Xbox One Console Thread

[Guest]

I'm in the market for an Xbox One and can't decide between the 500GB or 1TB model.

Apart from the matte vs gloss finish and obvious capacity differences, is there any other changes internally to sway me?

I'd buy the 500GB and then get the money together for a 5TB hard drive.

500GB isn't enough, and neither is 1TB.

EDIT - Yep, see above.

[Mr Do 71]

I'd buy the 500GB and then get the money together for a 5TB hard drive.

500GB isn't enough, and neither is 1TB.

EDIT - Yep, see above.

Which 5TB HDD would you go for?

[Guest]

Which 5TB HDD would you go for?

My external HDD is tied up plugged into the TV at the moment, so I'll leave that to others who have purchased one more recently.

But keep an eye on Hot UK Deals, as there's always something on there. As long as it's USB3, and is a well reviewed product from a reliable brand you should be ok.

[peeveen]

To be honest, neither 1tb or 500gb are enough.

Depends on your gaming habits. I've never gone past 20% usage on my 500GB model, but I'm one of those dinosaurs who rarely have more than a few games on the go at once.

[max renn]

@Ashmatuk

That's fine I have a 2tb for games and a 1tb for movies.

Sorry quote isn't working for me

[The Mighty Ash]

@Ashmatuk

That's fine I have a 2tb for games and a 1tb for movies.

Sorry quote isn't working for me

Thanks, thats good to know

[Guest]

Lego Marvel Super Heroes is currently £8 on Xbox Store. I've just purchased it, as I'm led to believe it's the best of the Lego games.

I've barely touched Lego Batman 3 though (not because it isn't great, I just haven't had the time), so I'm not sure when I'll get around to it.

[Clipper]

To be honest, neither 1tb or 500gb are enough. With both you are going to need an external HDD. So I would say, if you can get a fantastic deal oon a 500gb with some games, do that and chuck £40 into a 2TB external.

Ooh is someone doing a 2tb external usb3 for £40?

That could tempt me

[SqueakyG]

I got an Xbox One! I'm finally one of those extravagant people with two current-gen consoles. I'm very used to the PS4 now, so I'm trying to find all the same features and getting confused.

First impressions:

- The dashboard is a confusing mess compared to the PS4! The PS4 homescreen isn't perfect but at least it's simple. Windows "tiles" are a mess... they're never in the same place twice. Settings are all over the shop. I'll get used to it (or rather I won't -- apparently there's a massive update to the interface coming in November).

- It seems to run a lot quieter than the PS4 (my PS4 is one of the loud jet engine ones that everyone in the PS4 thread is trying to replace). I suppose the Bone pumps its hot air out of the top grille using a large fan. I'll have to see if more games push it to "jet engine" in muggy summer weather, but so far very quiet. Optical drive is quieter too.

- Installing a game is weird. It takes much longer than PS4, and seems to combine the disc transfer and the update download into a single progress bar with zero information. Apparently the "good advice" is to disconnect from Xbox Live before putting in a new disc, so that updates don't become part of the installation until you reconnect. If that's "good advice", Microsoft fucked up somewhere.

- Related to the above, I'm amazed there is no way to see download progress bars. I searched everywhere. The PS4 has a handy "Downloads" screen with precise download details (such as "Witcher 3 Update: 200.45MB / 7.35GB - 19 minutes remaining"). All items remain in the list afterwards for reference. I've always been very picky about monitoring exactly how much I'm downloading, and the lack of this info drives me mad.

- Interface: it's weird that the two buttons replacing Back and Start aren't even named (just symbols), and there's no information to tell you what they do. It seems there's all kinds of button presses and shortcuts you're just expected to know, with some fairly crucial controls hiding behind them.

- I'm used to the PS4's handy share options - screenshots and a constant 15-minute video buffer, with an easy way to transfer files to a USB stick. The Bone's recording options are harder to understand, and don't seem to be transferable to USB stick. No great loss, it's just a sweet extra on PS4.

- It's good that there's a suspend/resume mode, but I prefer the PS4's. On PS4 you can shut down in Rest Mode or shut down completely from the same popup menu. On Xbox One you must dig into the settings menus to find the switch between "Energy saving" or "Instant on".

