“With the new Xbox, will there be an attitude of ‘I’m perfectly happy with the games I have, they look great, so why do I need to get a new device?’” asked Zagal, assistant professor of game development and interactive media at DePaul University’s College of Computing and Digital Media.

Zagal says that it is a safe bet is that the new system will “notch it up” in terms or graphics, storage and raw hardware capabilities. He also expects that the motion-sensing Kinect will be integrated directly into the main device, rather than the standalone component it is now.

 “I think the biggest question people are asking themselves is whether or not Microsoft is going to stay the course,” Zagal added. “Will they take what worked with the Xbox 360 and try to stay with that, or are they going to do something radically different?”

WHO

Jose Zagal, an assistant professor of game development and interactive media at DePaul University’s College of Computing and Digital Media and author of “The Videogame Ethics Reader.”

WHAT

Zagal is available for print, radio and television interviews to discuss the upcoming unveiling of the next generation of Microsoft’s popular Xbox game console.

WHERE

To arrange an interview, please contact Ryan Johnson at rjohns37@depaul.edu or 312-362-6068.

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