Xbox One Thread

[Ramsay]

Surprised there's not a thread already

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/04/61893_10151579519551023_954519514_n-610x225.jpg

http://m.ie.ign.com/articles/2013/04/24/microsoft-confirms-next-gen-xbox-announcement-for-may-21st

[Ryan57]

So it exists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MS finally acknowledging it.

Hope MS don't disappoint.

[Patrick]

Next person I hear calling it '720' as if it's set in stone, is getting a smack though.

[Ramsay]

I'd rather it be called 720 than Gold

[Jarrod]

Oo my birthday.

[Black Dagger]

PS4 >

[Ramsay]

Give it a chance Lucas!!!!!!!!

[Scarlett.]

Not really interested in the next Xbox, they've gotten pretty crappy recently.

[Ramsay]

Give us free online1!!!1!!!
never gonna happen though D:

[Brother Leon]

The new one is just called "xBox" according to reports, which is confusing as **** :joker:

[Ramsay]

Nah surely they wouldnt call it the same name as the first Xbox, they would just confuse everyone lol

[Black Dagger]

Give it a chance Lucas!!!!!!!!

NO!!!!!!!

[Tom4784]

I'm not too hyped for it, the stuff I've been hearing about it have not been promising.

[Ryan57]

The new one is just called "xBox" according to reports, which is confusing as **** :joker:

Has also been rumoured to be called Xbox Infinity.

[Ryan57]

http://www.polygon.com/2013/4/26/4268782/next-xbox-drm-achievements-live

[Ryan57]

Xbox 8 also trademarked.

[Ryan57]

IllumiRoom demo.

Short demo.

0qyM5kRU-KM#!

Full demo.

nGGMv9RnJIA


Looks really good. Loved the snow effect.

[Samm]

I'd rather it be called 720 than Gold

same

[Ryan57]

http://kotaku.com/the-next-gen-xbox-is-getting-a-hell-of-an-exclusive-so-484785241

The game doesn't appeal to me, with that said, this was interesting...

We've heard from other sources that Microsoft is not where they want to be at this point in the pre-launch development of Durango. A reliable source—one who was not part of our reporting about the Respawn game—tells us that Microsoft is as much as six months behind in producing content for the new console, despite an expected late-2013 launch. Another tells us that Microsoft recently cancelled several internal next-gen projects because they were not coming together as hoped. These sources have told us that, comparatively, Sony is in better shape and further along with hardware and software development for PlayStation 4.


We'd also heard from an industry insider that Microsoft was aggressively trying to sign exclusive games for Durango. Given the lack of internal development at Microsoft—their internal studios, while talented, are outnumbered by those of Sony and Nintendo—and given some of the apparent recent stumbles and slowdowns internally, signing an exclusive Respawn-EA game would suit the Durango quite well.

[Brother Leon]

No need for a new thread. Strong rumours it is called xBox Fusion.

[Ryan57]

Nearly May 21st. http://www.abload.de/img/0070_nqcgj.gif

[Ryan57]

Today is the day.

http://i.imgur.com/MV8RJp5.jpg

http://www.robleydesign.com/misc/MI3-Kazification.gif

http://i.imgur.com/58KiUEs.gif

[Tom4784]

I think it starts at 5 or 6. It'll be streamed pretty much everywhere I think.

[Ryan57]

5pm. Can catch it on Xbox.com and IGN. GameTrailers also.

Edit: It's 6pm. Thought it was 5pm. FFS!

[Marc]

Well this is dragging out

[Ryan57]

Well this is dragging out

Feel a twat for thinking it was 5.

[Marc]

I would too tbh

[Ramsay]

yeah, bit embarrassing for you ryan

[Tom4784]

We're all judging you.

[Marc]

Got yourself into a reeeet mess here Ryan.. only a poo thread will help you now

[Marcus.]

oh it sound fab

[arista]

Yes PS4 and New XBox are using new 3-D Beam Circuits
giving controls better angles

[arista]

Feel a twat for thinking it was 5.


USA Time

[Ryan57]

Got yourself into a reeeet mess here Ryan.. only a poo thread will help you now

Actually had a poo about half an hour ago. Willing to make a thread if you want. :evilgrin:

[Drew.]

looking forwards to seeing the fifa 14 part

[Black Dagger]

PS4 >>>

hehehehe

[Ramsay]

Xbox One, jesus christ lol..

[Stu]

You don't listen to Deadmau5 you ****ing penis.

[Black Dagger]

lol.

[Black Dagger]

Stu :love:

[Tom4784]

If I want to watch TV I'll just press a button, I don't need an overpriced piece of **** to do it for me.

[Tom4784]

This is so ****ing pointless, it's just laziness embodied. Give me some games or get the **** out.

[Tom4784]

Why the **** would you want to watch a trailer at the same time as you're watching a film? Pointless.

[Ryan57]

Piss off Microsoft. Twats.

It's such a struggle for me to press buttons to switch to things. Thank you, MS. Forget games. All about entertainment.

Dicks.

[Ryan57]

17 minutes gone, no games. Nice!

[Stu]

They'll spunk all over us by pulling out loads of like classss games later on. maybe.

but they wont have TimeSplitters 4 will they. So sod it.

[Tom4784]

15 minutes in and we haven't seen any ****ing gameplay. I thought this was meant to be a console? Not a lazy tool for morbidly obese people.