So. I wonder which console will become my "main". I have a feeling I'm more comfortable with the PS4, and multiformat games often have the edge on PS4. But damn, it makes scary jet engine noises in warm weather. Maybe later in the year the Xbone will impress more -- the dashboard update might make things easier, and 360 emulation will be pretty cool.

[kradica1]

Did you try to get your noisy PS4 replaced?

[Guest]

I got an Xbox One! I'm finally one of those extravagant people with two current-gen consoles. I'm very used to the PS4 now, so I'm trying to find all the same features and getting confused.

First impressions:

- The dashboard is a confusing mess compared to the PS4! The PS4 homescreen isn't perfect but at least it's simple. Windows "tiles" are a mess... they're never in the same place twice. Settings are all over the shop. I'll get used to it (or rather I won't -- apparently there's a massive update to the interface coming in November).

- It seems to run a lot quieter than the PS4 (my PS4 is one of the loud jet engine ones that everyone in the PS4 thread is trying to replace). I suppose the Bone pumps its hot air out of the top grille using a large fan. I'll have to see if more games push it to "jet engine" in muggy summer weather, but so far very quiet. Optical drive is quieter too.

- Installing a game is weird. It takes much longer than PS4, and seems to combine the disc transfer and the update download into a single progress bar with zero information. Apparently the "good advice" is to disconnect from Xbox Live before putting in a new disc, so that updates don't become part of the installation until you reconnect. If that's "good advice", Microsoft fucked up somewhere.

- Related to the above, I'm amazed there is no way to see download progress bars. I searched everywhere. The PS4 has a handy "Downloads" screen with precise download details (such as "Witcher 3 Update: 200.45MB / 7.35GB - 19 minutes remaining"). All items remain in the list afterwards for reference. I've always been very picky about monitoring exactly how much I'm downloading, and the lack of this info drives me mad.

- Interface: it's weird that the two buttons replacing Back and Start aren't even named (just symbols), and there's no information to tell you what they do. It seems there's all kinds of button presses and shortcuts you're just expected to know, with some fairly crucial controls hiding behind them.

- I'm used to the PS4's handy share options - screenshots and a constant 15-minute video buffer, with an easy way to transfer files to a USB stick. The Bone's recording options are harder to understand, and don't seem to be transferable to USB stick. No great loss, it's just a sweet extra on PS4.

- It's good that there's a suspend/resume mode, but I prefer the PS4's. On PS4 you can shut down in Rest Mode or shut down completely from the same popup menu. On Xbox One you must dig into the settings menus to find the switch between "Energy saving" or "Instant on".

So. I wonder which console will become my "main". I have a feeling I'm more comfortable with the PS4, and multiformat games often have the edge on PS4. But damn, it makes scary jet engine noises in warm weather. Maybe later in the year the Xbone will impress more -- the dashboard update might make things easier, and 360 emulation will be pretty cool.

With regards to the UI, the Windows 10 update is arriving before the end of this year, and is a complete overhaul and a huge improvement.

Game installs can take some time, but there is a clear % complete shown. Installs might take a while, but Xbox Live is leagues ahead of PSN, and as such downloads happen much faster.

No matter the weather or the load, the Xbox One is silent. I am hugely impressed that Microsoft pulled that off.

There are a number of DVR options. I simply upload my videos to YouTube as I go. Best place for them. Miles better than messing about with USB sticks and whatnot.

Instant On is the way to go, I wouldn't worry about changing it. It hardly uses a lot of power.

With Xbox One you obviously have backwards compatibility too, which is a huge bonus.

Have you got Kinect? What about an external hard drive?

[Shook]

I've installed Win 10 via Bootcamp, but I can't get it to recognise my Wifi adapter - does anyone know a workaround? I want to get Xbox streaming running as soon as I can...

Yeah fish around and you'll find an official Apple page detailing which version of BCA you need for your model. I had to do this and everything worked afterwards. I'd link to it but am on my phone.

[TehStu]

What sort of grunt is required on the end machine for Win 10 streaming? Is the requirement that it's able to decode a HD video stream? I've got an old desktop upstairs, but want the XB1 downstairs. They'd both be on the same wired network, so I could run an HDMI cable from the desktop to the bedroom TV. It's also close enough proximity that I think the pad would continue to work directly with the XB1.

For reference, the upstairs TV is an old 720p, which I can't really justify getting shot of until it breaks or something.

[Guest]

I got an Xbox One! I'm finally one of those extravagant people with two current-gen consoles. I'm very used to the PS4 now, so I'm trying to find all the same features and getting confused.

