Next generation consoles are almost upon us, and it feels like we are getting small bits of last minute info to keep the excitement going. Like a teaser trailer or pre-announcement poster, it feels a bit like hype building and I’m curious if it works when it comes to consoles instead of GTA V.
Shown off in a couple videos from Microsoft Studios, the new achievements have that flat design Gavin loves oh so much, while keeping the signature sound. Kotaku did an entire article about the new achievements, to which Marc Whitten responded on twitter:
& they’re in ur chosen color! RT @stephentotilo: I like the Xbox One’s Achievement anim. Much better than the 360’s. http://t.co/QnZJijU5qv
— Marc Whitten (@notwen) October 19, 2013
Really? I can pick my own colour? Can it be black like my soul? Or how about red like fiery gamer passion? It’s a nice little feature, and it will add to the customization experience. Plus, if people are playing together and get separate achievements (because the Kinect will know who did what), it will be clear who did what – now to just colour code my friends.
I really am excited for next generation consoles, although I’m still so torn about buying at launch. If I can just control myself a little bit and wait until a few months down the line, I can get extra controllers and games in a nice, cheaper bundle. But those shiny consoles look so good now. And people keep saying stock will be an issue. Damn this console hype train!
Last Updated: October 24, 2013
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NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:08
Yeah, but can it play games? BOOM!? Right guys, guys?
Otto_ki
October 24, 2013 at 10:09
Hehehe you are gonna start a riot in here 😛
But any customization is always cool.
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:10
Yeah, agreed. And I know people are like, we don’t care about achievements, but we know they bloody well do!
Otto_ki
October 24, 2013 at 10:12
Achievements make you feel all fuzzy inside in almost any game especially if they have funny/cool names.
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:16
It really is a good way to drive people to do more content. Some of us are achi whores. The rest don’t have the “achi” bit.
Otto_ki
October 24, 2013 at 10:17
Was gonna mention WOW achievements but knew you would kill me XD
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:18
Please don’t remind me? They ate up so much of my life. Getting explorer, and the quest one? OMF!
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 10:20
I know the feeling… some of those achievements just chew your time completely.
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:23
Have you tried the GTAV ahi? Sesh man, that is going to take some serious time… Was playing last night for 3 hours, still wasn’t able to do one.
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 10:32
Tell me about it – they are stingy with GTAV achievements… And yet, online, there are a ton of people who have ALL the GTAV Achievements… Really?! How much time did that take?! I mean the “GTA Online Level 100” achievement alone must take, literally, 100 hours or more! I’m level 16 and have put in about 16 hours of online… It’s nuts…
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:33
Dude its easy to answer that! no wives or girlfriends and no jobs… Possibly stoners with no jobs!
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 10:34
teenagers, university students, etc.
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:36
Come now, we all know students aren’t people. I’ve been there, I know.
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 10:35
Lol! So true… 🙂
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:36
Back when I was in college I finished games soo fast! was stoned like 90 % of the time then too! lol
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:36
All the mystery about you has now been answered dear Tim.
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:38
I had the long hair, said dude alot went to dodgy dealers, hell even once had to scatter for cops at a party… life was sooo different then… but I is clean now! timmy smokes only cigs now..
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:43
I had dreads at Univ, (be glad you never knew me then, looked like a hobo) but never did anything.
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:43
So looked all gansta but was still a pussy! hahahaha
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:45
Don’t push me man. I’ll wait for you with a keyboard in an alley after work.
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:47
hahaha… I’m surprised you didn’t do anything in Uni mean CT is full of Weed dealers, went on holiday there long ago found a guy in 10 min sold amazing shit too! White Rhino, damn that shit messed me up good!
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 10:48
One club I used to go to sold weed over the counter. It was quite convenient to go get a couple of beers & joints. They’d even roll it for you lol.
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:49
Damn! here in Jozi they sell kak! plus gotta watch your back all the time from pigs!
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:50
Ah yes. Pigs sure do like to corner you in an alley and steal your weed, then snort in your face. Those animals are just bad to the bone.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 10:52
It’s the funniest thing ever to watch people panic when the cops raid the club. Drugs all over the floor everywhere.
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:53
Only seen that in SB, but usually when a student in SB gets man-handled it’s because they asked for it (of course there are exceptions)
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 10:44
I remember going to a club back in the day & my friend got very annoyed because a few people came up to him thinking he was a dealer lol.
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:45
I have been asked before If I sold TIK!
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:46
I think it’s because you have that look in your eyes…
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:47
Dude my eyes are pure evil man! Green with yellow around pupil… kid you not!
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:48
I really hope we’re not related. 😛
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:49
Well I got family there in ole CT so you never know!
