What Do You Want in the Xbox 720?

Blu-ray
Bluetooth 3.0
Backwards compatibility with ALL 360 titles
Built in web-browser with Bing voice search options.
Kinect-like motion controls built in
Silence from the fans and dvd drive.

Hmm...That's a lot of "B"s.

I don't get "backwards compatibility" don't you have an Xbox 360 already? i still keep my consoles.

What happens when the 360 dies?

Backwards compatibility with ALL 360 titles. AGREED.
A reliable console. No more red rings of death.
Don't know if this will apply but: A free game (NOT shovelware or mini-games collection), just like the old days (think SMW on SNES).
A low price.

A low price? ROFL! Yeah, that’s going to happen. $499 is the least you can hope for. Sorry if I’m a jerk, but that got me.

Well, I didn't say how much now did I? Everything is relative in life and $499 is much lower then say, $599. That being said I hope they don't go over $400, Microsoft's big pockets might make it happen and that would give them an advantage over Sony and Nintendo (unless Nintendo releases some underpowered POS) even if that means losing money on every console sold. Think razor blades...

"Think razor blades... " Are you telling me to cut my own throat?

But you are right that they might be able to make up for the loss on the console with profits from the games.

That's really shoddy, if you ask me. I'd rather pay $599 for a console and have the games all be $30-$40 new.

It must be shaped like an "X".
It must last a long freakin' time.
It must have lower power consumption.
It must be able to read game data from USB media drives.
It must have Blu-ray and Wi-Fi built in.
It must not have hyper-expensive peripherals.
It must have a disc slot with no tray.
It must have free online multiplayer.
It must not have awful controllers.
It must not have an annoying dashboard.

And what Lethean said.

free online multiplayer? Considering they decided that people want to pay more for xbox live, I don't see that happening.

And they call people who play Dark Souls masochists...

"Free online multiplayer"...
Are you suggesting you want to make having an Xbox... worth it?

It must contain at its heart the Holy Hand Grenade, suspended in the blood of the late Steve Jobs, that is house in a sphere of the finest crystal, hand blown by the greatest glass smiths alive and cooled upon the tears of a 1,000 weeping children as they cry out for the next banjo-kazooie game to one day rear its head. This sphere will then be placed at the heart of a giant X made of pure grade A unobtainium that is etched with final moments humanity as the whole world comes to a end as you plug in this system for the first time.

but Dave that would be logical.... I cannot do that Dave.

Backwards compatibility with 360 games and DLC is a must. I personally don't give a damn about motion or voice controls, but I know they'll be in there. What I'd like most is a blu ray drive (which I'm sure would involve some tricky legal maneuvering and huge cash payments to Sony) and at least a terabyte HD. If they go with a mechanical drive the cost would be reasonable, though solid state would be much faster. It would be nice to have the solid state as an upgrade option.

I don't mind the sound of fans that much, I'd rather have that than a bricked console. Actually, that's my biggest concern. MS needs to release a stable product that can stand up to the hours of use that it will receive without dying. Another fiasco like the red ring of death syndrome will tank sales more than anything else they could do.

a well crafted console that doesn't need to be redesigned every 6 months.

Backwards compatibility & Blu Ray player.

See a lot of good ideas here. I'm definitely down with it being quieter. How about a web-browser?

Here's what I'd do with a new Xbox:
-Games cross-compatible with Windows, ie the same disk is usable on both platforms.
-Support for mouse and keyboard input as well as gamepads, for gaming AND general use.
-Divide Multiplayer Matchmaking support for 'Controllers Only', 'Mouse+Keyboard Only', and 'Cross-Input' (both controllers and mouse+keyboard).
-In fact, make the system capable of running Windows as a secondary operating system, similar to how the PS3 (once upon a time) had the option to install Linux.
-Sell an optional Xbox model with Windows pre-installed

If Microsoft did this, they could potentially unify the PC and Console audiences under one platform, allowing them to play together or separate as they choose. This could also help bring the possibility of console gamers having access to mods, which PC gamers have been enjoying since forever.

Also, backwards compatiblity with older Xbox and 360 games. Because that's what people want and I'm jumping on the bandwagon.

"Games cross-compatible with Windows" Sorry won't happen.

I figured, but I can dream.

Though cross-platform multiplayer is still a possibility though. Maybe then you don't really NEED the same disc to be usable between both platforms.

Backwards compatibility is one thing, but if it doesn't have it it's not the end of the world because I can just keep my old 360.

HOWEVER, if they remove backwards compatibility for the old LIVE service or just get rid of it all together at any point I will be ****ing pissed. I have purchased like 15 games online and if they cancel the service that's just money wasted.

Come on guys, you are all asking for stuff they could make in the Xbox 720 TODAY! It's the Xbox of THE FUTURE! I want a ****ing HOLOGRAM and vision correcting lasers to shoot out of it, an IV that shoots you up with drugs when your in game character shoots up, and hell for the safe side, some heart monitor system connected to 911, just incase someone ODs, or has a heart attack while playing THE GREATEST GAMES OF THE FUTURE EVER THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND! and with the shitty kinect and my awesome hologram idea, throw in some virtual strippers, or something. geeez. I'm disappointed in you guys. So practical and whatnot.

YES! Also, the Xbox needs to get me laid.

That would be a seXbox.

a well crafted console that doesn't need to be redesigned every 6 months.

Id like it to be large enough to house a midget inside the console. I feed him 3 times a week and he keeps my game devices clean and regularly dusted. He also puts whatever game I choose inside thus making me have to do even less work. Id pay extra if he had an Irish or Scottish accent.

I would like to not have to buy three Xbox's, to get one that works...lol they really gotta release a reliable console this time. Like the old one...i probably could have rolled the old Xbox down the stairs and it would still work :P

a lot of people ask for bluray support... doesn't everyone have one by now?

Yeah, but the Bluray has far more game storage space than a DVD, that's why they want it. No more swapping disks.

I don't really know what to expect, but i love the 360 and im guessing they will make a lot of smart choices for the next console too. all i ask is that they dont have day 1 hardware problems like their first two consoles did and that they have full backwards capability with all xbox and 360 games. i actually had to buy an xbox just to play metal gear solid 2: substance and i have a 360, not happy about that

Up to 3 Halo games spanning its 10+ year lifespan (with possible exceptions, should they expand into non-FPS genres, such as Space Combat)?

Free handies from a beautiful lady friend.

Games that are buyable through XBox Live should be cheaper than retail copies at the store, charging the same price is just a rip-off for the customer.

It should be capable of reading all the video formats that windows media player is capable of reading, or at the very least plugins should be available for the more common formats.

The Netflix plugin should be able to work just as reliably as it does on my computer without all those annoying lags which I experience only when watching Netflix on my XBox.

And...bluray and all of that would great too.