First impressions:

- The dashboard is a confusing mess compared to the PS4! The PS4 homescreen isn't perfect but at least it's simple. Windows "tiles" are a mess... they're never in the same place twice. Settings are all over the shop. I'll get used to it (or rather I won't -- apparently there's a massive update to the interface coming in November).

- It seems to run a lot quieter than the PS4 (my PS4 is one of the loud jet engine ones that everyone in the PS4 thread is trying to replace). I suppose the Bone pumps its hot air out of the top grille using a large fan. I'll have to see if more games push it to "jet engine" in muggy summer weather, but so far very quiet. Optical drive is quieter too.

- Installing a game is weird. It takes much longer than PS4, and seems to combine the disc transfer and the update download into a single progress bar with zero information. Apparently the "good advice" is to disconnect from Xbox Live before putting in a new disc, so that updates don't become part of the installation until you reconnect. If that's "good advice", Microsoft fucked up somewhere.

- Related to the above, I'm amazed there is no way to see download progress bars. I searched everywhere. The PS4 has a handy "Downloads" screen with precise download details (such as "Witcher 3 Update: 200.45MB / 7.35GB - 19 minutes remaining"). All items remain in the list afterwards for reference. I've always been very picky about monitoring exactly how much I'm downloading, and the lack of this info drives me mad.

- Interface: it's weird that the two buttons replacing Back and Start aren't even named (just symbols), and there's no information to tell you what they do. It seems there's all kinds of button presses and shortcuts you're just expected to know, with some fairly crucial controls hiding behind them.

- I'm used to the PS4's handy share options - screenshots and a constant 15-minute video buffer, with an easy way to transfer files to a USB stick. The Bone's recording options are harder to understand, and don't seem to be transferable to USB stick. No great loss, it's just a sweet extra on PS4.

- It's good that there's a suspend/resume mode, but I prefer the PS4's. On PS4 you can shut down in Rest Mode or shut down completely from the same popup menu. On Xbox One you must dig into the settings menus to find the switch between "Energy saving" or "Instant on".

So. I wonder which console will become my "main". I have a feeling I'm more comfortable with the PS4, and multiformat games often have the edge on PS4. But damn, it makes scary jet engine noises in warm weather. Maybe later in the year the Xbone will impress more -- the dashboard update might make things easier, and 360 emulation will be pretty cool.

I think all the points you've mentioned there are only confusing because it's not what you're used to. Just give it some time and you'll be flying around the UI with no problems at all.

And then they'll change it to Windows 10.

[MattyP]

I've never been a huge fan of the XBO UI either. Think the problem is that it was designed around the Kinect. Since I got a Kinect its been a bit easier especially snapping apps on and off.

PS4 UI is simpler by a long shot but I do like the flexibility of the XBO one... the snap in feature is great. The upcoming revamp should hopefully make things a bit better...

[Mr Do 71]

I got an Xbox One! I'm finally one of those extravagant people with two current-gen consoles. I'm very used to the PS4 now, so I'm trying to find all the same features and getting confused.

First impressions:

- The dashboard is a confusing mess compared to the PS4! The PS4 homescreen isn't perfect but at least it's simple. Windows "tiles" are a mess... they're never in the same place twice. Settings are all over the shop. I'll get used to it (or rather I won't -- apparently there's a massive update to the interface coming in November).

- It seems to run a lot quieter than the PS4 (my PS4 is one of the loud jet engine ones that everyone in the PS4 thread is trying to replace). I suppose the Bone pumps its hot air out of the top grille using a large fan. I'll have to see if more games push it to "jet engine" in muggy summer weather, but so far very quiet. Optical drive is quieter too.

- Installing a game is weird. It takes much longer than PS4, and seems to combine the disc transfer and the update download into a single progress bar with zero information. Apparently the "good advice" is to disconnect from Xbox Live before putting in a new disc, so that updates don't become part of the installation until you reconnect. If that's "good advice", Microsoft fucked up somewhere.

- Related to the above, I'm amazed there is no way to see download progress bars. I searched everywhere. The PS4 has a handy "Downloads" screen with precise download details (such as "Witcher 3 Update: 200.45MB / 7.35GB - 19 minutes remaining"). All items remain in the list afterwards for reference. I've always been very picky about monitoring exactly how much I'm downloading, and the lack of this info drives me mad.