[Tom4784]

No Microsoft, we don't need to see that again.

[Tom4784]

See how easy that is? NO NEED TO THINK OR DO ANYTHING ANYMORE.

[Drew.]

it is pretty cool.. but it seems they are concentrating on entertainment more than gaming now

[Ryan57]

Specs it seems. Thank f u c k.

[Tom4784]

I don't care how it works, I want to see some godamn gameplay.

[Ryan57]

8gb of Ram. No mention of what type. Rofl.

[Tom4784]

I'm giving it five more minutes and then I'm out.

[Ryan57]

I'm giving it five more minutes and then I'm out.

Don't miss out on Kinect sensor rofl.

[Ryan57]

http://i.imgur.com/amn36.gif

[Tom4784]

I think it's safe to say that PS4 has got the next generation won already.

[Ryan57]

Live Gold paid for still, it appears. Dicks.

[Tom4784]

Half an hour into it....and not a single second of gameplay.

[Tom4784]

Oh yay...EA....

[Ryan57]

Not even proper gameplay from EA. FIFA looked fantastic graphically but it's whether it'll look like that in game.

[Ryan57]

Great, 'effin gameplay trailer of Forza. Total **** so far from MS.

[Ryan57]

15 exclusives in the first year, eight new IPs. This is more like it!

Edit: Back to television, ffs!

[Black Dagger]

PS4 seem to have got it right with gimmicks, and their games. Their games are solid as **** and we still haven't heard a peep out of a potential Uncharted game.

What have we really got to look forward to here? More Halo, Forza (I don't do driving games) and Skype (HELLO, I HAVE A LAPTOP xo)

Hmm at the 15 exclusives, I'm sold on the PS4 for now, depends how they look and play and appeal to me.

[Stu]

Why is your sig so awesome? I can't put my finger on it ...

[Tom4784]

I don't want TV to become social, I like to watch the TV, not talk through it.

[Tom4784]

**** off Halo.

[Drew.]

breaking bad and band of brothers mentioned, what a hero

[Black Dagger]

Why is your sig so awesome? I can't put my finger on it ...

Could it be because it features the likes of Jon Moxley, Tyler Black and Leakee :amazed: ? Otherwise known as Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, otherwise known as The Shield :love:

[Tom4784]

*announces a Halo TV Series, shows nothing of it*

GG Microsoft.

[Tom4784]

**** about Smartglass, no one ****ing cares.

[Tom4784]

FFS no one cares about COD.

[Ryan57]

CoD. This a new IP?

/sarcasm

[Petershaw1984]

i want one now. looks ace

[Tom4784]

How full of yourself must you be to refer to your own studio as 'iconic'?

[Tom4784]

I'm out, I've had enough.

[Black Dagger]

I hate COD as well, overrated ****e, that being an exclusive? does nothing for me either lolol /fussygamer

[Drew.]

i havent enjoyed COD for a couple of years now but that looked impressive

[Ryan57]

Brilliant. Will definitely be watching this again on demand.

Blew Sony out the water with all the non-game stuff.

[Ryan57]

MS stock prices have gone down. Sony's up. Rofl. Nice one MS.

[Ramsay]

Funny that PS4 didnt even show the console but they had a waaaay better conference than that..i know E3 is just around the corner and they are just saving it for that but still..they focused way too much on ''THIS IS THE ALL IN ONE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM TV INTERNET SKYPE BLAH BLAH'' than the games

[Ramsay]

And its obvious that that dog is only in the new call of duty to give the player an emotional response when he dies..blah

[Ryan57]

Funny that PS4 didnt even show the console but they had a waaaay better conference than that..i know E3 is just around the corner and they are just saving it for that but still..they focused way too much on ''THIS IS THE ALL IN ONE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM TV INTERNET SKYPE BLAH BLAH'' than the games

We hope they'll show tons of games at E3 but, you just never know with MS nowadays.

Seems the ram is GGDR3. Advantage to Sony there.

[Ryan57]

Always on not mandatory, thank goodness.

[Brother Leon]

What I miss then?

[Ramsay]

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/407912/microsoft-confirms-pre-owned-fee-for-xbox-one/

FUCCK THAT

[Ryan57]

What I miss then?

MS spouting TV crap. Barely anything about games.

Not always on.
Used games require a fee after first use.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yE_tG1eM0yk/T6sRrzFJMLI/AAAAAAAAA2w/HTysJbvxFzk/s1600/angry-child1.jpg

[Ramsay]

What I miss then?

nothing really, they spent about 90% of the time trying to sell it as your new tv and only 10% of it about games..and there wasent even any gameplay footage

[Ryan57]

Xbox One Is Not Always Online, But Seems To Restrict Used Games

The next Xbox won't require an Internet connection to function, but could very well block used games, unless you feel like paying Microsoft some extra cash.

Wired got a look at Xbox One before today's big reveal, and they say that games will require installation to use. “On the new Xbox, all game discs are installed to the HDD to play,” Microsoft told them.

But games will be tied to an Xbox Live account, Wired reveals—or else you'd just be able to pass games around to everyone you know. And if you want to link a game to a second account, you'll have to pay a fee:

What follows naturally from this is that each disc would have to be tied to a unique Xbox Live account, else you could take a single disc and pass it between everyone you know and copy the game over and over. Since this is clearly not going to happen, each disc must then only install for a single owner.

