on his early discoveries with the Moog synthesizer, the evolution of the four on the floor beat, and his admiration for Daft Punk’s “One More Time”. He also digresses on his recent studio time alongside the French duo, noting their usage of microphones from different decades and hinting that they may have recorded using some analog equipment. “They had to do something that was different: Still dance, still electronic, but give that human touch back.” Watch the eight-minute video below. Random Access Memories is due out May 21st through Columbia Records imprint Daft Life Limited. Pre-orders are ongoing.

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