- Interface: it's weird that the two buttons replacing Back and Start aren't even named (just symbols), and there's no information to tell you what they do. It seems there's all kinds of button presses and shortcuts you're just expected to know, with some fairly crucial controls hiding behind them.

- I'm used to the PS4's handy share options - screenshots and a constant 15-minute video buffer, with an easy way to transfer files to a USB stick. The Bone's recording options are harder to understand, and don't seem to be transferable to USB stick. No great loss, it's just a sweet extra on PS4.

- It's good that there's a suspend/resume mode, but I prefer the PS4's. On PS4 you can shut down in Rest Mode or shut down completely from the same popup menu. On Xbox One you must dig into the settings menus to find the switch between "Energy saving" or "Instant on".

So. I wonder which console will become my "main". I have a feeling I'm more comfortable with the PS4, and multiformat games often have the edge on PS4. But damn, it makes scary jet engine noises in warm weather. Maybe later in the year the Xbone will impress more -- the dashboard update might make things easier, and 360 emulation will be pretty cool.

Just to to Games & Apps to see all your downloads progress.

[SqueakyG]

I may be the only person in the thread without Xbox Live Gold -- I stopped paying for it years ago in the 360 days because I didn't do enough online gaming to justify it. I'm simply more of a single-player gamer. I guess that's weird by today's standards.

So my shiny new XB1. Every time it starts up it shows a fullscreen nag about getting XBL Gold. There are at least two fullscreen pages to skip through in order to choose "Maybe later" and get to the dashboard. There's no "Don't ask again" option, and I can't find anything in the settings to make it stop.

The best advice I found by googling was: "LOL, just pay for Gold. The Xbox One was designed to be online, you can't do anything without it. Just buy Gold." Well that can fuck off. My PS4 doesn't nag me to get Plus every day.

[Boozy The Clown]

Sell it.

[footle]

I got an Xbox One! I'm finally one of those extravagant people with two current-gen consoles. I'm very used to the PS4 now, so I'm trying to find all the same features and getting confused.

First impressions:

- The dashboard is a confusing mess compared to the PS4! The PS4 homescreen isn't perfect but at least it's simple. Windows "tiles" are a mess... they're never in the same place twice. Settings are all over the shop. I'll get used to it (or rather I won't -- apparently there's a massive update to the interface coming in November).

- It seems to run a lot quieter than the PS4 (my PS4 is one of the loud jet engine ones that everyone in the PS4 thread is trying to replace). I suppose the Bone pumps its hot air out of the top grille using a large fan. I'll have to see if more games push it to "jet engine" in muggy summer weather, but so far very quiet. Optical drive is quieter too.

- Installing a game is weird. It takes much longer than PS4, and seems to combine the disc transfer and the update download into a single progress bar with zero information. Apparently the "good advice" is to disconnect from Xbox Live before putting in a new disc, so that updates don't become part of the installation until you reconnect. If that's "good advice", Microsoft fucked up somewhere.

- Related to the above, I'm amazed there is no way to see download progress bars. I searched everywhere. The PS4 has a handy "Downloads" screen with precise download details (such as "Witcher 3 Update: 200.45MB / 7.35GB - 19 minutes remaining"). All items remain in the list afterwards for reference. I've always been very picky about monitoring exactly how much I'm downloading, and the lack of this info drives me mad.

- Interface: it's weird that the two buttons replacing Back and Start aren't even named (just symbols), and there's no information to tell you what they do. It seems there's all kinds of button presses and shortcuts you're just expected to know, with some fairly crucial controls hiding behind them.

- I'm used to the PS4's handy share options - screenshots and a constant 15-minute video buffer, with an easy way to transfer files to a USB stick. The Bone's recording options are harder to understand, and don't seem to be transferable to USB stick. No great loss, it's just a sweet extra on PS4.

- It's good that there's a suspend/resume mode, but I prefer the PS4's. On PS4 you can shut down in Rest Mode or shut down completely from the same popup menu. On Xbox One you must dig into the settings menus to find the switch between "Energy saving" or "Instant on".

So. I wonder which console will become my "main". I have a feeling I'm more comfortable with the PS4, and multiformat games often have the edge on PS4. But damn, it makes scary jet engine noises in warm weather. Maybe later in the year the Xbone will impress more -- the dashboard update might make things easier, and 360 emulation will be pretty cool.