Microsoft did say that if a disc was used with a second account, that owner would be given the option to pay a fee and install the game from the disc, which would then mean that the new account would also own the game and could play it without the disc.

But what if a second person simply wanted to put the disc in and play the game without installing – and without paying extra? In other words, what happens to our traditional concept of a “used game”? This is a question for which Microsoft did not yet have an answer, and is surely something that game buyers (as well as renters and lenders) will want to know.
Wired also asked what we've all been wondering: will the console be online-only? The answer: it depends.

And what of the persistent rumors that Xbox One games will be “always online” – that is, that single-player games would require a constant online connection to function? As it turns out, those rumors were not unfounded, but the reality is not so draconian. Xbox One will give game developers the ability to create games that use Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service, which means that they might be able to offload certain computing tasks to the cloud rather than process them on the Xbox One hardware itself. This would necessitate the game requiring a connection.

Are developers forced to create games that have these online features, and are thus not playable offline? They are not, Xbox exec Whitten said to Wired — but “I hope they do.” So the always-online future may come in incremental steps.
So it's up to the developer. Some games may require an Internet connection; some may not. The future of always-online remains hazy.

All but out myself. Or use it only for exclusives.

[Ramsay]

so going over to your friends house and bringing a game to play is all but over

[Ryan57]

so going over to your friends house and bringing a game to play is all but over

Must be. Unless there's some way you can sign into your account but then, Kinect signs you in via face recognition so I'm not sure.

Another issue is, there's no stern confirmation that Sony won't be doing the same thing.

[Brother Leon]

Exclusive Fifa content apparently? And UFC looked sick apparently?


NBA looked ****e I heard though.

[Ryan57]

Exclusive Fifa content apparently? And UFC looked sick apparently?


NBA looked ****e I heard though.

Ultimate Team crap. Not revealed what it was though. UFC was part of the EA montage. No firm gameplay of anything.

[Ramsay]

Another issue is, there's no stern confirmation that Sony won't be doing the same thing.

Yeah that's true actually..just will have to hope for the best :(

[Ryan57]

So here's more bull****. It's sounding like more than one person can't play a game on the same console without the people after the first activator paying.

OMFG!

[Brother Leon]

UFC and Madden Looks hot. Just going off Screenshots though.

[billy123]

You also have to buy the Kinect to be able to operate the console and theres no backwards compatibility with 360 games.
Those things along with destroying the pre-owned market is enough to put me off.

Also running three different operating systems at the same time sounds like asking for trouble they are trying to target too many markets at once it will be jack of all trades master of none.

How much money are they wanting for this thing?

[Scarlett.]

Standard Xbox crap, I mean from what I heard of the presentation, it was basically the crap they've been pushing at the past few E3's, Kinect, Bing, Windows blah blah blah

PS4 did their presentation way better, focusing on stuff that gamers actually care about (e.g. being able to play games as they download).

No doubt Xbox One will have the same Xbox Live system.

[Ramsay]

Seems the whole having to pay a fee after installing a game is false
https://twitter.com/XboxSupport/status/336936354913071104

[Scarlett.]

http://i.imgur.com/ME5Y8Xf.jpg

[Scarlett.]

The Xbox One doesn't have to be online all the time, but it does have to be online. Not just once in a while—once a day, according to Microsoft vice president Phil Harrison.

In a Q&A on their press site for the new Xbox, Microsoft tackles the always-on question with a strangely-worded answer: "No, it does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the Internet."

At the event in Redmond today, Kotaku boss Stephen Totilo asked Phil Harrison for clarification on this. And what Harrison told us might not please people who enjoy playing Xbox on military bases or other locations without Internet.

"There are many devices in your life that require the Internet to function," he said. "Xbox One is no different in that it requires, at some point in the beginning and at various times through its on state, to connect to our cloud and to our Internet. That is to deliver Xbox Live functionality, that is to deliver download content to you, that is to deliver some of the innovations around TV and entertainment that we showed today. But it doesn’t require it to be online all the time."

So how often does it check your connection? "Depends on the experience," Harrison said.

"For single-player games that don’t require connectivity to Xbox Live, you should be able to play those without interruption should your Internet connection go down. Blu-ray movies and other downloaded entertainment should be accessible when your Internet connection may be interrupted. But the device is fundamentally designed to be expanded and extended by the Internet as many devices are today."

And here's the bombshell:

Kotaku: If I’m playing a single player game, do I have to be online at least once per hour or something like that? Or can I go weeks and weeks?

Harrison: I believe it’s 24 hours.

Kotaku: I’d have to connect online once every day.

Harrison: Correct.

So the system is built to work even if your Internet connection goes down, but you still have to be connected at least once a day to use it, according to Harrison. We're not sure exactly what would happen if you don't connect once per day—and that timeframe could change—but this doesn't sound good for anyone who was hoping to use Xbox One without an Internet connection.

Kotaku

So while it's not always on, its nearly always on.

[Joelle.]

Too bad it's ugly as ****. Looks like a Betamax...
The 360 S >

[Scarlett.]

The Xbox 360 S does look asthetically better, but I'd rather have a bigger uglier console if it meant that there wouldnt be any Red ring of death type of issues. The original 360 had RRoD issues due to it being so small and overheating.

