[redsniper]

Well, they already had it in MGS4. Also, the XM-8 just looked dumb IMO, like a toy or something. Oh and the AA-12 is that automatic shotgun, I do believe.

[NGTM-1R]

Read. You should be comparing this ordnance to the ordnance it's meant to replace: bomb, missile, and gunfire support from air and artillery assets.

I don't really see this thing replacing artillery or airstrikes with cluster munitions in reality. It lacks the salient ability of both to inflict large amounts of damage over a wide area, which is why both exist. It may stop people trying to jam the square peg in the round hole, but it won't be able to actually replace anything.

Wasn't that the AA-12? I believe that's a distinct project without current military backing (or at least not to this degree.)

Pretty much any shotgun can be loaded with a variety of rounds like that.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Yes but not every shotgun can be loaded with 50+ rounds and mounted on a robot.

[MR_T3D]

Considering how sexy the XM-8 looked, the XM25 really does look spectacularly fugly.

I wonder how this gun is going to revolutionize modern FPSes.

play BF2142 (it has airbust multi-shot nade launchers for rifles)
now imagine the 'bloop troops' EVERYWHERE.  actually, the thing won't have that much effect, in that for the sake of 'balance' they'll be nerfed pretty bad or just not put in.  make for a neat boss gun, though.

In reality, this gun will make firefights quite a bit shorter/safer for the bluefor, as once the position is seen, they toss  a few of these to blow up over the enemy's head, damaging them instead of the usual firefight with hundreds of rounds of suppressing fire, and ended with tactical support or dumbass T sticking head out at the wrong time.  so its a good thing being deployed to an area will it will be useful.