Settings -> network

There's more network statistics there than you'll ever need - KB downloaded per hour, KB downloaded over months, and if you're really pedantic a live view of the throughput you're getting from Xbox live.

(Which for me is often a few multiples more than from PSN!

[Guest]

I may be the only person in the thread without Xbox Live Gold -- I stopped paying for it years ago in the 360 days because I didn't do enough online gaming to justify it. I'm simply more of a single-player gamer. I guess that's weird by today's standards.

So my shiny new XB1. Every time it starts up it shows a fullscreen nag about getting XBL Gold. There are at least two fullscreen pages to skip through in order to choose "Maybe later" and get to the dashboard. There's no "Don't ask again" option, and I can't find anything in the settings to make it stop.

The best advice I found by googling was: "LOL, just pay for Gold. The Xbox One was designed to be online, you can't do anything without it. Just buy Gold." Well that can fuck off. My PS4 doesn't nag me to get Plus every day.

If you do get Gold, you get two free games every month. Yours forever, whether you keep Gold or not.

Given that you can get 12 months Gold for less than £20, do you not think that's a bargain for 24 games a year, on top of everything else?

[mdn2]

If you do get Gold, you get two free games every month. Yours forever, whether you keep Gold or not.

Given that you can get 12 months Gold for less than £20, do you not think that's a bargain for 24 games a year, on top of everything else?

You don't get to keep the Bone games, though. It's just 360 games. The Xbox One games are the same as PS Plus in that regard.

[Revival]

You get 48 playable games per year now as each months 2x 360 titles are immediately backwards compatible too.

[Jg15]

If you do get Gold, you get two free games every month. Yours forever, whether you keep Gold or not.

Given that you can get 12 months Gold for less than £20, do you not think that's a bargain for 24 games a year, on top of everything else?

Unfortunately the "yours forever" statement on the monthly Gold games isn't true. Like Plus you will only have access to those games whilst you have a Gold sub. Saying that this applies to Xbox One games only (I think). The 360 games are still yours to keep whether you have a Gold sub or not after downloading them.

Also a Gold sub for 12 months can be found for a decent price if you shop around (£25 is the best I have seen).

[AK Bell]

My xbox streaming to win 10 seems to have gone crap overnight. Not sure why.

I was using Wi-Fi, but it was coping really well passing all the tests. Now, crappy. Tried wiring the xbox into the router but no improvement.

I got some homeplugs lying around, but the wiring in this house is old so speeds are slow. It'll be a pain if I have to keep switching. Doubt it's interference too, since nothing else was on and my house isn't surrounded by much.

Anyone else notice a drop in quality? Might be a Windows update it something.

[Guest]

Yeah, I think the point to take is that Live just isn't for online multiplayer gaming these days. The free games, as mentioned above, are more than worth the entry price alone.

[HarryBizzle]

Depends on the Games. I used my free month to get Gears 3 and AC4 but haven't bothered activating my Live sub yet because this month's games do nothing for me. Generally, I think plus still offers the better games.

[Guest]

Maybe, but I don't think he's asking about Plus. I'm just trying to let him know there are more benefits to Live than online multiplayer.

[rafaqat]

Get EA Access. That's fantastic value for money.

[Clipper]

Also a Gold sub for 12 months can be found for a decent price if you shop around (£25 is the best I have seen).

Look harder cdkeys is invariably below that

http://www.cdkeys.com/xbox-live/memberships/12-month-xbox-live-gold-membership-xbox-360

£22 quid at the moment without the 5% off code

[Super Craig]

I may be the only person in the thread without Xbox Live Gold -- I stopped paying for it years ago in the 360 days because I didn't do enough online gaming to justify it. I'm simply more of a single-player gamer. I guess that's weird by today's standards.

So my shiny new XB1. Every time it starts up it shows a fullscreen nag about getting XBL Gold. There are at least two fullscreen pages to skip through in order to choose "Maybe later" and get to the dashboard. There's no "Don't ask again" option, and I can't find anything in the settings to make it stop.

The best advice I found by googling was: "LOL, just pay for Gold. The Xbox One was designed to be online, you can't do anything without it. Just buy Gold." Well that can fuck off. My PS4 doesn't nag me to get Plus every day.

I don't have it either and I don't get that. Odd.