[Brother Leon]

Really don't care how a console looks. I'm not making love to it :joker:.....Honestly, I don't :p

[billy123]

Seems the whole having to pay a fee after installing a game is false
https://twitter.com/XboxSupport/status/336936354913071104This is damage limitation it was Microsoft that told the press about the second user fee and then after seeing the reaction to it after the conference announced on twitter thats not the case but have now told the press this utter garbled mess.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-22-phil-harrison-tries-again-to-clarify-game-ownership-second-hand-sales-and-always-online-in-xbox-one

Once you install the game after buying it you can only play the game on machines that have permission to sign onto your xbox account i.e. you could take the game to your friends house install it on his xbox but then you would have to sign onto your xbox account on his machine to be able to play it he would have to buy it still if he wanted to play the game on his own account.

This still destroys the used games market although microsoft say they will announce in due course a way in which you could sell your games (which is expected to be an exclusive deal with a games retailer that means you can only sell it to them)

They can keep it i think i will wait until the thing gets cracked and patched in a way that allows me to use it how i see fit if i want to sell a game i have bought and played on ebay i will if they dont allow it i wont be buying it in the first place.

[Ryan57]

Seems the whole having to pay a fee after installing a game is false
https://twitter.com/XboxSupport/status/336936354913071104

Tweets below the main one don't exactly back it up.

You also have to buy the Kinect to be able to operate the console and theres no backwards compatibility with 360 games.
Those things along with destroying the pre-owned market is enough to put me off.

Also running three different operating systems at the same time sounds like asking for trouble they are trying to target too many markets at once it will be jack of all trades master of none.

How much money are they wanting for this thing?

Kinect is bundled with it.

And that article from Chewy is just ridiculous (ridiculous from MS, not Chewy :p). There are people that don't have the internet still.
Also, my ISP had a problem in the area last week. Having to connect at least once a day seems a bit problematic if something like last week were to occur again.

'effin MS!

[billy123]

I think i heard them mention that you could watch tv on it (if you plugged your cable box into it) but i can already watch tv and a sports deal with the nfl so you can bring up stats and clips lol nfl sucks and they hinted at a cod game with a free dog.

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I never buy a console within a year of its release anyway and it really didnt tell us much but it was probably the most underwhelming reveal i have ever seen i didnt see a lot to like but there seemed a lot to put me off so time will tell but i really dont think ms wil be happy with how this is shaping up either.

[Ryan57]

It was totally ridiculous how they showed more non-game related than they did games. Makes it seem like an all new set top box that has an added feature of playing games.

Hopefully it was a case of getting this crap out the way and talk games at E3. Although, knowing MS, I'm not getting my hopes up. :idc:

[arista]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/21/xbox-one-microsoft-unveils-console

[Scarlett.]

It was totally ridiculous how they showed more non-game related than they did games. Makes it seem like an all new set top box that has an added feature of playing games.

Hopefully it was a case of getting this crap out the way and talk games at E3. Although, knowing MS, I'm not getting my hopes up. :idc:

It's been the same at Microsoft for the past few years, for the past three years at Xbox's E3 it's basically been "So this is what were bringing to the dashboard this year" and "Kinect games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Ryan57]

It's been the same at Microsoft for the past few years, for the past three years at Xbox's E3 it's basically been "So this is what were bringing to the dashboard this year" and "Kinect games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Indeed. Ever since 'effin Kinect. But I hoped they'd get back to games next gen. So far, that doesn't seem like it'll happen. They have to bring it at E3 games wise.

Have a feeling it could be pricey with the addition of Kinect. That 'effin thing!

[lostalex]

It really is an ugly thing. It looks like an 80's style VCR.

It makes me want to buy a Wii U

[Ryan57]

I actually like the look of it, xD. And the controller.

[Scarlett.]

Do people really buy consoles based on how they look? lol

[Ryan57]

Do people really buy consoles based on how they look? lol

Peter Molyneux said last night, 'I sometimes buy things purely on the way they look'. :p

But no, I don't really care what it looks like personally. It's just better when something does look nice.

[Drew.]

Do people really buy consoles based on how they look? lol

i think size matters but couldnt really care how it looks, mines behind my tv anyway and it cant be seen

[lostalex]

Do people really buy consoles based on how they look? lol

Well if a company can't even bother to spend money on design, then you can assume they also didn't spend much on development. Quality isn't JUST about aesthetics, but design and aesthetics does say something about the quality of a product. High quality products do usually bother to put money into design.

In this case, it does seem that xbox is just rushing to beat PS4 to the market place, and has obviously sacrificed a lot, just to get to the market first.

[Ryan57]

Well if a company can't even bother to spend money on design, then you can assume they also didn't spend much on development. Quality isn't JUST about aesthetics, but design and aesthetics does say something about the quality of a product. High quality products do usually bother to put money into design.

In this case, it does seem that xbox is just rushing to beat PS4 to the market place, and has obviously sacrificed a lot, just to get to the market first.

Well design is down to opinion. So I wouldn't say that means they maybe didn't spend much on development. The specs are scarce at the moment, unfortunately.

