What did the Xbone do right?

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GamerAddict7796

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Ummmm... TV? Got one. Skype? Better on a laptop. Halo 5? No. CoD? No. Dogs? Maybe. It's got amazing new architecture? No, it looks like a fat, oily PS2.

Made me want to switch back to Sony. That's the ONLY plus.
 

Kingjackl

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I legitimately think the best thing it's done so far is the game box art. Seriously, those things look slick.

As for the rest...look, I hate to pre-judge a console before it's out and before we know of any games, but the fact they've been trying so hard to alienate their audience by ditching backwards compatibility and fucking over pre-owneds, rentals, indies & people who don't want to connect their console to the internet.
 

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I think the tech in Kinect 2.0 looks appealing, and I want to get my hands on the new controller to see what it's like.

I think that's about it for positive things I can say. Oh yeah, the processor system actually sounds pretty good compared to normal architectures. But that's not a plus until it gets fully utilized.
 

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uhhh...
errrr...
yeah...
the d-pad on the controller which I wish was wired looks okay?
We got to see it, but I wish we hadn't because of what it looks like.
I guess I would be able to turn it on because I'm not mute. That's okay for me I guess, but what about people who can't speak English or at all? Course the reason I can turn it on by speaking is because the kinect is always on, sucking power, watching, listening, waiting. That's not really a plus though, because I can turn anything with a power button on without too much effort.
They didn't give me much to work with.
 

SSJBlastoise

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Jove said:
Little to no console exclusives (Halo and Gears of War are no longer its savior)
I guess the other 13 exclusives that are coming out in its first year don't count?

Other than that I agree with most of your list.
 

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Well...500 gigabyte hard drive, and....... Uhh....
Uhh.... Well....
Things can be stacked on top of it easily?
It would go good with the black duct tape I would put over the cameras?

Umm....
Damn, this is more difficult than finding a significant other without major problems.
 

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Adding a blu-ray player is a nice touch but does anyone know if the Xbone (... I prefer Xone if we're changing the name.) If the Xone is gonna have games on blu-ray,compact disc or other?
 

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SSJBlastoise said:
Jove said:
Little to no console exclusives (Halo and Gears of War are no longer its savior)
I guess the other 13 exclusives that are coming out in its first year don't count?

Other than that I agree with most of your list.
The salient question here is "will they remain exclusives"? Primary reason I got a 360 back in 2007 was because Mass Effect was a 360 exclusive, look how well that lasted. So I'm skeptical that any new "exclusives" will really be exclusive to the new Xbox, instead of just coming out on it first.
 

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SSJBlastoise said:
Jove said:
Little to no console exclusives (Halo and Gears of War are no longer its savior)
I guess the other 13 exclusives that are coming out in its first year don't count?

Other than that I agree with most of your list.
Considering around half of those are likely to be EA sports games, they really don't.
 

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SecondPrize said:
uhhh...
errrr...
yeah...
the d-pad on the controller which I wish was wired looks okay?
We got to see it, but I wish we hadn't because of what it looks like.
I guess I would be able to turn it on because I'm not mute. That's okay for me I guess, but what about people who can't speak English or at all? Course the reason I can turn it on by speaking is because the kinect is always on, sucking power, watching, listening, waiting. That's not really a plus though, because I can turn anything with a power button on without too much effort.
They didn't give me much to work with.
I have to assume they aren't stup .... I hope they aren't stupid enough to of remove most "standard" direct console case analog controls so that speaking is the only means of starting it up but another good question would be are there any ports at all on the front to charge or connect controllers or are they gonna have a sync button and/or voice command to do that in which case multiple systems in earshot of each other will be troublesome unless you can verbally nickname the consoles.
 

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mirage202 said:
Considering around half of those are likely to be EA sports games, they really don't.


Really?

I'm sorry but you have got to be kidding if you think the EA sports games are going to be exclusives.
 

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Let's just look down the list, shall we?

Does it do anything for those interested in Television or Movies?
Absolutely not. It does nothing that a television can't already do on its own and serves as an over-priced dvd/blueray player.