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:45
I was offered so much stuff all the damn time because of my dreads. Probably part in reason to me eventually cutting them off.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 10:47
Offered all the time? I believe that’s known as “walking down Long Street minding your own business.”
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:49
Ah man. Beat me to it. THAT is so damn true. You can wear a suit walking down Long Street and someone will still offer you something. Mostly shrooms in my experience.
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:50
This. Happens to me all the time too. Also see them offering tourists, my office is on Burg street in that old red building, good balcony for watching!
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:52
I have nothing entertaining outside my office.
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:54
Actually, yesterday a colleague and myself watched some dude smoking heroin from some foil, then walk around pretending he was a police car. I shit you not.
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:55
Gotta love Cape Town
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 10:38
Did I mention my day-job as an FBI agent? 😉 🙂
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:38
Dude I quit like 2 years ago!
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 10:40
What?! Dude – you missed the awesome payout the Mafia gave us to make sure we don’t… Oh wait… Um… Just ignore what I said there… In no way have the Mafia given us a ton of cash. 😉
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:42
I wonder when Rockstar gonna give us that promised cash! Planning on putting target on your head…. *whispers* maybe I will win then…
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 10:48
Lol… 🙂 Like I said before – a certain vampiric squirrel kicks both our a$$es… And don’t you dare, damn it! Got enough to worry about in GTA without having a bounty on my head… 😉
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 11:01
We need to take down the squirrel. He keeps ruining our golf…
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 11:08
Lol! 🙂 True dat.
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 11:08
Still owe me a game! and Squirrel does!
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 11:09
This sounds like the plot of an animated kids movie. Where the plucky squirrel fights against overbearing golfers invading his tranquil home.
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 11:12
Haha! Damn them squirrels always playing with me balls! Wait… 0-O
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 11:14
He likes the ginger flavour…
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 11:19
Line… You over 0-O
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 11:20
You guys are making me so lus to join, but I’m still holding out…hope it’s worth it.
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:30
It’s awesome, especially when Rinse is so drunk that he goes off on his own mission and kills us all…….
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 11:30
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVA! Not as bad as OVG 😛
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:30
lol true
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 11:30
You not getting GTAV for Xbox? You should man, we have an awesome time! And when @ovg has had a few, he’s bound to steal your car and drive it to a cliff edge where he jumps out laughing like a lunatic 🙂
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:31
yeah… the car grave yard… can’t forget that.
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 11:34
Yeah man! This was after his car was pushed off the edge. He looks bleak hey?
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:49
You wouldn’t say I was there that night… my character isn’t in any of the pics lol
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 12:02
I think I got a pic of you burning rubber?
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 12:19
nope lol
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 12:19
my car is there tho
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 11:32
PS. Oh wait. I keep forgetting, since pc’s have all these capabilities. Can’t you play together if you don’t have the same consoles?
Sounds like a lot of fun that I’m missing out on.
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:33
Cross console gaming… I wish!!! Then we’d be able to play with the Banana too… wait that didn’t sound right.
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 11:37
Hahaha. Ah well. There goes that idea. I’ll maar wait for the pc version and play with the good Admiral and the Emperor.
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:37
the “good” Admiral? O.o
*runs*
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 11:38
Sies. He’s not even here to defend himself.
Then again…if he’s not here…why am I being so nice?
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 11:22
Why over the line? He’s obviously talking about ginger nuts. You know, the biscuit.
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 11:26
There’s a biscuit? You mean all those injunctions I took out were for nothing? All they wanted was a harmless ginger nut to play with? Man, I really didn’t see that…
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:09
LOL! I’ll stop playing golf then… I need someone to play tennis with though… oh and arm wrestling!
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 11:10
perhaps tonight! If I am lucky! otherwise Friday!
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 11:12
Uh uh, OVG gonna beat your ass this Sat!
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 11:20
Ball playing… ass beating… and the other day Tim was talking about how the two of you play together on the Sexbox… O_O Who’s got the brain bleach?
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 11:21
You need Alien blood to rinse that out.
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 11:23
Mmm… http://25.media.tumblr.com/301ab528a1cc4dd06c4e1ccf67ebd362/tumblr_miv21b0vLk1rzvdf6o1_500.gif
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 11:29
You’re pure evil
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:12
Leave me alone! That hole in one was fluke
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 11:09
Fine 10K bounty on squirrles head! call lester and BOOM! The hunt begins! for everyone in map!
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:10
NOOOOOO!
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 11:10
Fine Rock! 20k Rince 20k We hunt together… DEAL?
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 11:15
Wait… 20K on who? I’m suddenly feeling apprehensive…
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 11:17
you! lol
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 11:23
Now I’m a sad Rocky… 🙁
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 11:34
kidding!