[Black Dagger]

i think size matters but couldnt really care how it looks, mines behind my tv anyway and it cant be seen

ooh errr hehehehe

[Drew.]

ooh errr hehehehe

i put a £10 bet on that you'd be the first one to reply to that :laugh:

[Ryan57]

i put a £10 bet on that you'd be the first one to reply to that :laugh:

I was going to myself. :p

Was going to put it's all about technique but didn't deem it to fit in with item in question. :(

[Drew.]

:laugh: maybe next time Ryan

[GiRTh]

MS getting hammered in their twitter account. Denying everything their rep said. People are pointing out that it was their official rep and IGN who said these things.

https://twitter.com/XboxSupport3/status/336924786410278912

Ms have always been a very arrogant company but surely they must realise they don't have the power they used to have. They cant dictate to the whole market the way they used to.

[Ryan57]

MS getting hammered in their twitter account. Denying everything their rep said. People are pointing out that it was their official rep and IGN who said these things.

https://twitter.com/XboxSupport3/status/336924786410278912

Ms have always been a very arrogant company but surely they must realise they don't have the power they used to have. They cant dictate to the whole market the way they used to.

Their arrogance is partly what destroyed them in Japan. That market can be forgotten about. This gen they had the consumers to begin with, but it'd be ridiculous if they think they can pull off a Sony E3 2005. Sony had tremendous power back then.

[Ryan57]

Ryse has been confirmed as a One exclusive. It was rumoured, but is now confirmed. So that's one of the 15 exclusive games. Forza also. And the Remedy game is probably in that 15 releasing in the first year of the console.

[Ramsay]

Cant forget Halo

[Ryan57]

Cant forget Halo

I was saying what we knew existed, KARL! :suspect:

[Ryan57]

Major Nelson doing a live Q&A.

40 improvements to the controller. Would like a list of those 40.

Supports 3D and 4K. Probably won't be capable of doing 4K.

[Ryan57]

No support for CRT TVs. SMH. I did wonder if this would happen.

[Iceman]

Also LOLOLOLOLOL at them claiming they won this generations console wars....released a year before PS3 and the PS3 outsold them.... I was genuinely gonna jump ship to xbone had this been a good reveal....

[Scarlett.]

http://download.gamezone.com/uploads/image/data/1146853/reddit3.jpg

Lol

[Ryan57]

http://download.gamezone.com/uploads/image/data/1146853/reddit3.jpg

Lol

XD.

Last night Major Asshole was asked by someone why it won't play 360 games. And he cited a focus on new games and new experiences with the infinite power of the cloud. Rofl.

'Infinite power' yet can't play 360 games. Makes sense.

Guys over at NeoGAF were pissing themselves at the 'infinite power' line. :joker:

[Scarlett.]

I hate that term
"The infiiiiiiiiiiiinate power of the clooooooooooooud"

It's like....what the heck does that even mean? Also, cloud technology doesn't mean **** to people who don't have a good internet connection.

[Ryan57]

I hate that term
"The infiiiiiiiiiiiinate power of the clooooooooooooud"

It's like....what the heck does that even mean? Also, cloud technology doesn't mean **** to people who don't have a good internet connection.

Indeed. Except for backing up saves. Infinite power is total nonsense anyway. As Sony are going with Cloud technology also, which will see BC yet MS' aren't.

Makes sense. Such an arrogant company, really. Don Mattrick deeming those who want BC to be 'backwards'.

[Brother Leon]

The Cloud thing means even though games are tied to your profile, you can pay them on different consoles in your home or at your Friend's etc, due to "The Power Of The Cloud" lol.

[Ryan57]

The Cloud thing means even though games are tied to your profile, you can pay them on different consoles in your home or at your Friend's etc, due to "The Power Of The Cloud" lol.

A disc is needed to play the game elsewhere still.

Edit: Cloud is basically for backing up saves and streaming. MS said it can do some computational duties but that could be BS.

[Ryan57]

Microsoft say, 'It’s also been stated that the Xbox One is ten times more powerful than the Xbox 360, so we’re effectively 40 times greater than the Xbox 360 in terms of processing capabilities [using the cloud].'

http://i.imgur.com/zX0TA.gif

[Tregard]

Good lord the Xbox One looked turrible :/ The Final Bosman (http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/9ezteb/the-final-bosman-go-home--xbox) on the conference really summed things up nicely.

And yeah, Microsoft's constant cloud talk is reminding me of this:

KNYo69XiDfA

[Ryan57]

Good lord the Xbox One looked turrible :/ The Final Bosman (http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/9ezteb/the-final-bosman-go-home--xbox) on the conference really summed things up nicely.

And yeah, Microsoft's constant cloud talk is reminding me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNYo69XiDfA

Video isn't showing.

Just need to delete everything but KNYo69XiDfA part of the video. :)

[Tregard]

Video isn't showing.

Just need to delete everything but KNYo69XiDfA part of the video. :)

Aaah, keep forgetting about that. Thanks :)

[Ryan57]

I think this video shows that video shows the infinite power of the cloud.

[Ramsay]

Forza have leaked what the Xbox One boxes will look like

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/05/BK-aashCEAEG1sm-610x831.jpg

I cant tell from that angle if it will be same size as the 360 or like the PS3 boxes..if they are smart they will make them small like the PS3/Blu Ray

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2013/05/23/forza-5-cover-reveals-xbox-one-box-art-design

[Ryan57]

Forza have leaked what the Xbox One boxes will look like

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/05/BK-aashCEAEG1sm-610x831.jpg

I cant tell from that angle if it will be same size as the 360 or like the PS3 boxes..if they are smart they will make them small like the PS3/Blu Ray

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2013/05/23/forza-5-cover-reveals-xbox-one-box-art-design

Seems like 360 ones to me.

