Xbox One Console Thread

[sid]

Most played over xmas has definitely been mcc specifically combat evolved. ...it is still a great shooter to this day. Granted there are a few difficulty spikes but it just feels superb on the whole. Im going to play them all in order.....

Loving horizon 2 as well....great way to lose a couple of hrs.

Impressed with kinect so far. Ui is a right state though.

[bradigor]

Cheers dude

[Revival]

December SDK included big performance gains when accessing the ESRAM..

Techland’s upcoming zombie survival open world game, Dying Light is already confirmed to be running at 1080p and locked 30 frames per second on both the PS4 and Xbox One. So was Dying Light using the latest Xbox One SDK update to achieve this performance boost on Microsoft’s console?
“We were using the latest version just prior to the new release that came out on December 12th. In terms of advantages, the main thing is just how much the ESRAM control has improved,” Lead Game Designer Maciej Binkowski said to GamingBolt.
“The new API allows you to do a lot more with the ESRAM, things devs have always wanted to do but were not easily accessible. This together with better tools (PIX) allowed us to really improve performance and tweak ESRAM usage,” he added.
For those who are unaware, PIX i.e. Performance Investigator for Xbox is a software tool for game developers that helps them analyze and debug their code to improve performance of Direct3D applications. It’s intriguing to see that Microsoft have been making further updates to their SDK which has already helped several AAA games like Destiny and Grand Theft Auto 5 to achieve full 1080p resolution.

http://gamingbolt.com/xbox-one-december-sdk-update-allows-more-esram-control-new-api-improves-esram-performance

[rafaqat]

There it is right there in a nutshell folks.

classic angel.

[SeanR]

December SDK included big performance gains when accessing the ESRAM..

 

 

http://gamingbolt.com/xbox-one-december-sdk-update-allows-more-esram-control-new-api-improves-esram-performance

1080/30

Living the dream.

[rafaqat]

Here's a link to the Xbox Gamertag spreadsheet. Taken taken from the Titanfall thread. Please add yourself to it if you're missing.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EHykfNx3wKSen3j64cCP2Bgr9tusBPtPXkitPAPAMxM/edit?usp=sharing

[bignige]

Here's a link to the Xbox Gamertag spreadsheet. Taken taken from the Titanfall thread. Please add yourself to it if you're missing.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EHykfNx3wKSen3j64cCP2Bgr9tusBPtPXkitPAPAMxM/edit?usp=sharing

I'm on this twice. Once as me and again as wah wah!

[rafaqat]

I'm on this twice. Once as me and again as wah wah!

fixed

blame my fat fingers!

Copy pasta'd it but had to go through and remove spaces and ended up blanking yours out and then got distracted.

[jonnyalpha]

Project spark is now £10 in game. Is it worth a go at that price?

[Captain Kelsten]

Microsoft have announced they're reverting the recent promotional prices for Xbox ones. 'Hey, people are buying our console now, so we can afford to charge more!'

[SeanR]

Project spark is now £10 in game. Is it worth a go at that price?

dunno, but that's the price I ordered it at amazon. I mean, it's out of stock and everything... a tenner.

[Kryptonian]

Isn't a promotional price a discount for a while? Otherwise it would just be the price?

[Captain Kelsten]

Yes, but it's a bold decision to go back to the price they weren't selling at.

[footle]

Yes, but it's a bold decision to go back to the price they weren't selling at.

It's january, so no consoles are getting sold anyway, and they've no big releases for a while. They may as well go back up then have a "proper" price cut in March or something.

[rafaqat]

I suppose that makes a twisted bit of sense but if they keep doing that then I can see people will just hold off buying thinking the "real" price drop is round the corner.

[Varsity]

Here's a link to the Xbox Gamertag spreadsheet. Taken taken from the Titanfall thread. Please add yourself to it if you're missing.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EHykfNx3wKSen3j64cCP2Bgr9tusBPtPXkitPAPAMxM/edit?usp=sharing

Added!

[rafaqat]

Of course you won't

I'm in.

[Guest]

Raf, stick me on that list as well please. I can't edit it from my phone. Cheers.

[Super Craig]

Microsoft have announced they're reverting the recent promotional prices for Xbox ones. 'Hey, people are buying our console now, so we can afford to charge more!'

Presumably they want to actually make some money.

[rafaqat]

Raf, stick me on that list as well please. I can't edit it from my phone. Cheers.

Done

[CarloOos]

Fuck that, lets get him fired.

These Titanfall numbers are worrying...wish they'd hurry up with the xmas deal on it.

Wouldn't worry about TitanFall, it had thousands of players just before Christmas. If they're lower at the moment I can only assume it's because its nine months old and everyone's rinsing their Christmas games, myself included.

[DC Lemon]

I've been having a Titanfall and Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare Xmas. Even if they don't have the numbers of COD in its heyday, they're still holding steady. Long may it continue.

Then I went back to Advanced Warfare for the first time since November. It can have as many users online as it wants, it's already a joyless nightmare.

[angel]

Still no damn daily deal on TF Yup, AW is bobbins, im glad people are starting to agree.

[dr_manhattan^]

I can't decide between Shadow of Mordor or Dragon Age next, any recommendations between the two?

Cheers!

[mechamonkey]

Same here please Raf, can't edit on phone, gamer tag is "Mechamonkey Mk2"

[SeanR]

24hrs guys...

[Captain Kelsten]

Shadows of Mordor is basically assassin's creed in lord of the rings land, but with batman arkham style combat and a cool nemesis system. Dragon age is a really long bioware RPG with dreadful combat. Both are good for different reasons.

[dr_manhattan^]

Cheers!

[BitterToad]

24hrs guys...

Until?

[Transient Curse]

My point is Smartglass could easily do both those things. No need for a £60 peripheral.

I realised that you were lamenting that those features weren't functions of smartglass but since you'd already said you were considering a Kinect I thought it might be nice for you to know those features you are things Kinect offers.