Xbox One Console Thread

[sweetdaddyg]

Can it do anything like stream to another tv in the house?

I think you need a second kinect and have to pay a $40 fee for that...

[jonnatar]

Courtesy of Wired.

Whut?

That page they quote has mysteriously been taken down...

[Pekoe]

Zavvi have put a price on it at £399.99.

[Straps]

Apparently it's in 41 countries.

I meant at launch!

[Harsin]

Here's the text before it went poof.

Regarding "ALWAYS ON". Here's the official word from Microsoft:

Q: Does Xbox One require an “always on” Internet connection?

A: No, it does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the Internet. We’re designing Xbox One to be your all-in-one entertainment system that is connected to the cloud and always ready. We are also designing it so you can play games and watch Blu-ray movies and live TV if you lose your connection.

[daveodeth]

All its doing is putting a layer over your sky or virign. You still need all the same boxes but now youll need another box a kincet and a gold sub to make it work. They are putting more barriers infront of you watching tv.

It's how they treated GFWL on the PC, rather than a useful function to provide it's being a pain in the arse.

[sweetdaddyg]

I played some Halo 3 this afternoon. It was great.

you can't do that on xbox one

[SozzlyJoe]

The pathetic whimper of early or exclusive content for 2 of the most popular multimillion selling franchises worldwide.

Moneyhatting EA to leave bits out of the PS4 version of FIFA? Sounds pretty pathetic.

[Ferine]

Courtesy of Wired.

Whut?

I imagine it means that you can use the machine whilst your 'net is down, but to 'register' a new game you have to be connected before it installs to check/update ownership rights.

[Cthulhu Steev]

I think Ste Pickford posted on FB that Sony shares rocketed after the MS announcement.

If I remember right, Sony's shares also dropped after their February presentation.

[Straps]

Just thinking about that EA online pass thing. They got rid of online passes... because they were replaced with whole game passes.

[sweetdaddyg]

Moneyhatting EA to leave bits out of the PS4 version of FIFA? Sounds pretty pathetic.

EA are on their last legs anyways from the look of things

[barkbat]

And it has to go online to allow Microsoft to periodically sell your user data to various sponsors.

[footle]

15 new games.

Dance central 4

Halo 2 anniversary edition.

Microsoft Fitness

Windowsland

Forza

Pgr 5 renamed to look like a new ip

You're in a cartoon

sLips

Then some downloadable titles:

Minesweeper One

One Kinect Adventure

Spider One Solitaire

Etc.

[SaintM]

If I remember right, Sony's shares also dropped after their February presentation.

Did Microsofts go up at the same time?

[sweetdaddyg]

And it has to go online to allow Microsoft to periodically sell your user data to various sponsors.

confirmed for "botnet"

[Broker]

That removed page also said that there was a way to re-sell and trade games though...

[jiroczech]

All that time they gave to EA and Activision at the reveal, all that love-in shite was just for DLC exclusives or have I misunderstood?

[Dandy_Sephy]

You understood perfectly. It's normal Microsoft stuff through and through.

[Corleth the Fey]

Well that was pretty fucking awful, eh guys.

[therearerules]

Moneyhatting EA to leave bits out of the PS4 version of FIFA? Sounds pretty pathetic.

Maybe if you weep into Sony pyjamas, then yes, you'd damn their cruel and underhand tactics of paying for things (those bastards). But I notice even you agree its hardly a whimper.

[angel]

So this amazing new 2nd OS is basically...an HDMI switcher to feed my sky into, where i shout XBOX WATCH FOOTBALL instead of using the AV button on my remote. Because that's more efficient that hitting one button. The arrogance of the generational winner costing them the next gen will never ever be broken. Ever. And theyve also not divulged the specs either because they know the PS4 kills them.

400 quid saved. Next gen = PS4 alongside Xbox 360.

[deerokus]

It's how they treated GFWL on the PC, rather than a useful function to provide it's being a pain in the arse.

A very good analogy. GFWL somehow managed to bring the biggest drawbacks of console gaming and infuse it with the worst aspects of PC gaming. I once bought DLC on steam for a GFWL game. Instead of downloading in Steam, all I got was a CD key from Steam, for GFWL. Then I had to load the game via Steam. Wait for GFWL to load, since if you do so much as dare to play the game before GFWL has loaded it can fuck up your saves. Wait for GFWL to find my account. Wait for GFWL to decide my account was corrupt and re-download it, which took several minutes. Then find where to redeem the DLC key. Redeem it, and voila! Now I had to open yet another client for downloading DLC with, and keep both of those things open as well as the game and Steam while it downloaded (slowly).

Absolute horseshit.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

I've Sussed this out , It's all a massive con.

I have a couple of devices that I rely on more than any games console. I can watch Tv on em, play reasonably good games, surf the net....

Yes.

ipad and Nexus.

[ras el hanout]

No, they have more than that. They've also just announced 8 new exclusive IPs.

They sound great!

[Wroth]

I see now why EA have dropped the online pass. Microsoft have made it moot with the pre-owned block.

[jonamok]

150 minutes on from the close of the conference and I'm still fucking stunned.

Is this a blip we'll all forget? Or is the amazing Xbox brand really dying as we watch...

[SozzlyJoe]

Maybe if you weep into Sony pyjamas, then yes, you'd damn their cruel and underhand tactics of paying for things (those bastards). But I notice even you agree its hardly a whimper.

LOL. True, it's only pathetic, not a whimper. Happy now?

[therearerules]

They sound great!

To be fair, not all companies have the imagination to give us new gaming experiences like New Super Mario 2D Platformer U, or Wind Waker HD release.

[Vimster]

I'll bet you still have to use WMP to stream stuff off your PC too.

Oh well, my real Xbox One has XBMC on it, it's the ultimate entertainment content delivery unit.