[Scarlett.]

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[Scarlett.]

A new patent filed by Microsoft suggests that Kinect will monitor the number of viewers in a room and if necessary give content providers the option to charge a license fee should there be too many viewers.

According to Extreme Tech, the abstract from the patent states, "The users consuming the content on a display device are monitored so that if the number of user-views licensed is exceeded, remedial action may be taken."

You can't really get much clearer than that.

The patent can limit the number of performances within a set time period, limit the viewers and allows for Microsoft to continually monitor viewers for "when performance of the content to an identified user exceeds a threshold."

Microsoft's patent will also cover head-mounted devices, large screens, gaming and media products, computers, and even mobile phones.

You can check out the patent here.

Big brother is watching it seems.

Shopto (http://www.shopto.net/news/42889/Microsofts-latest-trademark-is-watching-you/?utm_source=ShopToNews&utm_medium=facebook)

Okay, I swear Xbox wants us to dislike them now.

[Tom4784]

It's like they're trying to flop on purpose.

[Black Dagger]

They will be ringing up everybody whose had a previous XBox console telling them to buy a PS4 next.

[GiRTh]

Its cuz MS still think they can dictate to the market.

The idea that they're suddenly gonna charge for something that has never been charged before shows their total arrogance. Hopefully the gaming community will all defect to their rivals.

There are very few worthy exclusive MS releases and one of those (Gears of War) has just produced the worse game they've made in almost a decade. Most people online are playing the previous iteration. LOL

This is not going well for MS. Its about time they realised where they re in the market and that they're not the leaders they once were.

[Ryan57]

Retailers will be free to charge whatever they wish for pre-owned Xbox One games, but both Microsoft and publishers will take a percentage cut of every sale.

Retail sources have told MCV that Microsoft has this week briefed key retail partners on how it intends to take ownership of the pre-owned market.

This is how we’ve been told it will all work:

A gamer walks into a retailer and hands over the game they wish to sell. This will only be possible at retailers who have agreed to Microsoft’s T&Cs and more importantly integrated Microsoft’s cloud-based Azure pre-owned system into its own.

The game is then registered as having been traded-in on Microsoft’s system. The consumer who handed it over will subsequently see the game wiped from their account – hence the until now ambiguous claim from Phil Harrison that the Xbox One would have to ‘check in’ to Microsoft’s servers every 24 hours.

The retailer can then sell the pre-owned game at whatever price they like, although as part of the system the publisher of the title in question will automatically receive a percentage cut of the sale. As will Microsoft. The retailer will pocket the rest.

Unconfirmed reports on ConsoleDeals.co.uk suggest that retail’s slice will be as little as ten per cent. That’s a significant cut from what it has become accustomed to from pre-owned sales and more in line with what they would receive from the sale of a new game – hence, the value of the pre-owned market to the retailer is effectively destroyed.

These same unconfirmed reports also suggest that the activation cost for consumers buying or borrowing pre-owned software will be £35.

When contacted by MCV Microsoft responded with the following statement: “We know there is some confusion around used games on Xbox One and wanted to provide a bit of clarification on exactly what we’ve confirmed.

"While there have been many potential scenarios discussed, we have only confirmed that we designed Xbox One to enable our customers to trade in and resell games at retail. Beyond that, we have not confirmed any specific scenarios. Another piece of clarification around playing games at a friend’s house – should you choose to play your game at your friend’s house, there is no fee to play that game while you are signed in to your profile.”

UPDATE: Many readers are asking whether the £35 will be additional cost on top of the price of buying the game. No, we believe that the £35 figure – which is not our number, incidentally – would cover the entire transaction. If correct this would leave retail with a cut per sale of around £3.50.

£35. ROFL!

This and the Kinect **** above. And their arrogance in thinking they can sell upward of 1 billion units is making me hate this company right now.

[Ramsay]

Okay, I swear Xbox wants us to dislike them now.

That has to be a piss take..it has to be

[lostalex]

atleast it plays blu-ray? :shrug:

[GiRTh]

MS are just about arrogant enough to try this. If they pull this off then the gaming world is over.

[Scarlett.]

atleast it plays blu-ray? :shrug:

A Sony technology :joker:

[Scarlett.]

The Military arent interested in the Xbox One

Navy Lt. Scott Metcalf was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Xbox One. Now he’s not even sure if he’ll buy one.

Indeed, for many in the military, the next-gen Xbox console may offer more endemic frustration than grand epic gaming, particularly for those deployed downrange, aboard ships and stationed overseas.

Xbox One, Microsoft’s much-anticipated new console, got its big reveal at the Electronic Entertainment Expo gamers’ convention in Los Angeles. Company honchos are confident it will come to dominate living rooms over the next decade not only as the gaming delivery vehicle of choice, but also with a barrage of other content, including a suite of apps, streaming video and music.

There’s one big but, however: To get all this entertainment awesomeness, the console will have to check in online with the Microsoft mothership at least once a day.