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 11:35
Me too, can you believe my internet will be, I mean is down?! 0_O
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 11:59
Exactly! Funny – that happened to me too. 🙂
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:17
You’ve got 20k to throw around? lol
I keep spending all my $$$’s
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 11:17
when get Stimulas! keep up man!
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:18
whenever the hell that is… trying to have patience, but it’s not entirely working 😛
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:43
Get him!
SaintsRowNigri
October 24, 2013 at 10:20
I was told: Sex or WoW…
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:22
Easy choice man, easy choice. “Shift + delete”
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:22
I would choose sex then wow! best of both worlds! Make the lady happy and tired go and play! lol
SaintsRowNigri
October 24, 2013 at 10:24
Are you still single?
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:25
He’s married with child. He must be doing something right! 0-O
SaintsRowNigri
October 24, 2013 at 10:26
Getroud met kind? EEEWWWWWWW!
Unavengedavo(aka. IceCreamMan)
October 24, 2013 at 10:31
Hey, there are a lot of female couples with children. There is nothing wrong with having two mommies…. Right Tanya? trolololol 😛
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:31
hmmmm very funny, you bastard!
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:32
Ouch man I felt that. hahahaha!
SaintsRowNigri
October 24, 2013 at 10:32
I take it you have zero to nothing command of the Afrikaans language then…
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:33
Women can get married to each other too.
SaintsRowNigri
October 24, 2013 at 10:35
OK then. I rest my case…
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:43
See, the correct English usage for your Afrikaans translation (which was terrible, btw) is Married TO A child. Not “Married with child”.
Perhaps you need to learn English?
SaintsRowNigri
October 24, 2013 at 10:50
It’s called a direct translation. In the name of poking fun a bit? Hello?
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:55
Did I ruin your fun?
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:36
You not helping my case are you!
Unavengedavo(aka. IceCreamMan)
October 24, 2013 at 10:50
Hehe, when I made that “you go girl” comment I never though it would get this far 😛
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:55
Isn’t that the beauty of the internet?
Unavengedavo(aka. IceCreamMan)
October 24, 2013 at 10:36
Ek is eintlik Afrikaans 😛 En ek het gevang wat jy eerste gese het, maar om hom kak te byt oor die vrou storie is lekkerder as om te se hy is ‘n pedobear 😀
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:40
Haha. Wel gedaan.
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:43
Pedobear??
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:43
See my reply below. Some of us did get it. But because the translation was terrible, chose to ignore it.
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:03
I’ll ignore that question.
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:26
Nope. See, I have the child, and no marriage. I can do what I want – like get my son into games too. So now while he’s jamming Injustice, I can jam something on PC, and vice versa. Also, no nagging to stop playing, as long as he’s playing. Which, because he’s my son, can last all day. 😀
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 10:27
Why you think he’s so happy he got the sleeping bag…. he can now sleep in the dog box in some comfort 😛
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:29
hahaha! no man I got a rule you see, keep the Mrs happy then Tim is happy as gets game time lol…
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:30
Only see daughter every second weekend though..
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:33
No married. No kids.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 10:40
I’d say something is very much wrong if he’s with child. Although I didn’t do Biology at school so I could be wrong. 😉
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:25
He won a GTA Body bag sleeping bag, what do you think?
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:24
If you choose the latter, do you unlock the ‘sleeps on couch’ achievement?
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:25
I just facepalmed, and lol’ed at the same time.
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:25
HAHAHAH! 🙂 😛
SaintsRowNigri
October 24, 2013 at 10:27
Sleeps on couch? Nope. It was World of (literal) Dogbox…
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 10:36
Depends… Is this the 1st, 2nd or more time it’s happened? If more, then they may get the “I’m leaving you for your hot friend / neighbour / the milkman” achievement… 😉
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:43
lol You interested in watching Gravity on Sunday?
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 10:52
Sounds like a good plan… 🙂 Where and when?
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:58
There is a showing at Cavendish at 12. Were thinking of hitting Barristers at 1030 like we usually do for their R40 lunch then walking down.
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 11:10
Hmmm… Sounds great. 🙂 Should be fun!
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 10:26
lol! My wife played WoW when I used to, so that wasn’t an issue… and she just started playing again (Thanks to Blizz giving her 7 day free).
Sseeeeven daaaaays!!
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:32
How does she let you get away with playing so much GTA? Mornings and night…
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 10:33
She’s got her own games she plays, and books to read, etc… so it’s not an issue. Plus she’s not home when I play in the morning 😛
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 11:07
Wish could play in mornings! Right now back to working out again..