Does it do anything for gamers?
Spec wise, upon release it will be comparable performance wise to an equally priced gaming rig, but I'll give it the benefit of a doubt and say that it is slightly better than an equally priced gaming rig performance wise. That advantage is only a short-term benefit, since gaming rigs will outmatch it in just one or two years. They have not promised any exclusive games and they've indirectly stated that they are out to end the used game industry. Indie developers will have to try twice as hard to get any of their games on the xbox marketplace due to a lack of development tools. My conclusion here is, unless they surprise us with a line of really amazing xbox one exclusive games, it doesn't offer anything that a gamer couldn't get elsewhere.

On the part about exclusive games, past experience with the current generation of consoles has indicated to me that the game industry got a lobotomy. They're destroying the console market by putting so many games up across all consoles and PC. The desire to reap the most profit is devaluating the console, since exclusive games are what made consoles "the thing" back in the 90's and early 2000's. I just don't see Microsoft going out of its way to ensure exclusive games get made for their console, since they're treating their xbox line as an extension of the PC market at this point.
 

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KarmaTheAlligator said:
So far, I've seen nothing that could be considered as good about the Xbone.
Same here.

Xbone announcement showed features only addressing towards US customers - COD, NFL and American TV channels.
I think Microsoft doesn't care EU/JP customers. May be this behaviour of theirs will change in E3, and they may show some content and games for EU/JP gamers.
 

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I've thought of something! The Xbone succeeded in getting people excited about gaming again and by that I mean it drove people out into the streets where they bought Wii U consoles! Once the PS4 is out, the XBone will be right there and ready to sell the PS4's to people as well...actually I think it might have already done that to the people who don't want a Wii U...
 

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Megalodon said:
The salient question here is "will they remain exclusives"? Primary reason I got a 360 back in 2007 was because Mass Effect was a 360 exclusive, look how well that lasted. So I'm skeptical that any new "exclusives" will really be exclusive to the new Xbox, instead of just coming out on it first.
That seems to be a bit of an anomaly though, I can't really think of too many exclusives changing that (most likely wrong so feel free to prove me wrong :p). With that point it would also means you have to hold out and hope or you can buy it before all the spoilers are out and considering the way some people behave this could be somewhat likely.

I'm more interested in what the other exclusives will be because they said that 8 (or was it 7?) were already existing franchises and 3 are obvious ones: Gears of War, Forza and Halo. A couple could be kinect games like a new version of Kinectimals or one of the sports games and I'm waiting for more info on these exclusives before I decide fully on a console.
 

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Ronack said:
Lucane said:
Adding a blu-ray player is a nice touch but does anyone know if the Xbone (... I prefer Xone if we're changing the name.) If the Xone is gonna have games on blu-ray,compact disc or other?
We're going with Blunderbox.

I mean, seriously, the blunders just keep on coming and they keep on coming hard.
Blunderbox? Ahh finally, honesty in advertising!

Not that I think much of the Xbox One but if I was in their marketing and I was trying to salvage this I'd recommend them maybe coining the name Xone instead or grabing it for #4 they be all like.

Microsoft! it's in teh Xone!!! or Call of Duty! Dogs are in the Xone!!!!!!!

[sub][sub](If the name ends up changing at some point to Xone, X-1, X1, X-One or some other variant like this I'd like to say I called it. ^^;)[/sub][/sub]
 

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Well, it does have some pretty badass surveillance equipment. They seem to be thinking about using the camera so that you have to pay movies according to the number of people that are watching it. Yay, paying more. That's what I want! Take all my money, MS! I already see the euphemisms. "Now, your home-cinema experience is complete! With entry fee, age control and everything! You can even order overpriced popcorn!"
http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220120278904%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20120278904&RS=DN/20120278904

Just an evil patent that may not wound up being used, but the fact they're coming up with it and considering it is enough for me to consider not buying this crap. Oh wait, I already made up my mind when it became mandatory to give it an internet connection every 24h, aiming for always-on in the future. This WILL screw me up in the future. I have no guaranteed internet connection 24/7 all year, and even if I had one at home, I have to go travel and I'd like to bring a console with me.


So... positive... it DOES have an impressive spy cam. As for the controller...

 

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NinjaDeathSlap said:
It made 'Giant Enemy Crab-Gate' look masterful in comparison, and after the lackluster PS4 reveal and lukewarm response to the Wii-U's release had set the bar so low as well. It was like it was actively trying to disappoint.
I thought pretty much the same thing. Forza 5 is the new "Rrrridge Racerrrr!!!1".
 

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Definitley the call of duty dog account. This is hilarious.