“With Xbox One you can game offline for up to 24 hours on your primary console, or one hour if you are logged on to a separate console accessing your library. Offline gaming is not possible after these prescribed times until you re-establish a connection,” an Xbox spokesperson tell Military Times.

Army Times (http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130614/OFFDUTY02/306140030/New-Xbox-sin-against-all-service-members-)

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/886093b6c2602a645ed161c09fa982b2/tumblr_mof25qHIba1qzj25uo1_500.png

rofl

[Black Dagger]

idgi? I assume that means you can't play your games at all? Are they just being wankers for fun now lol.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i think so

so basically if you get banned from xbl the games you paid for become worthless because you won't even be able to sell them or pass them on as you need to transfer the licence over xbl

i actually cannot believe how ****ing dumb they are like seriously i could probably do a better job running the company

[Black Dagger]

The fact people will actually invest in this... lol

I'm not even a Sony fan-boy, I enjoyed the 360 and Xbox in general, but I love the fact they've messed up and Sony will continue to get stronger, they haven't even revealed any possible strong exclusives yet.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

sunset overdrive does look flawless

and dead rising 3 but that will probably be a timed exclusive

i still wouldn't buy one anyway

ps4 >

[Ryan57]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/886093b6c2602a645ed161c09fa982b2/tumblr_mof25qHIba1qzj25uo1_500.png

rofl

Major Nelson said the opposite. The contradiction about the One has been ridiculous from MS.

[Scarlett.]

Major Nelson is annoying, in every interview, he is asked if one day the Xbox One will still work 7-10 years after the Xbox 4 is out, he just says "well the Xbox One isnt even out yet so why are you asking lol lol lol lol" he's a question dodger.

[Scarlett.]

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[Ryan57]

Major Nelson is annoying, in every interview, he is asked if one day the Xbox One will still work 7-10 years after the Xbox 4 is out, he just says "well the Xbox One isnt even out yet so why are you asking lol lol lol lol" he's a question dodger.

Yeah, has been dodging the subject. Probably because MS don't know for sure what their plan is yet.

[Iceman]

Xbox One's multiplayer is currently unavailable in the UK.

The official Xbox Live status page has revealed that players cannot join others online.

First image of the Xbox One
© Microsoft
Xbox One's multiplayer is currently down


As well as multiplayer, users cannot redeem codes for downloadable content or subscriptions.

Xbox One's TV integration is currently experiencing problems due to a difference in broadcasting in Europe.

Selling twice as many units at launch as the Xbox 360, Microsoft's new console launched with entertainment apps including Netflix, Lovefilm and YouTube.

Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a533889/xbox-one-online-multiplayer-currently-unavailable-in-uk.html#ixzz2ll4adq98
Follow us: @digitalspy on Twitter | digitalspyuk on Facebook

[Ryan57]

For the few, if it is a few, Xbox One owners on here.

bMnjoqr5glk

Sunset Overdrive first gameplay. Looks awesome.

[Vicky.]

LOL, was about to come in here and say 'ANOTHER ONE ALREADY FFS' :laugh:

[BBfanUSA]

I was like this too Vicky

[Ryan57]

Could see how there might of been some shock at first. :joker:

[Scarlett.]

Karl should change the title, lol.

[Tregard]

For the few, if it is a few, Xbox One owners on here.

bMnjoqr5glk

Sunset Overdrive first gameplay. Looks awesome.

Damn, this looks brilliant.

[Ramsay]

How do i change the title?:laugh:

[Ryan57]

Press edit on the OP, then advanced.

[Ryan57]

Sunset Overdrive and rumoured that Quantum Break arriving this year. :flutter:

[RichardG]

LOL, was about to come in here and say 'ANOTHER ONE ALREADY FFS' :laugh:

same :joker:

[Ramsay]

Reading back through the thread makes me miss the GOAT Don Mattrick

[Ramsay]

Xbone without Kinect announced

http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/xbox-delivering-more-choices

http://kotaku.com/microsoft-announces-xbox-one-without-kinect-shipping-j-1575644372?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

They actually did it

[Ramsay]

Games with Gold going down the same route as PS+ also it seems

Free Games Offer: For paid Gold members only. On Xbox One, active Gold membership required to play free games you’ve downloaded. Must download titles during designated window. Kinect and/or hard drive required for some games.

Good news as now they may finally get good titles like PS+

June GWG announced for both 360 and One

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Games with Gold for Xbox 360 and as a thank you for helping shape this program, members will receive an additional free Xbox 360 game in June. The Games with Gold titles for Xbox 360 in June are “Dark Souls,” “Charlie Murder” and a bonus game of “Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition.” We’re pleased to bring Games with Gold to Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One in June. Members will have subscription-based access to free games ranging from top hits to breaking indie stars. The program will launch on Xbox One with “Max: The Curse of Brotherhood” and “Halo: Spartan Assault.” A single Gold membership will get you access to the free games for both Xbox One and Xbox 360.

Race is on now lads

[Ryan57]

Hope it can match Plus.

[Tregard]

Microsoft stepping their game up. Will have to see how things go at E3.

[Scarlett.]

Glad Xbox have done this, they're actually a real competition for the PS4 now, though I reckon Sony will announce a price cut at E3 to combat this. In the end, its good news for all of us.

[Scarlett.]