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:38
My girlfriend gets me on some of the great games because she’ll hear about them before me and buy it for me. And she’s quite a gamer herself. Very lucky man, I am.
Rock789
October 24, 2013 at 10:42
That you are, my friend. 🙂
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:03
That you are… my wife actually bought GTAV for me.
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 11:04
Awesome.
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 11:06
lucky man!
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 10:31
I like looking down on people with lowly Steam level 1 accounts.
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:54
You know people like that?
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:56
It puts the lotion on its skin.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 10:56
*coughZOEcoughGAVINcough*
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:58
No. I could’ve expected it from the Apple-wielding Zoe, but not our Fearless Leader Gavin.
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 11:06
Wow, you were difficult to find on Steam.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 11:13
I should really change my steam nick some time. I never think of it.
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 11:15
Saw Zoe on there but wasn’t sure whether I wanted to be associated with someone on her level. 🙂
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 11:05
I doubt my Steam account is even active anymore…
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 10:34
It feels like there’s always been one magical machine that you could customize so much that you can have it ending up looking like a Golfie from Michells Plein.
Hammersteyn
October 24, 2013 at 10:34
Right
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:46
Bestest EVA!
Hammersteyn
October 24, 2013 at 11:02
I miss the sounds that Fox made.
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 11:04
Me too man. Hell has she/it gone?
Hammersteyn
October 24, 2013 at 11:11
Daddy probably took away his internet.
John's (JJ's) Steaming backlog
October 24, 2013 at 11:05
Me too
Tarisma
October 24, 2013 at 10:10
Zoe stay away from day 1 buying there aren’t any games to play
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 10:12
I love getting achievements, and I really don’t care what color they show up as.
Tarisma
October 24, 2013 at 10:12
Also on a complete tangent. I got a wonderful email from Sony saying I can convert my PS3 games to digital PS4 games at a “discounted” price. Thanks $ony you bunch of fuckers, would of been 100 times better if you just made it backwards compatible.
SaintsRowNigri
October 24, 2013 at 10:15
Boobs. I would have been impressed if I could choose boobs…
Otto_ki
October 24, 2013 at 10:15
Ummm ok…
SaintsRowNigri
October 24, 2013 at 10:17
No can watch video! No can watch video! NO CAN WATCH VIDEEEEOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oVg
October 24, 2013 at 10:18
Achievement unlocked.
For using your smart glass with Windows 8 to access Bing via Xbone while sharing the feature to your friends via Facebook and for clicking the auto twitter response for our daily Xbone social feature update to our Youtube page.
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:22
Dear lord I can actually see this happening.
http://076dd0a50e0c1255009e-bd4b8aabaca29897bc751dfaf75b290c.r40.cf1.rackcdn.com/images/files/000/002/076/original/original.jpg
oVg
October 24, 2013 at 10:24
Wait until the Holographic Mountain dew and Dorritos Ads pop out of the Kinect Eye.
TiMsTeR1033
October 24, 2013 at 10:20
@ Zoe you forgot to mention the Vibrating triggers you like so much! Rather wait for few months, see how the early adopters find them… For all you know… We may see the Red ring of death yet again… or perhaps an unforeseen issue at hand..
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2013 at 10:29
Apparently you can choose your own colour for that too.
Gavin Mannion
October 24, 2013 at 10:26
I hate flat design… this joke is not funny… stupid arty farty crap ruining interfaces
Vampyre Squirrel
October 24, 2013 at 10:29
You tell em Gav!
NecroRince
October 24, 2013 at 10:47
Bad morning Gavna?
Gavin Mannion
October 24, 2013 at 11:13
I’m working on UI fixes :).. so yeah bad morning
Unavengedavo(aka. IceCreamMan)
October 24, 2013 at 10:27
Now I have that song stuck in my head! In retaliation, a fun fact: “The urge to sing The Lion Sleeps tonight is only a whim away”…
I don’t really care much about customising stuff like that. It’s pretty pointless and it seems like they are grabbing at straws to win people over
ToshZA
October 24, 2013 at 10:28
Look at this brand new controller! It controls stuff! Now in HD. AWESOME!!!
Umar heartless
October 24, 2013 at 10:28
I didn’t know you’re a goth Zoe….We all love you… You are not alone
Deano
October 24, 2013 at 10:38
The whole Console stock shortages are rumours created by suppliers to get more orders in.
There will be plenty of PS4’s around in Dec on retail shelves. At R6999 I can really not see these things flying off the shelves.
As hard as im fighting my inner gamer, im going to wait it out. Still so much good games to finish on my Xbox360 and PS3.
ElimiNathan
October 24, 2013 at 10:52
That’s so next gen right there