It's hilarious hearing certain corners of the media crying about the death of Kinect, while all the actual gamers are like "At long ****ing last".

[Ramsay]

Halo: The Master Chief Collection leaked for Xbone

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2014/05/16/halo-the-master-chief-collection-revealed?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook

[Ryan57]

Might get that. Never played a Halo game.

[Ramsay]

Wow really? I always found the series a bit overated. but the multiplayer :lovedup:

[Ryan57]

Yeah, never had an original Xbox nor did I get it on 360 in the short time I had one.

[Ramsay]

Powerstar Golf is free today on marketplace
Not sure if it's a glitch or not but it's downloading for me atm
https://store.xbox.com/en-ie/xbox-one/games/powerstar-golf/19ebfc97-9d8d-4cd7-8493-4ec727e8de46?7246746=1

[Ryan57]

*Dashes*

[Ryan57]

Appears to be a glorified demo.

[Ramsay]

yeah seems the be the case :(

[Ryan57]

Finally confirmed your friend request. I hadn't been on for a while. :p

[Ramsay]

Hahah it's grand. we should hit up a game of golf sometime :joker:

[Ryan57]

Are you able to play through it without paying for courses?

[Ramsay]

There's a ''free events'' mode that has like three game modes including a training course. each of them has like 4 or 5 different areas but they are mostly the same. can't get achivements and don't think i can play online unless it gets bought :/ so yeah pretty much just a demo lol

[Ramsay]

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This just happened about 5 mins ago ha

[Black Dagger]

I want both consoles to sell well -just reading up at the top-, fanboys are awful tbh, I can't see me wanting an XboxOne anytime soon, they have no real appeal to me, and when PS4 start kicking in with the strong exclusive line-up range I know I'll be ready to buy one, right now I'm just biding my time until I get a job :laugh:

But it's nice Microsoft are sorting their **** out, they were absolute bellends last year.

[Ramsay]

Phil Spencer is a GOAT. seems like a great lad. hopefully with the new kinect-less console coming out it'll shift some more units but really i think kinect is worth it i love it. and i was so against it for ages. but then again it's not really needed isit? I'm much preferring the xbone as a whole atm than the PS. i play it much more. prefer the exclusives right now and i generally prefer the UI and stuff. they bring out monthly updates but i think PS have only brought out one since launch? Still though i'll be getting most third party games on PS4 obviously

[Scarlett.]

I think now that the Kinect has been dropped, Xbox needs to find a new 'thing', not a new silly add on though, lol.

[Ryan57]

It's best for us gamers that all three platforms do well. No competition would make for a dull gaming industry.

[Stu]

I have yet to get either console and a bizarre part of my wants the Xbox as I always go for the underselling, weirder systems at first. I had a PS3 in the first year when it was about as cool as bringing all your hand painted Warhammer 40K figures to show and tell day.

[Scarlett.]

It's best for us gamers that all three platforms do well. No competition would make for a dull gaming industry.

Definately, an overpriced one too, lol.

[Ryan57]

Ryse 2 canned. :(

Hoped they'd build on the first which I thought was a good game for the most part.

[Ramsay]

Bit shocked about that alright

[Scarlett.]

I hope Homefront still gets made, but with the way Crytek is going, I can't see it.

[Scarlett.]

Looks like Xbox Live is being DDoS'd too
http://downdetector.com/status/xbox-live

Wish these no life hackers would **** off.

[Ryan57]

For like 3 of us One owners on this forum, lol...

MS recently improved ESRAM performance in their Development Kits. Also an extra CPU core has been unlocked, provided developers don't use Kinect related features.

Good news that they've vastly improved from their piss poor dev kits that were first available. That played a part in the PS4 pissing on the One's resolution, and other aspects, early on in this generation.

DirectX 12 will also improve things for the One.

Hopefully this keeps Sony on their toes and vice versa in terms of development kits.

[Ramsay]

Good news all round

[Scarlett.]

My brother just got an Xbone today!

[Scarlett.]

I am now the owner of an Xbox One! Got one for super cheap from someone at work.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

what's the point if you have a ps4 :suspect:

[Scarlett.]

Came with 30 games... and I have a load of 360 games it will work with too :p

PS4 is still my main console though.

[Scarlett.]

So...

What are Microsoft actually doing? Like... there's not been any actual big hits in this whole generation. Biggest game has been Halo 5, which is generally seen as a failure...

[Mystic Mock]

I would buy the Xbox One for games like Quantum Break, Gears Of War 4, and Halo 5, but the main issue I've noticed with the Console is alot of their other games I can get on the PS4 so why should I bother buying this console for those games when I can just get those games on a Console that I've already got? And another question that Microsoft needs to answer is why they're not getting more exclusive games in the first place?

[Scarlett.]

It's looking like the Switch is gonna overtake Xbox pretty soon, I honestly have no idea what Xbox are even doing anymore, its like, they brought out the Xbox One X... but have nothing else.

[Oliver_W]

Anyone play Paladins?

[Scarlett.]

Some good games on gamepass atm, trying out The Division

[Ramsay]

Yeah the gamepass is such good value, so great to see that MS first party titles join day 1.

[Scarlett.]

Got a new XBL gamertag: Scarlett1st :)

[Scarlett.]

X018 is currently taking place
https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/10/18069464/microsoft-xbox-x018-stream-date-start-time